PC build for Husband - No idea

[XTMT]

Also determine if he needs a "mass storage drive" 2tb is fine for a few games but if he has movies , music and lots of other games then 12tb example platter drive can come in handy ...as adding more and more 2tb nvme adds up

Having 12tb means he can move old games to that.

Plus if he has movies and music then platter drive is needed unless he has nas elseware

Thank you.

 

[XTMT]

full black build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £349.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro-A WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04010) = £145.00
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04564) = £77.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN5000 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-02651) = £109.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02665) = £29.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 Reaper 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04020) = £499.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.94
• 1 x Gigabyte 27" GS27QA 2560x1440 QHD SS IPS 180Hz 1ms AMD FreeSync HDR Ready Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-GIG-05194) = £134.00

Total: £1,502.83 (includes delivery: £15.99)​

Thank you!!!! So you would definitely go for the RX 9070 over the RTX 5070. Does the brand of RAM really matter, as long as there's 32GB (or choice in volume).

 

[CrazyGreggy]

Is the air cooler enough for a 7800 or 9800x3D? Wouldn’t an AIO be better?

 

[hornetstinger]

Generally you want to get RAM that is the motherboards QVL, for best compatibility. Although RAM that isn't in the motherboards QVL could work fine, best to ensure it's in the list

 

[Tetras]

Is the air cooler enough for a 7800 or 9800x3D? Wouldn’t an AIO be better?

They do run hot, but they're low power draw CPUs, a Peerless assassin (or similar cooler) is fine.