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KaiserDJG · 6 Apr 2023 at 12:13

KaiserDJG · 6 Apr 2023 at 12:21

mickyflinn said:
List the parts please or add your parts to your basket , then press the BB code button on the basket page.

A pop up box will appear, copy the contents of the box and paste it here.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-49600C36 6200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B6200C36) (SKU: MY-4DX-CS) = £169.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon 6950 XT Toxic Liquid Cooled 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39U-SP) = £999.95
1 x AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I (SKU: XX-03D-AM) = £0.00
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DF-AM) = £359.99
1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £249.95
1 x MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular (SKU: CA-00P-MS) = £159.94
3 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £137.00
1 x Fractal Design North Charcoal Black Mesh Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AU-FD) = £134.98
1 x Fractal Lumen S24 v2 RGB AIO CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-00K-FD) = £110.00
1 x Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-12 Black Fan - 120 mm (SKU: FG-00F-FD) = £9.94
1 x OcUK Air Duster Compressed Air (400ml) Triple Pack (SKU: BU-250-OK) = £12.95

Total: £2,618.68 (includes delivery: £0.00)

KaiserDJG · 6 Apr 2023 at 14:26

KaiserDJG said:
My basket at OcUK:

1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-49600C36 6200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B6200C36) (SKU: MY-4DX-CS) = £169.99

1 x Sapphire Radeon 6950 XT Toxic Liquid Cooled 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39U-SP) = £999.95

1 x AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I (SKU: XX-03D-AM) = £0.00

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DF-AM) = £359.99

1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £249.95

1 x MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular (SKU: CA-00P-MS) = £159.94

3 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £137.00

1 x Fractal Design North Charcoal Black Mesh Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AU-FD) = £134.98

1 x Fractal Lumen S24 v2 RGB AIO CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-00K-FD) = £110.00

1 x Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-12 Black Fan - 120 mm (SKU: FG-00F-FD) = £9.94

1 x OcUK Air Duster Compressed Air (400ml) Triple Pack (SKU: BU-250-OK) = £12.95

Total: £2,618.68 (includes delivery: £0.00)

mickyflinn said:
Would take a 7900xt over the 6950 xt it's 7% faster on average plus your Paying a £250 premium for that cooler on the 6950xt.

Psu is new 3.0 standard for the same price

be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Order be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Memory 6000mhz with tighter trimmings, cheaper with RGB bling

TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01)

Order TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Yea the cooler is why I wanted it. I'm not confident enough to do watercooling . I see what you mean with the speeds but there's no other water-cooled gpu equivalent.

I might swap out the psu though that's a good shout.

What's the difference on the new 3.0 psu

KaiserDJG · 6 Apr 2023 at 17:57

mickyflinn said:
If you want a fancy watercooler on your gpu then go for it nothing wrong with it but your in 7900 xtx Territory, I'm just giving you value options .

The atx 3.0 can deliver more power down a single cable like the 12 pin on Nvidias latest cards, I know that's not relevent with an AMD GPU but it's gives you that option in the future .

I've asked to swap the psu on the order . Thank you very much for insight.

They won't ship everything until the case and the cpu cooler are in stock anyway so I have time to look at the gpu .

Just need to know when the fractal case and the cooler will be available

KaiserDJG · 8 Apr 2023 at 00:42

mickyflinn said:
If you want a fancy watercooler on your gpu then go for it nothing wrong with it but your in 7900 xtx Territory, I'm just giving you value options .

The atx 3.0 can deliver more power down a single cable like the 12 pin on Nvidias latest cards, I know that's not relevent with an AMD GPU but it's gives you that option in the future .

I ended up changing out the GPU as it wouldn't fit in the case properly

this is the end result, just have to wait for the case

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Asrock X670E PG Lightning (Socket AM5) DDR5 EATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-18T-AK) = £299.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DF-AM) = £338.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A3-SP) = £1,199.98
1 x AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I (SKU: XX-03D-AM) = £0.00
1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C32 6400MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-29N-KS) = £164.99
1 x be quiet! Straight Power 11 1000W 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-13Y-BQ) = £199.99
4 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £137.00
1 x be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360 High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-01Y-BQ) = £149.95
2 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
1 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 120mm Fan (SKU: FG-047-BQ) = £22.99

Total: £2,980.82 (includes delivery: £7.99)

KaiserDJG · 9 Apr 2023 at 13:32

mickyflinn said:
The motherboard is EATX the case you want only supports up to ATX your going to have to change one of them.

Its a mistake on the website. Its actually a standard atx board. I rang and checked

Thanks for the insight micky, looking forward to building my adult lego set now

KaiserDJG · 9 Apr 2023 at 13:42

Kelt said:
I'd be getting a Zotac 4080 @ £1100, and a Phanteks P600S case instead.

I do like the phanteks cases. My current build has a phanteks cpu cooler and its amazing quality

I'm a suckered for this new wood look case from fractal and I especially like the mesh side panel with dual intake fans. I'm a big proponent of the cooler a system is the longer it'll last and my current build its 10 years old and going strong so I wanted the side fan action .

The cpu rad is going in the front so no real airpow from there. Instead I'll pull in from the side and vent out the top and back. That should vent the gpu heat and keep the ram and capacitors cool.

