Need suggestions for a new PC

[Zikar]

That time of the decade again where I haven't been keeping up with hardware so I would like to ask for some help.

Budget is £3k

Hopefully I would like to be able to use raytracing and aim for 4k 120hz.
The motherboard should have as many USB slots as possible.
A high storage SSD.
I have a strong preference for nVidia and Intel.
I will need an OS, I'm not sure if Win11 is basically required now or not.

I do not need monitors or peripherals.

Thank you very much for your time.

 

[MissChief]

Doubt there will be any board with 3 HDMI's

 

[Zikar]

Doubt there will be any board with 3 HDMI's

Fair enough, removed that from my OP.

 

[Tetras]

The motherboard should have at least three HDMI slots (for VR) and as many USB slots as possible.

The motherboard? Can you clarify this?

Most Z790 boards only have 2 in total (1x DP and 1x HDMI).

If you mean the graphics card, that is also problematic, because modern cards are mostly DP with only 1 HDMI.

Sapphire's 7900 XTX Pulse has 2x HDMI and 2x DP and you can get 1x HDMI on the board, if that will be sufficient, but I'm not sure why you want them on the motherboard?

 

[Zikar]

The motherboard? Can you clarify this?

Most Z790 boards only have 2 in total (1x DP and 1x HDMI).

If you mean the graphics card, that is also problematic, because modern cards are mostly DP with only 1 HDMI.

Sapphire's 7900 XTX Pulse has 2x HDMI and 2x DP and you can get 1x HDMI on the board, if that will be sufficient, but I'm not sure why you want them on the motherboard?

Yes, sorry, I removed that requirement, my mistake.

 

[Tetras]

Budget is £3k

I have a strong preference for nVidia and Intel.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B760 Tomahawk WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37B-MS) = £189.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 (SKU: MY-4DC-CS) = £179.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13E-ZT) = £1,559.98
• 1 x Nvidia Fight For Freedom Bundle - Overwatch 2 Invasion (SKU: DIG-NVI-00681) = £0.00
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A013) (SKU: HD-3DX-SE) = £109.99

• 1 x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-7AY-LL) = £155.00
• 1 x Lian Li Galahad II Trinity High Performance AIO 360mm CPU Water Cooler - Black (SKU: HS-00Q-LL) = £169.99
• 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W Fully Modular Native PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BN-TT) = £164.99
• 1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake GF3 850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-000-TT) = £0.00

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £110.00

Total: £2,999.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

The motherboard should have as many USB slots as possible.

On the rear I/O panel:
4x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A)
1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (Type-C)

 

[Zikar]

My basket at OcUK:

Thank you very much, that looks great.

 

[Subzero85]

Are 4 TB SSds still very expensive ?

 

[Tetras]

Are 4 TB SSds still very expensive ?

You mean per GB? No, they're not, but many SSDs don't have offer this capacity (especially single sided), so it is trickier to get what you want.

 

[Zikar]

Seems that the case is out of stock with no ETA, thinking of getting this instead, I think it will fit all of the components but I wouldn't mind a double check. Will have to buy some fans for it, too.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Closed Window Satin Black

Order Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Closed Window Satin Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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[mickyflinn]

Seems that the case is out of stock with no ETA, thinking of getting this instead, I think it will fit all of the components but I wouldn't mind a double check. Will have to buy some fans for it, too.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Closed Window Satin Black

Order Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Closed Window Satin Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

That's works.

Do you want a rgb case with some RGB bling Like this

Phanteks Eclipse G500A D-RGB Mid-tower PC case - Satin Black

Order Phanteks Eclipse G500A D-RGB Mid-tower PC case - Satin Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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[Zikar]

I don't mind being a bit more subdues, in the end I went with the glass window version of the one I posted

Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Tempered Glass Window DRGB Satin Black

Order Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Tempered Glass Window DRGB Satin Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[mickyflinn]

I don't mind being a bit more subdues, in the end I went with the glass window version of the one I posted

Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Tempered Glass Window DRGB Satin Black

Order Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Tempered Glass Window DRGB Satin Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Don't think that case comes with any fans you mite want to add some.

 

[Zikar]

Yes, I added a 140mm fan, the cooler comes with three fans too and since we're out of the hot weather that should be enough for now. Can always buy some more if need be.