New PC build advice

mb1980y · 23 Sep 2023 at 16:18

Hi,

Donating my current rig to my son so need some advice on a complete new build please, it will be purely for gaming.

Budget between 2.5k and 3k to include monitor also if possible.
Tempted to get the Gigabyte 32" M32UC to go with it.

Thanks

cyber69 · 23 Sep 2023 at 17:53

I’m almost ready to buy myself and specced the following

Ryzen 7800X3D
MSI X670E Tomahawk mobo
32GB Kingston ddr5 expo 5600mhz memory (QVL compatibility checked with MSI)
Zotac 4070TI gpu
Noctua u12a cpu cooler
Fractal design torrent case
Corsair RM1000 psu
Samsung 990 pro 1TB OS & 2TB steam drive

About £2250 total.

Tetras · 23 Sep 2023 at 18:29

2K5 build:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £308.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £255.54
1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DE-CS) = £124.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £749.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
2 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £118.99

1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99
1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £139.99

1 x (unchanged) Gigabyte 32" M32UC 3840x2160 4K SS VA 144Hz 1ms HDMI 2.1 HDR400 FreeSync KVM Curved Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-00W-GI) = £618.95

Total: £2,501.42 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Use of CPU's box cooler assumed.

3K build:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £149.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13E-ZT) = £1,499.99
1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £94.99

1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £104.99

1 x (unchanged) Gigabyte 32" M32UC 3840x2160 4K SS VA 144Hz 1ms HDMI 2.1 HDR400 FreeSync KVM Curved Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-00W-GI) = £618.95

Total: £3,018.83 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Cooler: this (under £50).

SqualidChimp · 23 Sep 2023 at 19:09

I recently had a discussion of a new build for about the same budget for a friend. We came to the conclusion that the 4070ti was the most 'worth it' in the current stable. 2 great builds above but I'd slightly side towards the AMD processor.

Dg834man · 23 Sep 2023 at 21:18

SqualidChimp said:
4070ti was the most 'worth it'

Think the consensus on here was it was one of the worst.

matt1 · 24 Sep 2023 at 07:14

Tetras said:
2K5 build:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £308.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00

1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £255.54

1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DE-CS) = £124.99

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £749.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00

2 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £118.99

1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99

1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £139.99

1 x (unchanged) Gigabyte 32" M32UC 3840x2160 4K SS VA 144Hz 1ms HDMI 2.1 HDR400 FreeSync KVM Curved Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-00W-GI) = £618.95

Total: £2,501.42 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Use of CPU's box cooler assumed.

Like this build, would consider the 7800X3D over the 7700 if you’re likely to keep this machine for a long time but if you’re likely to part upgrade before needing a complete rebuild then stick with the 7700.

covenantuk · 24 Sep 2023 at 07:48

I'd go for AMD - above build is fine, but I'd grab a 7800X3D CPU and an AIO cooler.

mb1980y · 24 Sep 2023 at 10:21

Thanks Tetras for the suggestions, would there be much gain/point using the sapphire 7900 XTX over the XT? if so would anything need to change in the build?

malfunkshun · 24 Sep 2023 at 10:36

mb1980y said:
Thanks Tetras for the suggestions, would there be much gain/point using the sapphire 7900 XTX over the XT? if so would anything need to change in the build?

It would depend on which XTX you chose, some manufacturers specify bigger power supplies, although I'd like to think 850w would be fine.

Tetras · 24 Sep 2023 at 11:16

mb1980y said:
Thanks Tetras for the suggestions, would there be much gain/point using the sapphire 7900 XTX over the XT? if so would anything need to change in the build?

Depends on your expectations. TPU have it around 18% faster on average at 4K, which is a decent chunk and enough to make some settings playable that aren't on the XT.

I'd change the PSU to this one, if you want to avoid daisy chaining with 3x 8 pins:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W ATX3.0 Native PCIE 5 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BR-TT) = £179.99
1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake PF3 750/850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-001-TT) = £0.00

Total: £187.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)

mb1980y · 24 Sep 2023 at 12:34

Something like this, which cooler would you suggest? RAM looks quite high so not sure if I'm limted on options.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A5-SP) = £929.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
1 x Gigabyte 32" M32UC 3840x2160 4K SS VA 144Hz 1ms HDMI 2.1 HDR400 FreeSync KVM Curved Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-00W-GI) = £618.95
1 x Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W ATX3.0 Native PCIE 5 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BR-TT) = £179.98
1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake PF3 750/850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-001-TT) = £0.00
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £368.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £255.54
1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DE-CS) = £124.99
1 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £119.00
1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99

Total: £2,662.43 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Tetras · 24 Sep 2023 at 13:21

mb1980y said:
Something like this, which cooler would you suggest? RAM looks quite high so not sure if I'm limted on options.

You could change the RAM, the speed matters much less for an X3D.

Usually I'd suggest the thermalright peerless assassin, but I don't know what the RAM clearance is on this cooler.

Grumbledook · 24 Sep 2023 at 16:42

Tetras said:
Usually I'd suggest the thermalright peerless assassin, but I don't know what the RAM clearance is on this cooler.

From what I've seen from others, you can just mount the fan slightly higher up on the cooler if you need the RAM clearance.

Always worth doing some research before buying to be sure though.

jigger · 24 Sep 2023 at 17:05

SqualidChimp said:
I recently had a discussion of a new build for about the same budget for a friend. We came to the conclusion that the 4070ti was the most 'worth it' in the current stable. 2 great builds above but I'd slightly side towards the AMD processor.

The 4070ti seems overpriced to me.

Defy Belief · 25 Sep 2023 at 07:18

My two cents..

I run a Ryzen 7600 with a 7900XTX at 4k and it doesn't break a sweat, with the amount of money you're spending you could comfortably fit a 4090 in there if you make some minor compromises. If you want fancy ROG stuff you'll end up having a better looking, but worse performing pc for your money.

Instead of £600+ on a 7800x3D and a Strix motherboard, you could buy a 7600 with a lower end (but still perfectly fine) b650 board for not much over £300.

I haven't checked all the specs of this kit if i'm honest just quickly selected buy to see what it would cost, so there might be some mis-matches.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £218.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £139.99
1 x Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W ATX3.0 Native PCIE 5 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BR-TT) = £179.99
1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake PF3 750/850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-001-TT) = £0.00
1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
1 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £118.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13E-ZT) = £1,499.99
1 x Gigabyte 32" M32UC 3840x2160 4K SS VA 144Hz 1ms HDMI 2.1 HDR400 FreeSync KVM Curved Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-00W-GI) = £618.95

Total: £2,941.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)

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