Looking to upgrade and I need guidance

[dudebro2102]

Hello folks! Looking to upgrade my rig. And I would like to switch to AMD after been intel as far as I can remember.

Thank you

Purchase Timeframe: Next Month

Budget: Flexible

Usage: Mainly gaming

Preferences: I've still got my LG 34GN850

Current Hardware:
Case: Corsair Vengeance c70
GPU: NVIDIA 4090
RAM: 16gb
Processor: i7-8700k
SSD: Samsung 850 evo 1tb
Nvme: Samsung 990 pro 2tb
HDD: Yes (I forgot the brand/type)
PSU: corsair 850w rmx
Mobo: ROG Maximus X Code

Peripherals: None, current peripherals are in working order

Special Needs/Requirements (inc Wi-Fi): Mobo needs wifi and bluetooth, internal USB-c header, 4x sata without crippling the the x16 graphics lane & a few M.2

Basket:
1 X Fractal Design North XL Full Tower Charcoal Black Case - £169.99

SKU: CAS-FTL-02372

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1 X Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler - £39.95

SKU: COO-TLR-03279

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1 X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £349.99

SKU: CP-3DT-AM

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1 X G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B - £119.99

SKU: MEM-GSK-01360

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1 X Asrock X870E Taichi Lite (Socket AM5) DDR5 EATX Motherboard - £430.00

SKU: MOT-ASR-03304

 

[dudebro2102]

I was thinking of sticking 1 or 2 more nvme's. But I could downgrade the Mobo.

MSI MPG B650 Edge WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard?​

 

[dudebro2102]

I'd just flat out pony up the extra for a 9800X3D if you've a flexible budget and only game.

The motherboard is an odd one, could be worth going for a 48-64gb set depending on the games you do play. While 32gb is fine in most instances there are titles that benefit from more, especially if you ever mod things. Cities Skylines for example will use as much as you've available and still be left wanting if you go nuts, and there's a few others out there to boot.

Spending £400 on a motherboard is insane in this sense given you could spend half as much and get more RAM and a stronger CPU for the difference.

May I ask, are you building a streaming rig? If so that isn't just gaming and would skew suggestions a tad.

Mostly just streaming games

From what you've said there, that seems like an unnecessarily high-end board? Is there a feature I'm missing that you need?

Lane sharing I think. I dont exactly know the term but its like, If I wanted to stick more nvme's without hindering the performance of the gpu. But yeah, I could downgrade the mobo a bit and go for what Gray2233 recommends. And a bit future proofing for upcoming games like gta6?
Thank you

 

[dudebro2102]

Thanks guys. Ill revise the purchase list as soon as i get off work

 

[dudebro2102]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI PRO X870-P WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03299) = £209.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £419.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III PRO High Performance All In One CPU Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-04932) = £84.94
• 1 x Fractal Design North XL Charcoal Black Tempered Glass Case (SKU: CAS-FTL-02137) = £170.00
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance XMP/EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C28 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MEM-CRS-04235) = £119.98

Total: £1,004.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

That about right?