New build for £1200-1300

Lovejoy! · 4 Sep 2019 at 15:38

Hello!

I started a thread a bit ago about a new build for a little less money that needed to be Mini ITX. I think having looked into it with the advice of the kind people here, and with a bit of research on my own, I just feel like i'm going to have to fork out quite a bit for a motherboard (that's habitually out of stock) for a system that doesn't NEED to be smaller. I just thought it might be the next natural step from a full tower.

I think what i'm looking for is something windowed, that looks sleek and smart, that isn't overwhelmingly big.

I was erring on the side of team green for the GPU, although if you can convince me that I should go AMD instead, i'm more than happy to.

Also, i've managed to sell my old system to a friend which has done nice things to my budget.

I will need everything other than hard drives (have m.2 and hdd), monitor and peripherals.

I'm gaming at 1440p 144hz.

Hit me hard.

Lovejoy! · 4 Sep 2019 at 16:29

oh that looks perfect doesn't it? i'll do some research into it.

what case would you recommend? and i guess i'd be looking at one of the smaller 5700XTs? again, any single one to look at particularly?

yeah, i'm away next week so wouldn't necessarily be rushing!

Lovejoy! · 10 Sep 2019 at 19:14

so we're definitely saying 5700XT over the 2070 SUPER? if so, which one am i looking at as one that's standing out above the rest? or isn't there?

am very tempted to shell out a little more for the 3700x...

Lovejoy! · 10 Sep 2019 at 21:34

yeah i think it might be worth stretching a little bit if i can.

if you were me, what would you go with XT or RTX?

Lovejoy! · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:38

Plec said:
AT 1440p the 5700XT is the best bang for buck at 1440p.

It has performance parity with the 2070S, not bogged down with ray tracing, which won't be fully realised until the next release of cards (maybe), plus the GPU is the one component you will upgrade first - ignoring potential failures. So, spending £100 less on a component with comparable performance which you may swap out within 3 years is a solid choice - but obviously your choice. Plus, if you get the Gigabyte Gaming it's a quality card with decent warranty.

What case are you leaning towards and are you still after RGB? (trying to remember the other thread).

Yeah I think it might be the way to go. Obviously had my head turned a little with ray tracing which is about as typical as it gets but at the end of the day I'd much rather go for bang for buck.

For the case: I have had my eyes on the NZXT ones since I started looking at the upgrade. I'd like to mess about with RBG but again it probably isn't the deal breaker that I'd first considered it to be.

orbitalwalsh said:
as @Plec mentioned, best £££ - specially if you need to get a Snc tech screen , either 75hz or above is a LOT cheaper for Team RED!

Yeah I'm at 1440p 144hz so I guess team red is the way forward.

Can't remember the last time I had an AMD card!

Lovejoy! · 11 Sep 2019 at 18:13

just had a pretty horrific thought as well that i have a g-sync monitor. that pretty much ties me to nvidia now doesn't it?

Lovejoy! · 11 Sep 2019 at 20:17

Plec said:
Not necessarily - what is the model?

It's the Dell S2716DG

Lovejoy! · 12 Sep 2019 at 10:04

which 2070 super is top of the class currently?

Lovejoy! · 12 Sep 2019 at 18:31

right, i've come up with this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £92.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £329.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 16GB 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £139.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £509.99
1 x Fractal Design Define Mini C Micro-ATX Case - Black Tempered Glass= £84.95

Total: £1,179.51 (includes shipping: £21.60)

could swap out the 2070 for an XT if it's really something i should consider. also, i need a psu. any recommendations?

also, anyone got anything they'd swap out for something different along the way?

cheers! looking to order this tomorrow for a saturday build

Lovejoy! · 12 Sep 2019 at 20:18

i guess it makes sense to go nvidia unless you think the 5700xt can work with my g-sync screen?

i have an m.2 i bought recently!

Lovejoy! · 16 Sep 2019 at 09:50

delivered and built on saturday! save for switching out the case fans for ones with pwm, it's lovely

thanks all for your help!

Lovejoy! · 16 Sep 2019 at 13:35

i'll get the new fans in and take some pics!