New build 3k+

[BoB3rt]

Hey.

Looking for advice on a build for about £3k but it's not a hard budget... would push to 3.5k IF its worth the bang for buck.
Here is what I have:

1 X Asus GeForce RTX 4080 TUF 16GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card - £1,259.99
SKU: GX-48K-AS

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1 X Intel Core i7-12700K 3.60GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail - £299.99
SKU: CP-69Z-IN

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1 X Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH64GX5M2B5600Z40K) - £209.98
SKU: MY-4DQ-CS

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1 X Corsair RMx Series RM850x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020200-UK) - £147.95
SKU: CA-267-CS

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1 X Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive - £99.95
SKU: HD-23Z-SA

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1 X Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive - £58.99
SKU: HD-23Y-SA

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1 X Asus ROG Strix B760-F Gaming WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £274.99
SKU: MB-6KD-AS

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1 X Cooler Master HAF700 EVO Windowed Full Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass - £400.00
SKU: CA-38U-CM

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1 X Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 360mm (CW-9060070-WW) - £219.95
SKU: HS-04N-CS

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Grand Total: £2,983.78

It is a present so the Case is a must

Thanks

 

[tamzzy]

£3k and no 4090...

what is the build for? gaming or work use?
is 64gb ram needed?
why only pcie3 ssds?
intel only or can amd be considered?
why pair a -k cpu with a non-z mobo?

 

[Tetras]

Assuming the usage is just gaming, then for 2K5 I would change the build to:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £149.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 (SKU: MY-4DC-CS) = £179.98
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A5-SP) = £929.99
• 1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
• 2 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £94.99

• 1 x (unchanged) Cooler Master HAF700 EVO Windowed Full Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-38U-CM) = £400.00
• 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 Power Cable for Thermaltake PF3 750/850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-001-TT) = £0.00

Total: £2,401.91 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Cooler: this (under £50).

Memory is a bit slow, but OCUK stock of 64GB kits isn't huge.

For 3K:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £368.99
• 1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
• 1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £189.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5200Z40) (SKU: MY-4DM-CS) = £169.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13E-ZT) = £1,499.99
• 2 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £94.99

• 1 x Cooler Master HAF700 EVO Windowed Full Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-38U-CM) = £399.99
• 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
  

Total: £2,983.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Cooler: as above.
Memory: as above.

1 X Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH64GX5M2B5600Z40K) - £209.98

Probably best not to use EXPO in an Intel build, if you can help it.

1 X Corsair RMx Series RM850x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020200-UK) - £147.95

This is the older, pre-ATX 3.0/PCIE5 PSU, the SHIFT is the new one (but you have to check if a side mount modular panel works for the case). You can buy an adapter if you want a cable for the 4080 12/16 pin, or I guess just use the one that comes with the card. Alternatively, you could look at MSI's A850G PCIE5 for a similar price.