Time to upgrade, what would you change?

[Marc2180]

Currently on a 2600X and 5700xt, been a good 5 years but feel it’s time to upgrade. Going to hand my pc down to my 8year old daughter she’s forever hounding me to go on the computer and play Minecraft, sims, Roblox etc.

Been speccing up a new pc for myself as below. Is there any recommendations from yourselves of things to change when it comes to bang for your buck?

Edit: Made a quick swap on the RAM from 64 to 32 6000mhz C30. Would the chosen motherboard support this? The specs for the mobo seem to suggest 5200mhz

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5B9-GI) = £280.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.98
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A4-SP) = £999.95
• 1 x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3c Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24R-SA) = £179.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Silent Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-08V-PT) = £139.99
• 3 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-00W-MS) = £169.98
• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-247-SA) = £58.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £128.99

Total: £2,499.83 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Marc2180]

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[Marc2180]

The RAM should be fine, 5200 is standard 'official' supported speed. Any particular reason you've gone X670?
Seems budget isn't a real issue so there's no point me suggesting savings it seems (I'm not jealous..)

Not sure, I just assume x670 is the best for the AM5 platform? I’m not so clued up on all the latest tech just from reviews I’ve been looking at I thought it would be a good pairing with the 7800x3D. Budget isn’t really an issue but I still don’t want to go OTT

 

[Marc2180]

In that case I'd suggest looking up the differences between that and B650, could easily save a few quid there.

You're going for pretty much top end kit so you could absolutely save a few hundred with small tweaks, but then you have to balance that with the performance you need (and I hope you have a decent monitor!)

I currently have a Gigabyte G32QC as my monitor

 

[Marc2180]

Yeah it’s purely a gaming machine and I have no intention of overclocking. Just single GPU and 2x gen 4 SSD’s, 1 for boot and programs, 1 for game storage.

 

[Marc2180]

I'd get this instead of the Noctua.

X670 Aorus Elite doesn't have PCI-E 5.0 graphics, so I wouldn't pay that much for it. If you don't need the extra PCI-E lanes, I'd just get a B650E motherboard.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-01448) = £124.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99

Total: £2,179.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

How soon is that motherboard due to come out? I intend to order within the next week or 2 max

 

[Marc2180]

If it needs to be in stock @ OCUK I'd switch to the TUF B650-Plus (loses PCI-E 5.0 graphics, WIFI version is same price) or the TUF X670E-Plus (retains PCI-E 5.0 graphics).

Thanks mate. Appreciate it, I wasn’t aware of the PCIe 5.0 taking advantage of the new GPU’s so I’ll keep that in mind looking at them. The cost savings are definitely a positive for very little performance loss for my use. With the changes managed to bring the cost down a good few hundered. Is there a way to find out when the motherboard is due to come back in? For the cost saving it may be worth the wait if it isn’t long

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £109.99
• 2 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.98
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99

Total: £2,085.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Marc2180]

I don’t upgrade often it takes a long time to save up so I’d rather get the best that’s available now then will be a few years down the line before I’d need to upgrade again. Oh thanks for pointing that out, forgot to add in the SSD’s!

 

[Marc2180]

Updated with SSD’s
My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £109.99
• 2 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.98
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 500GB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0E) (SKU: HD-58E-WD) = £56.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95

Total: £2,257.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Marc2180]

only the motherboard that’s not in stock at OCUK. Hopefully it’s back in by the time I’m ready to hit the button or I’ll need to source the mobo elsewhere.

Also I’ve taken your advice and I’ll get the phantom spirit cooler

 

[Marc2180]

Final spec decided and pulling the trigger today. The Asus b650e-f still hasn’t came back into stock so I’m going with the MSI B650 tomahawk. I’m not that bothered about gen 5 stuff for now. I won’t be upgrading for a good few years once now, and when I do it’ll probably be because my younger daughter wants a pc so I’ll get a new pc, my older daughter hand down to younger daughter and this one would go to older daughter

The case as standard has 2x160mm front intake fans and 1x140mm rear exhaust fans I’ve added in 4 phanteks T30 fans, 2 to intake at the bottom blowing up into the GPU and another 2 to exhaust up the top of the case, should keep the intake/exhaust balanced with some positive pressure and move a good bit of air through.

CPU cooler I went with the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120SE.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £139.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2X0E) (SKU: HD-590-WD) = £83.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 4TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS400T2X0E) (SKU: HD-592-WD) = £299.98
• 1 x Phanteks T30 High Performance PWM Triple Mode Premium Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-02P-PT) = £24.95
• 1 x Phanteks T30 High Performance PWM Triple Mode Premium Triple Fan Pack - 120mm (SKU: FG-02Q-PT) = £69.95
• 1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £199.99

Total: £2,407.81 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Marc2180]

Part of the reason I like the 216 is because of how the stock fans are enough for the majority of gaming builds and you're spending more than the case cost on the extra fans here

If you're comfortable with that, it is fine.. and not that big a difference in the overall build cost, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyhow.

I appreciate all your help Tetras. Spent a lot of time since posting this looking at all the options offered and the pros and cons. I do really like the case, going air cooling only where as current computer has an AIO I looked a lot into airflow and about positive and negative pressure and getting a good amount of airflow through the case. An option given was to add 2 bottom fans and 2 top fans to bring in air down the bottom and out up the top which helped to bring gpu temps down as it was blowing directly into the gpu. Next consideration was fan noise and after a lot of research it seems the T30 appear to be best when it comes to static pressure and noise. Yes they are expensive. The next option I was looking at was the arctic p12 max but they’re out of stock everywhere that I could see so figured, fheck it let’s just go for it. I’m happy with my choices and feel it’ll do me well for a long time to come