What would be entry level, hot rod, god box with rtx 3080?

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Remember the Ars system builds? I am interested to know what the overclockers Pro builders say an (1) balanced entry level gaming rig getting the most out of rtx 3070 and 3080 cards? And (2) a hot rod version?

I am talking about bang for your buck and eeking out every bit of performance from each component like a hifi! Not just picking the most expensive piece of kit and giving your hard earned cash to AMD/Intel.

Set side OS, PSU, SSD, cases, coolers for now.

I mean pairing those cards with CPU, Motherboard, Memory

Is that going to max out the usual suspects at 1080p, 1440p or 4k?

Lets take Warzone or the graphics hungry game of your choice in mind.


Should be a good read. Thanks pod. ;)

PS Any published benchmarks?

PSS I am a PC noob, aim it at intelligent 10 year olds
 
Ryzen APU 4700GE but can't get it . B550 and you'll run 5000hz plus ram . Smaller cashe but not so limiting on games . And then getting a good 3600/4000hz ram kit to that speed !
 
I'd go for this if paired with a 3070/3080 - you could get 3700X if really fancied it. But 3600 would suffice no problem.

Just posted this in someone elses thread moments ago, but works for your research.

Sparx said:
But anyway, I'd go for the below. CPU can be had for £30 less if you look elsewhere :)

This RAM is great and cheap as chips. Mobo is a solid B550 board with PCIe 4.0 support to help future proof.

My basket at overclockers uk:
Total: £414.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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Sparx said:
I'd go for this if paired with a 3070/3080 - you could get 3700X if really fancied it. But 3600 would suffice no problem.

Just posted this in someone elses thread moments ago, but works for your research.
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shaving some cash off


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £380.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)


intel version with a soliid cooler needed , clocked to 5.2ghz


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £424.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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Sparx said:
I'd go for this if paired with a 3070/3080 - you could get 3700X if really fancied it. But 3600 would suffice no problem.

Just posted this in someone elses thread moments ago, but works for your research.
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Thanks for this. Is it diminishing returns beyond 16GB? Do you overclock the ram or is there little impact beyond 3200MHz?
 
orbitalwalsh said:
shaving some cash off


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £380.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)


intel version with a soliid cooler needed , clocked to 5.2ghz


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £424.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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Thanks for this. See my question previous post and pitch in. I assume AMD CPU comes with a good cooler. Which intel cooler do you rate?
 
jpod said:
Thanks for this. See my question previous post and pitch in. I assume AMD CPU comes with a good cooler. Which intel cooler do you rate?
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Don't get an oem cpu they only have one year warranty, retail boxed has 3 years.

The amd cooler and retail cooler for intel are adequate but noisey.

To recommend a cooler we would need to know what case you're getting so it fits.
 
jpod said:
I have a large ATX case would fit a car radiator in there.
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Haha love it.

Arctic do some good value cooling such as the freezer 34 £24 , e34 sport £30 e34 sport duo £35

Quiet coolers with excellent cooling reasonable price
SCYTHE SCMG-5100 MUGEN 5 REV.B

ALPENFOHN BROCKEN 3

Both are £43
 
Can afford non OEM. Then get retail. Although I don't think anyone on forum or 1% of forum have had CPU fail/RMA .

Just went for low price

Shadow rock 2 is good too but more ££
 
mickyflinn said:
Haha love it.

Arctic do some good value cooling such as the freezer 34 £24 , e34 sport £30 e34 sport duo £35

Quiet coolers with excellent cooling reasonable price
SCYTHE SCMG-5100 MUGEN 5 REV.B

ALPENFOHN BROCKEN 3

Both are £43
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orbitalwalsh said:
Can afford non OEM. Then get retail. Although I don't think anyone on forum or 1% of forum have had CPU fail/RMA .

Just went for low price

Shadow rock 2 is good too but more ££
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Many thanks for these and I have been reading your posts in other threads.

I assume you add M2 memory.

What about memory speed any advantage to 4000mhz? Or 3200 ok or can it be overclocked?
 
jpod said:
Many thanks for these and I have been reading your posts in other threads.

I assume you add M2 memory.

What about memory speed any advantage to 4000mhz? Or 3200 ok or can it be overclocked?
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M2 nvme is a storage drive usually faster than a ssd but day to usage minimal difference, no cables just plugs straight into the motherboard.

3200mhz to 3600mhz is ideal for Ryzen but if you plan on upgrading to zen 3 in the future may be beneficial.

Mostly all memory can be overclocked or tweaked to perform better.
 
jpod said:
Many thanks for these and I have been reading your posts in other threads.

I assume you add M2 memory.

What about memory speed any advantage to 4000mhz? Or 3200 ok or can it be overclocked?
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M.2 is good. Either sata 3 standard or NVMe as no cables and taking up case space .
NVMe versions use to be not worth it to much for gaming, but are now equal in price to SATA 3 m.2/2.5" drives .

Microsoft and Nvidia are combining in a way for PC with DX12 allow fastest access to storage along with RTXIO to take on Sony's PS5 insane loading speeds. So next Year NVME 3.0/4.0 m.2 will finally give actually performance increase over your basic SSD .

Zen3 can handle 4000hz plus .. just look at newly released APU that can handle 5000hz on a B550 almost plug and play ...
 
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