Question New Build - Opinions Please

[MeatInACan]

Hi Guys,

Looking for thoughts on this proposed new build. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: Around £2.5-2.7k

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming is the priority, including VR

Are you buying a monitor: No - running a 2560x1440 at 165hz monitor

Location: UK

Updated list : PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor (£389.85 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£190.76 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£115.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Video Card: Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card (£1189.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C Performance ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i (2022) 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£215.03 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2575.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-25 16:36 BST+0100


Old list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor (£391.51 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£190.76 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£115.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Video Card: Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card (£1189.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX Mid Tower Case (£187.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 850W 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£150.70 @ NeoComputers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit (£139.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Total: £2705.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-25 11:03 BST+0100

 

[helper800]

Get a different PSU. Seasonic Forus or Prime, Corsair RMx, or HX/AX.

 

[dark_globe]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£448.95 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£70.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS ATX AM5 Motherboard (£216.59 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory (£128.47 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Video Card: MSI SUPRIM X GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card (£1287.28 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (£109.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Power Supply: MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£179.82 @ Box Limited)
Total: £2706.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-25 11:19 BST+0100

 

[ilukey77]

Hi Guys,

Looking for thoughts on this proposed new build. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: Around £2.5-2.7k

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming is the priority, including VR

Are you buying a monitor: No - running a 2560x1440 at 165hz monitor

Location: UK

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor (£391.51 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£190.76 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£115.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Video Card: Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card (£1189.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX Mid Tower Case (£187.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 850W 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£150.70 @ NeoComputers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit (£139.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Total: £2705.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-25 11:03 BST+0100

Go the AM5 platform at the very least steer clear of Intel now ..

with 14th gen coming soon that is a new mobo and cpu where as AM5 life span is 2025 at the very least

I could recommend the 7800x3d but with the issues that its having unless youre going to wait till the findings the 7700x is a great buy..

Nothing wrong with the 4080 if RT is your thing but if the 7900xtx is cheaper to me its a better buy with its 24gb and better performance

always over kill your psu so 850w 80 platinum at the very least i run a corsair hx1000i

mobo is kinda a personal thing i hate gigabyte ( then im bias i get a bad product im done with it ) my asus rog board is flashy but expensive my msi mag x570 tomahawk has been a little beast so i would recommend the right MSI board ..
As for which one i would say go X670e ( yes more expensive ) but for the better chipset features the x670 will offer better life span !!

arctic freezer ii aio coolers ( while not the prettiest ) are the best of the best

 

[Why_Me]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...ully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpg-a850g-pcie5
MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 850W 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply £139.98

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...tx-lga1700-motherboard-mag-b760-tomahawk-wifi
MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI £190.02

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B760-TOMAHAWK-WIFI

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...13700f-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700f
Intel Core i7-13700F £352.92

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MkFbt6/deepcool-ag620-bk-argb-6788-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag620-bkanmn-g-2

DeepCool AG620 BK ARGB Dual Tower CPU Cooler £64.98

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...al-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16082.shtml

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...-ddr5-6000-cl32-memory-f5-6000j3238f16gx2-fx5
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL32 £128.47

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0e
Western Digital Black SN770 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME SSD £121.61

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...dows-11-home-retail-download-64-bit-kw9-00664
Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit £109.99

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx
Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case £109.00

Total: £1216.37 inc VAT

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykbhuv6yLBc

 

[geofelt]

A very good build; you can go as is.

My thoughts:

Considering the current issues with amd7000 series, I would stick with Intel today.

The cpu cooler is good, but I am partial to Noctua quality.
NH-D15 or NH-D15s would be my choice.
They are quiet and easy to mount.

On the ssd, I generally pick Samsung or Intel for quality.
They make all of their own component parts.

When buying a psu, I like to see a 7 or 10 year warranty.
It is one of the better indicators of quality. The unit you picked is 5 years.

Also, while 850w is fine for now, I could see a graphics card upgrade in the future.
I might go stronger, to 950w or more.
A psu will only use the power demanded of it, regardless of the max capability.

On windows, there are few features of PRO that are likely to be useful to you.
Used to be that PRO allowed you to defer updates better. Now, not so much.
I would buy retail. If you should ever want to upgrade your motherboard, your license will go with it.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I would also suggest what @dark_globe recommended. Cheaper options to consider:

PSU: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020264-na

Case: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mpcG3C/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-por1a-06

GPU: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...0-16-gb-video-card-rtx-4080-16gb-ventus-3x-oc

 

[MeatInACan]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions everyone. I've swapped out the case, bumped PSU to 1000w and changed the CPU cooler.

I've decided to stick with nvidia as I do want to use raytracing and I have read that AMD are having issues with VR at the moment.

Here's the new list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor (£389.85 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£190.76 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£115.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Video Card: Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card (£1189.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C Performance ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i (2022) 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£215.03 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2575.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-25 16:23 BST+0100

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Get the chromax fans and the heatsink covers if you want: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noctua-NA-HC4-Chromax-Heatsink-NH-D15S/dp/B07656PY4C

Or alternate choice: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...tom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se