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BenGman1111

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I'm planning on upgrading my PC (bought it about 6 years ago) as its starting to feel it's age. I'm not overly familiar with what is currently good/not as I haven't had a look in a few years. I've come up with the below as a starting point, based on some other forum posts recently, but any advice would be appreciated. I'm looking to get a new monitor as well, thinking of the AOC Q27G4X as an affordable 1440p monitor. My budget is about £2500 including a new monitor, so I'm a little under that at the moment.

The game that I play the most is Destiny 2. My current PC manages it at 60fps on high, so I'm assuming this new one will be able to up that a bit! I'm looking for a PC that will last for around 5 years that can play new releases with decent performance.

Thank you!

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK)
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
 
Martinr36

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So what's the spec of the old pc and where's it under performing, maybe just needs a couple of upgrades
 
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BenGman1111

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Here's what I got last time. Not sure exactly what is under performing, but am getting regular frame drops at medium settings for a few games:

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 460X RGB GAMING CASE
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Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 UD: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2 x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
Simplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
 
Scott

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With that system I would look to upgrade the GPU, PSU, cooling & the storage options. If you're gaming off of the 1TB mechanical drive I'm not surprised it feels sluggish. The CPU will be running massively hampered with the poor cooling selection, it'll be thermal throttling and driving the frame rate right down.

Unfortunately you selected a very low end PSU at the initial time of order so you would have to replace that as well. We always recommend an appropriate future use PSU to allow for upgrades down the line. I'm actually surprised you've not had any issues running the 9700 and the 2070 on that PSU, I would expect some BSODs or CTDs. Just thinking though, the thermal throttling may have eased that symptom.
 
Martinr36

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BenGman1111 said:
Thanks, that's really helpful! I'll take a look at some other options and look at upgrading. Appreciate the help/advice.
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If you have a read around and then post back here with your thoughts, you'll get good advice on the upgrades, as we know the base to work off
 
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BenGman1111

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I had a bit of a look around and would prefer to start over so I have a better base to work off of. I've re-specced based on reading through a some forum posts. Still looking for 1440p gaming (monitor is one posted above, 1400p 144hz). I'm looking to future proof a bit , so that I can have a go at doing smaller updates later. Maybe with the capability to upgrade to 4k in a few years. Budget still £2500, so if there are any areas to improve on I've got a bit of room.

I didn't check before buying last time (as you can probably tell!), so any advice on this build would be really appreciated.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Packaging
PCS Corsair Carton Upright
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/!Nxatqc6Hx/
 
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TonyCarter

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Looks about there to me.

Only comments would be to remove Norton (so you don't have to bother when it arrives), and to up the warranty to Silver for £5.

If you do want to trim the budget a little (about £100), and don't need the extras of the X670 chipset, you could go to the TUF B650 motherboard.
 
Martinr36

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On top of @TonyCarter comment for an extra £39 you should be able to get the icue link H150i in that case, should you get a hotter chip down the line

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BenGman1111

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Thank you for the advice

I don't know a lot about motherboards so had a quick question if that's okay - what are the main differences between the X670 and the TUF B650? Would I be loosing a lot by changing?

I was also looking at the case and saw it comes with 1 front and 1 rear fan. Is it worth getting any extra fans (was eyeing up the '3 x Corsair ICUE LINK QX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit' for £73)? I thought that might be overkill though.

I upgraded the cooler as well, thanks!
 
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TonyCarter

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The main gains the X670 has over the B650 are:
  • 1 extra front USB header
  • 2 extra red USB headers
  • wifi 6E vs wifi 6
  • PCIe 5 vs PCIe 4
  • X670 has 1 x PCIe 5x16 + 2 x PCIe 4x16
  • B650 has 3 x PCIe 4x16 and 2 PCIe 4 x 1 slots for simple add-in cards
  • 1 extra m.2 slot (4 vs 3)
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BenGman1111

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Thank you - going with the cheaper motherboard!

I was trying to order today and the spec that I had working fine yesterday now wont go through, I get the below message. I went with the TUF Gaming B650 and the Corsair 1200W RMx shift series. A bit confused by this as it was fine yesterday, and I have picked one of the RMx series PSUs! It works fine if I lower it to the 1000W one. Any ideas, or is it a bug with the configuration?

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SpyderTracks

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BenGman1111 said:
Thank you - going with the cheaper motherboard!

I was trying to order today and the spec that I had working fine yesterday now wont go through, I get the below message. I went with the TUF Gaming B650 and the Corsair 1200W RMx shift series. A bit confused by this as it was fine yesterday, and I have picked one of the RMx series PSUs! It works fine if I lower it to the 1000W one. Any ideas, or is it a bug with the configuration?

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It's a bug. The only thing with the Shift that would prevent it being used is if it fits in the case, power cable wise, there's literally no difference to any other PSU.
 
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