New pc between £700 to £1.000 for VR SIM racing

[Craig_d1]

@morfeo256 checking the marketplace and from quick scan
someone got a new b550 aorus elite v2 mobo they just reduced to £75
or the above b550m ds3h for £65 new (he bought wrong mob and too late to return)
b550 f gaming used can prob get for £90.
b450 tomahawk max II £55..prob get if you say £45
just got to be patient, be prepared t bargain a little and just be a little careful
either that or start writing lots of post..lots of section to the forum...get 1k posts (or did they reduce it to 500?) and you have access to MM

 

[Gray2233]

AM4 is an end of life platform, the only option you'd really have to upgrade would be a 5700X3D/5800X3D at some point, you might luck out and get one cheap in a year or two.

It's really not ideal, it would be functional for your needs but I'd say it's a fair bit of corner cutting that could be avoided if you can find a good second hand deal or upped your budget.

 

[jigger]

AM4 is an end of life platform, the only option you'd really have to upgrade would be a 5700X3D/5800X3D at some point, you might luck out and get one cheap in a year or two.

It's really not ideal, it would be functional for your needs but I'd say it's a fair bit of corner cutting that could be avoided if you can find a good second hand deal or upped your budget.

Or 5900X, 5950X, if AMD don’t drop something Zen3/+ based as the last AM4 as been rumoured a couple of times.

 

[morfeo256]

@morfeo256 checking the marketplace and from quick scan
someone got a new b550 aorus elite v2 mobo they just reduced to £75
or the above b550m ds3h for £65 new (he bought wrong mob and too late to return)
b550 f gaming used can prob get for £90.
b450 tomahawk max II £55..prob get if you say £45
just got to be patient, be prepared t bargain a little and just be a little careful
either that or start writing lots of post..lots of section to the forum...get 1k posts (or did they reduce it to 500?) and you have access to MM

Just had a look on FB, thank you!





Let's say I get the b550 for £75 plus the following, would that be fine? Still at £1k


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £64.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 10 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: CA-14V-BQ) = £64.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99

Total: £926.94 (includes delivery: £7.99)[
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[Gray2233]

Just had a look on FB, thank you!





Let's say I get the b550 for £75 plus the following, would that be fine? Still at £1k


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £64.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 10 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: CA-14V-BQ) = £64.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99

Total: £926.94 (includes delivery: £7.99)[​

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Aye, just make sure it's an M-ATX board to fit your case, the CPU does come with a stock cooler but I'd still recommend spending £15 on a RGB Thermalright Assassin King since you seem interested in the aesthetic side. You'll get better thermals and a better overall look to the build, it's a nice case for the price tbh if you're into a bit of bling.

 

[morfeo256]

Aye, just make sure it's an M-ATX board to fit your case, the CPU does come with a stock cooler but I'd still recommend spending £15 on a RGB Thermalright Assassin King since you seem interested in the aesthetic side. You'll get better thermals and a better overall look to the build, it's a nice case for the price tbh if you're into a bit of bling.

I've found this on marketplace : "MSI b550m motor motherboard £100" and a Corsair RM750e PSU £70.

Would that be worth getting?

 

[Craig_d1]

I've found this on marketplace : "MSI b550m motor motherboard £100" and a Corsair RM750e PSU £70.

Would that be worth getting?

I wouldn't. the mortar is actually a good mobo, but that's just too expensive, esp if it's the non wifi version.
Regarding the psu, you need to know how old it is etc, but corsair doing an offer at mo on it so the RM750e v2 is £90 and the RM850e v2 is £100. V2 means it's the newer model(no suprise there) which is atx3.0 compliant...atx3.0 is more relevant as it was designed to help with transient power spikes that the newer gpu's can have(really the higher powered nvidia 4000 series cards)

below is tier list of psu's, last updated in nov, so they've only got version 1 listed rather than 2 in the atx3.0 area, but still rated tier A..I do think the RMe series are good value personally, esp when they drop the price is their sales

PSU Tier List rev. 17.0g - Cultists Network

PSU Tier List will help you to choose the best PSU out of hundreds of models on the market. From budget to the highest end Power Supplies.

cultists.network

I also put in couple of the new phantek cases. they're no frill(so no rubber gromets on the cutouts etc) but still good value and come with some fans, and designed to accomodate larger/longer gpu's so when you come to upgrade in future you shouldn't have to worry. Again, it's personal preference etc. I prefer to get atx size case as then you're not restricted to just looking for a matx board

• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £89.99
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £99.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01445) = £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £66.95

Total: £347.92 (includes delivery: £15.99)​

 

[morfeo256]

I wouldn't. the mortar is actually a good mobo, but that's just too expensive, esp if it's the non wifi version.
Regarding the psu, you need to know how old it is etc, but corsair doing an offer at mo on it so the RM750e v2 is £90 and the RM850e v2 is £100. V2 means it's the newer model(no suprise there) which is atx3.0 compliant...atx3.0 is more relevant as it was designed to help with transient power spikes that the newer gpu's can have(really the higher powered nvidia 4000 series cards)

below is tier list of psu's, last updated in nov, so they've only got version 1 listed rather than 2 in the atx3.0 area, but still rated tier A..I do think the RMe series are good value personally, esp when they drop the price is their sales

PSU Tier List rev. 17.0g - Cultists Network

PSU Tier List will help you to choose the best PSU out of hundreds of models on the market. From budget to the highest end Power Supplies.

cultists.network

I also put in couple of the new phantek cases. they're no frill(so no rubber gromets on the cutouts etc) but still good value and come with some fans, and designed to accomodate larger/longer gpu's so when you come to upgrade in future you shouldn't have to worry. Again, it's personal preference etc. I prefer to get atx size case as then you're not restricted to just looking for a matx board

• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £89.99
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £99.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01445) = £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £66.95

Total: £347.92 (includes delivery: £15.99)​

Thank you! I won't buy it then! I may buy the B550 from marketplace at £75 then if that's a better option?

