Mini PC's

[aj2703]

Hi.

Really can't make up my mind what I want

I want a PC that will run EA programs, If you don't know what they are they run on MT4 and MT5 and trade the forex markets for you. I currently pay for a vps but I figured why pay £25 a month for that with limited performance when I could run my own from home?

I also have the meta quest 3 512gb headset that i plan to use for VR related games.. I purchased ages ago and it's still boxed.

I am thinking maybe a mini pc might be a good way to go but am not sure. I did purchase one but it was noisy and at the time it would have been in my bedroom. I now have a spare room so could put it in there so noise wouldn't really be a factor. I seem to change my mind all the time so it's about time I actually purchased something permanent.

Any advice would be great and well received.

 

[Tetras]

A micro-atx or itx PC would be more easily upgradeable and could be made into a gaming system for VR, but it would be less portable and (depending on what you buy) more expensive.

If size/space isn't an issue, I'd be inclined to build a (full size) PC instead, but this is a gaming PC forum so obviously I'm biased.

 

[mickyflinn]

Budget ?

 

[aj2703]

Ummm upto 2k I suppose...

 

[Tetras]

Ummm upto 2k I suppose...

This would support some gaming up to 4K.

Is it too big and too bling?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £314.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890M GAMING X (LGA1851) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03491) = £184.99
• 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6400MHz UDIMM Dual Channel Kit - Black (SKU: MEM-CRU-04379) = £199.99
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-03986) = £569.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £126.95
  
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Antec HCG 850 Pro Platinum 850W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02745) = £159.95

• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98

Total: £1,653.78 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[aj2703]

This would support some gaming up to 4K.

Is it too big and too bling?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £314.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890M GAMING X (LGA1851) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03491) = £184.99
• 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6400MHz UDIMM Dual Channel Kit - Black (SKU: MEM-CRU-04379) = £199.99
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-03986) = £569.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £126.95
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Antec HCG 850 Pro Platinum 850W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02745) = £159.95
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98

Total: £1,653.78 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

That seems pretty good. I did a search on the card and many reckon to go for the XT ver. What do you think?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070-xt-gaming-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-car-gra-spr-03983.html

 

[Tetras]

That seems pretty good. I did a search on the card and many reckon to go for the XT ver. What do you think?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070-xt-gaming-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-car-gra-spr-03983.html

Sure, but I'd have a look at this thread, if you plan to use it for VR:

AMD 9070XT VR good idea?

Looking to get a new GPU for mostly VR and I was going to go with 5070TI, but it's crazy £900+ prices don't seem like a good idea. Only thing not being 100% on AMD is I read it's not as supported in VR as NVIDIA over wireless using virtual desktop. Using my RTX 2070 in VR been very good with...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

If you plan to use multiple HDMI monitors I'd also check this thread (it might only be relevant to the Sapphire, since most models have 3x DP and 1x HDMI):

9070 XT - 2x HDMI high refresh displays (144 and 120 Hz) not working

ASRock B650M Pro RS AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 32 GB DDR5-6000 Corsair RM850x (2018) 850W PSU (manual) I have just bought an RX 9070 XT, which will replace my RTX 3080. I used the same PSU cable that I used with the RTX 3080 (page 6 of the manual, labelled 'PCIe 8 pin (6+2) cable'). I used Safe Mode...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

 

[mickyflinn]

Alternative AM5 Nvidia build.

I've spent all the money on a 9800x3 dand a 5080 but could swap to a 9070xt.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Riptide WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04005) = £172.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Pro 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04059) = £979.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03705) = £99.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £126.95
• 1 x Jonsbo D31 Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case – Black, Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-02K-JB) = £59.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-00W-MS) = £129.98
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £2,061.82 (includes delivery: £11.98)​