Long out of the loop advice needed..

BrAdY3D · 2 Oct 2023 at 16:52

Afternoon All
Im looking to build a new system for gaming but have been out of the loop for way way too long..." Current system is slowly chugging along at i5-4670K 3.4CPU, Z87-HD3 board, 16gig Ram, RX580 GPU

" i like the idea of a fresh new build but i am totally blown away with what is out there now hence my visit, if possible i would like some of you to look at my current list and point me in the right direction if things look bleak/laughable or just plain mad, any pointers would be much appreciated.
I could go up to £2000 but that would have to include a 1440P monitor, bigger the better but i havnt looked into this as yet...along with the power supply and cooler which are also undecided.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X @ £296.25

ASUS ROG Strix B650-A @ £219.98 or the AUS B650-E @ £255.54 offer "not sure of the difference other than the PCIe 4.0/5.0 respectively.

Gigabyte Radeon RX7800XT @ £506.26

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CL36 @ £94.99

Crucial P3 Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 up to 5000MB/s @ £77.45

Thanks

Tetras · 2 Oct 2023 at 17:07

Here's an example build for 2K.

I just selected the cheapest large 1440p monitor I could find, so probably best not to buy it on my say so.

I switched to the 7700 because it includes a passable air cooler, which the 7700X does not.

Do you do anything other than gaming with the PC?

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £308.99
1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £255.54
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95
1 x MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-394-MS) = £619.99
1 x Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A013) (SKU: HD-3DX-SE) = £110.00
1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £119.98
1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.98

1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

1 x LG 32" 32GN600-B 2560x1440 VA 165Hz 1ms MBR FreeSync HDR10 Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-161-LG) = £280.00

Total: £1,994.42 (includes delivery: £0.00)

tamzzy · 2 Oct 2023 at 17:25

7900XT if you play your cards right
CPU cooler = Thermalright assassin king 120 (sold elsewhere)
Swap the mobo to the Asrock b650m pro RS wifi if you want integrated wifi (sold elsewhere)

My basket at OcUK:

1 x LG 27" 27GN800P-B 2560x1440 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync LED Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-15Y-LG) = £299.95
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £218.99
1 x Asrock B650M PG Riptide (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-18Y-AK) = £179.99
1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £97.99
1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C32 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-29P-KS) = £128.99
1 x Asrock Radeon RX 7900 XT Phantom Gaming OC 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-014-AK) = £799.99
1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £109.99
1 x Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black (SKU: CA-7B2-LL) = £69.95

Total: £1,905.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)

BrAdY3D · 3 Oct 2023 at 14:20

Tetras said:
Here's an example build for 2K.

I just selected the cheapest large 1440p monitor I could find, so probably best not to buy it on my say so.

I switched to the 7700 because it includes a passable air cooler, which the 7700X does not.

Do you do anything other than gaming with the PC?

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £308.99

1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £255.54

1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95

1 x MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-394-MS) = £619.99

1 x Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A013) (SKU: HD-3DX-SE) = £110.00

1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £119.98

1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.98

1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

1 x LG 32" 32GN600-B 2560x1440 VA 165Hz 1ms MBR FreeSync HDR10 Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-161-LG) = £280.00

Total: £1,994.42 (includes delivery: £0.00)

The plan is just to game Tetras and nothing more as yet. thanks for the lists guys..

Noughtboy · 3 Oct 2023 at 23:47

In this instance, I would take @tamzzy build with @Tetras monitor. However, you should read about them both and decide if you prefer the 32 inch.

However, I would also probably select an ATX motherboard over mATX but that is a personal preference. Again, you decide.

Finally, the Seagate Firecuda is probably the better SSD to the Crucial P3 Plus.

tamzzy · 3 Oct 2023 at 23:51

@Noughtboy would never take a VA monitor as a primary gaming monitor

the smearing when the framerates drop makes everything a blurry mess
i had a va monitor previously, swapped it out quickly as i was getting headaches from it lol...VA is good for TVs, not so much for monitors

also, its a p5 plus, so around a sn850 (non-x) in performance - the p3 plus is qlc, which again, i'd never spec
but tbf, seeing that the firecuda 530 is basically the same price, i'd take the firecuda 530 too lol

Noughtboy · 4 Oct 2023 at 00:04

tamzzy said:
@Noughtboy would never take a VA monitor as a primary gaming monitor
the smearing when the framerates drop makes everything a blurry mess
i had a va monitor previously, swapped it out quickly as i was getting headaches from it lol...VA is good for TVs, not so much for monitors

also, its a p5 plus, so around a sn850 (non-x) in performance - the p3 plus is qlc, which again, i'd never spec
but tbf, seeing that the firecuda 530 is basically the same price, i'd take the firecuda 530 too lol

You are probably correct re the monitor however, I use my AOC 32" VA for trading and gaming and videos 14 hours a day and my eyes haven't popped out of my head. But agree that IPS is generally better.

Misread the Crucial P3/P5... Perhaps I should look to swooping out that monitor then

tamzzy · 4 Oct 2023 at 00:09

@Noughtboy :cry:

maybe my eyes are being snow-flakes. gimme a sec whilst i tell them to man tf up