Advice on gaming build

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Jambonio

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Upgrading on a 7 year old machine that can no longer play a modern AAA title.

Any overkill or underpower here for 2024 gaming and relative future proofing? Any advice gratefully received

Case
CORSAIR 3000D AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
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Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 14-Core Processor i5-14600K (Up to 5.3GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B760M-A WIFI (mATX, LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z790-ddr5-pc/vSMYPK39Vk/
 
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TonyCarter

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Without knowing the monitor (make & model, or resolution & refresh rate), it's difficult to judge the GPU required, and we need a max budget to work to...as we won't be able to configure you a 4K ray-tracing build for £1500.

However, if it's for gaming purposes, there are some suggestions that we can make without knowing what GPU will be required:
  • AMD are the go-to CPU platform at the moment...Intel hasn't changed there CPUs for 4 years (it's effectively a naming change, and more power draw to hit their claims)
  • Sweet spot for RAM (especially on AMD) is 6000MHz
  • GPU choice may effect the PSU we recommend, but our go-to PSU is the RM1000W model to cover off any transient power spikes the latest GPUs seem to trigger (but depending on the budget the 850W is probably the minimum we'd go down to)
  • The Prime motherboards are for budget builds - it's fine for office / homework use, but not gaming as the power circuits are built for heavier gaming workloads
  • We prefer splitting the SSDs into #1 for boot/apps (relatively small, but fast) and #2 for game installs (larger, but can be a bit slower)
  • We're not fans of PCS's own cooling options - they're low priced for a reason...and we'd recommend Deepcool versions for air-cooling, or Corsair 100i (or above) for AIO cooling (pump, fans, radiator)
  • The 3000D is quite a small case (which affects overall cooling efficiency), so depending whether there's space constraints (or an aesthetic choice) we'd probably recommend something a little larger
But as I said at the start...without the monitor/budget info, there's nothing specific we can suggest!
 
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