New PC advice

SaBBz · 9 Dec 2023 at 09:50

Morning all

A friend is looking to buy or build a PC that can run Baldur's Gate 3, Starfield and Warhammer Total War well. He is looking to spend around £1,400 and already has all peripherals and a 1080p monitor (though may upgrade to 1440p at some point in the future).

I'm not totally sure what kind of spec he should look for, but I'm thinking that a 4070 should give him quite a bit of longevity, and he should pair it with a 7600X and 32gb RAM or similar (I have no real idea on Intel CPUs)?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

mickyflinn · 9 Dec 2023 at 10:35

Here's my take gone with the 7800xt as it's faster than the 4070 unless you need ray tracing.

There's £100 left over to tweak and add a cooler but I would suggest you buy the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120se it's performance king for £30.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DG-AM) = £199.99
1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £518.99
1 x AMD - Avatar Radeon Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-01186) = £0.00
1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £109.99
1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £110.00
1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £112.99
1 x Phanteks SK120 Black DRGB PWM Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-02D-PT) = £7.99

Total: £1,306.92 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Tetras · 9 Dec 2023 at 10:52

SaBBz said:
(I have no real idea on Intel CPUs)?

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i5-13600KF (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6B8-IN) = £289.99
1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £160.00
1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36) (SKU: MY-4D7-CS) = £109.99
1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £518.99
1 x AMD - Avatar Radeon Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-01186) = £0.00
1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £114.94
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-09F-PT) = £72.95
1 x Phanteks M25 120mm PWM Chassis Fan Triple Pack - Black (SKU: FG-030-PT) = £23.99
1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £109.99

Total: £1,400.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Cooler: this.

SaBBz · 9 Dec 2023 at 17:14

Thanks both. Is the general consensus to go with the 7800XT? I thought it was worse than the 6800XT in quite a few games and the 4070 has DLSS3?

Tetras · 9 Dec 2023 at 18:26

SaBBz said:
Thanks both. Is the general consensus to go with the 7800XT? I thought it was worse than the 6800XT in quite a few games and the 4070 has DLSS3?

7800 XT is a bit faster for raster and has 4GB more VRAM, while the 4070 is faster with ray tracing enabled and has better stock energy efficiency. Simple enough to swap them out for your preference.

Radeon RX 7800 XT vs. GeForce RTX 4070, 45 Game Benchmark @ 1080p, 1440p & 4K

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