Is this a balanced pc?

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 13:42

Hi there I was just wondering if this pc was well balanced, and allows for future upgrades. I have a budget of £1,200. My monitor is MSI 1440p 180hz AMD freesync.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5700x

Motherboard - Asus Prime B550 plus

RAM - 16GB Corsair vengeance 3600mhz (8x2)

GPU - 16GB amd Radeon RX 7600XT (gigabyte)

Storage - 1TB solidigm P41+ Gen4 m.2 ssd
512gb solidigm P41+ Gen4 m.2 ssd

PSU - Corsair 850w Rmx series

Case - Lian Li Lancool 215 gaming case

MissChief · 20 Nov 2024 at 13:44

Yes, but for £1,200 i think you can do a bit better, maybe even AM5.

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 13:47

MissChief said:
Yes, but for £1,200 i think you can do a bit better, maybe even AM5.

Do you mean a better cpu, sorry not familiar with some pc terms lol

Tetras · 20 Nov 2024 at 13:49

It is fine in terms of balance, I guess, but the graphics card is very weak for £1200.

I'd want something more like this for a custom spec:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £134.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £82.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £529.99
1 x NVIDIA - Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03769) = £0.00
1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal (SKU: CA-06A-PT) = £54.54
1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £1,185.43 (includes delivery: £0.00)

or a prebuilt:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Mach 3 - Ryzen 5700X3D, RTX 4070 Super Pre-Built Gaming PC (SKU: FS-PB07-EP) = £1,299.95

Total: £1,299.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)

MissChief · 20 Nov 2024 at 13:52

Tetras said:
It is fine in terms of balance, I guess, but the graphics card is very weak for £1200.

I'd want something more like this for a custom spec:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99

1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £134.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £82.99

1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £529.99

1 x NVIDIA - Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03769) = £0.00

1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95

1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal (SKU: CA-06A-PT) = £54.54

1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99

1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £1,185.43 (includes delivery: £0.00)

or a prebuilt:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Mach 3 - Ryzen 5700X3D, RTX 4070 Super Pre-Built Gaming PC (SKU: FS-PB07-EP) = £1,299.95

Total: £1,299.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Much better!

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 13:56

MissChief said:
Much better!

Okay thanks guys for your quick reply’s, I’ll take this into consideration

Tetras · 20 Nov 2024 at 14:01

Ben May said:
Okay thanks guys for your quick reply’s, I’ll take this into consideration

FYI: the 4070 Super in my spec is nearly twice as fast as a 7600 XT and the Ryzen 7600 beats pretty much all Ryzen 5000 CPUs in single thread and gaming performance (except for the 5700X3D/5800X3D).

AM5 also has future upgradability of the CPU and double the potential memory capacity (256GB versus 128GB). If you go AM4, the only real upgrade from a 5700X for gaming is a 5700X3D/5800X3D.

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 14:35

Thank you that’s really helpful. I don’t know if I can fit a 4070 in my budget as I am configuring it on pc specialists website as I am way too scared to build it at home. Do you think a Ryzen 5 7600 with the 7600XT will be okay as I can fit this into my budget or should I really push for a better graphics card. Thanks again.

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 14:36

Tetras said:
FYI: the 4070 Super in my spec is nearly twice as fast as a 7600 XT and the Ryzen 7600 beats pretty much all Ryzen 5000 CPUs in single thread and gaming performance (except for the 5700X3D/5800X3D).

AM5 also has future upgradability of the CPU and double the potential memory capacity (256GB versus 128GB). If you go AM4, the only real upgrade from a 5700X for gaming is a 5700X3D/5800X3D.

Thank you that’s really helpful. I don’t know if I can fit a 4070 in my budget as I am configuring it on pc specialists website as I am way too scared to build it at home. Do you think a Ryzen 5 7600 with the 7600XT will be okay as I can fit this into my budget or should I really push for a better graphics card. Thanks again.

Tetras · 20 Nov 2024 at 14:39

Ben May said:
Do you think a Ryzen 5 7600 with the 7600XT will be okay as I can fit this into my budget or should I really push for a better graphics card. Thanks again.

Despite the large amount of video memory, the 7600 XT is intended for playing at 1080p. I think you'll struggle to play games (at least, newer games & AAA games) at 1440p for long with this card.

I'd recommend paying the extra £100 for OCUK's prebuilt Mach 3, as it seems to be much better value than the spec you were looking at. It is true that there's no upgradability with the CPU on this PC, but you get a much better graphics card, a better CPU and double the memory.

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 15:09

To be honest if it runs most games at 1080p I’ll be happy I wasn’t expecting 1440p with this spec I just happen to have a 1440p monitor as I have a Xbox series x as well.

Tetras · 20 Nov 2024 at 15:21

Ben May said:
To be honest if it runs most games at 1080p I’ll be happy I wasn’t expecting 1440p with this spec I just happen to have a 1440p monitor as I have a Xbox series x as well.

That's fair enough, but for £1200 I'd really expect a decent card that could handle 1440p. If you can't afford a 7800 XT, 7900 GRE, 4070 Super or similar, then ideally at least a 7700 XT.

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 15:53

I’ve been told by others I should wait until January when they release new graphics cards so the prices drop on the current ones, do you think it’s best to wait?

Tetras · 20 Nov 2024 at 15:59

Ben May said:
I’ve been told by others I should wait until January when they release new graphics cards so the prices drop on the current ones, do you think it’s best to wait?

I don't know exactly when the new cards are released in retail, it might be up to March and typically they release the higher-end cards first and the midrange / lower-end cards much later.

Ben May · 20 Nov 2024 at 16:21

Hmm yea it just says early 2025. Tough decision