Time to upgrade, what would you change?

[Marc2180]

Currently on a 2600X and 5700xt, been a good 5 years but feel it’s time to upgrade. Going to hand my pc down to my 8year old daughter she’s forever hounding me to go on the computer and play Minecraft, sims, Roblox etc.

Been speccing up a new pc for myself as below. Is there any recommendations from yourselves of things to change when it comes to bang for your buck?

Edit: Made a quick swap on the RAM from 64 to 32 6000mhz C30. Would the chosen motherboard support this? The specs for the mobo seem to suggest 5200mhz

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5B9-GI) = £280.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.98
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A4-SP) = £999.95
• 1 x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3c Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24R-SA) = £179.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Silent Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-08V-PT) = £139.99
• 3 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-00W-MS) = £169.98
• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-247-SA) = £58.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £128.99

Total: £2,499.83 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Marc2180]

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[Rob_B]

The RAM should be fine, 5200 is standard 'official' supported speed. Any particular reason you've gone X670?
Seems budget isn't a real issue so there's no point me suggesting savings it seems (I'm not jealous..)

 

[Marc2180]

The RAM should be fine, 5200 is standard 'official' supported speed. Any particular reason you've gone X670?
Seems budget isn't a real issue so there's no point me suggesting savings it seems (I'm not jealous..)

Not sure, I just assume x670 is the best for the AM5 platform? I’m not so clued up on all the latest tech just from reviews I’ve been looking at I thought it would be a good pairing with the 7800x3D. Budget isn’t really an issue but I still don’t want to go OTT

 

[Rob_B]

In that case I'd suggest looking up the differences between that and B650, could easily save a few quid there.

You're going for pretty much top end kit so you could absolutely save a few hundred with small tweaks, but then you have to balance that with the performance you need (and I hope you have a decent monitor!)

 

[Marc2180]

In that case I'd suggest looking up the differences between that and B650, could easily save a few quid there.

You're going for pretty much top end kit so you could absolutely save a few hundred with small tweaks, but then you have to balance that with the performance you need (and I hope you have a decent monitor!)

I currently have a Gigabyte G32QC as my monitor

 

[Tetras]

I'd get this instead of the Noctua.

X670 Aorus Elite doesn't have PCI-E 5.0 graphics, so I wouldn't pay that much for it. If you don't need the extra PCI-E lanes, I'd just get a B650E motherboard.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-01448) = £124.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99

Total: £2,179.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Marc2180]

Yeah it’s purely a gaming machine and I have no intention of overclocking. Just single GPU and 2x gen 4 SSD’s, 1 for boot and programs, 1 for game storage.

 

[henry hoov3r]

I opted for a B650 mobo and 6000mhz CL30 ram when i built with this chip.

 

[Marc2180]

I'd get this instead of the Noctua.

X670 Aorus Elite doesn't have PCI-E 5.0 graphics, so I wouldn't pay that much for it. If you don't need the extra PCI-E lanes, I'd just get a B650E motherboard.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-01448) = £124.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99

Total: £2,179.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

How soon is that motherboard due to come out? I intend to order within the next week or 2 max

 

[Tetras]

How soon is that motherboard due to come out? I intend to order within the next week or 2 max

If it needs to be in stock @ OCUK I'd switch to the TUF B650-Plus (loses PCI-E 5.0 graphics, WIFI version is same price) or the TUF X670E-Plus (retains PCI-E 5.0 graphics).

 

[Marc2180]

If it needs to be in stock @ OCUK I'd switch to the TUF B650-Plus (loses PCI-E 5.0 graphics, WIFI version is same price) or the TUF X670E-Plus (retains PCI-E 5.0 graphics).

Thanks mate. Appreciate it, I wasn’t aware of the PCIe 5.0 taking advantage of the new GPU’s so I’ll keep that in mind looking at them. The cost savings are definitely a positive for very little performance loss for my use. With the changes managed to bring the cost down a good few hundered. Is there a way to find out when the motherboard is due to come back in? For the cost saving it may be worth the wait if it isn’t long

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £109.99
• 2 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.98
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99

Total: £2,085.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Rob_B]

You could shave a few quid of the motherboard if you really wanted to, I'm assuming you need the WiFi?
What storage are you going with for the updated build?
Biggest saving would be a different GPU (7900xt or 4070 maybe) they'll all absolutely destroy what you're using now but if you can afford the higher end and don't mind the extra cash then go for it

You COULD go for a lower end CPU now (again even a 7600 is waaaay faster than your current CPU) and then wait for Zen5, but again that's something only you would know if you fancy doing.

 

[Marc2180]

I don’t upgrade often it takes a long time to save up so I’d rather get the best that’s available now then will be a few years down the line before I’d need to upgrade again. Oh thanks for pointing that out, forgot to add in the SSD’s!

 

[Marc2180]

Updated with SSD’s
My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £359.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £109.99
• 2 x be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM Fan (SKU: FG-04B-BQ) = £23.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01496) = £998.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £128.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.98
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £209.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 500GB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0E) (SKU: HD-58E-WD) = £56.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95

Total: £2,257.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Marc2180]

only the motherboard that’s not in stock at OCUK. Hopefully it’s back in by the time I’m ready to hit the button or I’ll need to source the mobo elsewhere.

Also I’ve taken your advice and I’ll get the phantom spirit cooler

 

[madp0k]

only the motherboard that’s not in stock at OCUK. Hopefully it’s back in by the time I’m ready to hit the button or I’ll need to source the mobo elsewhere.

Also I’ve taken your advice and I’ll get the phantom spirit cooler

I put my order in yesterday for a custom build with that motherboard and they are expecting it in soon if that helps

 

[reddeathdrinker]

Nothing wron with your build per se. Decent spec, decent components, and will give you years of fun.

I was a lazy sod - I priced up the components, and decided I couldn't be bothered building it. So I cheated, and bought the Refract Azure from OcUK... Specs are pretty decent - Asus B650 mobo, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Zotac RTX 4070Ti, 32GB of DDR5, water cooled. Delivered as fast as separate components and pre-built. By the time I added a copy of Windows, there was only a few quid in it...

 

[Drumroll]

MSI tomahawk B650 is a solid choice. Using an Asus B650E-F solid, but wouldn’t mind the MSI option.
Thermalright Phantom Spirit Evo should perform better than the Noctua and costs around £40. Using here for the same CPU and the not best in class for airflow Fractal North and didn’t even bother undervolting or anything. Solid. 45% up to 75C. Unless running cinebench, haven’t seen crossing that.
Have seen other places selling the MSI 7900 XTX for £830ish. Very solid GPU according to some owners.
Case is a personal choice. Very solid choice there.

 

[Joxeon]

Can currently buy the 7900XT for £630 in the uk and it’s not much different in performance to either the 4080 or 7900XTX.