New build help

[Pudney]

Hi all

Trying to build a new PC for gaming, although I don't necessarily play anything high end outside the CPU, I do want it to last 5+ years so by the time I come to replace everything will be old (e.g., currently using a Ryzen 7 3700X and an RTX 2070 Super). Ideally I'm trying to keep it sub £2k (and failing). I could cannibalise my current machine but.... I'm feeling lazy. So far I have:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - White (SKU: CA-7AZ-LL) = £129.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 1 x Asus X870 Max Gaming WIFI7 White (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-05168) = £249.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99
• 2 x Samsung 990 Evo PLUS 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 / 5.0 Hybrid NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-SAM-03391) = £179.99
• 1 x G.Skill Royal RGB XMP 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C32 6400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Silver (SKU: MEM-GSK-02542) = £499.99
• 1 x Lian Li EDGE 850w 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - White (SKU: POW-LIA-06122) = £125.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 9060 XT Dual White 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-05995) = £359.99

Total: £2,233.82 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I don't need monitors, currently running 2 Dell S2716DGs and they do the job well still.

Any help would be great, my focus on white is because in all my years I've never done a white based PC before!

 

[Pudney]

£300 difference between that and the 9070XT was the main reason! Problem with being old and remembering everything being half the price.

White is not mandatory

 

[Pudney]

Don't buy a PC at current RAM prices

That is an option I'm considering too!

Also you can get legit Windows license for a lot less.

Just looked and can see I can download from MS and then just get a key.

 

[Pudney]

Yeah, I'm getting the impression that the OP buys and sits on things for 5 year-ish periods, with maybe a GPU refresh.

I tend to alternate refreshing case hardware with external components, but last time I spent more than normal and just haven't needed the update.

Most demanding games I play are Total Warhammer 3 (graphics) and EU5 (mem/CPU).

 

[Pudney]

The recommended CPU for EU5 is 7800X3D, so wouldn't do the 5700X3D.

Got an updated basket to ponder:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 1 x G.Skill Royal RGB XMP 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C32 6400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Silver (SKU: MEM-GSK-02542) = £499.99
• 1 x Team Group G70 PRO 4TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02619) = £329.99
• 1 x Montech X5 Midi-Tower Midi-Tower EATX ARGB Case - White (SKU: CAS-MON-06586) = £51.95
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.94
• 1 x XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-XFX-05454) = £555.00
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £50.00
• 1 x MSI B850 Gaming Plus WIFI6E (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05941) = £149.98

Total: £2,121.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)​