I’m impulsive!! Did I do alright?

[Bigpig]

Been playing around with my PC lately because of WoW Forever and there’s also a few RTS games on the horizon which I got my eyes on.

I currently have the below spec
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
RAM 16.0 GB
SSD Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB,
466 GB SAMSUNG HD501LJ, 932 GB SSD WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0
Graphics Card AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB

Was looking at upgrading the CPU but my RAM wasn’t really suitable for the upgrade.

So fell out of bed this morning onto my keyboard and ordered the below. I can pinch the 2TB 4 gen Fury M.2 drive out of my PS5 for the below. GPU will get upgraded at some point.

AMD Ryzensets 5 9600X Processor​

Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Motherboard​

V-Color Manta XSky RGB EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - BI​

 

[BeeP]

Lol aye thats quite a jump in CPU power.

 

[aaronyuri]

First gen Ryzen to 9000 series. Nice.

 

[Bigpig]

Are the 3 parts well matched? The mobo looked well cool without being too garish!

 

[dave28]

Are the 3 parts well matched? The mobo looked well cool without being too garish!

Yes totally fine. Dont worry about it.

 

[Tetras]

Are the 3 parts well matched? The mobo looked well cool without being too garish!

.bit pricey for the board, but eh

 

[Gray2233]

You should have saved on the board and spent the difference on the 7500X3D, WoW loves the extra L3 cache in those chips.

 

[tamzzy]

.bit pricey for the board, but eh

You should have saved on the board and spent the difference on the 7500X3D, WoW loves the extra L3 cache in those chips.

^came here to post this
exactly what i would've done

So fell out of bed this morning onto my keyboard and ordered the below.

why do people ask for advice/validation after the fact lol
at least you ordered from Amazon so you can cancel easily and order a better build

 

[tamzzy]

much better combo:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI PRO B850-S WIFI6E (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05942) = GBP109.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Six Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06394) = GBP199.99
• 1 x KLEVV BOLT V EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz C28 DDR5 Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MEM-KLV-07078) = GBP389.99

Total: GBP707.96 (includes delivery: GBP7.99)​

 

[Bigpig]

^came here to post this
exactly what i would've done


why do people ask for advice/validation after the fact lol
at least you ordered from Amazon so you can cancel easily and order a better build

Clues in the title. Had to dive in incase I started getting cold feet or start feeling guilty .

 

[tamzzy]

Clues in the title. Had to dive in incase I started getting cold feet or start feeling guilty .

as you're spending money anyway, spend it on a better build lol

 

[Bigpig]

as you're spending money anyway, spend it on a better build lol

How much better is the 7500x3D worth spending an extra 50quid?

Would like to keep the mobo as would like to build a dark RGB build.

 

[tamzzy]

How much better is the 7500x3D worth spending an extra 50quid?

you'd see better minimums with the 7500x3d = smoother performance

Would like to keep the mobo

lets flip the question round: How much better is the gigabyte board worth spending an extra 80quid?

 

[Gray2233]

How much better is the 7500x3D worth spending an extra 50quid?

Would like to keep the mobo as would like to build a dark RGB build.

If you can stretch and want it for the looks, spend the extra.

If it's either/or, choose the better performance, when you're playing games you're looking at the monitor not into your case window.

Personally, if my main game was WoW and I was buying new hardware for it, the 7500X3D is the bare minimum I'd consider.

 

[Bigpig]

Love the Total war game series so very much looking to play Total War 40K and the upcoming Dawn Of War.

I’m not on a super tight budget. So don’t mind swapping the CPU out.

Thinking about going for the 9070XT a few months down the line.

 

[Gray2233]

Love the Total war game series so very much looking to play Total War 40K and the upcoming Dawn Of War.

I’m not on a super tight budget. So don’t mind swapping the CPU out.

Thinking about going for the 9070XT a few months down the line.

MMO's, strategy, X4, certain sims are the most common games that perk up over the extra L3, and that's regardless of resolution.

From what I gather with TW the main benefit is mainly in reducing turn length between battles, especially during late game with a lot enemies during a campaign.

 

[Bigpig]

Ok 9600x canceled

What about this?

Got my flame suit on

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI MAG B850M MORTAR WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05547) = GBP199.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Six Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06394) = GBP199.99
• 1 x Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 Midi-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05354) = GBP79.99
• 1 x Lian Li UNI FAN TL FLEX Reverse 120mm Triple Fan Pack with Controller - Black (SKU: COO-LIA-07955) = GBP86.99
• 2 x Lian Li UNI FAN TL FLEX Reverse 120mm Fan - Black (SKU: COO-LIA-07951) = GBP53.98
• 1 x Lian Li UNI FAN TL FLEX 120mm Fan- Black (SKU: COO-LIA-07949) = GBP26.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 9070 XT Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-04155) = GBP739.99
• 1 x AMD Game Bundle (Radeon) - Onimusha: Way of The Sword (SKU: DIG-AMD-09195) = GBP0.00

Total: GBP1387.92 (includes delivery: GBP0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

I'd buy a case with the fans included, there's plenty of options, but e.g. Antec Flux Rear.

I wouldn't pay £200 for a motherboard to pair with a 7500X3D. Something like the Nitro+ is ~£120.

 

[tamzzy]

Got my flame suit on

• 1 x Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 Midi-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05354) = GBP79.99
• 1 x Lian Li UNI FAN TL FLEX Reverse 120mm Triple Fan Pack with Controller - Black (SKU: COO-LIA-07955) = GBP86.99
• 2 x Lian Li UNI FAN TL FLEX Reverse 120mm Fan - Black (SKU: COO-LIA-07951) = GBP53.98
• 1 x Lian Li UNI FAN TL FLEX 120mm Fan- Black (SKU: COO-LIA-07949) = GBP26.99

£300 is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on stuff that don't matter much.

I'd buy a case with the fans included, there's plenty of options, but e.g. Antec Flux Rear.

this

• 1 x MSI MAG B850M MORTAR WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05547) = GBP199.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Six Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06394) = GBP199.99

this is obscene

I wouldn't pay £200 for a motherboard to pair with a 7500X3D. Something like the Nitro+ is ~£120.

this

for a combined total of 700 notes, you could've got yourself a 9850x3d build (and enough change for a hooker for the night - i think):

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Eight Core 5.60GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06938) = GBP389.99
• 1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05690) = GBP119.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = GBP45.95
• 1 x AMD Game Bundle (Ryzen) - Onimusha: Way of The Sword (SKU: DIG-AMD-09194) = GBP0.00

Total: GBP568.92 (includes delivery: GBP12.99)​

 

[tamzzy]

@Bigpig why don't you just tell us your budget and let us spec you a proper build?