Rate my spec

[john_smith]

Hi.

I'm building a system for a friend of mine. He wants to play MS FlightSim and i'm trying to make him play iRacing as well. I would imagine we'll end up with an ultrawide 1440p rather than 4k monitor. But it might start out with a 27" 1080p. He wants a system like mine but the budget is slightly restricted.

He's looking to spend around £1200, i've just bought the CPU so that's set in stone.

This is what I'm looking at. Should I goto AMD for graphics? I realise price is higher but I'm going to get him to up his budget. I dont want to spec something just below good enough in order to save £100/200.

Thank you.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £347.99
• 1 x AMD - Avatar Ryzen Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-01185) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus Prime B650-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K4-AS) = £124.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £109.99
• 1 x Crucial P3 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-078-CR) = £89.99
• 1 x Corsair RMx Series RM850x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020200-UK) (SKU: CA-267-CS) = £109.99
• 1 x Corsair 3000D Tempered Glass Mid-Tower - Black (SKU: CA-27M-CS) = £79.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-20Y-GW) = £539.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Alan Wake 2 Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-01056) = £0.00

Total: £1,414.92 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

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[mickyflinn]

Come on get a pcie 4 m2 please.

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E)

Order WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

If your set on a 4070 for and extra £20 then Zotac offer a 5 year warranty if registered within 30 days.

Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

Order Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Consider the 7800xt.

GeForce RTX 4070 vs. Radeon RX 7800 XT

In this 45 game benchmark shootout we put the $600 GeForce RTX 4070 and the $500 Radeon RX 7800 XT head-to-head to see which comes up as the ultimate mid-range GPU winner.

www.techspot.com

Motherboard has an extra m2 slot slightly better vram heatsink for extra £15.

Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Order Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

No CPU cooler the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 is the performance king for £30.

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Review: Incredible, Affordable Air Cooling Performance

Shockingly cool and quiet, less than $40!

www.tomshardware.com

 

[john_smith]

TY, forgot an cooler. Not set on a 4070 or even NVIDIA. It's an opening offer to start discussions

 

[mickyflinn]

TY, forgot an cooler. Not set on a 4070 or even NVIDIA. It's an opening offer to start discussions

Your welcome.

Then take a look at the those reviews.

Discussion progressing

 

[john_smith]

All ordered, thank you.

Went with my original mobo due to stock issues. Also gone for a 4070 as it's a similar price to the 7800.

Your nvme suggestion and cooler.

ty again.

 

[mickyflinn]

All ordered, thank you.

Went with my original mobo due to stock issues. Also gone for a 4070 as it's a similar price to the 7800.

Your nvme suggestion and cooler.

ty again.

Cool let's us know how you get on .

On first boot you may not see anything on screen for 5 minutes and the pc may restart a few times , the motherboard is training the memory.

Be patient.

Lol this is coming from a guy who has none.

Enjoy.