Pre built or custom build?

Sproffitt999 · Saturday at 16:29

Based on previous thread responses it’s time for a new build. Was looking at pre build OcUK Gaming Mach 5G but can I get better value if I ask OCUK to custom build?

Purchase Timeframe: 1-2 months

Budget: circa 2k

Usage: Occasional gaming BF6

Preferences: None

Current Hardware: i7-9700k, 16gb RAM, 1TB SSD, RTX 2070 Super

Peripherals: 27” MSI 165jz 1440p G-SYNC. Corsair K70 CORE, Zowie Ec2 Evo

Special Needs/Requirements (inc Wi-Fi):

mickyflinn · Saturday at 16:56

9800x3d with a 9070xt and windows 11. There is money to be saved with alternative options

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
1 x Gigabyte X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03322) = £174.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £99.95
1 x WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-04135) = £119.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead 10A 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-03983) = £599.99
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99
1 x Antec Flux Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-03470) = £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.98

Total: £1,778.77 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Gray2233 · Saturday at 18:38

M-ATX variant of the above:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-00997) = £99.95
1 x Lian Li Edge Gold 850W Black Power Supply (SKU: POW-LIA-03764) = £95.99
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
1 x MSI B850M Gaming Plus WIFI6E (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05943) = £139.99
1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-03983) = £599.99
1 x WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-04135) = £119.99

Total: £1,552.78 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Sproffitt999 · Saturday at 21:02

I’ve requested a build price for the smaller form factor. Maybe a silly question but will cooling be ok in the M-ATX case?

Gray2233 · Saturday at 21:05

Sproffitt999 said:
I’ve requested a build price for the smaller form factor. Maybe a silly question but will cooling be ok in the M-ATX case?

Absolutely fine, I've been using them for years and they're spot on unless you buy a dud of a case (much like a midi-tower).

mickyflinn · Saturday at 21:06

Sproffitt999 said:
I’ve requested a build price for the smaller form factor. Maybe a silly question but will cooling be ok in the M-ATX case?

Yep it will be fine.

Don't forget you will need to add windows unless you plan on installing it yourself and let's us know what price they quoted.

Sproffitt999 · Saturday at 21:14

Will feedback once the built price comes in.

Gray2233 · Saturday at 21:18

Sproffitt999 said:
Will feedback once the built price comes in.

I've used most of those components for family builds in the past and they're all solid bits of kit, I'm sure you'll be happy with the end result.

Installing W11 yourself would save some cash mind you, keys can be had for £10-20 and it's a super easy process via USB.