New build spec - £2k

[calibraz]

Hi, please help me spec a new PC! Budget is approx. £2,000 - could stretch to a little more.

Purchase Timeframe:
Within the next month

Budget:
£2,000 give or take

Usage:
Gaming (Super UltraWide 5120x1440)

Preferences:
Nvidia probably
This case (or the full tower version if needed)

Current Hardware:
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor 3.70 GHz
RTX 3070
16GB RAM

Peripherals:
None needed.
Monitor is AOC 49" AG493UCX2 5120x1440

Special Needs/Requirements:
None?

 

[tamzzy]

changed the case to something similar, but cheaper.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £419.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04564) = £77.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04544) = £989.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
• 1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
• 1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SFYRS/2000G) (SKU: STO-KNG-01330) = £124.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 217 - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-04527) = £109.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £2,041.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[calibraz]

Thank you, but I'm afraid I'm insistent on the Fractal case

How about this - anything wrong?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Fractal Design North Charcoal Black TG Dark Windowed Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AV-FD) = £139.99
• 1 x Noctua NF-F12 IndustrialPPC 2000RPM PWM 120mm High Performance Fan (SKU: FG-023-NC) = £26.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02676) = £299.99
• 1 x Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1g (SKU: TH-022-TG) = £5.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £160.00
• 1 x be quiet! PURE POWER 12 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-04391) = £119.98
• 1 x Crucial T700 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen5 M.2 Solid State Drive with Heatsink (CT2000T700SSD5) (SKU: HD-07G-CR) = £174.95
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £67.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04544) = £989.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX 240 ARGB High Performance All In One CPU Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-024-BQ) = £109.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04564) = £77.99

Total: £2,173.81 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[tamzzy]

How about this - anything wrong?

yes, a lot unfortunately
you're spending a lot for a worse performing pc

for gaming, the 9800x3d is king, not sure why you'd want to downgrade to a 9700x
you don't need to waste money on extra thermal paste as all aftermarket coolers come with a tube enough for 2-3 applications
you don't need a pcie5 ssd for gaming, that's an easy win there, with the money you're spending for your ssd combo, you could get 2x 2tb drives instead
the bequiet is 80plus gold, the phanteks i specced is 80plus platinum
the bequiet aio is expensive, you could get the thermalright for less than half the price, AND with better performance (oops nvm, just saw that the north can only have a 240mm aio up top)
and wtf £27 for a fan lol?

 

[tamzzy]

£20 more, but you get a better cpu, better psu, more ssd storage
(crucial as the main drive, team group as the media drive)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £419.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04564) = £77.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04544) = £989.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
• 1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
• 1 x Fractal Design North Charcoal Black TG Dark Windowed Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AV-FD) = £139.99
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 240 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03254) = £39.95
• 1 x Arctic P12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-04H-AR) = £5.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £128.99

Total: £2,191.78 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

The Fractal North isn't a great case for using AIOs, in my opinion (since it only supports 240mm in the top and putting a 360mm AIO in the front isn't ideal from an airflow POV).

You'd be better off saving the money and sticking with the peerless assassin.

The GPU length is also quite restrictive, though admittedly enough for most cards.

You can probably tell I'm not a fan (I'd accept the XL version). Lian Li's 216 is more suitable for water.

 

[tamzzy]

Lian Li's 216 is more suitable for water.

216 is nearly half the price of the north too
217 for a case that looks like the north, but has more compatibility