AMD gaming build advice

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Davidel

Bronze Level Poster
Hi all,

After the great advice a couple of months ago for my wifes PC (she's over the moon with it), I'm back again for advice for my own build.

No peripherals are required as I currently have a 3 monitor setup with the AOC Q27G2S(165hz) monitor being central.

This PC is purely for gaming only, I play anything from Path of Exile, World of Warcraft to Escape from Tarkov etc etc.

Budget is £2250 though the build I've got below does come in under that.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6950 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 3500 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR FORCE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 4950 MB/R, 4000 MB/W)
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
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE 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
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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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: £2,171.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/sf7UDuUXD!/
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Wiggled things around and propped some areas up. Build will pair well with the monitor.

You could save a little on the GPU but it's a fair fit. It's worth noting that the 4070 is the same price, if you fancied something more modern. They trade blows at 1440p anyway so not a lot in it.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6950 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W 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
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE 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 [KUK-00003]
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: £2,293.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/x048BaendJ/
 
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Davidel

Bronze Level Poster
Thanks for the quick update.
I've usually been team Intell/Nvidia and currently have a 1070ti with an i7 7700k , thought I'd try a full AMD this time, so other than being newer, are there any additonal benefits for taking the 4070?
 
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Steveyg

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Davidel said:
Thanks for the quick update.
I've usually been team Intell/Nvidia and currently have a 1070ti with an i7 7700k , thought I'd try a full AMD this time, so other than being newer, are there any additonal benefits for taking the 4070?
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Honestly although Nvidia are determined to be as crappy and shady as they possibly can and although AMD have made massive strides in the drivers and support Nvidia still offer a more solid product but you pay an absolute premium for it

I go Nvidia when it makes sense but AMD are a real viable option more so than ever. The performance gains on last gen cards with the newer drivers is nothing short of incredible
 
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Davidel

Bronze Level Poster
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Steveyg

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Davidel said:
Build @Scott suggested but with the 4070 (had to change the ram as well, no stock) - https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/ZnFgdjrP3c/
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yeah honestly mate the build in this link I don't like

I don't see a point in buying the best CPU that's currently available and then cutting the legs out from under it by not getting appropriate RAM. I genuinely would not accept anything less than 6000Mhz with this CPU. If you're going to buy the best gaming CPU on the market then you want it to perform like the best gaming CPU on the market. Buying slower RAM will hamper it

I also really don't like a 750W PSU with a 4070. It feels too borderline for me when the cost for an upgrade to the 850W is soo low. I'd personally go for 1000W though

The case is simply a hard no, spending £2K on a system to cheap out on the thing that's going to house these components for potentially the next 10 years doesn't make sense to me. A good case not only looks good but promotes good airflow and allows you to keep the parts cooler easier which will extend their life
 
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Davidel

Bronze Level Poster
@Steveyg Cheers for the help, looks like the 6000Mhz is available again so will change to that, will also up to 1000W ps. Can you recomend a case?
Also, with the changes above, is the iCue build worth the free peripherals?
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Davidel said:
@Steveyg Cheers for the help, looks like the 6000Mhz is available again so will change to that, will also up to 1000W ps. Can you recomend a case?
Also, with the changes above, is the iCue build worth the free peripherals?
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The case, RAM and PSU were all appropriately selected in the build I suggested. The link at the bottom of the build would take you straight in :)
 
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Steveyg

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Davidel said:
@Scott So it does, my bad, think i butchered it to take the 4070 over the 6950 which meant i changed to a smaller case and a smaller PSU.

Final non promo build - https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/9cRvR7wbHY/
Final iCue promo build - https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-icue/QjSjQPZuZz/

The only real difference in the builds above is the storage, the extra £59 cost seems worth is for the bundle.
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I'd remove Norton and you can probably get the prices to the exact same by changing the storage set up of the iCue promo build to match the other build. Free stuff is free stuff
 
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Davidel

Bronze Level Poster
Indeed, i can always add more storage later if needed.
Thats the PC ordered, thanks to both of you for the help given.
 
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