New PC Guidance

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T10:24:00+0000

Hi all,

looking for some guidance. I am new to PC building and no idea on hardware builds/components. I was wondering if £1500/£1700 is enough for a decent gaming rig? It will be purely used for gaming.

mickyflinn · 2024-12-03T11:47:12+0000

Hi and welcome.

What resolution will you be gaming at ?

Do you need everything, monitor ,etc or just the pc?

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T11:48:47+0000

I will be gaming at 1440p as I dont believe my budget would allow for 4k. I dont need monitor etc just the PC

mickyflinn · 2024-12-03T11:54:29+0000

t35646885 said:
I will be gaming at 1440p as I dont believe my budget would allow for 4k. I dont need monitor etc just the PC

Any must have in build like WiFi, RGB , white cases ?

Gaming AMD x3d chips are the fastest but are silly prices like £450 to £500 and pre order would you be happy ton pay that money or get a cheaper CPU and upgrade later down the line.

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T12:00:49+0000

Wifi is a must and bit of RGB would be cool as I like the AIO coolers with temperatures showing etc. I do like the
Lian Li O11 Vision Compact Black case. I am happy to wait for a pre-order CPU. Would the Rig be able to get upgraded in future?

mickyflinn · 2024-12-03T12:24:22+0000

t35646885 said:
Wifi is a must and bit of RGB would be cool as I like the AIO coolers with temperatures showing etc. I do like the
Lian Li O11 Vision Compact Black case. I am happy to wait for a pre-order CPU. Would the Rig be able to get upgraded in future?

Yes the rig would be upgradable , I've put a 7600cpu and a 4070super but if you want a x3d CPU drop the GPU down to a 4070 .

There are new GPUs to come in January if you can wait.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
1 x Antec C5 ARGB Midi Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-02729) = £109.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02786) = £89.99
1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £159.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Phoenix 16GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics (SKU: GRA-GNW-01537) = £779.99
1 x NVIDIA - Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03769) = £0.00
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £104.99
1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £49.99

Total: £1,603.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T12:28:47+0000

Thanks for this. How come if I went for X3D chip id need to drop the GPU down to a 4700 Super to a 4700?

mickyflinn · 2024-12-03T12:36:18+0000

t35646885 said:
Thanks for this. How come if I went for X3D chip id need to drop the GPU down to a 4700 Super to a 4700?

You don't have to, it's to balance your budget, so you get a lower price GPU and spending it on the CPU .

That's lots of variables.

Tetras · 2024-12-03T13:43:14+0000

t35646885 said:
I will be gaming at 1440p as I dont believe my budget would allow for 4k. I dont need monitor etc just the PC

This spec is well optimised for 4K (4070 Ti Super is 4K capable), so your budget is fine if that's what you want to do:

mickyflinn said:
Yes the rig would be upgradable , I've put a 7600cpu and a 4070super but if you want a x3d CPU drop the GPU down to a 4070 .

There are new GPUs to come in January if you can wait.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99

1 x Antec C5 ARGB Midi Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-02729) = £109.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02786) = £89.99

1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £159.99

1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99

1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Phoenix 16GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics (SKU: GRA-GNW-01537) = £779.99

1 x NVIDIA - Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03769) = £0.00

1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £104.99

1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £49.99

Total: £1,603.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T13:57:20+0000

Would build work if I swapped out the case for https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-o11-vision-compact-black-cas-lia-02812.html

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T13:57:37+0000

Perhaps I need a few fans aswell

Tetras · 2024-12-03T13:59:54+0000

t35646885 said:
Perhaps I need a few fans aswell

Yeah, the Antec C5 comes with 7x 120mm ARGB fans, which makes it good value for the price.

t35646885 · 2024-12-03T14:02:01+0000

Oh are Antec cases good build quality and will be suitable for upgrades in future?

Tetras · 2024-12-03T14:19:45+0000

t35646885 said:
Oh are Antec cases good build quality

I used to buy them when Antec was a big thing many moons ago and the quality was fine, but I couldn't tell you beyond that.

t35646885 said:
and will be suitable for upgrades in future?

Kind of hard to answer that, what do you mean by upgrades?

A case is a case and they don't change much, most builds could fit in a 20 year old case, I'm still using some that are nearly that old

In terms of:
- Graphics card: 410mm is a really good size, I doubt there will be anything that doesn't fit, even if the 5090 is bigger than the 4090.
- CPU cooler height: 160mm, could be better, but popular coolers will fit and I assume Antec thought you would use an AIO in the roof anyway.
- PSU length: 240mm, that's big enough for a whopper, so no issue there.
- Airflow: 7x 120mm fans is more than good enough for any build.
- Connectivity: has a USB Type-C and x2 USB 3.0, so can't see a problem.