AMD build

[Shippers96]

Hey everyone!

After some advice really for an AMD build strictly for gaming at 1440p. Looking to spend around £2000, but have wiggle room to go over, want this to last me the next few years and have room to upgrade parts if necessary. I usually go with Intel but after looking through these forums it seems AMD is the way to go at the moment? Appreciate any suggested builds and recommendations

 

[JUNI0R]

Hey everyone!

After some advice really for an AMD build strictly for gaming at 1440p. Looking to spend around £2000, but have wiggle room to go over, want this to last me the next few years and have room to upgrade parts if necessary. I usually go with Intel but after looking through these forums it seems AMD is the way to go at the moment? Appreciate any suggested builds and recommendations

Heya! We've been tending to go AMD recently although with the release of 12th gen Intel, they are back at the top of the charts for now. They are a bit more expensive than Ryzen 5000 but it can happily still be done in your budget. If you'd prefer an intel 12th gen build, I would be happy to advise on that. Will the spec include anything else or are you just looking for the tower?

 

[Shippers96]

Hey thanks for the response I'll happily consider both AMD and intel. Yeah just the tower

 

[AgentCooper]

Something like this would be a fine choice for AMD gaming at 1440p. Whilst Intel are leading performance by a small margin (until the AMD refresh), they’re still gobbling more power and still a company run by morons, I think you’d be pleasantly surprised by switching allegiances 👍

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series 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
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,907.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/SdW3Q9y57H/

 

[Shippers96]

Something like this would be a fine choice for AMD gaming at 1440p. Whilst Intel are leading performance by a small margin (until the AMD refresh), they’re still gobbling more power and still a company run by morons, I think you’d be pleasantly surprised by switching allegiances 👍

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series 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
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,907.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/SdW3Q9y57H/

Thanks for the response, awesome build! What's the difference between the 3060 ti and 3070ti?

 

[AgentCooper]

Thanks for the response, awesome build! What's the difference between the 3060 ti and 3070ti?

POWER!

A 3070 would currently max out most 1440p 27 inch screens. I use one with a an ultrawide 1440p screen and get well over 100FPS on 95% of games.

What screen would you be using?

 

[Shippers96]

POWER!

A 3070 would currently max out most 1440p 27 inch screens. I use one with a an ultrawide 1440p screen and get well over 100FPS on 95% of games.

What screen would you be using?

currently got a red eagle g-master gb2760qsu, but wanting to upgrade that at some point too

 

[AgentCooper]

currently got a red eagle g-master gb2760qsu, but wanting to upgrade that at some point too

Perfectly decent monitor, 3060Ti would suit it nicely.

If you want to join the ultrawide club within the next six months or so, 3070 or 3070Ti would be decent to factor in now. All depends on your finances, amigo. I don’t want to spend money you don’t have 😜

 

[Shippers96]

Perfectly decent monitor, 3060Ti would suit it nicely.

If you want to join the ultrawide club within the next six months or so, 3070 or 3070Ti would be decent to factor in now. All depends on your finances, amigo. I don’t want to spend money you don’t have 😜

i can wiggle my budget to get a 3070ti any changes to the build you linked me?

 

[AgentCooper]

i can wiggle my budget to get a 3070ti any changes to the build you linked me?

Nice 👍

Depending on what games you’re into or if you’re into content creation / streaming / editing, a bit more RAM could potentially be beneficial. What sort of stuff are you into?

 

[Shippers96]

fps and mmo's

 

[AgentCooper]

You’re all good with 16GB 👍

 

[SpyderTracks]

You’re all good with 16GB 👍

Unless you're doing any mods on the MMO's in which case 32Gb would be worthwhile.

 

[Shippers96]

Unless you're doing any mods on the MMO's in which case 32Gb would be worthwhile.

Unless you're doing any mods on the MMO's in which case 32Gb would be worthwhile.

can you recommend a 32gb? cheers

 

[SpyderTracks]

32Gb 3200MHz would be fine.

 

[Shippers96]

last question will i be able to upgrade these parts easily without having to replace large parts say for a new GPU or CPU? cheers

 

[AgentCooper]

last question will i be able to upgrade these parts easily without having to replace large parts say for a new GPU or CPU? cheers

The CPU should last the lifetime of the system, at least 7 years as an estimate.

But if you want to keep things cutting edge, you’d likely want to update the GPU every 2-3 years. It will last longer if you make compromises on graphical settings. Depends how much you like the visual bling on AAA games.

 

[Shippers96]

The CPU should last the lifetime of the system, at least 7 years as an estimate.

But if you want to keep things cutting edge, you’d likely want to update the GPU every 2-3 years. It will last longer if you make compromises on graphical settings. Depends how much you like the visual bling on AAA games.

awesome! thank you very much for your help