New Gaming PC - First time build

[stall5362]

Hi all,

Looking to build a good gaming PC for the next few years to play some old and new releases.

Work in IT but its been a while since I have got my hands dirty in actually building however willing to give it a shot.

Guidance on the graphics card and alternatives and the cooling and anywhere to look at shaving off a few ££££.

Cheers


1 X Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail - £278.99
SKU: CP-69Y-IN

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1 X Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans - £109.99
SKU: HS-03M-NC

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1 X Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard - £129.95
SKU: MB-5AH-GI

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1 X Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit - £119.99
SKU: MY-4CL-CS

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1 X Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive - £52.99
SKU: HD-23X-SA

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1 X Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive - £119.99
SKU: HD-23Y-SA

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1 X **B Grade** MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Z Trio LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express G (GX-37L-MS) - £599.98
SKU: BG-5D3-MS

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1 X Lian Li Lancool II Mesh RGB Midi-Tower Case - Black - £96.95
SKU: CA-78D-LL

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1 X MSI MPG A750GF UK PSU 750W, 80 Plus Gold certified, Fully Modular - £99.95
SKU: CA-00H-MS

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Grand Total: £1,624.68

 

[dfour]

The B grade on eis a waste of money as you can get new 3070 for cheaper and a Ti version new for £30 more!

Dual and triple fan cards both cheaper then the b grade one.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Pro LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-05B-PL) = £559.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-12Y-ZT) = £529.99

Total: £1,089.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 8GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-384-MS) = £629.99

Total: £629.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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As your using a micro atx board why not go micro atx case.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-052-KK) = £64.99

Total: £64.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Its a great case with good airflow as I have built a pc in one for a friend and iof you dont want the RGB there is acheaper non rgb version.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-051-KK) = £52.99

Total: £52.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Both support Graphics cards up to 345 mm supported, CPU coolers up to 190 mm, PSUs up to 200 mm

Samsung are good drives but over priced IMHO. WD will do exactly the same for less

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3B0C) (SKU: HD-588-WD) = £49.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £79.99

Total: £129.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[stall5362]

Thanks for the amendments. Changed the storage and graphics card accordingly.

Presume this is a pretty decent setup now?

 

[dfour]

The NH-D15 is a beast of a cooler but a bit overkill for the 2600k,

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler (SKU: HS-01C-BQ) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-07B-AR) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II A-RGB High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-07P-AR) = £89.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer i35 ARGB Intel CPU Cooler (SKU: HS-081-AR) = £36.95
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5100 Mugen 5 Rev.C CPU Cooler (SKU: HS-04N-SY) = £49.99

Total: £336.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Selection of ideas and prices.

 

[JollyJamma]

Thanks for the amendments. Changed the storage and graphics card accordingly.

Presume this is a pretty decent setup now?

Have a look at the 12700KF price and see if it’s worth it going for it instead of the 12600KF.

 

[tamzzy]

Presume this is a pretty decent setup now?

No it isn't great. Lots of money wasted on random parts.

 

[tamzzy]

This is what i'd get for the same ~£1600 budget

Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Asus GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card
KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case
MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

8p cores, a better mobo, 12gb 3080 and a pcie4 ssd
obviously not all the components are stocked (or the best price) at OCUK

 

[JollyJamma]

No it isn't great. Lots of money wasted on random parts.

It’s not that bad but there are 1 or 2 parts that I would replace.

B grade graphics card ain’t worth it.

 

[tamzzy]

It’s not that bad but there are 1 or 2 parts that I would replace.

B grade graphics card ain’t worth it.

bar the power supply, i think i've replaced everything!
(though the case is based on personal preference)

 

[Trickle]

Think I would also go for the Founders 3070ti.

 

[JollyJamma]

bar the power supply, i think i've replaced everything!
(though the case is based on personal preference)

I saw. I like Samsung drives but they are relatively expensive.

I’ve got a 970 Evo plus 1tb and a ******* love the thing. So snappy.