My First Gaming Build - Help

[Roo_Irish]

Budget (including currency): £3000-£4000

Country: U.K

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Grand-strategy, SWTOR, EAW, TWHII, Mass Effect, 

Other details 

 

Hi Everyone, 

 

I'm looking to get my first gaming rig together and whilst I was contemplating doing a build from scratch, I'm a bit nervous about spending a lot of money and not being able to put it to together plus overclock so I've gone for a system build website option but would love to know what you think or if I should be changing anything?. I pretty much play strategy games like empire at war but will at some point venture to trying cyberpunk but this won't be the machines main gaming time. In terms of my monitor I have a Samsung Odyssey G9.

 

I've chosen to use the CyberPower UK website but open to any other suggestions too, the rig is currently coming out at £3,464.40 which I'm happy with but if their are other recommendations you think re worth investing in I'd be up to going to £4K : https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk

• CAS: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic White Mid-Tower Dual Chamber Gaming Chassis [+35]
• CPNR1: Cyberpower Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts -- reducing the noise transmitted from Fans [+9]
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 8-Core 3.80GHz, 4.7GHz Turbo - 32MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics) [-130]
• CS_FAN: 4x Cooler Master MF120 HALO ARGB PWM Fan Kit [+51]
• FAN: Corsair iCue H150i Elite Capellix High Performance Liquid Cooling System w/ 360mm Radiator, Ultimate OC Compatible (Pre-Order) [+86] (Corsair CPU Water Cooling, Ultimate OC Compatible)
• M2SSD: 2TB (1x2TB) Samsung 980 Pro M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD - 7000MB/s Read & 5100MB/s Write [+217] (Single Drive)
• M2SSD2: None Selected
• MEMORY: 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4/4000mhz Dual Channel Memory [+185] (HyperX Predator w/Heat Spreader)
• MONITOR: None Selected
• MOTHERBOARD: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI: ATX w/ RGB, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2, SATA3, 3x M.2 [+58]
• NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
• OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition) Perfect for most people with all the core features of Windows 10 including: automatic updates, Cortana and DirectX 12 graphics support (No Recovery Media)
• OVERCLOCK: Pro OC (Overclock up to 10%) [+29]
• PCABLE: Shakmods Premium Braided Sleeved Extension Cable Set with Cable Combs (For system using modular PSUs and 1x GPU) [+34] (Red Colour)
• POWERSUPPLY: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Modular Gaming Power Supply
• PRO_WIRING1: AKASA Performance Compound 455 - Enthusiast Performance Thermal Paste [+9]
• PRO_WIRING2: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chasis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]
• PRO_WIRING3: Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution Mid Tower - Protect Your Dream System During Transit [+14]
• RAID: None Selected
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD AUDIO
• SSD: 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD - 560MB/s Read / 530MB/s Write [+78] (1 Drive)
• VIDEO: MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB - DX12® - VR Ready, HDMI, DVI, DP, 5 Monitor Support (Single Card)
• WNC: Intel Wireless AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax Dual Band (2.4 GHz & 5GHz (160Mhz)) PCI-E Adapter & Dual Antennas [+14]
• XWNA: None Selected

 

Appreciate any guidance. 

 

Thanks 
 

[SupaKomputa]

And the question is?

[Roo_Irish]

Sorry - Is there any recommendations on wether I should change parts or adopt a different system build. 

[Chris Greene]

40 minutes ago, Roo_Irish said:

Sorry - Is there any recommendations on wether I should change parts or adopt a different system build. 

Not really, Think of it this way if you were to build it yourself right now there's shipping potential DOA, Shortage/stock issues, Scalpers/Thieves and a plethora of other things that could potentially go wrong with your custom build. Prebuilt rigs (especially right now with things being as perilous as they are) are the best choice for those that DO have the money to buy one as you are guaranteed a nice GPU. That being said I'm drooling over that part list. If you were to take the bite on that prebuild it'd last a while to come just make sure to baby it and check its temps and stay away from the naughty places. 

[Vlad Vado]

I'd only point 2 thinks that seems odd for me.

1. Why get 1TB secondary SSD when the main one is 2TB? Not saying that the main one shouldn't be 2TB, but for me it doesn't makes sense that the secondary drive has less capacity than the main one.
2. Why getting a PCI-E WIFI adapter when the MOBO already has dual band WIFI with similar capabilites than the adapter?

For the other things, nothing to point that's out of place.

[Roo_Irish]

37 minutes ago, Vlad Vado said:

I'd only point 2 thinks that seems odd for me.

1. Why get 1TB secondary SSD when the main one is 2TB? Not saying that the main one shouldn't be 2TB, but for me it doesn't makes sense that the secondary drive has less capacity than the main one.
2. Why getting a PCI-E WIFI adapter when the MOBO already has dual band WIFI with similar capabilites than the adapter?

For the other things, nothing to point that's out of place.

Thanks Vlad, I'm pretty new at this and didn't realise that I didn't need the wifi adapter. I'll save myself some money on that and take it out. 

 

I'll upgrade the secondary to 2TB. Cheers

[Guest]

Hi

 

Not a fan of that motherboard. The MSI X570 Tomahawk would be a much better option if you need wifi. There is also the MSI B550 Gaming Edge Wifi (Avoid the X570 version).

 

I wouldn't overspend on the Ram, so if 3200MHz CL16/3600MHz CL16 is cheaper then take that over the 4000MHz.

 

A Gen 4 SSD won't make a huge difference at the minute for gaming, although that should change once direct storage is more of a thing. The Samsung drives are usually overpriced though and there is normally better value such as the Sabrent Rocket Gen4 or WD Black SN850 etc. Also the 870 QVO is a bit meh. A WD Blue SN550 would be fine for the 2nd SSD.

 

I would get the same case fans as the cooler if you want the RGB to sync. If you don't mind no RGB then the Arctic Liquid Freezer 360mm is a great cooler, and you the Arctic P12 fans are good value as well. Also that case can take 9 fans in total so I would go 6 x intake (Bottom/Side) and 3 x exhaust (Top).

 

I will post again later after I get back home.

[Guest]

You are paying way over the odds by the looks of it for that system.

 

Just for example here is a similar spec.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£403.20 @ Newegg UK) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.39 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£129.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£87.99 @ Box Limited) 
Storage: Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£275.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (£812.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx White 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£145.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£87.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2440.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-27 18:13 GMT+0000

[Roo_Irish]

2 hours ago, lee32uk said:

You are paying way over the odds by the looks of it for that system.

 

Just for example here is a similar spec.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£403.20 @ Newegg UK) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.39 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£129.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£87.99 @ Box Limited) 
Storage: Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£275.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (£812.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx White 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£145.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£87.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST CO 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2440.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-27 18:13 GMT+0000

Thanks for taking the time to look at this for me, I really appreciate it. I had no idea the difference! I will defo be switching out the motherboard and downgrade the RAM. time to start sourcing parts. cheers