New PC Build

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It’s been a while but decided to jump back into PC gaming-I will play on a 4K TV or 4K monitor. Games I am looking at include FPS shooters, RTS such as age of empires 4 & Company of heroes 3, plus racing simulators (I will buy a wheel further down the line).

Looking to spend no more than £2k on the PC alone. I have peripherals and a monitor already which I will update later. Could someone spec me as a starting point. Would prefer an Nvidia card. No need to include windows.

 

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Thank you both. When are the 5000 cards expected?

 

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Can I ask when it’s better to use a liquid cooler?

 

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Here we go there room left in budget to upscale some components.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £89.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Star Wars: Outlaws Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03030) = £0.00
• 1 x NZXT H5 Flow Matte Black Mid Tower Case (SKU: CA-1B4-NX) = £74.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £949.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £349.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £103.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £24.95

Total: £1,892.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Any other thoughts about changes to this build before I order the components?

 

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To further improve the build I would make these 2 changes, a better motherboard gives you pcie5 and the memory has tighter timmings. Won't make a massive difference in performance but gives you better options.


Oh, and a sprinkle of RGB

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G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit

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Thanks for this. Can anyone recommend a decent looking case - I want to move the case to use on the front room LG Oled TV from time to time and it will be on show.

I note the GPU recommended in research I have done could be better. Any other recommendations for a 4080 Super - say ASUS or would I not get any benefit?

 

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If honest with cases I don’t know where to begin - any other recommendations?

Can you recommend an MSI or Asus graphics card - I tend to go with names?

 

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Sticking with Zotac for the warranty and keeps to you 2k budget (almost), but how about a white build.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity OC White 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01495) = £959.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Star Wars: Outlaws Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03030) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JY-AS) = £199.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-GSK-01358) = £128.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02520) = £114.95
• 1 x Antec C3 ARGB Midi Tower - White (SKU: CAS-ATC-02728) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB 120m White CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02419) = £29.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £349.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £149.99

Total: £2,013.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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If you get the WD SN770 2TB it will be under budget.​

Defo needs to be a dark colour build

 

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The PSU and cooler are pre-order. How often do they get stock? Any replacement recommendations?

 

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Should I be looking to add additional fans to the NZXT case?

 

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What about RGB, yes or no?

Happy either way with this