Out of the Loop, want to get back in!

[kinger8938]

Hey all.

Once our 2nd boy came along I had to sacrifice the space to turn my little game room in to a bedroom.

With this I fell out of the pc space but stayed in partially via the steam deck

We are moving soon and I'll have the luxury of space for a proper set up again, however Im out of the loop now and wonder if a prefabricated system may be the best bet for me?

My last system (which I donated to my office to use for cad/cam) consisted of a Ryzen 3600? Maybe, and a nVidia 2070s

Will be used primarily for gaming. I used to aim for 1440p, is that still considered a good sweet spot?

Budget wise I'm not too sure. I never went mad in the past, I guess I'd always hover around Mid range kit. But if it's worth stepping things up a bit for future proofing and so on, then I'm all ears! £1000-1500 maybe?

I'd need to get a monitor and peripherals but I consider that separate to the budget here.

Any advice appreciated, I always preferred nVidia but if that's changed, I'm open to swapping sides as it were.

Thanks in advance!

*Also as a side note, I'd like to explore 3d printing too but I imagine that's irrelevant at this point

 

[Tetras]

however Im out of the loop now and wonder if a prefabricated system may be the best bet for me?

Main problem right now is getting affordable RAM, cheapest in stock 32GB is over £300 at OCUK.

If going pre-built, I'd get this one, says is in stock and ready to ship:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Mach 3.2 - Ryzen 7500X3D RTX 5070 Pre-Built Gaming PC (SKU: FS-PB07-EP) = £1,399.99

Total: £1,399.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Will be used primarily for gaming. I used to aim for 1440p, is that still considered a good sweet spot?

Yes, though with upscaling you can go 4K and not have to play native unless there's a lot of performance on the table.

I always preferred nVidia but if that's changed, I'm open to swapping sides as it were.

The main problem with the 5070 is 12GB, since it'll probably be annoying down the road, like the 8GB is for the 3070 (that otherwise has enough grunt for modern games).

5070 Ti isn't a bad card, but it depends on what price the 9070 XT is. At one point the 9070 XT was around £550 and the 5070 Ti ~£700, where the former wins, but lately they're both creeping upwards.

But if it's worth stepping things up a bit for future proofing and so on, then I'm all ears! £1000-1500 maybe?

Not really. If you can fit a 7800X3D/9800X3D, 32/48/64GB, a 9070 XT or 5070 Ti and 2TB storage then there's no need for more at 1440p. I'd suggest buying soon because the RAM shortage and SSD/GPU prices don't look like they're going to improve this side of Christmas, or maybe even this side of 2027.