Prebuilt or custom using a Ryzen x3d cpu

[Nala]

Hey, I'm looking for a pc to primarily play large sandbox, 4x, and mmorpgs like, city skylines, planet zoo, world of warcraft.
Budget is £700-1000
Ideally 1080p with the option to go 1440p with lower settings.
Im unsure on vram/ram 2x16? Overkill or 12-16vram may be overkill too?
I've read a lot about the x3d feature being very useful especially for world of warcraft. I Seen one already prebuilt

OcUK Gaming Pyrite - Ryzen 5700X3D - Radeon RX 9060XT Pre-Built Gaming PC​

Im Curious is this my best option for the price and my needs? Or perhaps someone can find me cheaper without losing much performance.

 

[dfour]

That looks like a perfect machine for your needs.

32 gig of ram is sensible especially as its so cheap.

16 gig of vram is a sensible option as it means your gpu will be more relevent for longer than buying a 8 or 12 gig card and struggling with lack on vram in a couple of years.

 

[dfour]

You could build it yourself for less but obviously you will have no more warrenty over the standard manufaturer parts duration.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-01799) = £209.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus WIFI II (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J1-AS) = £127.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £59.99
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £329.99
• 1 x Team Group Z44A7 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02624) = £114.94
• 1 x Lian Li Edge Gold 850W Black Power Supply (SKU: POW-LIA-03764) = £95.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £1,023.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I have upgraded a couple of parts especially the psu. The cooler is better but you could use the same one as OC use for £18.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Thermalright Assassin X120 Refined SE ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02726) = £17.99

Total: £21.98 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

You can download windows 11 from microsoft and get a key for approx £10-£15.

 

[Nala]

That looks like a perfect machine for your needs.

32 gig of ram is sensible especially as its so cheap.

16 gig of vram is a sensible option as it means your gpu will be more relevent for longer than buying a 8 or 12 gig card and struggling with lack on vram in a couple of years.

Just curious how long would you expect this pc to last?

You could build it yourself for less but obviously you will have no more warrenty over the standard manufaturer parts duration.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-01799) = £209.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus WIFI II (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J1-AS) = £127.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £59.99
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £329.99
• 1 x Team Group Z44A7 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02624) = £114.94
• 1 x Lian Li Edge Gold 850W Black Power Supply (SKU: POW-LIA-03764) = £95.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £1,023.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I have upgraded a couple of parts especially the psu. The cooler is better but you could use the same one as OC use for £18.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Thermalright Assassin X120 Refined SE ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02726) = £17.99

Total: £21.98 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

You can download windows 11 from microsoft and get a key for approx £10-£15.

Great! thank you very much, this is super helpful. Just curious for this price range should I be looking to go for a AM5 mobo? I realize that completely changes the build but is helpful for future proofing from what I read.

This is first time researching this stuff and it's a lot of info n mixed opinions.

 

[mickyflinn]

If you build it yourself we can get an AM5 build with a 7600x3d and ddr5 .
, windows licence can be had for £10.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asrock B850M-X WiFi R2.0 (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-05290) = £124.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £79.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-04829) = £269.98
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £329.99
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 Evo ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02720) = £21.95

Total: £1,078.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[dfour]

The original pc should be good for gaming for at least 5 years especially if your sticking to 1080p although the cpu/gpu combo is very capable in 1440p.

 

[mickyflinn]

The original pc should be good for gaming for at least 5 years especially if your sticking to 1080p although the cpu/gpu combo is very capable in 1440p.

Agreed but AM5 within budget edges it for me if doing a self build