Spec please - £2k max budget

[energizer123]

Hi all,

After two specs for a friend if possible. Gaming only no need for monitor, keyboard etc. tower only.

Max budget - £2,000, ideally £1,8000

Graphics card - Ideally 4080 super can be rx 7900xtx if will get a more balanced system.

CPU - I would have gone with a 7800X3D but open to suggestions.

Case something attractive with a glass side and RGB fans etc.

He's ideally after a black and white option for the above.

Thanks all!

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £314.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £264.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (FF4D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B6-TG) = £110.00
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity OC White 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01495) = £959.98
• 1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £152.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £139.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, White (SKU: CAS-PHK-01446) = £74.99
• 1 x DeepCool LE720 All In One ARGB White CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-01U-DC) = £89.99

Total: £2,107.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

not sure why ocuk have priced the mobo so high...can get the motherboard cheaper elsewhere (-£50)
i would also recommend swapping the aio cooler for: Thermalright AQUA ELITE 360 White V3 (-£40)
i would also swap the ssd to the sn850x 2tb which is cheaper elsewhere (-£10)
if you want to save a bit more, can swap the case to something more vanilla: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phan...empered-glass-window-white-cas-phk-01444.html (-£5)
the changes will get the price down to £2000 +/- a few quid

if you want to get it even cheaper, then i'd change out the mobo for something cheaper...would get it down to £1950 or thereabouts

 

[ED209]

not sure why ocuk have priced the mobo so high...can get the motherboard cheaper elsewhere (-£50)

I noticed that this had gone back up a few days ago.

I've had it in my checkout along with a 7800X3D waiting to see what happens with the 9x00 processors at the end of the month.

 

[tamzzy]

I noticed that this had gone back up a few days ago.

gone up at ocuk but not elsewhere though

 

[ED209]

gone up at ocuk but not elsewhere though

Yeah, will force me to go else where so unsure why they put the price back up.

 

[tamzzy]

Yeah, will force me to go else where so unsure why they put the price back up.

i don't believe in brand/company loyalty...everyone is looking to maximise profits.
just go with the cheapest that has some semblance of customer support i'd say

 

[ED209]

i don't believe in brand/company loyalty...everyone is looking to maximise profits.
just go with the cheapest that has some semblance of customer support i'd say

Exactly. I get nothing apart from what I ordered if I stick to 1 company lol

 

[Tetras]

Max budget - £2,000, ideally £1,8000

Graphics card - Ideally 4080 super can be rx 7900xtx if will get a more balanced system.

CPU - I would have gone with a 7800X3D but open to suggestions.

Case something attractive with a glass side and RGB fans etc.

He's ideally after a black and white option for the above.

A black RGB option.

I went with Intel just for variety, you could easily switch and still stay in budget.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-13600K (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AV-IN) = £248.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z790 Gaming X AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BM-GI) = £199.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC 16GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-02002) = £999.95
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £119.98
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7B8-LL) = £110.00
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £24.95

Total: £1,943.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[energizer123]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £314.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £264.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (FF4D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B6-TG) = £110.00
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity OC White 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01495) = £959.98
• 1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £152.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £139.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, White (SKU: CAS-PHK-01446) = £74.99
• 1 x DeepCool LE720 All In One ARGB White CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-01U-DC) = £89.99

Total: £2,107.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

not sure why ocuk have priced the mobo so high...can get the motherboard cheaper elsewhere (-£50)
i would also recommend swapping the aio cooler for: Thermalright AQUA ELITE 360 White V3 (-£40)
i would also swap the ssd to the sn850x 2tb which is cheaper elsewhere (-£10)
if you want to save a bit more, can swap the case to something more vanilla: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phan...empered-glass-window-white-cas-phk-01444.html (-£5)
the changes will get the price down to £2000 +/- a few quid

if you want to get it even cheaper, then i'd change out the mobo for something cheaper...would get it down to £1950 or thereabouts

Thanks very much appreciated - passed it on!

 

[Freddie1980]

This one is £1900

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £314.99
• 1 x Lexar Professional NM800 2TB PRO NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive with Heatsink (LNM800P002T-RN8NG) (SKU: STO-LEX-01669) = £152.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-GSK-01358) = £139.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX Black ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-023-BQ) = £44.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06T-SS) = £119.98
• 1 x Lian Li LANCOOL 215 Mid-Tower aRGB Tempered Glass Black (SKU: CA-78K-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £179.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A5-SP) = £869.99

Total: £1,912.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

If you swap out the 7900 XTX with the cheapest RTX 4080 Super it's going to cost you another £100 (better RT performance and DLSS but less VRAM which may limit it's longevity)

 

[jammir]

Just a side note I've had some bad luck with the MSI psu had 3 back to back all had annoying coil whine at idle loudest part of the build. Got them from the rain forest could be a bad batch dunno as the last one also had strange fan noise.

 

[Tetras]

Just a side note I've had some bad luck with the MSI psu had 3 back to back all had annoying coil whine at idle loudest part of the build. Got them from the rain forest could be a bad batch dunno as the last one also had strange fan noise.

Was it specifically the A850G, or the A850GL?

 

[jammir]

A850GL had coil whine and then last one was a A850G which was hard to tell if it had coil whine as the fan made a racket at low speeds.