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The 7700 is a better bet than the 7700X. It's just as good and cheaper. Then you can spend the savings on going back to a 2 TB SSD. Case FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS...

You can easily get a really good 1440p 144Hz (or more) IPS monitor for between £230 and £350. Then I'd pair it with a PC like this: Case FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Great but fairly inexpensive case Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D...

What do you plan to spend on the monitor? I would strongly suggest thinking of 1440p with this kind of budget.

The other option is to go for an iGPU build. It will not have the GPU heft of even the 3050 (though it's closer than you might think), but it will do a job and be a platform you can easily upgrade. This is the "solid foundations, easy to upgrade" PC. Case CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS...

I'm really confused by your thread. A GPU should be running at 100%; if it's 75% that means you're not using its full potential.

There won't actually be much sound to damp. Sound (mostly) comes from fans, which deal with heat, which this system has very little of. I think you need to get your needs sorted before you start thinking about specs. Because the Terra is a mobility scooter and the Define 7 is a massive...

Well the system I suggested has an mATX motherboard so it would fit in an mATX case. However the Terra is an ITX case, so it certainly would not fit. Also, it doesn't fit (as far as I know) any hard drives at all. The Define 7 is a massive case. Are you sure it's what you want? How many hard...

I'd be looking at a system like this one. AMD is a better option than Intel for this kind of build. Case FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Eight Core CPU with Radeon™ Graphics (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4) Very strong CPU - eight cores rather than...

Sounds like 64GB is the best bet, then. I'd go for the fastest RAM you can get; if we're sticking with an Asus board, that'll be 2x32GB of 5600MHz memory. Here's where I'd be inclined to go: Case CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Case with much better airflow and therefore...

Hi Andy. Sorry no one replied. I'd guess it's because you have a slightly tricky set of needs. First, those displays are not gaming displays: they're 60Hz 4K ones, great for creative purposes but not ideal at all for gaming. I'd suggest using something 1440p 144Hz or better for gaming, and then...

My suggestion would be to go for the extra cooling of, say, the H100i if you can afford it, just so long as it doesn't require you to compromise elsewhere on places that have a bigger impact on performance than squeezing the last little bit out of a CPU. I would stick to the 7800X3D if you're...

That was an all core workload, not gaming. They're very different beasts. As above, though, I don't think there's any virtue in debating it further!

PBO is overclocking. I would certainly agree the AK400 is not enough for overclocking, but that's true of the 7700 as well. Running at the standard configuration the 7800X3D is very efficient and a good single tower is sufficient. If you're asking more of it, I fully agree it would need more...

Correct. You have ample fans already and the thermal paste will make at most a negligible difference.

I'd go with the system recommended above. You've downgraded CPU, RAM, power supply, storage and cooling, and upgraded the motherboard (which makes no difference to performance) and the graphics card. If you don't want an AIO (I understand: I don't either, though really they're fine) then that...