KaiserDJG · 9 Apr 2023 at 14:19

Unfortunately rhe case won't be out for about a month. So it'll take a min but I will post a picture

KaiserDJG · 9 Apr 2023 at 18:05

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stuh1980 said:
I have just put a build order in and after receiving some great advice from the guys here (mickyflinn) went through a few changes for performance increase and value for money such as the PSU and GPU. My build is below and while l didnt choose the case l really wanted in the end it was a small price to pay for the best components, as in the end budget was creeping a little too much lol. The prices arent listed but the spend is very ballpark at 2.6k, the GPU advice in particular is worth it as for me you really are into 7900xtx territory as mickyflinn mentioned.
I also opted for a motherboard that has PCIE 5 for GPU and M.2 in the interests of future proofing, l see the motherboard is £70 more expensive than your choice but in my opinion will be worth it. Ah to heck with it lm going to price up my build lol.

Phanteks Eclipse G360A + rear exhaust fan
Ryzen 7 7700X
Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI
Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 6000MHz
Aerocool Mirage L360 ARGB Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB
WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive
be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Ah the case, memory and psu arent on the configurator but the build is somewhere between 2.6k to 2.7k, hope this helps in some way!

Edited to add, as l mentioned before l was all about future proofing especially when l was dropping 2k+ on the PC. I had originally intended to spend around 2.2/3k which dont get me wrong would have been a great PC, however the extra few hundred spend got me the am5 build, pcie 5 motherboard, 7900xtx and in the end a PC that will last for at least a few years in its current config. A big sway for me on the GPU was the xtx having 24GB of vram which seems to be the way a lot of games are going to be gobbling up. The AMD drivers dont seem to be the best at the moment from what l read on the web but improvements are being made.

Ce build very similar to what I ended up with for the same reasons.

stuh1980 said:
I have just put a build order in and after receiving some great advice from the guys here (mickyflinn) went through a few changes for performance increase and value for money such as the PSU and GPU. My build is below and while l didnt choose the case l really wanted in the end it was a small price to pay for the best components, as in the end budget was creeping a little too much lol. The prices arent listed but the spend is very ballpark at 2.6k, the GPU advice in particular is worth it as for me you really are into 7900xtx territory as mickyflinn mentioned.
I also opted for a motherboard that has PCIE 5 for GPU and M.2 in the interests of future proofing, l see the motherboard is £70 more expensive than your choice but in my opinion will be worth it. Ah to heck with it lm going to price up my build lol.

Phanteks Eclipse G360A + rear exhaust fan
Ryzen 7 7700X
Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI
Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 6000MHz
Aerocool Mirage L360 ARGB Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB
WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive
be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Ah the case, memory and psu arent on the configurator but the build is somewhere between 2.6k to 2.7k, hope this helps in some way!

Edited to add, as l mentioned before l was all about future proofing especially when l was dropping 2k+ on the PC. I had originally intended to spend around 2.2/3k which dont get me wrong would have been a great PC, however the extra few hundred spend got me the am5 build, pcie 5 motherboard, 7900xtx and in the end a PC that will last for at least a few years in its current config. A big sway for me on the GPU was the xtx having 24GB of vram which seems to be the way a lot of games are going to be gobbling up. The AMD drivers dont seem to be the best at the moment from what l read on the web but improvements are being made.

Nice build very similar to what I ended up with and for the same reasons.

KaiserDJG · 10 Apr 2023 at 13:44

rare said:
Buy the Nitro over the reference cooler XTX. It’s actually cheaper which is insane!

Wanted too but it won't fit in the case. So stuck with standard

KaiserDJG · 13 Apr 2023 at 08:38

having serious trouble getting the gpu to work, i t keeps freezing up on me, disappearing from the devmgmt, I've tried multiple fixes, not sure if the actual card is kaput as sometimes it loads in and work only to freeze up and disappear a second later under no load

rest of the system appears to be perfectly fine, the card is seated in the pcie 5.0 x16 slot.

KaiserDJG · 13 Apr 2023 at 09:23

it was the 5.0 slot, i put it down in the 4.0 and it worked immediately and ran a benchmark, so either the 5.0 slot is not working correctly, or its not compatible and does not support backwards compatibility on gpu's

i wish i could get a different card than the reference one but its the only one that will fit in my new case

KaiserDJG · 13 Apr 2023 at 09:49

JordanLTU said:
At least you found a culprit. Maybe there is an option to disable use of PCIE 5.0 mode? Actually, I have found weird issue with my system after upgrading. After restart/boot my main monitor (4k 144Hz) which is connected via hdmi 2.1 is still sleeping, to fix that I have to switch out of extended display mode and back in with WIN+P. It is kind of annoying.

I'll take a look its not a major problem its not like pcie 5.0 is even a thing or needed yet.

Next I need to try and get this 6400 ram to post under xmp

KaiserDJG · 13 Apr 2023 at 10:30

JordanLTU said:
6400 Mhz on AM5 might prove to be difficult.

Try set Soc to 1.2v and DDR voltage at 1.4v+

Bios has preset xmp profile for 6400 @ 1.4v . Seems to be working, just running a mem test now to check it.

Then I'm gonna check the pcie options for the 5.0 slot and do a oc on the gpu and cpu

KaiserDJG · 13 Apr 2023 at 13:58

JordanLTU said:
There is no point to OC really. GPU power limit increase might send hotspot temps close to 110 especially you mentioned having a tiny case. All I done to my Ryzen 7900 was set the PBO curve -10.

I just undervolted and a couple other things. Bumped me about 15% on the benchmark.

Stays nice and cool capping at 82c under 100% load

KaiserDJG · 1 May 2023 at 18:07

rare said:
I’m genuinely surprised you’ve managed to get XMP running at 6400 on a B650 board. Nice!

Yea man its working a treat.

KaiserDJG · 1 May 2023 at 18:11

Just a little update on this, ive got cyberpunk on extreme with about 120 mods including superpopulation and some crazy shaders and its not even touching the walls of this thing, even in heavy load its only getting to about 68 c and i still dont have my case with the proper airflow yet.