PC - New Build

[deviltoe]

Hi all,

My PC is now 9 years old and Windows 10. It overheats with most games and is a Windows 10 that can't be upgrade to Windows 11 as it doesn't meet the specification required. So I thought it is probably time to go for something new. With Windows 10 reaching end of support this year, I've even managed to convince the wife that it is needed but she's a bit more budget minded than I am. I've had a play around for the last few hours and have come up with:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DF-AM) = £319.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £139.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01083) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £110.00
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £469.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99

Total: £1,237.93 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Case wise, I came across the "Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case" which seems to work but really just want a case that works and has enough fans, preferably on the quiet side.

I was wondering what you guys thought of this build or if any improvements can be made without pushing the price up further. If its possible to save a bit of money without any significant impact on performance, that would be good too as the wife may not be up for the £1300 spend.

Use will be some gaming (Baldurs Gate 3, Helldivers 2, WoW, Fortnite etc) and general PC use and web browsing.

Any help appreciated

 

[Tetras]

If its possible to save a bit of money without any significant impact on performance, that would be good too as the wife may not be up for the £1300 spend.

This is the best I could do, to save a bit without changing main parts you chose meaningfully.

CPU cooler is in the CPU box.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £278.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M D3HP AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03566) = £114.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £74.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04339) = £439.99
• 1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02682) = £92.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £80.00

Total: £1,143.92 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

If you wanted to make a bigger impact, look into the 7500F, since it can be had very cheap and performs well, leaving you a big future upgrade to e.g. a 9800X3D in a few years.

Alternatively, if you wanted to save a lot more:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69X-IN) = £149.99
• 1 x MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03380) = £124.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £55.99
• 1 x Sparkle Intel ARC B580 GUARDIAN 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPK-03945) = £274.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99

Total: £862.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[gamerbaz]

have a look at pc part picker, you can find good builds there

 

[deviltoe]

have a look at pc part picker, you can find good builds there

Thanks, that's what I used to build this as it was - just built the basket here to share in the forum

 

[deviltoe]

This is the best I could do, to save a bit without changing main parts you chose meaningfully.

CPU cooler is in the CPU box.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £278.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M D3HP AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03566) = £114.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £74.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04339) = £439.99
• 1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02682) = £92.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £80.00

Total: £1,143.92 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

If you wanted to make a bigger impact, look into the 7500F, since it can be had very cheap and performs well, leaving you a big future upgrade to e.g. a 9800X3D in a few years.

Alternatively, if you wanted to save a lot more:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69X-IN) = £149.99
• 1 x MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03380) = £124.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £55.99
• 1 x Sparkle Intel ARC B580 GUARDIAN 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPK-03945) = £274.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99

Total: £862.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Thanks for those. I'm planning on an AMD build this time round as ive always gone Intel in the past so just fancy trying something new. I'll take a look at what you've suggested though.

 

[aeronic]

Im pretty sure there's no CPU cooler in the box for the 12600k. I just bought one from amazon for the same price, but definitely no cooler. Not a problem for me as I'm upgrading a 12100 so ill just reuse my noctua.

 

[Tetras]

Im pretty sure there's no CPU cooler in the box for the 12600k. I just bought one from x for the same price, but definitely no cooler. Not a problem for me as I'm upgrading a 12100 so ill just reuse my noctua.

Yeah, you're right, my bad.