New Build - any good?

Swedishchef_uk

Swedishchef_uk

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Hello,

I got some helpful information in terms of what to look out for in a new build. I am trying to future proof for several years. I do a lot of gaming, but also need storage for entertainment. I've tweaked budget - do this look a good set up?

OcUK Gaming Condor - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D RX 9070 XT Gaming PC
SKU SYS-OCG-00071
  • 1x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - Black
  • 1x Build Stock AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor -
  • 1x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Ki
  • 1x Sapphire Nitro + Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
  • 1x MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 360 BLACK ARGB Performance All In One CPU Cooler - 360mm
  • 1x WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • 1x WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • 1x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Home Advanced - Systems
Any thoughts - or things I've missed? It comes in at nearly £2,600 - so wouldn't mind some expert eyes before I pull the trigger. Thanks in advace.
 
Swedishchef_uk said:
Should say needs it to have WiFi and bluetooth. I'm struggling to find mention of Bluetooth..
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WIFI and Bluetooth are normally together in modern motherboards. In other words, if it has WIFI, it has Bluetooth.

But, I can't see mention of a specific motherboard model, so it is not possible to check.

There's a small possibility that OCUK add WIFI through a third party card, rather than the motherboard. In which case, I can't be 100% sure what you'll get, even though those WIFI cards usually have Bluetooth too.

USB dongles, they're often one OR the other, not both. I can't imagine OCUK would offer you WIFI through this method, unless motherboard stock was REALLY dire.
 
It notes this as the motherboard - X870 ATX DDR5 WIFI Motherboard - so Wifi looks fine. I've seen other builds specifically mention Bluetooth under 'Network' - this just says "2.5Gb LAN, WIFI6E"
 
Swedishchef_uk said:
It notes this as the motherboard - X870 ATX DDR5 WIFI Motherboard - so Wifi looks fine. I've seen other builds specifically mention Bluetooth under 'Network' - this just says "2.5Gb LAN, WIFI6E"
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There are hardly any X870 boards without integrated WIFI (& BT alongside it), so I think you'd be very unlucky to get one without, where OCUK add WIFI (and not BT) through another means.

If there's an option to add a note with the order, I'd just add that you require Bluetooth.
 
Tetras said:
There are hardly any X870 boards without integrated WIFI (& BT alongside it), so I think you'd be very unlucky to get one without, where OCUK add WIFI (and not BT) through another means.

If there's an option to add a note with the order, I'd just add that you require Bluetooth.
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Appreciate that, thank you. Do you have any thoughts about the build? Not sure if this is something you are comfortable with. I think it looks pretty solid, but don't want to miss something obvious!
 
Swedishchef_uk said:
Do you have any thoughts about the build? Not sure if this is something you are comfortable with. I think it looks pretty solid, but don't want to miss something obvious!
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It is hard to comment on prebuild prices if you don't track them (I don't), especially right now with RAM prices out of control and SSDs following them up.

From what I can see though, it looks reasonable.

If mickyflinn's suggestion is only £100 more for otherwise the same spec, but with a 5080, then that's something I'd strongly consider because the 5080 is a faster card.
 
Swedishchef_uk said:
Just taken a quick look at that. Only has 2TB storage and I fill that too easily. Once I bump it to 4TB, it sits at £2700. Is the 5080 much better than the 9070XT?
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S0 the difference is £100 for a 5080 where it's £400 separately , which seems a no brainer.

The motherboard in that build is b650 but good enough .
 
mickyflinn said:
S0 the difference is £100 for a 5080 where it's £400 separately , which seems a no brainer.

The motherboard in that build is b650 but good enough .
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I appreciate the feedback. I read up a little about cards and the 9070XT got very good results, so focused on that. But I have done some reading regards 5080 and see your point. If I tweaked it and could replace the motherboard with something a bit better, do you have any recommendations? All the 5080 builds I see have a higher rated (?) motherboard and I don't want to high end everything else and leave myself short there. I am not sure what the impact would be.
 
Swedishchef_uk said:
All the 5080 builds I see have a higher rated (?) motherboard and I don't want to high end everything else and leave myself short there.
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Swedishchef_uk said:
I am not sure what the impact would be.
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If you're worried about performance, so long as the motherboard has a sufficient VRM for the task, there's only a margin of error difference between them. Feature set will differ somewhat, but it depends on the board(s) OCUK use, which are not specified.
 
Swedishchef_uk said:
I appreciate the feedback. I read up a little about cards and the 9070XT got very good results, so focused on that. But I have done some reading regards 5080 and see your point. If I tweaked it and could replace the motherboard with something a bit better, do you have any recommendations? All the 5080 builds I see have a higher rated (?) motherboard and I don't want to high end everything else and leave myself short there. I am not sure what the impact would be.
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If you really want to go x870 motherboard ask Overclockers what options there are and how much more it would cost.
 
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Firstly, thank you for those who have posted and helped. It is appreciated. I've taken on aboard what people have suggested and tweaked some aspects based on a few other views. This was built with components in stock. The cooling looks ok to me. The 2x2TB drives seem to be ok? Have I missed/messed up anything?!

OcUK Tech Labs AMD Ryzen AM5 Pro Gaming Configurator
SKU SYS-OCT-00042
  • 1x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - Black
  • 1x Build Stock AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor -
  • 1x Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
  • 1x *Build* Phanteks Glacier One 360 M25 Black RGB All In One CPU Water Cooler
  • 1x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C36BBEK2-32)
  • 1x Gainward GeForce RTX 5080 Phoenix V1 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card
  • 1x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
  • 1x WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • 1x WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
Thanks
 
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