New build

[Bri62]

Hello guys, not been on for a few years and am looking to build a new gaming pc i will list the components and if you would kindly look through the and let me know of any incompatibility issues or things that just don't fit I would be most grateful.

Lian Li A3-mATX Tempered Glass Micro-ATX Case (White)​

MSI B840M Gaming Plus WIFI6E (AMD AM5) B840 Micro-ATX Motherboard​

Royal RGB XMP 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-60000C40 8000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Gold​

Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink​

Asus ROG Loki SFX-L 1000W Platinum Power Supply​

Lian Li UNI SL120 INF Addressable RGB White 120mm Fan x 4 top of case​

Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Solid Core OC White Edition 16GB GDDR7 Graphics Card​

ASUS ROG Ryujin III 240 ARGB Performance All In One CPU Cooler with OLED Display - 240mm​

TY for any input

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[tamzzy]

What CPU? There's none listed

Also a lot of overpriced components.

 

[Tetras]

For gaming, I would go with something like this. You don't need premium memory for the X3D, or a PCI-E 5.0 SSD.

What's the overall budget?

FYI: I went with black RAM and PSU because of the motherboard slots/connectors.

Edit: the digital version of this cooler may be slightly too tall for the case.

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 MSI B850M Gaming Plus WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05940) = £169.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £124.99
• 1 x (unchanged) Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Solid Core OC White Edition 16GB GDDR7 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04946) = £799.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £131.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M Trio ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - White (SKU: CAS-ATC-04166) = £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04206) = £49.99

Total: £1,868.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

and let me know of any incompatibility issues or things that just don't fit I would be most grateful.

I think you're fine, the Lian Li A3 is complicated, because compatibility depends on the size and position of other components in the case.

If you're planning on OC (just guessing, with the memory chosen), I don't think B840 supports CPU OC and even though it does support memory OC, I'm not sure you'd achieve that kind of speed with this board.

I'd also not be keen on it only having PCI-E 4.0 graphics and I suspect there's no PCI-E 5.0 M.2 slot either, when you have a PCI-E 5.0 M.2 SSD in the spec.

 

[tamzzy]

You don't need

ASUS ROG Ryujin III 240 ARGB Performance All In One CPU Cooler with OLED Display - 240mm

or this! lol
ridiculous price!

 

[Tetras]

or this! lol
ridiculous price!

If you take the ARGB off you can get it for half price, unless I'm missing something

 

[Bri62]

Ok thx guys I need to go and have a think budget is £2600 ish could go £2700 it will be mainly for gaming

 

[tamzzy]

If you take the ARGB off you can get it for half price, unless I'm missing something

or get the thermalright version for less than that lol

 

[Rob_B]

For £2,700 I would begrudge buying a 5070Ti (although the next step up to a 5080 is overpriced IMO) and certainly not a B840.

Tetras's build is a good all rounder. Choose your storage/case and maybe switch up your RAM depending on what you want.

 

[Gray2233]

You're touching on a 5090 setup with £2700, I'd want a hell of a lot more for my money than what you're looking at.

Example build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 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 MSI B850M Gaming Plus WIFI6E (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05943) = £139.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-02219) = £89.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £131.98
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Inno3D GeForce RTX 5090 X3 32GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-INO-04518) = £2,099.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £188.99

Total: £2,876.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Hold in mind I've seen the 5090 dip below £1900 a few times over the past couple of months.

The CPU is arguably a weak spot, but at resolutions like 4K it matters a lot less, it's the route I would go with a view to switch the CPU out for a next gen X3D whenever they launch in 2026 if I was spending £2700. Otherwise save a boatload of cash and put together a decent 5070ti/9070XT build for £1200-1500.

 

[Firegod]

My personal take would be.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Antec HCG 1200 Pro Platinum 1200W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02747) = £209.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP RGB 48GB (2X24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03748) = £169.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03856) = £190.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.94
• 1 x Asrock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend Dark 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-05169) = £629.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SFYRS/2000G) (SKU: STO-KNG-01330) = £143.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03279) = £39.95
• 1 x Corsair 3500X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-CRS-02414) = £99.95

Total: £1,895.78 (includes delivery: £11.98)​