question and help

[LOLZERISOP101]

Budget (including currency): 1500 GBP

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: gaming and light video recording

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): what does it mean by adapter needed? i have checked the ports on the mobo and theres enough for the front panel i/o? and can you guys help minimise my budget (try to focus on motherboard, case and cpu cooler) to get it under 1500? i dont really want to degrade my cpu, gpu, ram or nvme ssd but if i have to i will if theres no other way

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7yssMb

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

The adapter is a non-issue.  You'll just not be able to use the type-c port on the case's front panel.  if you want to use it you'll need to buy an adapter.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£189.19 @ Technextday) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  (£24.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£115.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£56.39 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£71.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB SG (1-Click OC) Video Card  (£645.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TX850M Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£75.97 @ Novatech) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.86 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.86 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1264.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-18 13:26 BST+0100

 

This will game identically to the parts list you posted.  Dropping from an 8-core to 6-core will not affect anything and saves you 100 pounds.  Going to 16GB of RAM saves you another 45, and still won't effect anything for gaming.  35 off of the motherboard.  

[Guest]

If you want to keep the 8 core cpu. The 5600/X as mentioned is pretty much going to give the same performance for gaming, maybe apart from the odd 'cpu' intensive game.

 

Dropped one of the Arctic fans, as 3 in total should be fine.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£264.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Alpenföhn Brocken 3 60.62 CFM CPU Cooler  (£38.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£118.19 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£98.25 @ Technextday) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£71.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£749.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TX850M Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£75.97 @ Novatech) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£6.35 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1494.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-18 14:26 BST+0100

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

The adapter is a non-issue.  You'll just not be able to use the type-c port on the case's front panel.  if you want to use it you'll need to buy an adapter.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£189.19 @ Technextday) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  (£24.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£115.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£56.39 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£71.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB SG (1-Click OC) Video Card  (£645.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TX850M Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£75.97 @ Novatech) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.86 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£7.86 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1264.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-18 13:26 BST+0100

 

This will game identically to the parts list you posted.  Dropping from an 8-core to 6-core will not affect anything and saves you 100 pounds.  Going to 16GB of RAM saves you another 45, and still won't effect anything for gaming.  35 off of the motherboard.  

The price on that RTX 3080 looks a bit sketchy as it is £155 cheaper than Overclockers. The seller also only has 1 feedback rating.

 

The B550-A is a much better board for £3 more.