New new pc build

[Mach234 (or similar).]

Hey, I'm putting a new build together. Last time I asked about 8 years ago you helped me put together an awesome piece of kit that can still pretty much handle almost anything I thrown at it (here).
I use it for UE4 games development so a lot of lighting builds, video editing, some heavy number crunching, as well as gaming and want to invest in a VR setup at some point.
I haven't been keeping up to date with the latest developments and kit for a while, but was thinking along the lines of:

• i7 processor latest gen (Raptor/Alder) LGA1700
• 3060/4060 gfx with 12GB?
• 32 GB RAM
• 1TB SSD for OS and critical apps
• 2TB HDD for bulk of apps, games, file storage
• Water cooling
• Dual-layer Blu-ray writer (internal or external)
• Also looking for a funky clear sided full tower case (optionally with space for an optical drive) 2+ USB in front panel and like to keep the cabling tidy so space to hide it away.
• In the past have always liked/gone for the Gigabyte motherboards and Intel cpus..

I posted earlier this year (here) but kind of got side-tracked and this was the setup I was going to go for but have heard it might be better to avoid 14th gen cores as its had some issues..

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-14700K (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-00800) = £359.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BK-GI) = £214.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B5200Z40) (SKU: MY-4DP-CS) = £89.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-374-MS) = £248.99
• 1 x Crucial P3 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-077-CR) = £71.98
• 1 x WD 2TB Blue HDD 5400rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD20EARZ) (SKU: STO-WDC-01659) = £59.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Glass Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-075-PT) = £124.98
• 1 x Asus Blu-Ray Combo 12x SATA BDXL & M-Disc Support Cyberlink Power2Go 8 - Retail (SKU: CD-064-AS) = £66.95
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX 240 ARGB High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-024-BQ) = £109.99
• 1 x DeepCool LS520 All In One Black CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-01W-DC) = £109.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (SKU: AC-000-AC) = £8.00

Total: £1,465.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I'm not too sure what the price range would be to give me a pc in a similar performance bracket relative to todays standards as last time, but have a budget of around £1,400 (not including peripherals or OS) can go up or down a bit depending.
If anyone could suggest a kick ass components list or some other pointers, would be really appreciated.



Previous Spec (2016)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA Z170 Sniper
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K (8M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz)
GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 760 Phantom (upgraded to 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Gigabyte))
Chipset: Intel Z170
RAM: Ninja-V DDR4 3000
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200rpm
£974


Any help in specing me a new PC would be great..
Thanks,
Mach234 (or similar)

 

[Mach234 (or similar).]

Thanks looks good, will have a proper look tonight..

 

[Mach234 (or similar).]

Thanks for the build recommend. So this is the build I'm looking at the moment:

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 Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £169.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-374-MS) = £265.00
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.98
• 1 x WD 2TB Blue HDD 5400rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD20EARZ) (SKU: STO-WDC-01659) = £59.99
• 1 x Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE Dual Tower CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02723) = £36.95
• 1 x Asus Blu-Ray Combo 12x SATA BDXL & M-Disc Support Cyberlink Power2Go 8 - Retail (SKU: CD-064-AS) = £66.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Glass Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-075-PT) = £124.98
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95

Total: £1,207.78 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

64GB DDR5 as was mentioned a couple times, upgrading a gfx card a few years down the line will be easier than the RAM.
GeForce RTX 3060 as its more than enough for what I need atm and £220 less than the 4070.

Still to decide between the 9700X and 9900X. Only questions:

* I usually try and avoid brand new technologies for the first 6months/yr to let them work through teething problems, how stable is the feedback do you think this is something to worry about?
* Noticed this article comparing the 9700/9900/14700k : article
* Was pretty surprised the 9700 outperformed the others on single core processes (blender/handbrake), which I actually use quite a lot as well.
* The 9700 runs at 65W and 9900 on 120W but the tests showed pretty similar power draws so I'm guessing there's no real difference to your electricity bills between the 3?

The Gigabyte X AX motherboard looks good but is out of stock atm. Also forgot to mention:

* I have a Logitech 5.1 sound system so need c/sub, front, and rear output. But the Gigabyte motherboards only seem to have line out.
* Also noticed it only has 3 PCIx16 slots (looks like when it says networking: wifi/bluetooth these have dedicated inputs so won't need a separate PCI card?
(my current mobo has 3x16, 2x8, 1x1, maybe a bit overkill?)
* I'm guessing PCIex16 5.0 is pretty much a prerequisite?
* Also is there a big difference between the X670 and B650 chipsets?

So is there another motherboard you might recommend? The Asus ones seem to fit the bill:

Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Order Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Order MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Order Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Order Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Order Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Thanks,
Mach234

 

[Mach234 (or similar).]

Hey Tetras,

Thanks for your answers again. Went for the ASUS TUF B650 in the end as I just use the audio for listening to music mostly so as long as its got 5.1 I'm happy ands seems PCI5.0 is still a way off yet.
(and updated the case as think this one looks slicker will get an external blu-ray)

So the build I'm thinking of now:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Twelve Core 5.60GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02675) = £428.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £169.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-374-MS) = £265.00
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.99
• 1 x WD 2TB Blue HDD 5400rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD20EARZ) (SKU: STO-WDC-01659) = £59.98
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE Dual Tower CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02723) = £36.95
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse G500A Performance Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-0BJ-PT) = £139.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (SKU: AC-000-AC) = £7.99

Total: £1,423.82 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Just noticed the 9900X, WD HDD, and cooler are out of stock, I don't suppose you know when they might be coming back in?
Unless there's anything you think I've missed (or think the tomahawk is a better board) i'll put the order in tomorrow..

Many thanks again,
Mach234

 

[Mach234 (or similar).]

Thanks I was thinking about the extra usbs at the back but to be honest I only ever need 3 maybe 4 max.
Ooh I didn't spot the P400 might go for it but to be fair I think the rest of the build is pretty tight so I don't mind splashing out a bit on one item
Thanks again for the build spec, really looking forward to putting it together
Thanks again

 

[Mach234 (or similar).]

Just to throw my hat into the ring, Nvidia's 50 series is out quite soon, have you considered running your old Gpu temporarily to tide you over until they're out?

Ooh thanks didn't know that, i'll keep an eye out for them but to be honest think it might pop my budget out of shape