Pre build advice

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:06

Massively out of the loop with this stuff but is there anything fundamentally wrong with the below build? Before I hit the buy button?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Kinetic Z5 - Intel Z590 Configurable Comet Lake DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,322.02
- Case:BitFenix Nova Mesh TG SE A-RGB Midi-Tower, Tempered Glass - White
- CPU:*Build Promo* Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz (4.3GHz Boost) Comet Lake Processor - Retail
- Memoryatriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C8K)
- Graphics Card:*Build Stock* MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
- Primary Solid State Drive:WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
- Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
- 3.5" Mechanical Storage Drive:Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Security Software:Unwanted

Total: £1,336.12 (includes shipping: £14.10)

Quartz · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:26

Yes. First you're using a Z-series motherboard with a CPU that can't be overclocked. Second you want the 11400F, not the 10400F.

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:30

Thanks for the reply, I was trying to keep it within £1300 budget .. Any alternative suggestions ?

mickyflinn · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:40

Quartz said:
Yes. First you're using a Z-series motherboard with a CPU that can't be overclocked. Second you want the 11400F, not the 10400F.

Its not an option in that build.

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:46

In my head I'm going round in circles

Anyone be kind enough to suggest a build for me? I can see Ryzen 5 5600 with a RX 6700XT is that a better route?

EDIT If it alters anything I have a AMD FreeSync monitor

mickyflinn · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:54

Jimbeam3678 said:
In my head I'm going round in circles Anyone be kind enough to suggest a build for me? I can see Ryzen 5 5600 with a RX 6700XT is that a better route?

EDIT If it alters anything I have a AMD FreeSync monitor

What resoloution you gaming at ?

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2021 at 10:59

Probably 1400 although I have a 4K monitor.

thanks for your help

Quartz · 26 Apr 2021 at 11:16

Jimbeam3678 said:
Probably 1400 although I have a 4K monitor.

A 3070 is fine for gaming at 4k.

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2021 at 11:18

Quartz said:
A 3070 is fine for gaming at 4k.

6700XT with a Ryzen 5 5600 a better route than the other build?

mickyflinn · 26 Apr 2021 at 11:55

Jimbeam3678 said:
Probably 1400 although I have a 4K monitor.

thanks for your help

3070 is a stronger gpu, the 5600x is a better cpu but at higher resolution will have less impact as games are more gpu bound above 1080p.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.techspot.com/amp/review/2227-geforce-rtx-3070-vs-radeon-6700-xt/

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2021 at 12:45

Thank you @mickyflinn and @Quartz, so seems the 3070 within my price range has gone out of stock so which ones of the below? Is it worth spending the bit more to get a better CPU and faster RAM along with worse case?
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Kestrel Micro-ATX Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5600X, AMD Radeon Graphics = £1,368.01
- Case:Kolink Citadel Glass SE ARGB Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black
- Primary Solid State Drive (M.2):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
- Secondary Solid State Drive (M.2):Unwanted
- Primary 2.5" Solid State Drive:Unwanted
- Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Security Software:Unwanted
- Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Graphics Card:Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT MBA 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Total: £1,382.11 (includes shipping: £14.10)

Or
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Harrier - AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Radeon Gaming PC = £1,328.02
- Case:Corsair Carbide SPEC-DELTA RGB Mid-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass (CC-9011166-WW)
- Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
- Graphics Card:*Build Stock* Asrock Radeon RX 6700 XT MBA 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
- Primary Solid State Drive (M.2.):Seagate Firecuda 520 1TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP1000GM3A002)
- Primary Storage Drive (SSD/HDD):Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Security Software:Unwanted

Total: £1,342.12 (includes shipping: £14.10)

mickyflinn · 26 Apr 2021 at 13:03

@Jimbeam3678 The extra £40 is worth it for the 5600x imo.

Jimbeam3678 · 28 Apr 2021 at 08:23

Thanks for all your help, ordered the Ryzen 5600X build. Lead time of 15 - 20 working days

Credit to shop staff they were transparent about this at time of ordering