New gaming PC long overdue!

[mrjt26]

Evening all,

Been nearly 7 years since I bought my last PC and back to the experts to help tweak / amend the build.

I use the PC for gaming mainly (Diablo 4 probably the most recent highest requirements, which I obviouslywant to run ultra with no issues) with some multi tasking from time to time while gaming also.

Using 2 1440p 144mhz monitors.

Idea behind the build is to be efficient with both parts and cost (happy to spend a little more if it will give me more longevity or higher performance at good value) but also hopefully have this PC still relevant enough in 4+ years time similar to my last 2 I build.

Specs of my 1st stab below looking at Scott's recent guide have sided with AMD for the 1st time ever both CPU and GPU.

Not really got a budget within reason so if there are improvements to be made happy to pay for them but at the same time happy to drop down if I am paying for nothing.

Any help that you can give would be appreciated as always, any questions happy to answer too.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE (had to go to this to fit in the PSU and GPU so can drop to 4000D if other parts change)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6950 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/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 H150i 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
Microsoft® Edge
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 6 to 8 working days
Price: £2,602.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/5khsKm03fp/

 

[mrjt26]

Thanks for the reply. Just read another post discussing the 7950X3D v 7800X3D and sounds like the 7950 is a bit of a nightmare

So would you say this build pretty much is top optimisation for gaming right now? (guess I'm trying to get over the fact it's cheaper than the one I bought 7 years ago xD)

 

[mrjt26]

Cheers - so idea would be what to clock at 4800 or 5600 until resolved? (also any idea where's the best reliable source to know when it is fixed?)

 

[Steveyg]

Cheers - so idea would be what to clock at 4800 or 5600 until resolved? (also any idea where's the best reliable source to know when it is fixed?)

Clock it as high as you can but still have it be stable, right now 5600 seems to be a nice stable spot

As for the best place, most of the reputable tech youtube guys are good for this stuff I personally like Gamers Nexus. You could even just pop in here every now and then and ask for an update we're usually pretty up to date and current on the knowledge so someone will be able to advise

 

[mrjt26]

Thanks both - will order this later tonight along with the RAM appreciated

 

[sck451]

Unless you forsee a need for oodles of PCIe lanes, I'd also suggest you could happily go down to the B650 motherboard, rather than spending the extra £100 on the X670E board.

 

[sck451]

Good call. I'm always in 2 minds on the X670 vs B650 boards...the X670 gives the PCI-e5.0 lane but there's question marks over when anything that can utilise it will be released, although I'd hope it would be within this system's life cycle

Products that can theoretically use it, very possibly. But things that will need it? I think that's very unlikely. Even the top-end graphics cards don't need PCIe 4 yet, only the borked low-end ones produced during the graphics card crisis with just four lanes.

 

[mrjt26]

Went with the x670 before this post but will leave as is

Got the ram already waiting for the new setup next week!!

Cheers again all.

 

[mrjt26]

FYI got the Ram and didn't like it being clocked any higher than 4800 so I'll sit at that till updated. Pc is smooth and looks the part thanks again!!