New build gaming PC - £2k

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Hi all. I've decided it's time to replace my six year old i7-4790K desktop - which OCUK built for me back in 2014. It's still running good as gold, but I just feel it's time for an upgrade. I've seen two other similar threads but thought I'd start my own so as not to hijack another.

I'm thinking about not being lazy and building it myself this time. So far I've come up with these parts but would welcome any helpful suggestions and comments - particularly on the motherboard and m.2 SSDs because I'm not really familiar with choosing those parts.

If it helps to know this - I picked the CPU fan and case mainly because I want to keep the noise levels down while still having good cooling. The mobo is new so finding out if the CPU fan will interfere with the RAM is tricky. But the BeQuiet website does say the Dark Rock 4 fan will limit the usability of the RAM slots on the ASUS B450F mobo. So I'm thinking another cooler might be appropriate as the layout of the two boards looks pretty similar.

On the M.2 drives - I know the mobo has one PCIE 4.0 slot, so is it worth picking one PCIE 4.0 SSD? The plan is to use the 250GB drive for the OS and the 1TB drive for games.

Thanks in advance.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
 
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@MBR

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...c-amd-am4-b550-atx-motherboard-mb-58y-gi.html

Better phase setup and better UK warranty .

Switch to the Base 500 case as the one you've selected is older version. And no one really uses DVD drives anymore... If not, better cases for that

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-13w-bq.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...tower-case-grey-tempered-glass-ca-13u-bq.html

Would rather push larger single 2TB M.2 NVMe drive and 2x 6TB HDD

Ditch the PSU, 650w Seasonic or along those lines

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/frac...ted-fully-modular-power-supply-ca-08t-fd.html

Unfortunately, PSU were for some reason starting to get into tight supply before Covid 19 . And then when it it they were the worst effected with production .

@Plec completely forgot to tell you to stock up and then flog them haha

Technically, 3700X would suit you fine for gaming rather then 3900X. Specially when Zen 3 coming out Q4. Saves some cash ! Maybe out towards gaming monitor if you haven't got one

Also, what model is your Monitor ?
 
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Thanks - I'll definitely have a look at some more PSUs (stock permitting).

I should have mentioned I'll be recycling an optical drive into the new build as I have quite a few imported Blu-rays I can only play via my PC. So that's a 'must have'. :)

I don't have a gaming monitor yet - the current monitor is a Lenovo ThinkVision P27 which I got from work.
 
MBR said:
Thanks - I'll definitely have a look at some more PSUs (stock permitting).

I should have mentioned I'll be recycling an optical drive into the new build as I have quite a few imported Blu-rays I can only play via my PC. So that's a 'must have'. :)

I don't have a gaming monitor yet - the current monitor is a Lenovo ThinkVision P27 which I got from work.
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I would go with this one, great monitor and currently at a very good price.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £391.09 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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MBR said:
Thanks - I'll definitely have a look at some more PSUs (stock permitting).

I should have mentioned I'll be recycling an optical drive into the new build as I have quite a few imported Blu-rays I can only play via my PC. So that's a 'must have'. :)

I don't have a gaming monitor yet - the current monitor is a Lenovo ThinkVision P27 which I got from work.
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ed-backlit-curved-gaming-monit-mo-006-gi.html

£50 steam voucher too i believe

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/gigabyte-g32qc-gaming-monitor-steam-credit-offer.18890376/
 
Thanks for the monitor suggestions. I've made a few more tweaks to the case and CPU cooler. And I'll probably go for the B550 AORUS PRO mobo suggested by orbitalwash (assuming it comes into stock soon).

Hopefully I can get building soon. There's talk of a possible VAT cut coming which might offset some of the changes I've made.:D
 
Be aware that new GPUs from Nvidia (and possibly AMD) are expected in a couple of months. So I would transplant your existing GPU for now.
 
MBR said:
Thanks for the monitor suggestions. I've made a few more tweaks to the case and CPU cooler. And I'll probably go for the B550 AORUS PRO mobo suggested by orbitalwash (assuming it comes into stock soon).

Hopefully I can get building soon. There's talk of a possible VAT cut coming which might offset some of the changes I've made.:D
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would you be open to doing the build at £2k including monitor ? would mean dropping down GPU power but not that much.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,040.64 (includes shipping: £20.82)​
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orbitalwalsh said:
would you be open to doing the build at £2k including monitor ? would mean dropping down GPU power but not that much.
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I did intend to keep the current monitor until at least the end of the year - mainly because it's from work and I've no idea when I'll even go back to the office to return it right now (but October at the earliest!).
 
MBR said:
I did intend to keep the current monitor until at least the end of the year - mainly because it's from work and I've no idea when I'll even go back to the office to return it right now (but October at the earliest!).
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just checked, 4K monitor...

keep under your budget , could step up HDD if needed . PSU kills pricing. not needing wifi could drop to elite board saving £50
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,922.02 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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OK - I think I'm sold on not wasting money on the 3900x. I did know that was overkill, so am happy to swap that out. :)

So here's where I am now...

I've kept the two 8TB HDDs - I have almost 8TB of data on my current desktop I'll need to transfer over, and always seem to need more space. I stuck to the 2070 super too, given the extra price of the 2080 doesn't seem to translate to much of a performance gain.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,939.01 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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Bear in mind that the 4000mhz ram would need to be manually configured on ryzen as currently 3800mhz is the max attainable speed without going 2-1 mode and incurring a 10ns latency penalty.

Might be worth inquiring on the motherboard eta as it could well be a month or so before stocks are in.
 
Joxeon said:
Bear in mind that the 4000mhz ram would need to be manually configured on ryzen as currently 3800mhz is the max attainable speed without going 2-1 mode and incurring a 10ns latency penalty.

Might be worth inquiring on the motherboard eta as it could well be a month or so before stocks are in.
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Ah ok, thanks. I'll probably stick to 3600/3800 then.
 
Joxeon said:
The 3600/14 ripped kit would be the best performer if you are just looking to set Xmp and forget.
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depends, zen3 you can run higher . incoming APU hits over 5000hz . Know thats why Aorus getting ready theeiir 4000hz kit for 11th gen Intel/ Zen3 . their 3600hz kit meant to auto OC to 3733hz on their boards but pricing and stock is poor as .

Viper steel 3800hz for under £90 is a nice shout !
 
Quite loose CL18 timings if I'm looking at the correct one and I doubt it's B-die with 18 22 22 40 probably why it's cheap.
 
Joxeon said:
Quite loose CL18 timings if I'm looking at the correct one and I doubt it's B-die with 18 22 22 40 probably why it's cheap.
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no, not B-die. Forgot the OEM but die is rated to 5000hz ( Aorus ones ) . Some reason they do looser CL timings to work wide range . Then have their auto oc feature on their boards that does the work for you , sets timing too . Did the same with Samsung B die 3200hz Aorus , got friends to 3733hz without touching the timings lol .

If I n about viper , not b-die again but overclocks a treat along with timings
 
Thanks again for all the help on this. With the Ryzen 4700G out so soon, I'll probably hold off for another month and see if I want to switch a few things around again.
 
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