And I'll stick to the power supply I was recommended:

be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 10 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Order be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 10 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[Craig_d1]

think one of the reasons I suggested going 2nd hand for am4 was specifically for the x3d cpu as it works so well with assetto corsa racing. If you're going to look at a 5600, then the value is there so much. That and some of the prices you're looking at, maybe I'd wait a bit and keep saving
I'd def start posting on the forum..lots of areas to comment in, be it motors, holidays, current affairs, general topics etc. Get enough so you can access Memebers Market. is a couple months when new 9000 series cpu's come out and maybe new mobo's you might see some more 7600/7600x cpu's come on the market as people upgrade..it does happen. I wont be ike when am5 came out, and there was a constant stream of am4 popping up as people upgraded, but stuff does appear
Memebers generally offer stuff here as it's to enthusiasts etc and prices are much more fair (no fees to start with) so you're less likely to get into problems
Maybe worth thinking about

 

[morfeo256]

I think the 4070 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 will be plenty for the use I'm gonna give it... And in the future I could always upgrade it to a 7600 like you mentioned but I think if I keep looking at things for a bit more of money I'll end up going way over the budget, I'm already £400 over what I wanted to spend in the first place so I'll try to keep it down so I don't spend a fortune


I'll follow your recommendation and try to get more posts so I could get in to the second hand section to see if there's anything I could get. (It would be handy if someone could have a look for me meanwhile hahahaha)




I can post again for another few hours so I will just add it to this post.

This looks like my final setup with a Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE.

Shall all this be good together? Would I need anything else to finish the build completely?

Thank you everyone for all the recommendations.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £64.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £66.95
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-593-GI) = £139.99

Total: £1,107.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)
​

 

[mickyflinn]

Everything looks fine .

Just to throw you a curve ball to get AM5 build with 7800xt. which will give you 5700x3d performance.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.98
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £470.00
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £89.98
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.00
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £66.94

Total: £1,142.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Craig_d1]

As a guide, if buying all new that's not that far off going for a am5 setup, hense why only really works going am4 if you can get decent 2nd had price etc..put a am5 build below for comparison, but I wouldn't go for this mobo tbf..it's only to show you a price comparison. The atx version yes(the b650 tuf gaming wifi is best selling board on ocuk atm), but that's £169..I'd prob go for Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX for £139 if on budget which is a newer board, not sold by OCuk, but it seems to have stronger vrm's than the gamix x ax board. redit users saying works fine with a 7800x3d and the like

• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus WIFI II (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J1-AS) = £129.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £109.99
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £89.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £64.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £66.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.98

Total: £1,211.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[w00dy85]

I used a 6800XT, 7900XTX and my sons 7900XT and all have been great for VR, I play IL2 Sturmovik using a Pico 4 at res of 3072 x 3072 and it's been faultless. I would recommend AMD for VR and I would also recommend a graphics card with more than 12GB of vram, as I regularly go over 12GB of vram. But I guess it depends on your graphic settings, I also use fpsvr to monitor the system resources used.

 

[morfeo256]

I think the 4070 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 will be plenty for the use I'm gonna give it... And in the future I could always upgrade it to a 7600 like you mentioned but I think if I keep looking at things for a bit more of money I'll end up going way over the budget, I'm already £400 over what I wanted to spend in the first place so I'll try to keep it down so I don't spend a fortune


I'll follow your recommendation and try to get more posts so I could get in to the second hand section to see if there's anything I could get. (It would be handy if someone could have a look for me meanwhile hahahaha)




I can post again for another few hours so I will just add it to this post.

This looks like my final setup with a Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE.

Shall all this be good together? Would I need anything else to finish the build completely?

Thank you everyone for all the recommendations.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £64.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £66.95
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) (SKU: CA-27S-CS) = £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-593-GI) = £139.99

Total: £1,107.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

I will probably stick to this one at the moment if I can get the second hand motherboard. If not I'll never make my mind up hahaha

 

[jigger]

I've found this on marketplace : "MSI b550m motor motherboard £100" and a Corsair RM750e PSU £70.

Would that be worth getting?

No. You can buy new with warranty for that money.

 

[morfeo256]

No. You can buy new with warranty for that money.

I'm buying the Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 for £75 plus postage. Good??

 

[jigger]

I'm buying the Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 for £75 plus postage. Good??

Maybe if you are looking for some particular features of the board, otherwise just about any B550/A520 board will get the job done.

 

[Craig_d1]

I'm buying the Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 for £75 plus postage. Good??

no wifi on that board, if you need that

 

[morfeo256]

no wifi on that board, if you need that

Ouch, I won't need it, but good to have just in case!

Any recommendation then on a brand new one?

 

[morfeo256]

Actually, I won't need WiFi, so I may just get it if it is a good price and stop thinking about it too much for £75