Upgrade advice
- Thread starter SuperSeb
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You can get a good upgrade from a 2700X & 16GB of DDR 2400. There's nothing imminent that I'm aware of. 14th gen has just released, Black Friday is soon (about a month).
So i've put together a build based on other peoples on the forum - could you recommend a 4090 GPU and a case that would fit everything? I need one thats in stock as I need the pc for work ASAP.
Is there anything you would change in this to make it even better and more future proof?
My basket at OcUK:
Thanks again
Is there anything you would change in this to make it even better and more future proof?
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £379.99
- 1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £189.95
- 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
- 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W Fully Modular Native PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BN-TT) = £164.99
- 1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake GF3 850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-000-TT) = £0.00
- 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £107.98
- 1 x Kolink Umbra Void AIO 360mm Performance ARGB CPU Water Cooler (SKU: HS-006-KK) = £86.99
Total: £1,029.85 (includes delivery: £0.00)
Thanks again
Would have a look at the 4090 thread in the graphics card forum, or start a "which 4090?" thread there.
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Glass Silent Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-08T-PT) = £152.99
- 1 x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-7AY-LL) = £154.99
- 1 x be quiet! Shadow Base 800 Black (SKU: CAS-BEQ-00770) = £144.98
Total: £468.96 (includes delivery: £15.99)
If it was me, I'd swap the AIO for a peerless assassin (reviewed here). You could consider Asus TUF B650-Plus if you want a PCI-E 5.0 M.2, or Strix B650E-F if you want PCI-E 5.0 graphics and 1x PCI-E 5.0 M.2.
The platinum rated PF3 1050 is only £15 more.
I'd swap the Vulcan XMP kit for the Vulcan EXPO kit, it is the same price.
Crucial's P5P @ £110 is arguably a better drive than the SN770, but no complaints about that one either.
My basket at OcUK:
Ok this is what i've come to then, what do you think? Is there anything else you need when building a pc these days? as in any extra cables etc
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £379.99
- 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W ATX3.0 Native PCIE 5 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BR-TT) = £179.99
- 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95
- 1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £109.99
- 1 x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-7AY-LL) = £154.99
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £250.00
- 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4090 Phantom 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-20L-GW) = £1,699.99
- 1 x NVIDIA - Alan Wake 2 Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-01056) = £0.00
Total: £2,874.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)
Ok this is what i've come to then, what do you think? Is there anything else you need when building a pc these days? as in any extra cables etc
£365
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£341
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£365
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£350
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£170
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It looks fine, but just a 2 year warranty on a £1700 card isn't great. I think MSI are 3, Gigabyte are 4 and Zotac are 5.
I can't think of anything. M.2 drives don't have any cables, so that removes the need for data cables.
Ok I went with a gigabyte version.
All ordered and arriving tomorrow.
Thank you so much for all your help