New build - £1200 budget (exc GPU)

[Mullers84]

Hi all, looking for some hive mind advice for a new build based around a Fractal Design North case (black).

Mostly used for gaming (1440p) with some light office work/streaming mixed in. Already have a 3070 I can use, but looking for everything else with say a £1200 budget - will look at upgrading the gpu next year.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Tetras]

Intel/DDR5 option:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B760 GAMING X AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BU-GI) = £199.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 (SKU: MY-4DC-CS) = £179.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £129.95
• 1 x Fractal Design North Charcoal Black Mesh Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AU-FD) = £134.98
• 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W Fully Modular Native PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BN-TT) = £175.00
• 1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake GF3 850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-000-TT) = £0.00

Total: £1,187.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Cooler: this (under £50).

 

[Journey]

AMD AM5 build - X3D processor, an overkill 670E motherboard, with decent features and great build quality, could drop to a B650E board to save £30-80. Nice air cooler, very quiet but good performance, 32GB of C30 (Hynix IC) RAM to get maximum performance out of the CPU, and very nice SSD equivalent to the likes of the SN850 but for less money. Case as requested, and a Platinum rated 860W PSU that doesn't break the bank.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 860 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: ~£1170