New build for my brother

[g67575]

I've prepared a list of parts for my brother (New PC build), as follows:

At the moment, I thought AM5 would be a better platform due to issues with Intel's 13th and 14th generations, in addition to performance issues with the 15th generation.

Also, I like how easy it is to get the most out of Ryzen CPUs, for the most part they will run up to the thermal limit and there's very little tweaking required.

The power supply has a 12 year warranty, and supports the ATX 3.1 standard.

I thought sticking with DDR5 6000 MT/s for now would be better than opting for 8000 MT/s (which requires the memory controller to run at a reduced speed), but the motherboard can support 8000 MT/s.

Not sure if it's worth getting 8000 MT/s at this point. Would like to hear your thoughts on that.

I could include a V-cache CPU, but my brother doesn't seem to think they are worth the cost at the moment, and the availability seems somewhat poor.

We plan on upgrading the graphics card next year, and might get a NVME drive. He has a GTX 1080, monitor and SATA 1TB SSD which he will carry over from his last PC.

What do you think of the choice of motherboard and case?

 

[Gray2233]

What does he use the PC for, and what is the overall budget and cost of your current specification?

If gaming what games in particular does he play?

 

[g67575]

He will be mostly using it to do basic PC work, browsing the internet etc. He would like to build a PC that lasts a while...

He likes to play games (nothing super demanding), but for now we are waiting to see what AMD and Nvidia release in the first half of 2025.

In terms of the budget, there's some room to spend on a high end GPU next year. The RX 7800 XT looks like good value at the moment, but I'd like to see what becomes available.

 

[mickyflinn]

You can get th Asus tuf 850w or the be quiet 12 m 850 850w for £90 both have 10 year warranty and review well. The id cooling a620 is £30 along with the peerless assassin 120. Saving you about £80 in total .

Personally I would get the 7600 or the 7600x which can be had for £180 and then decide on the x3d chips later when there not silly money.

 

[g67575]

You can get th Asus tuf 850w or the be quiet 12 m 850 850w for £90 both have 10 year warranty and review well. The id cooling a620 is £30 along with the peerless assassin 120. Saving you about £80 in total .

Personally I would get the 7600 or the 7600x which can be had for £180 and then decide on the x3d chips later when there not silly money.

Thanks.

I think he wants the best air cooler available, the peerless assassin does well, but the Phantom Spirit and Phantom Spirit EVO seem to be the best air coolers at the moment, based on reviews:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-evo-argb-cpu-air-cooler/10.html

Decent prices too.

The EVO variant seems to be a bit upgraded:

Namely, the new TL-K12 fans which offer a different ARGB lighting design along with a higher static pressure and greater airflow compared to the previous offerings. Factor that in along with the seven heat pipes feeding dual fin stacks, and you have a recipe for exceptional performance.

Definitely a bit better than the Deepcool AK 620, which is the cooler I purchased a while ago for my system build.

I’ve been looking at the beQuiet power supplies also, will mention it to my brother if he wants to save money vs the seasonic Vertex 850w.

I think he will be happy with an 8 core CPU for a while, especially since his last system was a quad core i7 3820

He should have some upgrade options in 2025 or 2026.

 

[g67575]

Does anyone know if it's still possible to buy solid side panels for the Corsair 4000D Airflow case?

My brother is not a fan of the glass side panel.

EDIT - Looking at Fractal Design cases now, because many of the designs allow you to choose the side panel type.

 

[g67575]

Any thoughts on the parts listed above?

What do you think of the motherboard?

We will probably be going with a Fractal Design case (he will choose the one he wants), and the power supply will be an Asus TUF Gaming 1000W Gold.

I noticed that this power supply has a longer MTBF than nearly all other power supplies.

I recommended that he gets a v-cache CPU like the 7800X3D 2nd hand, but he believes that would be too risky.

 

[g67575]

Lol, AMD is scalping their own CPU (Ryzen 7800X3D) on their direct buy website.

Not very honourable, considering that the CPU is supposed to cost ~£350.

 

[Tetras]

Any thoughts on the parts listed above?

What do you think of the motherboard?

We will probably be going with a Fractal Design case (he will choose the one he wants), and the power supply will be an Asus TUF Gaming 1000W Gold.

I noticed that this power supply has a longer MTBF than nearly all other power supplies.

I recommended that he gets a v-cache CPU like the 7800X3D 2nd hand, but he believes that would be too risky.

You mean the original image in post #1?

The motherboard, based on this:

He will be mostly using it to do basic PC work, browsing the internet etc. He would like to build a PC that lasts a while...

He likes to play games (nothing super demanding), but for now we are waiting to see what AMD and Nvidia release in the first half of 2025.

I think it is overkill and the B650 Eagle would do, but if you want the latest features like USB4 and PCI-E 5.0 then it is fine.

The Vertex GX is a good PSU with a 12 year warranty (Antec's HCG Pro is based on it, but with a 10 year warranty). I don't normally pay much attention to the MTBF, but the TUF got a decent enough review at Anandtech so I'd judge it as a solid buy.

 

[g67575]

The motherboard, based on this:

I think it is overkill and the B650 Eagle would do, but if you want the latest features like USB4 and PCI-E 5.0 then it is fine.

Thanks. I have a PG Lightning B650 board and it has been fine.

But I think he wants all the bells and whistles, like USB4 and PCIe5 for graphics.

Regarding the PSU, I’m partly curious to see if it will last more than 10 years, in theory it should, or at least 90% of this model should.

I like Seasonic power supplies though, they seem reliable, so I think either would work well.