My son wants a £2k build and i have no clue

[dtsrules]

He says he would prefer a 9800x3d, a good amd card, and m2 drive and a case with good ventilation but thats about all i know.

Any help much appreciated

 

[tom_e]

What's he going to be doing with it?

 

[Tetras]

Do you need a monitor? If not, what resolution is the current monitor?

 

[throwaway4372]

tell him to get a job then he can buy whatever he wants?

 

[dfour]

Good luck getting a 9800x3d before xmas.

Just as an idea also leaving room to add a monitor etc
Also assuming this is mainly for 4k gaming

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £428.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03322) = £219.98
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-060-AS) = £89.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03706) = £109.99
• 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT HellHound 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AR-PC) = £619.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01089) = £80.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £133.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £74.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98

Total: £1,787.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[dtsrules]

What's he going to be doing with it?

As high end gaming as possible.

 

[dtsrules]

Do you need a monitor? If not, what resolution is the current monitor?

He has a dell s2716dg

 

[dtsrules]

tell him to get a job then he can buy whatever he wants?

Hes buying it, i dont have £2 never mind £2000

 

[dfour]

The monitor is 1440p so my suggestion will work fine for him. He should be able to run most AAA titles at 144mhz

Dell S2716DG Review

The Dell S2716DG is a decent monitor for most uses. It delivers a great gaming experience thanks to the incredibly fast response time, low input lag, and G-SYNC ...

www.rtings.com

The only fly in the ointment is the fact that this monitor only supports G-sync (unless he has the freesync version) so he would be better off with a nvidia card like

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Solid 16GB Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-03194) = £698.99

Total: £698.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[dtsrules]

The monitor is 1440p so my suggestion will work fine for him. He should be able to run most AAA titles at 144mhz

Dell S2716DG Review

The Dell S2716DG is a decent monitor for most uses. It delivers a great gaming experience thanks to the incredibly fast response time, low input lag, and G-SYNC ...

www.rtings.com

The only fly in the ointment is the fact that this monitor only supports G-sync (unless he has the freesync version) so he would be better off with a nvidia card like

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Solid 16GB Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-03194) = £698.99

Total: £698.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Thanks for putting that together, hadnt realised about the monitor.

 

[Threepwood]

Atari 2600 with pong mate.