Opinions on a Custom Gaming PC specs pls?

DrKazza · 18 Nov 2020 at 13:53

Hiya - been absent for 100 years and my son's getting a PC that he's saved up for, he doesn't want to self build and I don't want to take the fun away from him of unboxing something amazing and taking over to build it myself - hence getting OcUK to do the hard work.

So I have a couple of questions, i could google them but I respect your opinions more. (also apols if any of these are retarded questions)

1) Should I pair an AMD CPU with an AMD Graphics card, and Intel with Nvidia - or is that unnecessary?
2) I'm lost on CPU coolers - there seems to be so many options and so little price difference (order of magnitude) any recommendations?
3) any views on these spec:

Intel & Nvidia

Case: Asus TUF GT501
CPU: i7-10700 3.8 (comet lake)
Mobo: Asus ROG Z490-F
CPU: Corsair Hydro iCUE
Memory: Vulcan 16GB (2x8gb)
GPU: RTX 3070 or 3080 when they're in stock
SSD 1tb & HDD 4tb
PSU: Kolink 850W

AMD & RADEON

Case: Asus TUF GT501
CPU: AMD Rysen 5 5600X 4.6GHz
Mobo: Gigabyte X570
CPU: Corsair Hydro iCUE
Memory: Vulcan 16GB (2x8gb)
GPU: Radeon 6800 when it comes out
SSD 1tb & HDD 4tb
PSU: Kolink 850W

any thought very gratefully received.

Drkazza

Rab · 18 Nov 2020 at 15:50

Amd for most these days. Great performance. Cheaper.
If you go for the 5600' could be w8 til next year for it. Launch of those cpu has been a disaster for most ppl wanting one. Worldwide shortage.
6800 g card probs be the same. Bad time to want new parts. No shop has enough. Would defo go amd. Although nothing in stock the now

Oggy · 20 Nov 2020 at 02:15

Deffo go for the AMD Kazza, I've been lurking a lot recently looking to upgrade looking at bang for buck AMD seems to come out on top and the recent reviews of the 6800xt look great and they have a trend of only getting better over time with driver updates also, they always seem to squeeze a bit more out of them. I'd only go nvidia if he wants to stream as I've heard it's easier but I might be wrong there. I've also only ever had gigabyte boards and never ever had a problem and not heard great things lately about asus.

Oh and hi hope you're keeping well

Andy pearson · 20 Nov 2020 at 04:18

1) You can pare a nvidia graphics card with a amd cpu no issues and vise versa
2) Yeah so air cooling is louder than water cooling (corsair hydro) you'll get roughly the same performance results from both but less risk with an aircooler. Watercooling just make sure the one you get the radiator fits in the case you choose (asus tuff 501 is fine with the model in your list think it can take upto a 360 radiator). Aircooling recommend: dark pro 4 no Nh-D15. Watercooling: Any corsair AIO or NZXT
3) AMD cpus are all the rage atm great performance to value. but obs stock issues. maybe on the amd motherboard drop down to a b550 board as they have all the essentials then the money you save get a NVME PCIE gen 4 SSD. No harm if you want to go with the Intel system if you want it sooner will still be a great system.

DrKazza · 20 Nov 2020 at 08:07

thanks guys - much appreciated

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2020 at 14:15

I would suggest a different power supply. A 750W will cover you for most setups. Go with something like a Phanteks AMP, SuperFlower Leadex III, Corsair TXM/RM/RMx, Bitfenix Whisper or Seasonic Focus GX.

As mentioned above, you can save money with a B550 board for AMD. An MSI B550 Gaming Edge Wifi for example can handle a 5950X just fine.

You don't need to spend a fortune on a cooler. An Arctic Freezer 34 esports would cope fine with a 5600X.

Maybe up the Ram to 32GB as it is pretty cheap at the minute. You can get a 32GB 3200MHz CL16 kit for around £100.

foster grant · 20 Nov 2020 at 14:34

lee32uk said:
I would suggest a different power supply. A 750W will cover you for most setups. Go with something like a Phanteks AMP, SuperFlower Leadex III, Corsair TXM/RM/RMx, Bitfenix Whisper or Seasonic Focus GX.

As mentioned above, you can save money with a B550 board for AMD. An MSI B550 Gaming Edge Wifi for example can handle a 5950X just fine.

You don't need to spend a fortune on a cooler. An Arctic Freezer 34 esports would cope fine with a 5600X.

Maybe up the Ram to 32GB as it is pretty cheap at the minute. You can get a 32GB 3200MHz CL16 kit for around £100.

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