Upgrade advice please - 5800X3D & bits

[Muska]

Hi all,

I’ve been playing around with the bits listed below to replace my 4930k, R4BE and 2400mhz ram. While it’s done me proud it’s starting to show it’s age for my usage. It’s probably about time I treated it all to a new AIO too.

It’s probably worth mentioning that I’m intending to reuse my Seasonic 1000w PSU, Corsair cube case and my case fans (mix of 120/140)

I only game these days. I like playing new releases, I do value aesthetics over ridiculous frame rates, gaming at 3440x1440p up to 100fps (60+ is acceptable for me with G-Sync)
above all else, I game on simulators, with a rig designed around sim racing. It’s likely I’ll move to triple monitors later this year (anticipated 7680x1440p)

Happy to take advice or tweaking; I do have a little flexibility in my budget, thanks in advance.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D0-AM) = £319.99
• 1 x MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-35A-MS) = £159.95
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-002-8P) = £139.99
• 2 x WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive with Heatsink (WDS100T2XHE) (SKU: HD-593-WD) = £119.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (SKU: AC-000-AC) = £7.99
• 1 x NZXT Kraken Z63 RGB AIO CPU Water Cooler with LCD Screen - 280mm (SKU: HS-01U-NX) = £259.99

Total: £1,135.88 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

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[freddie64]

Think if starting from scratch, it would be best going for AM5 instead. (maybe even Intel)

I will not do a spec as i don't know enough about new kit, but i am sure someone will be along to do this and probably cost not much more than the AM4 (barring the very expensive cooler).

 

[tamzzy]

What Freddie said. Would only get the 5800x3d if you already have the AM4 platform. If not, then just get AM5.

 

[Tetras]

I would make the following changes:

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £338.99
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £249.95
Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32) - £139.99

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) - £136.99

(unchanged) NZXT Kraken Z63 RGB AIO CPU Water Cooler with LCD Screen - 280mm - £259.99

Grand Total: £1,133.90 (includes delivery charge, £7.99)

If you chose a cheaper AIO, board and memory, I think a 7800X3D would be affordable.

 

[freddie64]

I would make the following changes:

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £338.99
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £249.95
Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32) - £139.99

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) - £136.99

(unchanged) NZXT Kraken Z63 RGB AIO CPU Water Cooler with LCD Screen - 280mm - £259.99

Grand Total: £1,133.90 (includes delivery charge, £7.99)

If you chose a cheaper AIO, board and memory, I think a 7800X3D would be affordable.

Was thinking something like this myself but wasn't sure.

I was thinking of the Ryzen 5 7600 though as a stop gap until the X3D ones become cheaper.

 

[Tetras]

I was thinking of the Ryzen 5 7600 though as a stop gap until the X3D ones become cheaper.

Judging by how fast the previous gen CPUs drop in price, how much even AM5 CPUs go for in the MM and the improvements with each gen on AM4, I suspect you'd be better off just buying the X3D and keeping it.

 

[Muska]

I would make the following changes:

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £338.99
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £249.95
Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32) - £139.99

WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) - £136.99

(unchanged) NZXT Kraken Z63 RGB AIO CPU Water Cooler with LCD Screen - 280mm - £259.99

Grand Total: £1,133.90 (includes delivery charge, £7.99)

If you chose a cheaper AIO, board and memory, I think a 7800X3D would be affordable.

Thank you all for the responses, they’re greatly appreciated.

I’m going to go with your recommendation and go for the 7800X3D (if I can find one!), if there is nothing else you’d switch out?

 

[andy o]

The 7700 seems pretty good to me. Air cooling is sufficient and easier to fit. But the cooler I have does get in the way. You could easy save 150 to 200 quid there though.
Kind of depends on what games you will be playing whether 7700 would be enough.

 

[Tetras]

Thank you all for the responses, they’re greatly appreciated.

I’m going to go with your recommendation and go for the 7800X3D (if I can find one!), if there is nothing else you’d switch out?

Nope, except that I'd buy a cheaper cooler. I haven't checked the reviews of the 7800X3D for thermals yet, but if you could buy the thermalright peerless assassin that GN reviewed and get decent results, then I'd get that instead and save £200.

 

[Muska]

Just by way of closing the loop on this, I wanted to say thanks for all the advice above. Budget creep got the better of me but I'm very pleased with the results. Just one more D30 reverse fan & a couple of Lian Li strimmer RGB cables and I'll be done. For now...

Thanks again.

 

[Rapster]

I'm a fan...said both me and your PC.

 

[mickyflinn]

Just by way of closing the loop on this, I wanted to say thanks for all the advice above. Budget creep got the better of me but I'm very pleased with the results. Just one more D30 reverse fan & a couple of Lian Li strimmer RGB cables and I'll be done. For now...

Thanks again.

Lovely build

What Case is that ?

 

[Muska]

Lovely build

What Case is that ?

cheers, it’s a Phanteks N7