First time building a PC help needed

[kimiota]

Budget (including currency): 

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hello there, I'm based in uk, building a new gaming pc.

MAx Budget £2500 to £3.000

Gaming and Sreaming at 1440

I don't care about the look of the pc or the xmas lights just need something efficient.

 

I'd like something that can last for quite a few years and I want Air cooling, therefore looking at AMD Ryzen 9 as processor and RTX 3080Ti as Video card.

Here what I came up with on Pc part picker...Please keep in mind I don't know what I'm doing. Help to try and reduce the cost would be appreciated

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor

Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card

Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit

 

Many thanks

Kimi

[Somerandomtechyboi]

5 minutes ago, kimiota said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hello there, I'm based in uk, building a new gaming pc.

I don't care about the look of the pc or the xmas lights just need something efficient for gaming

 

I'd like something that can last for quite a few years and I want Air cooling, therefore looking at AMD Ryzen 9 as processor and RTX 3080Ti as Video card.

Here what I came up with on Pc part picker...Please keep in mind I don't know what I'm doing. Help to try and reduce the cost would be appreciated

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor

Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card

Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit

 

Many thanks

Kimi

Is this for gaming or are you gonna do any streaming, video editing, blender, etc?

 

Cause 8 cores is enough for gaming and 12 cores is for streaming

[kimiota]

streaming and editing too yes sorry forgot to add

 

[SorryBella]

2 minutes ago, kimiota said:

streaming and editing too yes sorry forgot to add

 

...Budget? Honestly, itll be a good 2200-2500$ build as is with the only switch being a better 850W PSU (like RM850 or Enermax Revolution D.F 850) and an actual B550 board to clear out of the box compatibility rather than updating at the store, but without a clear budget its unclear.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Whats the budget?

And are you gonna overclock?

[Fungal]

First off what resolution and framerate are you trying to play at? 

I wouldn't buy a 3080ti unless you need the performance now. If you get a 3070 for $600, then you could get a 4070 or 5070 later down the line for ~$600. The 4070 would have around 3080ti performance and if you waited longer the 5070 would have a nice performance bump. You can also sell the old card for a couple hundred so it would come out a lot cheaper than just getting a 3080ti. Also xx70 cards use less power and will be quieter than the 350w 3080ti. 

 

Not sure what 5th amd cpu prices are in EU but I'd look at those. I'd definitely go with a b550 over b450. You'll get pcie gen 4 which today doesn't make a real difference, but could in a couple years. Everything else looks fine

[kimiota]

no I'm not going to overclock

[kimiota]

3 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Whats the budget?

And are you gonna overclock?

Budget £2.500 could stretch with some cutting on my food to £3.000

[kimiota]

playing and streaming at 1440 

[kimiota]

13 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

...Budget? Honestly, itll be a good 2200-2500$ build as is with the only switch being a better 850W PSU (like RM850 or Enermax Revolution D.F 850) and an actual B550 board to clear out of the box compatibility rather than updating at the store, but without a clear budget its unclear.

trying to keep the price down as the CPU and gpu are already taking most of it. 

[kimiota]

Just now, kimiota said:

trying to keep the price down as the CPU and gpu are already taking most of it. 

sorry max budget £2500 to £3.000. what you see in the list over here in UK comes already just shy of £3.000

[SorryBella]

13 minutes ago, kimiota said:

Budget £2.500 could stretch with some cutting on my food to £3.000

Thats not food cutting, thats just straight up not shopping for food at all. Also, read the 1st sentence of my signature.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($589.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team T-Force Cardea Zero Z330 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2054.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 04:16 EDT-0400

[kimiota]

23 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

Thats not food cutting, thats just straight up not shopping for food at all. Also, read the 1st sentence of my signature.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($589.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team T-Force Cardea Zero Z330 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2054.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 04:16 EDT-0400

Thanks this helps

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£489.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£74.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.93 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£168.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£108.48 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.67 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  (£1596.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£77.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£83.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £2784.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 09:52 BST+0100

[kimiota]

much appreciated thanks!!

3 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£489.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£74.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.93 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£168.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£108.48 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.67 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  (£1596.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£77.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£83.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £2784.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 09:52 BST+0100

 Thanks this really helps

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yYf6Hz

Another mediocre pcpartpicker list by me .-.

 

Idk why the b550a pro is so cheap, its usually a 10-20$ diff in price to the tomahawk but since you arent gonna oc it should be fine for your needs

 

1000w psu for futurproofing

 

32gb ram for your streaming and vid editing needs

 

Cheap mesh case to keep costs low while having good airflow

 

Gpu is up to you

[Guest]

I would wait for gpu prices to return to some normality, as £1300 is way overpriced for an RTX 3080. The 3080 is also better value for money than the 3080 ti. At 1440p there isn't much difference.

 

The Fuma 2 should be around £20 cheaper, but it is out of stock at overclockers. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£489.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£74.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£136.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£174.67 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card  (£1299.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£109.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £2495.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 11:44 BST+0100

[kimiota]

7 hours ago, lee32uk said:

I would wait for gpu prices to return to some normality, as £1300 is way overpriced for an RTX 3080. The 3080 is also better value for money than the 3080 ti. At 1440p there isn't much difference.

 

The Fuma 2 should be around £20 cheaper, but it is out of stock at overclockers. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£489.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£74.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£136.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£174.67 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card  (£1299.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£109.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £2495.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 11:44 BST+0100

Thank you!! very helpful 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, kimiota said:

Thank you!! very helpful 

No probs. The best way to get a gpu at the minute is with a pre-built system. So you have places like Overclockers uk, Aria (Gladiator) and Scan etc. If you do decide to go down this route then make sure to check what psu and motherboard etc you are getting, as sometimes they skimp on certain components.

[kimiota]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

No probs. The best way to get a gpu at the minute is with a pre-built system. So you have places like Overclockers uk, Aria (Gladiator) and Scan etc. If you do decide to go down this route then make sure to check what psu and motherboard etc you are getting, as sometimes they skimp on certain components.

Nice thanks will check them out right away