Looking for advice on PC upgrade

Sinbad56

Sinbad56

Sinbad56

Associate
Joined
5 Apr 2020
Posts
25
I've had my current build (posted below) for about 3 years now and looking to upgrade / start a new build.

I was considering just upgrading the graphics card to something more powerful but I'm not sure whether the rest of my current setup would constrain me (I assume I'd a bigger PSU as a minimum and better monitor to take advantage).

Max budget is £3.5k including monitor.

Machine will primarily be used for gaming. I mainly play MMOs with the occasions FPS in there too.

Any suggestions greatly welcoming.

************ Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£266.57 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler (£61.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI MPG X570S EDGE MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard (£303.83 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£138.05 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£94.55 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ AWD-IT)
Video Card: PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case (£112.49 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 650 GQ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£176.48 @ Newegg UK)
Monitor: Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 155 Hz Monitor
Total: £1198.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by ************ 2023-04-08 16:04 BST+0100
 
My suggestion:

MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular - £159.95

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £829.99
AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I - £0.00

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail - £359.99

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) - £136.99

Grand Total: £1,494.91 (includes delivery charge: £7.99)

According to the spec on their website you have a 315mm size restriction and I found it difficult to find a graphics card more powerful than this.
 
Tetras said:
My suggestion:

MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular - £159.95

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £829.99
AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I - £0.00

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail - £359.99

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) - £136.99

Grand Total: £1,494.91 (includes delivery charge: £7.99)

According to the spec on their website you have a 315mm size restriction and I found it difficult to find a graphics card more powerful than this.
Click to expand...
Thanks for your suggestion. Is the size restriction on the case (i.e., if I wanted a bigger/longer graphics cards I need a new case too)?
 
Have to agree with Tetras, a system refresh instead of a total rebuild makes more sense from a financial perspective and still give you a massive boost overall :)
 
Last edited:
Sinbad56 said:
Is the size restriction on the case
Click to expand...

Yes, I looked at Fractal's website (maximum graphics card length).

Sinbad56 said:
(i.e., if I wanted a bigger/longer graphics cards I need a new case too)?
Click to expand...

I don't know. I had a look at 4080, 4090, 7900 XT and, 7900 XTX cards and the 7900 XT (reference/MBA) was the shortest one I could find. I think the FE editions (4080 & 4090) are usually shorter than AIB cards too.
 
 
Tetras said:
My suggestion:

MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular - £159.95

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £829.99
AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I - £0.00

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail - £359.99

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) - £136.99

Grand Total: £1,494.91 (includes delivery charge: £7.99)

According to the spec on their website you have a 315mm size restriction and I found it difficult to find a graphics card more powerful than this.
Click to expand...
I think this is the best bang for buck upgrade.
 
Tetras said:
Yes, I looked at Fractal's website (maximum graphics card length).



I don't know. I had a look at 4080, 4090, 7900 XT and, 7900 XTX cards and the 7900 XT (reference/MBA) was the shortest one I could find. I think the FE editions (4080 & 4090) are usually shorter than AIB cards too.
Click to expand...
Cool - thanks. This is definitely something I would have forgotten to check...
 
Is there much to be gained from upgrading to an AM5 socket? If I go to upgrade the CPU anyway (like to a 5800X) would that not be better?
 
Sinbad56 said:
Is there much to be gained from upgrading to an AM5 socket? If I go to upgrade the CPU anyway (like to a 5800X) would that not be better?
Click to expand...

When you already have a decent X570 board and 32GB of fast DDR4 I'd just get the 5800X3D, it'll be fine with a 7900 XT/XTX and MMOs seem to quite like 3D cache.
 
What do you think about this as a set up for going down the new build route?

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,576.88 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

​
​
​
 
Last edited:
I'd make these changes:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,294.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

With this cooler (< £50):

www.youtube.com

The Champ: $41 Thermalright Peerless Assassin CPU Cooler Review & Benchmarks

Sponsor: Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG on Amazon - https://geni.us/8An8nnThe Peerless Assassin 120 CPU tower cooler ranges from $35 to $55, depending on which mod...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Board has 1x PCI-E 5.0 M.2, but you lose PCI-E 5.0 graphics, an M.2 slot (TUF has 3 in total), rear spdif and the rear USB config is different (FYI: not meant to be a complete comparison of features).
 
Tetras said:
I'd make these changes:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,294.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

With this cooler (< £50):

www.youtube.com

The Champ: $41 Thermalright Peerless Assassin CPU Cooler Review & Benchmarks

Sponsor: Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG on Amazon - https://geni.us/8An8nnThe Peerless Assassin 120 CPU tower cooler ranges from $35 to $55, depending on which mod...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Board has 1x PCI-E 5.0 M.2, but you lose PCI-E 5.0 graphics, an M.2 slot (TUF has 3 in total), rear spdif and the rear USB config is different (FYI: not meant to be a complete comparison of features).
Click to expand...
Thanks :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom