New System advice

jaybee82 · 10 Feb 2020 at 13:31

Hi all,

I was looking at some help in constructing a new build, as it's been between 5-6 years since the basis of my current system was constructed (specs in signature).

Firstly I was wondering whether there's anything at all worth keeping, such as the graphics card and/or monitor? Or is it worth just selling these and putting it towards other parts?

I'm looking for a high-end gaming machine to run games such as Dying Light 2 and Doom Eternal maxed out, but I'm not overly fussed about 4K. I wont be doing any streaming or video editing, just purely gaming and browsing etc.

At the minute I'm only really looking at the below, but willing to pay more if worthwhile to future proof the machine. Would really appreciate some feedback on PSUs, RAM, Drives etc

RYZEN 5 3600 SIX CORE 4.2GHZ (SOCKET AM4) PROCESSOR - RETAIL
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...MItPz1oYrH5wIViLPtCh3O-wVXEAQYASABEgKs3vD_BwE

B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (SOCKET AM4) DDR4 ATX MOTHERBOARD
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-socket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-33t-ms.html

jaybee82 · 10 Feb 2020 at 13:37

Just off the back of this, I've been doing some searching on what my current monitor is selling for (new) and it seems to be close to £500? I'm certain I paid about £350 for this in a sale a year ago, have G-Sync monitors massively increased in price?

jaybee82 · 10 Feb 2020 at 17:44

orbitalwalsh said:
Is your monitor 1080p 144/120hz or 1440p ?

Hi,

Specs below.

Screen: 68.6 cm (27") Full HD (1920 x 1080) 240 Hz

jaybee82 · 10 Feb 2020 at 17:46

Joxeon said:
If your planning to keep the PC as long as your current one then and dont want to upgrade the cpu in that time then a 3700x would probably be better, though the 3600 is a fine option especially if you drop in a 4700x in a couple of years time.

The best ram for gaming is samsung B-die and for the high binned stuff expect to pay a premium for it, that said the gains are not huge and configuring cheaper ram yourself will probably match the performance gains on xmp/DOCP of more expensive ram.

for PSUs you would ideally be looking for a 650w+ gold unit from a decent brand Seasonic, EVGA, Superflower or Corsair preferably with a 10 year warranty.

For NVME SSDs ignore the over priced samsung and instead look for something like the Sabrent rocket or silicon power P34A80 as these offer almost the same performance at 60% of the price though for gaming in general you would still be pushed to noticed the difference over regular SATA SSDs.

The Tomahawk max is an exellent choice for a gaming motherboard with very good VRM cooling so it can handle even 16 core CPUs.

I personally would hang on to your GPU till nvidia launches the next gen 7nm cards later this year.

Appreciate the feedback mate, some good stuff there to consider! I may do what you suggest and just build a rig using me existing 1070 as a starting point for now.