New gaming build

[smiffy1967]

Hi,


So my 10 year old i7 build just popped another graphic card and it’s time for a new Pc.

Could you knowledgeable people give me a few specification ideas please as I'm rusty to say the least.
Budget up to 3K.


My 165Hz Monitor keyboard and mouse are ok.


Many thanks

 

[Tetras]

What resolution is your monitor?

Can you give us the specs of your current PC please (including the popped GPU), so that we know what a decent upgrade looks like.

 

[smiffy1967]

i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87

XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB Graphics Card

Will that suffice?

 

[Tetras]

Will that suffice?

This is a 1440p, or entry-4K PC.

There are cheaper boards if you don't care about USB4.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02676) = £338.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
• 1 x Gigabyte X870 GAMING X WIFI6 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03347) = £199.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £169.99
• 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT HellHound 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AR-PC) = £629.99
• 1 x AMD Radeon - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02939) = £0.00
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal (SKU: CA-06A-PT) = £54.54
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-05Z-AS) = £119.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £1,658.46 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

A 4K build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £389.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
• 1 x Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03319) = £269.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02841) = £209.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £899.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Star Wars: Outlaws Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03030) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £139.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Antec HCG 1000 Pro Platinum 1000W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02746) = £179.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01991) = £76.99

Total: £2,256.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[smiffy1967]

Plenty to think about, Many thanks.

 

[Tetras]

Plenty to think about

FYI: those parts are all swappable from one build to the other. Let us know if you have any questions.

 

[smiffy1967]

FYI: those parts are all swappable from one build to the other. Let us know if you have any questions.

Both those PSU's are pre order. Overclockers said they couldnt give a due date on them but general turn around 4 to 6 weeks.
I'd like to be up and flying by then, could you recomend an alternative they have in stock please?

Thank you.

 

[Tetras]

Both those PSU's are pre order. Overclockers said they couldnt give a due date on them but general turn around 4 to 6 weeks.
I'd like to be up and flying by then, could you recomend an alternative they have in stock please?

Thank you.

Hmm, very few PSUs in stock. From what I can see, I'm not a big fan of any of them, but I'd take the Phanteks AMP GH if I had to pick one.

You can get MSI's A850G for £100 or the A1000G for £140

 

[smiffy1967]

but I'd take the Phanteks AMP GH if I had to pick one.

I have the option of the Antec from elsewhere if its a better investment.

 

[Gray2233]

Any of these would work fine with the parts suggested above, if you go for the SHIFT make sure it fits in whatever case you get:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £89.99
• 1 x Corsair RM750x Shift ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (CP-9020251-UK) (SKU: CA-278-CS) = £104.98

Total: £279.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[smiffy1967]

Thank you.