New pc build recommendation

NathanE02 · 30 May 2025 at 15:15

Purchase Timeframe: 1 week

Budget: £500-£700

Usage: every day use gaming playing 1080p. I play on a 240hz monitor

Preferences: ideally wanting to use ryzen 7 and a tower cooler

Current Hardware:
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Storage 932 GB HDD ST1000DM003-1ER162, 932 GB SSD WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (16 GB)
System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Peripherals: none

Special Needs/Requirements: None

I am wanting to upgrade from my current pc but i am wanting to re use my graphics card (4070 Ti SUPER) or do you reccomend upgrading my graphics card aswell?

Tetras · 30 May 2025 at 15:29

Slightly over budget, but you could probably re-use your cooler if it can handle a 3700X.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £74.99
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02665) = £29.99

Total: £722.95 (includes delivery: £7.99)

NathanE02 said:
do you reccomend upgrading my graphics card aswell?

No, CPU is the right move for 1080p, unless you're doing path tracing

NathanE02 · 30 May 2025 at 15:45

Tetras said:
Slightly over budget, but you could probably re-use your cooler if it can handle a 3700X.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99

1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £74.99

1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02665) = £29.99

Total: £722.95 (includes delivery: £7.99)

No, CPU is the right move for 1080p, unless you're doing path tracing

what would u recommend if i wanted to spend a little less on a processor? or would you not? i will also be needing a psu what would you recommend? thanks

Tetras · 30 May 2025 at 15:51

NathanE02 said:
what would u recommend if i wanted to spend a little less on a processor? or would you not?

For 1080p, I would not.

If I had to save a bit: the 7800X3D.
If I had to save a lot: 9700X.
If I just wanted a "good enough" upgrade with plans to upgrade again later: 7600X (they're available as low as £150 now).

NathanE02 said:
i will also be needing a psu what would you recommend? thanks

First one if cost is an issue and the second one if you got the spare money.

The AMP GH is built by Helly who Seasonic use for their lower-end PSUs and the warranty is 8 year (normally would expect 10-year for a gold PSU).

The HCG Pro is derived from Seasonic's Vertex, but has a 10 year warranty instead of 12 year on the Seasonic.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
1 x Antec HCG 850 Pro Platinum 850W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02745) = £159.95

Total: £252.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)

mickyflinn · 30 May 2025 at 15:52

NathanE02 said:
what would u recommend if i wanted to spend a little less on a processor? or would you not? i will also be needing a psu what would you recommend? thanks

7800x3d can be had for £360 and not much slower.

NathanE02 · 30 May 2025 at 17:12

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cart/restore/de46182f09a103ceb3f52eab24c09a24

This is the pc i have just built along with my 4070 ti super. is this a suitable pc or is there anything you would swap?

Tetras · 30 May 2025 at 17:32

NathanE02 said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cart/restore/de46182f09a103ceb3f52eab24c09a24

This is the pc i have just built along with my 4070 ti super. is this a suitable pc or is there anything you would swap?

Would swap the P310 for a T500. The P310 uses QLC and has a rated endurance approx 1/3rd of the T500.

The GL isn't a bad PSU, but is a lower tier unit with only a 5 year warranty (most Gold units are 10).

tamzzy · 30 May 2025 at 17:42

NathanE02 said:
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB

Personally I would just swap the CPU to a 5700x3d and get 32gb ram. No need for AM5.

NathanE02 · 30 May 2025 at 17:47

tamzzy said:
Personally I would just swap the CPU to a 5700x3d and get 32gb ram. No need for AM5.

how come? i dont know much about pc's so its all new to me

hornetstinger · 30 May 2025 at 17:48

NathanE02 said:
how come? i dont know much about pc's so its all new to me

Only upgrade when you really have to. But upgrade CPU and memory. DDR memory is pretty cheap also

If you've got money to burn get something else, like better quality keyboard, speakers, joypad, joystick, steering wheel etc.

NathanE02 · 30 May 2025 at 17:51

hornetstinger said:
Only upgrade when you really have to. But upgrade CPU and memory. DDR memory is pretty cheap also

If you've got money to burn get something else, like better quality keyboard, speakers, joypad, joystick, steering wheel etc.

its going to be a new build. the only thing im keeping is a 4070ti super. ideally id like this new pc to last me a fair few years

tamzzy · 30 May 2025 at 20:52

NathanE02 said:
how come? i dont know much about pc's so its all new to me

because it's cheaper, and you'll still see a significant increase in performance, coming from a 3700x

5700x3d = £200
32gb ddr4 3200 (2x 16) = £50

Tetras · 30 May 2025 at 20:57

NathanE02 said:
its going to be a new build. the only thing im keeping is a 4070ti super.

If you're replacing the PC I'd definitely go AM5, preferably a 7800X3D or 9800X3D if you're staying at 1080p.

hornetstinger · 30 May 2025 at 20:58

yeah 32GB of DDR4 is cheap, it's like double for DDR5