New PC recommendation - CS2 primarily

[Ripper]

Hi all,

Been out of PC gaming for many years but I’m looking to get back into a spot of CS2 and occasional other games (Death Stranding, Cyberpunk for example).

I’ll be selling my OLED steam deck and XPS laptop to fund, so I’m hoping for <£1k.

I have monitor, peripherals etc already.

ChatGPT has suggested a Ryzen 7 7700, MSI B650 board, MSI RTX 4060 - but interested to know what the fine people of OCUK think is appropriate.

I would prefer a smaller case where possible.

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[mickyflinn]

£1100 but I've managed to squeeze a 5070 into the build.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £188.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M-X WiFi R2.0 (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-05290) = £124.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £79.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Twin Edge 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-05629) = £458.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial P310 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-03049) = £61.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £1,096.82 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Ripper]

Thank you. Would you recommend an X3D processor if I could stretch to it? A few friends have recommended them for CS2 specifically.

 

[Tetras]

Dropping below a 5070 to fit the X3D is going to be highly situational. There's very little room in the budget outside of that.

What is the monitor that you have?

 

[Ripper]

But if I went with the 5070 and x3d? 7800x3d specifically? Or would you suggest an alternative GPU?

Monitor is something I’ll come back to once I’m up and running - currently I just have a pair of average 24” 1080p monitors which will need replacing once finances allow!

 

[mickyflinn]

But if I went with the 5070 and x3d? 7800x3d specifically? Or would you suggest an alternative GPU?

Monitor is something I’ll come back to once I’m up and running - currently I just have a pair of average 24” 1080p monitors which will need replacing once finances allow!

9600x to a 7800x3d can give up to 20% more fps in cs2 at 1080p if you think it's worth the stretch , another £140 roughly.

Me I'd rather keep the 5070 and 9600x if budget is limited and upgrade the CPU later down the line.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cs2/comments/1gkzyri/the_best_cpus_for_cs2_the_new_amd_ryzen_7_9800x3d/

 

[WARburton]

id go 7800x3d from MM(haha), and 9070xt from B-Grade(£450)

 

[Ripper]

Thanks. If I went with everything you suggested Micky, but went with the 7800x3d, and changed the case to a Lian Li A3 (slightly smaller footprint for my space), would this all work together nicely?

 

[deviation]

If you plan on upgrade the monitor later, just save a bit longer to get the X3D, and a higher spec GPU, first over the monitor - you'll never regret this, but you might kick yourself if you don't wait a bit longer, in the long run. This way you can just fit and forget an X3D, and know it's going to last you years, and still end up with a better GPU. Then get the monitor last.
That's what I'd do anyway, if I was planning on getting a new monitor as well

 

[WARburton]

Thanks. If I went with everything you suggested Micky, but went with the 7800x3d, and changed the case to a Lian Li A3 (slightly smaller footprint for my space), would this all work together nicely?

yes it would

 

[Ripper]

id go 7800x3d from MM(haha), and 9070xt from B-Grade(£450)

Thanks, can't see the 9070 in B grade though?

 

[WARburton]

Thanks, can't see the 9070 in B grade though?

you make offers via the "contact us link", ive had about 5 from B-Grade now and paid £450 for them all(each).

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/?query=9070xt&category=Clearance

i can recomand the Taichi OC its runs nice and cool

 

[Ripper]

Thanks, I've contacted them!

 

[deviation]

I've had about 5 from B-Grade now and paid £450 for them all(each).

Are you running them in quintuple Crossfire configuration

 

[mickyflinn]

Thanks, I've contacted them!

Warburton got you cover.

CS2 is better optimized for Nvidia with up to 10% more FPS so I would look it reviews and benchmarks before you decide.

Let's us know

 

[WARburton]

CS2 is better optimized for Nvidia with up to 10% more FPS so I would look it reviews and benchmarks before you decide.

i agree with this 100% if we was comparing the 5070ti, but for a 5070 the 9070xt is just better

 

[mickyflinn]

i agree with this 100% if we was comparing the 5070ti, but for a 5070 the 9070xt is just better

There at different price points as the the 9070xt is £130 new over the 5070 , sure if you can get a deal then it's a no brainer to get the xt.