PC build £1600 (maybe £1800 if makes a huge difference)

stephenw6044 · 30 Jul 2023 at 13:12

Hi all,

Im looking at building a PC that will be mainly for gaming (decided to get rid of xbox and laptop and give the wife her front room back). Im also secretary of the local sports club and run an independent travel agency from home so will be used for that aswell.

My ideal budget is £1600 but if it made a huge difference could go to £1800.

After reading around I think I would like it as future proof as can be and probably the 7900xt card as see its on a decent offer on ocuk atm (as decent as todays prices can be)

I have built before many moons ago but should imagine its roughly the same now.

Could I please have some spec ideas thrown at me. Not worried at all about fancy lights etc.

Many thanks in advance.

gjbf1 · 30 Jul 2023 at 13:17

Do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse etc. too? Or just the core build?

It doesn't sound like it, but do you use any applications that super intensive and use many cores?

stephenw6044 · 30 Jul 2023 at 13:18

But dont mind going 4070ti aswell.

gjbf1 said:
Do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse etc. too? Or just the core build?

It doesn't sound like it, but do you use any applications that super intensive and use many cores?

Just the core build please and no there isnt anything intensive. I dont mind going 4070 ti route if thats better. Thanks

gjbf1 · 30 Jul 2023 at 13:24

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £104.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B5600Z36) (SKU: MY-4DN-CS) = £109.99
1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £239.99
1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £129.95
1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-07B-AR) = £99.94
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £728.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £308.99

Total: £1,730.83 (includes delivery: £7.99)

Some food for thought. Plus whatever case you like.

Tetras · 30 Jul 2023 at 13:44

stephenw6044 said:
Im also secretary of the local sports club and run an independent travel agency from home so will be used for that aswell.

What apps do you use for this, or is it just simple spreadsheet stuff?

Intel option:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
1 x Gigabyte B760 DS3H DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BX-GI) = £144.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4D1-CS) = £79.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £728.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
2 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £43.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-09F-PT) = £72.95
1 x Phanteks M25 120mm PWM High-Airflow Chassis Fan - Black (SKU: FG-02X-PT) = £8.99
1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £104.99

Total: £1,600.85 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Cooler: replace the CPU's box cooler with this (under £50).

stephenw6044 · 30 Jul 2023 at 13:51

Its just spreadsheets mainly. Nothing to strenuous on the pc. Both above setups seems what I need. I will have a think and read up lol. Thankyou both so much.

mickyflinn · 30 Jul 2023 at 14:19

Gone with the fastest gaming CPU and tweaked AMD build

Cooler same as brother @Tetras

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £419.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £189.94
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £728.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £104.99
1 x Lian Li LANCOOL 215 Mid-Tower aRGB Tempered Glass Black (SKU: CA-78K-LL) = £89.99
1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £116.99

Total: £1,750.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)

gjbf1 · 30 Jul 2023 at 14:24

stephenw6044 said:
But dont mind going 4070ti aswell.

Just the core build please and no there isnt anything intensive. I dont mind going 4070 ti route if thats better. Thanks

Are you interested in Ray Tracing and upscaling? The 70ti is a bit better for those, otherwise go 7900XT.

What resolution do you game at?

stephenw6044 · 30 Jul 2023 at 14:30

1440 atm. Not too worried about the ray tracing. Thanks

gjbf1 · 30 Jul 2023 at 15:02

stephenw6044 said:
1440 atm. Not too worried about the ray tracing. Thanks

An XT will be fine.

Tediore · 31 Jul 2023 at 19:42

mickyflinn said:
Gone with the fastest gaming CPU and tweaked AMD build

Cooler same as brother @Tetras

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £419.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00

1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95

1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £189.94

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £728.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00

1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £104.99

1 x Lian Li LANCOOL 215 Mid-Tower aRGB Tempered Glass Black (SKU: CA-78K-LL) = £89.99

1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £116.99

Total: £1,750.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)

This would be what I'd go for.

The case is a great pick too.