Ultra-wide Build

[Raggs]

Recently bought the Asrock 34 inch 1440p ultra-wide monitor, Trying to put new build together I'm happy with it my GTX 970 less so frames have taken a big hit at this new resolution so sadly after nearly 10 years it's time to retire it and the rest of my custom loop

I mainly play MMOs WOW mostly and some older strategy games fps stuff I use my console for that

Already have a decent PSU HX850I about 7 years old so going to re-use that and will transfer my Samsung SSD over and my 3.5 inch HDD
cooler I have on order ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB.

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So Budget £1k

for case, CPU motherboard , ram and GPU


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £190.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £194.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH32GX5M2B5200Z40K) (SKU: MY-4DS-CS) = £110.00
• 1 x Asrock RX Radeon 6700 XT Phantom Gaming D OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-00M-AK) = £359.98

Total: £862.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Case is about £80 can't find it on ocuk Cooler Master TD500 Mesh v2.

The GPU is not in stock the Ryzen CPU I picked does it have integrated graphics ? So I can the least get it up and running and add that later I've definitely found that useful in the past anyway it's a must-have if the GPU dies at some point, least I can do basic stuff.

Your thoughts, anything I've got wrong or could change ?

 

[Dreadi]

Change the ram, g.skill or team group.

 

[alec]

the Ryzen CPU I picked does it have integrated graphics ?

yes, you will be fine without a gpu for a while
But super weak for gaming

consider Radeon 7700XT, it has been getting good deals recently dropping to 420ish and good 20-25% more performance than 6700xt

ram would be better 6000MHz, faster and not more expensive

 

[mickyflinn]

If you can stretch the 7800xt is a beast at 1440p.

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[Craig_d1]

As above really...7700xt not that much more for 25% uplift in performance and added the 6000c30 corsair ram...you can drop to teamgroup delta rgb 6000c30 for £110, it's not expo but should work, though been on preorder for awhile now..just go for the tighter timings if looking. otherwise theres the corsair non rgb 6000c36 on ocuk for £109.99. you could save £20 dropping to the asus tuf gaming wifi board also, but i like the strix board you have, and with price drop think it's decent price
If you can stretch to the 7800xt, then even beter for gpu, seeing as you have a 1140p ultrawide...a fair few pixels to push


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £190.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DG-AM) = £209.98
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-01266) = £419.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH32GX5M2B6000Z30K) (SKU: MY-4DU-CS) = £139.99

Total: £959.96 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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some of other kit below to look at​

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My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £479.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £109.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £109.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-00997) = £119.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-GSK-01356) = £139.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99

Total: £1,129.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £190.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £194.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH32GX5M2B5200Z40K) (SKU: MY-4DS-CS) = £110.00
• 1 x Asrock RX Radeon 6700 XT Phantom Gaming D OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-00M-AK) = £359.98

Total: £862.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Your thoughts, anything I've got wrong or could change ?

For almost the same money, I'd get:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £194.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C36BBEK2-32) (SKU: MY-29U-KS) = £99.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-01266) = £419.99

Total: £872.95 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

cooler I have on order ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB.

This is mega overkill for a 7600, you could even use the box cooler, but a peerless assassin would do the job very well for £35.

Alternatively, the 7700 non-X has an improved stock cooler (wraith prism).

 

[Raggs]

For almost the same money, I'd get:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £194.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C36BBEK2-32) (SKU: MY-29U-KS) = £99.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-01266) = £419.99

Total: £872.95 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

This is mega overkill for a 7600, you could even use the box cooler, but a peerless assassin would do the job very well for £35.

Alternatively, the 7700 non-X has an improved stock cooler (wraith prism).

Yeah i know the cooler it's heavly discounted at the moment bit of an impulse buy i was looking at air coolers for about £60 it wasn't much more, the case can accomadate it so i thought why the hell not didn't know about the peerless assassin.

I do have a corsair H100i brand new and sealed from 2012 ( was a RMA replacement that never got used) but dont think there are any retrofit kits available for it, i was thinking the MB i chose was over the top aswell i'll get a cheaper one got the case on order. the above looks great and on budget cheers.

Thanks too everyone else for the suggestions.

 

[BeeP]

Yeah i know cooler it's heavly discounted at the moment bit of an impulse buy i was looking at air coolers for about £60 it wasn't much more, the case can accomadate it so i thought why the hell not didn't know about the peerless assassin.

I do have a corsair H100i brand new and sealed from 2012 ( was a RMA replacement that never got used) but dont think there are any retrofit kits available for it, i was thinking the MB i chose was over the top aswell i'll get a cheaper one got the case on order. the above looks great and on budget cheers.

Thanks too everyone else for the suggestions.

I'd still rather have the 7800xt gfx card in there at 1440 and only about £50 more.

The peerless Assassin is such a steal for the £35 or so that it is.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Send the cooler back, lol. Water coolers are a huge waste of money for budget systems.

 

[Raggs]

Send the cooler back, lol. Water coolers are a huge waste of money for budget systems.

yep i cancelled the order before it shipped got everything set up using the stock cooler cores idling at 33c-34c just need the GPU now.

 

[Raggs]

I'd still rather have the gfx card in there at 1440 and only about £50 more.

The peerless Assassin is such a steal for the £35 or so that it is.

aye Went with a gigabyte 7800xt in the end it's bloody huge!! budget got slightly busted £1066 still on the stock cooler but will see how it goes, The bank balance needs some recovery time now .