What changes would you make to this build?

ADB328 · 10 Feb 2026 at 04:43

Hi
I have a rough budget of £1500, for a gaming setup but prices are crazy!!

I've yet to get a case, suggestions welcome. Anything you might change/add etc.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL38 Memory
Storage: Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Video Card
Total: £1571.07

Thanks

dave28 · 10 Feb 2026 at 07:07

i would get 6000 c30 RAM, samsung NVME, asus mobo, seasonic psu, phanteks case

i get good luck with those myself although some people moan about asus mobos.

ED209 · 10 Feb 2026 at 10:24

What is the PC going to be used for? Gaming? video editing? etc

What res and monitor are you going to be using?

as mentioned above, C30 6000mhz ram is a good choice but ram prices are through the roof at the moment.

Is 1500 your total budget?

tamzzy · 10 Feb 2026 at 10:54

the honest answer is that it's pants for a gaming setup
far too much emphasis on the cpu only to pair it with a mid-range gpu
also i would get another ssd as the nv3 is a QLC ssd, and a pretty expensive one at that
and you haven't included a psu either

tamzzy · 10 Feb 2026 at 11:01

here's an alternative...swapped to a 6 core X3D CPU
in return, it's:
1) under budget and actually a full system
2) 5070 instead of a 5060ti
3) 2TB ssd

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Six Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06394) = £229.99
1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05690) = £139.99
1 x KLEVV FIT V 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz C30 DDR5 Dual Channel Kit - Black (SKU: MEM-KLV-07036) = £299.99
1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 Python III 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GNW-04591) = £509.99
1 x MSI MAG A650BN 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-03345) = £44.99
1 x Crucial P310 2TB M.2 2230 PCI-e 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02565) = £179.99
1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-051-KK) = £34.99
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £1,469.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)

jigger · 10 Feb 2026 at 11:25

I’d probably change the 5060ti to a 7800XT. It’s decent chunk faster for less money and slightly higher power use.

Craig_d1 · 10 Feb 2026 at 16:27

using a 9070xt..put a 9600x in there,as a placeholder, but maybe either get the 7500x3d for bit more, look at a 2nd hand 7800x3d, or get a 7500F (no integrated gpu on the cpu, but can get for £120 odd. so knocking off £80 for the cpu brings it down to £1540...forgot to add a cooler, so add £30/£50 depending on air or thermalright aio.
can save £10 for the non rgb ram, but for £10, thought what the hell. Stole the ssd from @tamzzy above, though tbf, haven't checked whether the mobo can take that small a ssd...otherwise normal length for same model is £209 I think
more powerful psu...went with the corsair rm850x, as has 5 pcie8pin slots on back...you could change the gpu for something like the pulse with is a 3 slot card..that has 3 pcie 8 pin slot requirement...being thicker has bigger cooler than the reaper, but reaper still a 3 fan gputhough 2 slot so slimmer..it's a 2x8pin, so could go diff psu if required.
diff case just so you can see diff choice...the atx version of the nitro+ mobo is £153, and the case also come is atx size for £10 more if you prefer the size increase

b]My basket at OcUK:[/b]

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £199.99
1 x KLEVV CRAS V RGB 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz C30 DDR5 Dual Channel Kit - Black (SKU: MEM-KLV-06949) = £329.99
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04017) = £599.99
1 x AMD Game Bundle - Crimson Desert (SKU: DIG-AMD-07311) = £0.00
1 x Crucial P310 2TB M.2 2230 PCI-e 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02565) = £179.99
1 x Lian Li Vector V100R Mini ARGB mATX Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-06780) = £56.98
1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05690) = £140.00
1 x Corsair RM850x 850W ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-02466) = £109.99

Total: £1,616.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Craig_d1 · 10 Feb 2026 at 16:36

jigger said:
I’d probably change the 5060ti to a 7800XT. It’s decent chunk faster for less money and slightly higher power use.

bought my son a 2nd hand 7800xt to see how it performs..is a good gpu and decent raster perf, but upscaling limited to fsr3.1 sucks and any ray tracing at all brings it to a standstill. I know amd released their frs4 int8 for a hour or so by mistake and so you can get it and implement it (HU have links how to do this), but amd not officially supporting fsr4 int8 by not releasing it and showing no willingness to release it sucks too. i pretty much always turn upscaling on now by default as they're good and I want to max my framerates

WARburton · 11 Feb 2026 at 01:08

spend less on the CPU and more on the GPU

a 9700x is a solid gaming CPU and would then let you grab a 5070ti / 9070xt