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Nick_666

Nick_666

Nick_666

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Hi Guys,

New PC time, old PC will be donated to the daughter so complete new system, only thing added will be an existing 2TB SSD from the old system.
PC use is 50/50 work/gaming. Work is CAD, Photoshop, and general office stuff, so not too demanding, gaming at 1440P, although would like to go to 4K on this system at some point.
Graphics card will change depending on release of super RTX cards, but included to keep the pricing about right.

Budget is about £2500 inc VAT.

I know 64GB RAM is a bit overkill, but going from 32GB I'd like an increase :)

Can I do better for the money?

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,496.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Cheers
Nick
 
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Nick_666 said:
Can I do better for the money?
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Yes. You can save quite a lot of money there.

PSU: you don't need 1000 for the 7800X3D and a 4070 Ti / 4070 Ti Super Ti Super.
The SSD: there are much cheaper high-end PCI-E 4.0 drives.
Motherboard: what features do you need? This board is pretty pricey.
Memory: is this on the QVL? I think it is an Intel XMP kit.
Cooler: a peerless assassin would do, no need for a 360mm AIO with the 7800X3D.
 
Nick_666 said:
Any suggestions on the other parts, can't see much difference on the drive or PSU for the money.
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My basket at OcUK:

Total: £612.86 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

The Supers are all out of stock / not on pre-order, so can't suggest one of those. If you buy that PSU then you'd need a power adapter in the graphics card box, but I think most (all?) come with one. OCUK don't stock the cooler I suggested, but it costs around £40-£50.
 
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Yes as above definitely save money on the motherboard unless it has features you REALLY need

I’d also look to save money on the case but that’s probably personal preference - I just tend to favour money that can go towards performance over the aesthetics of a case
 
6000c30 ram is sweet spot for amd..i'd be tempted to keep the more expensive stuff as you want the tighter timings..seen the corsair vengeance 64gb 6000c30 expo for £223(non rgb) away(so looks as above)..vid below of 7600c36 ram which looses to 6000c30 in gaming with a 7800x3d, though it's very close, but should mean 5600c36 s/b slower still...however, can't argue with £40 saving @Tetras put above...just alternatives as your build isn't really budget end
2 alternatives for mobo if want to move away from gigabyte. more budget is the tuf board..supports 3 m.2 nvme slots, 1 is pcie5
more premium along the lines of the master, with 4 nvme slots..gpu and pcie slot that's gen5, and also a led error code display etc is the asus gaming e. more expensive but still £170 less than the aorus master
the lexar drive is alternative to the crucial drive...vid below against the 980 pro...for most tasks, beats 980 pro..large vid files 980 pro pulls ahead, but then firecuda 530 prob better there

AS going for a more powerful 4000 series gpu, I's stick with a atx3.0 psu. I've got a 1000w corsair rm1000x shift which is on offer at £159, so save £10 over the seasonic you have...cables come out the side so it is different..10yrs warranty like seasonic, so is a quality unit, but only £10 diff so in grand scheme of things

if you drop the mobo down, then use the money to upgrade to the 4080 super when it launches on the 31st. price £959 which I'm guessing is the FE version. am guessing that will sell out when you think it's faster than the 4080, and over £200 cheaper...it'll give you by far the biggest uplift in gaming than ram/ssd/mobo changes


My basket at OcUK:

Total: £557.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)​
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