Firstly, I'd wait for 9000 series myself and check reviews before i did anything
but if just gaming and wamnt now, just go 7800x3d...it costs £320, but OCuk have just added £60 to price for some reason, so buy elsewhere..just added the 7700x as a representative price(though if you're gaming at 4k, doubt you'll see much of a difference as generally gpu bound...id seriously wait for 9700x reviews as s/b a good allrounder as if on a par with the 7800x3d, will beat it in the games that aren't x3d lovers, and shouldn't be that far behind in those that are)
went with the rm1000x shift as if you upgrade few years down the line the 5090 meant to have a 500w+ power draw, so you'll want the extra capacity this gives
in meantime b650 gaming wifi more than enough for all the kit at present...the new motherboards x870/x870e will add usb 4 as standard and gen5 gpu/m.2 slot as standard, so no scrawling through specs to double check..newer cpu/boards will also allow ram up to 8000 speed, and the boards will be able to regulate speed vs latency, depending on game...
32gfb ram s/b enough...with new cpu/boards allowing up to 8000speed, buying 65gb now is a waste..by time you need it, much faster ram will be around
7800x3d doesn't need massive cooling and the arctic is decent, or peerless assassin..I just prefer look of this
stuck 216 case in, as good...really, spending £2k, you could go for something a bit more aesthetically appealing if you wanted
, but generally costs more as you need fans wiyth it etc, and becomes a personal choice
also added the sn850x 2tb as on offer, and far more durable and faster than the sn770 for £20 more
My basket at OcUK:
Total: £1,964.89 (includes delivery: £0.00)
From what read the new intel are build on a 2 nm process rather than 7 for existing cpu (amd on 3nm), so they s/b far more efficient, and it's the old process where intel had to ram up the power to get the performance to compete with amd, which really caused the proble for 13th and 14th gen...one would hope newefficiency gains will greatly reduce power draw, so help with current problems, but you're probably waiting till end of year for the cpu/mobo's if going by past releases
