Please help me to spec a new build

[AshB1989]

Hi all,

I am looking for some building a new PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse with a budget between £900/1000 all in.

I think I prefer AMD, but things have changed a lot since I built my last comp. If Intel are now better that would work too.

I think 4070 would be best for what I’ll be doing (basic games CoD/Rust/etc), but again, more than happy to be led by you guys.

I believe I need it to be MicroATX so it first in the cupboard in my desk.

Thank you all in advance.

 

[Tetras]

I'd suggest something like the below spec, plus a 6750 XT (~£300 new, delivered).

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B760M-A WIFI D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KG-AS) = £109.99
• 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 Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Antec CX500M RGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-02734) = £54.95
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95

• 1 x MSI 27" PRO MP275Q 2560x1440 IPS 100Hz sRGB 100% Business Productivity Monitor (SKU: MON-MSI-02163) = £148.99
• 1 x ASUS U2000 Wired Keyboard and Mouse Bundle Black - UK Layout (SKU: KB-03C-AS) = £14.99

Total: £618.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[AshB1989]

Is a 6750 an AMD gpu?

 

[Tetras]

Is a 6750 an AMD gpu?

yes

 

[AshB1989]

Are they better than NVIDIA?

 

[Tetras]

Are they better than NVIDIA?

A 4070 (~£450) is 30% faster than the 6750 XT (according to TPU's GPU database here), but I couldn't fit that card in your budget and include the other stuff (like 1440p monitor).

6750 XT is 19% faster than a 4060 (£250-£300).

 

[AshB1989]

What sort of money would I be looking at for a 4070? Is Intel more bang for your buck than AMD?

 

[hornetstinger]

What sort of money would I be looking at for a 4070? Is Intel more bang for your buck than AMD?

For gaming AMD seem to the ones to go for, especially the 7800X3D that is destroying pretty much everything by Intel. I just got a 7700 so I'll keep that for a few years then drop in a newer gen AM5 CPU, upgrade ram- and possibly build up another AM5 rig with that 7700 and RAM.

Intel are better for things like video encoding as they have lots more cores.

Issue of Intel overvoltage is a concern also. Plus Intel change socket types more often, so you won't be able to get much newer generation CPU into a socket that's been out for years, AMD keep their socket for years.

For GPU's a bit more complicated but generally AMD give better VFM, have more VRAM, but Nvidia have ray tracing, lower power consumption (until yo go for 4090) better DLSS and frame insertion etc.

 

[Tetras]

Is Intel more bang for your buck than AMD?

Not for my spec, no.

The 5600 non-X/X with a B550 motherboard is pretty much the same price and performs the same. You could flip a coin, or just look for a good deal for the whole package.

What sort of money would I be looking at for a 4070?

Realistically, it is going to push your budget into the £1100 region if you include the spec in my post.

OCUK did have some for just under £450, but they seem to have crept up to £480. I'd also be aware that the lower priced 4070 cards use GDDR6 instead of GDDR6X.

If you want to save the money, I'd say the 7800 XT is better value than the 4070 when it is priced near to or higher than £500. At £450, the non-Super is okay versus the 7800 XT.

Assuming a price higher than £500, then the Super is better value than the 4070, when the 4070 Super is priced at or below £550.

 

[AshB1989]

Okay so if I said the budget was £1,100 - what’s the best you could build including monitor (144hz 1440p), Ryzen cpu, 32gb ram, nvidia gpu, microatx case.

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AOC 27" Q27G4X 2560x1440 IPS 180Hz 1ms FreeSync Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-AOC-02074) = £178.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M D3HP AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03566) = £104.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £89.99
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £419.98
• 1 x AMD Radeon - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02939) = £0.00
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00

Total: £1,163.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

the 7800XT is equivalent to the 4070
if you google around for the cpu, motherboard and gpu, the total system cost will be under £1100
i would also swap the motherboard to the asrock b650m-hdv/m.2 (same price, but a better board, not stocked at ocuk)