Trying to calculate cost of a new system.

rn2 · 17 Oct 2020 at 21:11

5900x
Rtx 3070
32gb ram
motherboard
assassin 3 cooler
case

I've calculated £1850 does this sound about right?

I will have to ask for recommendations for motherboard and ram as I don't know too much about those things but I believe that I have priced it up with some head room.

I will hopefully make about £450ish back back on my old system.

Oggy · 17 Oct 2020 at 22:44

hard drives ? PSU? Do you need screen keyboard etc or just the base unit 1850 seems like a rather large amount

rn2 · 17 Oct 2020 at 22:52

Oggy said:
hard drives ? PSU? Do you need screen keyboard etc or just the base unit 1850 seems like a rather large amount

I forgot to add PSU. I have hard drives.

I am only buying a system, I have the peripherals.

It's probably a large amount due to the fact that it is a whole new high end system.

I have calculated..

£550 for 5900x
£700 for RTX3070
£75-£80 for cooler
£130 Case

I'm not sure what I need to buy for mother board and ram and over estimated £400 all in but obviously that could be quite a bit over the top. I could go for the 3060 but would have to replace it sooner than if I bought the 3070.

Mr Oblong · 17 Oct 2020 at 23:18

rn2 said:
5900x
Rtx 3070
32gb ram
motherboard
assassin 3 cooler
case

I've calculated £1850 does this sound about right?

I will have to ask for recommendations for motherboard and ram as I don't know too much about those things but I believe that I have priced it up with some head room.

PSU, Windows key, and...

Most importantly...

Glowy RGB lights!

EsaT · 17 Oct 2020 at 23:23

rn2 said:
I have hard drives.

Old spinning rust is good only for slow media storage use.

Motherboard is around £200, if wanting X570.
For B550 proper price is lower.

And AMD launches RDNA2 cards before Nvidia even launches their 3070, which probably won't be available any time soon.

clv101 · 17 Oct 2020 at 23:23

MSI B550 Gaming Edge WiFi £160
32GB Crucial 3600 CL16 £140

Do you really need the 5900X? 5600X is half the CPU for half the price but will make very little difference in games. Spend the extra ~£300 on a 3080 or better monitor?

rn2 · 18 Oct 2020 at 00:16

EsaT said:
Old spinning rust is good only for slow media storage use.

Motherboard is around £200, if wanting X570.
For B550 proper price is lower.

And AMD launches RDNA2 cards before Nvidia even launches their 3070, which probably won't be available any time soon.

They are SSDs. I didn't list them in the first place for a reason

I am happy to wait for all parts to be available, there is no rush

rn2 · 18 Oct 2020 at 00:18

clv101 said:
MSI B550 Gaming Edge WiFi £160
32GB Crucial 3600 CL16 £140

Do you really need the 5900X? 5600X is half the CPU for half the price but will make very little difference in games. Spend the extra ~£300 on a 3080 or better monitor?

Thanks for the help.

Yes I do, for the better performance and longetivity, the question is do most of us need some of the things we buy? I already have a really good monitor. I don't need 3080 as I game at 1080p.

Mr Oblong said:
PSU, Windows key, and...

Most importantly...

Glowy RGB lights!

I have Windows.

Joxeon · 18 Oct 2020 at 00:32

Some fast ram will be worthwhile if you game at 1080p, zen 3 is rumoured to have a higher fclk so faster ram speeds at maybe 4000mhz or possibly even more.

Benass · 18 Oct 2020 at 08:43

Isn't 3070 gona be 500£?
And u can save money on 5600x.

But u right overall pc parts going up in price.

EsaT · 18 Oct 2020 at 19:25

rn2 said:
I game at 1080p.

Well, that's just substandard even for £1500 PC.
You could get 27" 2560x1440 1440Hz for £300.

rn2 · 18 Oct 2020 at 20:48

EsaT said:
Well, that's just substandard even for £1500 PC.
You could get 27" 2560x1440 1440Hz for £300.

That comment is wrong, 1440p at 27" is the same as 24" at 1080p the only difference is screen size so in your words "substandard" 1440p is "substandard" too. I wouldn't call a resolution at a certain screen size as substandard. I personally prefer a smaller screen for gaming.

Also what a lot of people don't understand like yourself is that there are people who prefer using a smaller monitors espcially when it's only about 2 to 3 feet away from your face on a desk. Not only that but some people like myself prefer the smaller screen as we don't have to move our eyeballs from one side of the screen to the other. I tried 27" monitor and it isn't for me, even when it's placed another foot away. I prefer a smaller and closer monitor. 24" is the sweet spot for me although mine might be 24.5"