Any advice on this spec?

[AleksxBuyer]

Hello PCSpecialist Forum First post here

I know my fair bit about computers but i would like to know what i could change or even upgrade to have the best preformance possible. Any advice would be appreciated and thoughts about the PC build in general.

The use of the pc will mostly be for Gaming/Streaming. Playing the AAA games such as cyberpunk etc but mostly for Valorant and competitive games. The budget is £1910 and i feel like this is the most i could've done for this type of money but if anyone here has anychanges or things i dont need the extra fans it would be great to hear. I will be purchasing a Monitor which will be 1080p 144hz, If there are any great monitors you can recommend for FPS competitive gaming that would be helpful as well the budget of that would be around £150.


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 14-Core Processor i5-14600K (Up to 5.3GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI (mATX, LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2 x 120mm Black Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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 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
Microsoft® Edge

 

[TonyCarter]

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[sck451]

I would first off not be thinking Intel+Nvidia is the best bet. AMD is probably the value proposition for both.

I'd also be thinking of 1440p, not 1080p. This makes the monitor a little more expensive. But right now the Gigabyte G27Q is only just over £200, and the M27Q under £250; both would be good.

Then you could look at a system like this one:

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Good little case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5) The best gaming CPU there is. To save £100ish, the 7700 would be a decent alternative
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) Faster memory
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 A good 1440p graphics card - cheaper than the 4070
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Plenty of power supply capacity
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER A decent and not overly expensive AIO liquid 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,890.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/Prj2yKBFVX/

 

[AleksxBuyer]

I would first off not be thinking Intel+Nvidia is the best bet. AMD is probably the value proposition for both.

I'd also be thinking of 1440p, not 1080p. This makes the monitor a little more expensive. But right now the Gigabyte G27Q is only just over £200, and the M27Q under £250; both would be good.

Then you could look at a system like this one:

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Good little case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5) The best gaming CPU there is. To save £100ish, the 7700 would be a decent alternative
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) Faster memory
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 A good 1440p graphics card - cheaper than the 4070
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Plenty of power supply capacity
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER A decent and not overly expensive AIO liquid 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,890.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/Prj2yKBFVX/

Hi! Thanks for the spec and sorry for not posting the link as you were meant to. I love the build you made and i will probably go with it as i read that AMD is incredible for value but i have always had my worries with AMD if it can be trusted, i used to have a laptop with an older Radeon card that would always have massive errors that's why i have trust issues with them but i might give them another chance due to the price of this build being perfect for my budget. Thanks again!

 

[sck451]

Hi! Thanks for the spec and sorry for not posting the link as you were meant to. I love the build you made and i will probably go with it as i read that AMD is incredible for value but i have always had my worries with AMD if it can be trusted, i used to have a laptop with an older Radeon card that would always have massive errors that's why i have trust issues with them but i might give them another chance due to the price of this build being perfect for my budget. Thanks again!

Radeon cards and in particular drivers have come on a long way in the last few years.

That said,a 4070 would be £60 more. If you could spend that it wouldn't be the worst choice in the world, especially if you play games that support DLSS.

 

[AleksxBuyer]

Radeon cards and in particular drivers have come on a long way in the last few years.

That said,a 4070 would be £60 more. If you could spend that it wouldn't be the worst choice in the world, especially if you play games that support DLSS.

It is only £60 more but i might just give the 7800XT a chance as i heard a lot of good reviews about it and the 16gb of VRAM that it has is also tempting