New PC Build need help...

[Koder]

Budget (including currency): 2k GBP

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mc and blender and some pcvr

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): this is my parts list so far i need help with mobo and gpu stock (the 3070 ti is definate) -> https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cghT2V

[mr fobs]

I would get CL16 RAM. Your 5900x will thank you.

The Motherboard is a bit overkill, but the price seems fine for it.

[Koder]

Cool so a) can you reccomend a more cost effiecent motherboard and b) I would rather have 32gb rather than 16...

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£450.00 @ Currys PC World) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£94.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£109.99 @ Box Limited) board you picked had pretty crappy VRMs.
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£161.91 @ CCL Computers) will help a bit more in performance.
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£74.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£899.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  (£84.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£72.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1949.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-09 14:01 BST+0100

[helfisk]

Do you actually need that many cores? I'd think Blender and VR primarily benefit from GPU - no idea what "Mc" is, but you might be able to cut some costs there - maybe get a 3080 ti or better memory instead?

[DoctorNick]

5 minutes ago, Koder said:

Cool so a) can you reccomend a more cost effiecent motherboard and b) I would rather have 32gb rather than 16...

I agree 32gb is fine. Cl18 is fine if much cheaper than cl16. I would get a Arctic liquid freezer II 280 instead, unless you want rgb. Get another SSD thn the WD 550

 

4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£450.00 @ Currys PC World) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£94.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£109.99 @ Box Limited) board you picked had pretty crappy VRMs.
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£161.91 @ CCL Computers) will help a bit more in performance.
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£74.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£899.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  (£84.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£72.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1949.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-09 14:01 BST+0100

This! The arctic freezer is much better value and performance Also SSD should be fine. You can always get a gen4 nvme down the road. 

[Koder]

Can I just have a link to pc part picker?

[Koder]

Also what do i do about actually getting a gpu?

[crakddx]

You don't.

[Koder]

so i just dont get a gpu?

[helfisk]

2 minutes ago, Koder said:

Also what do i do about actually getting a gpu?

Be patient, monitor availability and order as soon as you get the chance at a "reasonable" price

[Koder]

i had one a 850 but i didnt have the money yet...

Should I buy and build the rest of pc and then when i get a gpu buy and add?

[crakddx]

koder right now its pretty much impossible to find a gpu, let alone at msrp
i woould advise against buying a high end build rn

[CT854]

Just now, Koder said:

i had one a 850 but i didnt have the money yet...

Should I buy and build the rest of pc and then when i get a gpu buy and add?

I mean, it's an option. The problem is that your CPU doesn't have an IGP, means it's functionally useless until you have some kind of GPU to put in it.

[Makaroni]

@Koder i would swap the AIO with a Arctic liquid freezer 360 AIO
I would swap the corsair ram with the Crucial ballistix 32 GB CL 16 and the Mothreboard with a MSI B550 Gaming plus
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/z7JPPV

Here is the link

Overall same to better performance for a lower cost

[crakddx]

also, you won't be aable to test whether the parts work, and could drive them out of rhe return period, only for u too realise it is faulty

[helfisk]

8 minutes ago, Koder said:

i had one a 850 but i didnt have the money yet...

Should I buy and build the rest of pc and then when i get a gpu buy and add?

Essentially, the longer you wait with your build, the better.
A new PC isn't much fun without a GPU, but in the meantime newer hardware might become available - so you might end up with either better or cheaper hardware by waiting - as a general rule of thumb.

 

I did find out however, that nvidia's site has a json file that you can use to monitor when their UK partner have new FE's in stock.
If you know scripting, it should be easy to monitor (did one before I realized that importing from UK would add additional import tax since brexit)
EDIT: This is the json I played around with, before 3080 Ti was launched: 
https://api.nvidia.partners/edge/product/search?page=1&limit=9&locale=en-gb&gpu=RTX 3080&manufacturer=NVIDIA

Edited September 9, 2021 by helfisk
Added link

[Guest]

You should concentrate on buying the gpu first. There are some places that have bits of stock although prices are inflated. 

 

The MSI board in your spec is one of the worst in terms of VRM. The B550 version is tons better. If you don't need wifi then the B550 Tomahawk is cheaper.

 

The Fuma 2 is a good air cooler if you want an alternative to an AIO. The Arctic Liquid Freezer as already suggested is good though if you want liquid cooling.

 

Avoid the WD Blue SN550 as they swapped out parts and it is a lot slower. The spec below has a Gen 4 SSD which will help if moving large files around. The WD Black SN750 is a good choice for a Gen 3.

 

Solid Corsair unit for a good price.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£450.00 @ Currys PC World) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£140.89 @ Box Limited) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£127.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£899.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£95.04 @ Infinite Computing) 
Total: £2003.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-09 14:25 BST+0100

[helfisk]

12 minutes ago, Mr-G-Man said:

also, you won't be aable to test whether the parts work, and could drive them out of rhe return period, only for u too realise it is faulty

This is a valid point - the CPU you are looking at, doesn't have an embedded GPU - so unless you have an old GPU available, you would essentially buy a very expensive but useless hunk of metal.