Need opinions

[Tibby]

Would it be smart to cut back the price on some of the parts just to get a better gpu like the RX 7900XT. Is there anything I can upgrade or reconsider? Im just going to play games like cod, rl and simulator games but i do want the options to explore more games.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VzJfW4

I will be happy to answer any questions regarding my choices.

[SorryBella]

18 minutes ago, Tibby said:

Is there anything I can upgrade or reconsider? Im just going to play games like cod, rl and simulator games but i do want the options to explore more games.

If you give up the overpriced AIO and overclocking, you can gain a lot on GPU and CPU front.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  (£373.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 GAMING X ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£181.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Black 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  (£124.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (£1055.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £2079.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-05 10:30 GMT+0000

[PDifolco]

28 minutes ago, Tibby said:

Would it be smart to cut back the price on some of the parts just to get a better gpu like the RX 7900XT. Is there anything I can upgrade or reconsider? Im just going to play games like cod, rl and simulator games but i do want the options to explore more games.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VzJfW4

I will be happy to answer any questions regarding my choices.

Easy to do  

You overspend on board and cooling (wtf nearly 300£ cooler!!!), with good parts at decent prices you get a 4070Ti (same price and perf than 7900XT but with RT and DLSS)

Also found you a less budget case and a cheaper Gen4 NVme and PSU

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  (£289.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£137.94 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£275.99 @ Newegg UK) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  (£142.99 @ MoreCoCo) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£139.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Video Card: Inno3D X3 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  (£826.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  (£85.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1997.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-05 10:29 GMT+0000

 

[Tibby]

Tbf I went with the montech case purely because i like the look of it. Do you think I should upgrade the CPU? 

[Tibby]

21 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

If you give up the overpriced AIO and overclocking, you can gain a lot on GPU and CPU front.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  (£373.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 GAMING X ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£181.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Black 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  (£124.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (£1055.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £2079.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-05 10:30 GMT+0000

Tbf Its difficuilt balancing aesthetics and performance for price

[SorryBella]

5 minutes ago, Tibby said:

Tbf Its difficuilt balancing aesthetics and performance for price

A beautiful slow PC is forever slow, an ugly fast PC is temporarily ugly, thats how i see it. And tbh, both the cooler and the case arent half bad looking, the only sore spot for the AK620 to me is the damn sticker on its fan hub, damn their logo is ugly. But nothing sticker cant be fixed with some prying and isopropyl alcohol. For the Focus 2, its honestly even more beautiful in person to me than the original Focus with the 5.25 inch drive bays or even Meshify series. And of course its Fractal, so ease of building is very much on the forefront.

[Tibby]

9 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

A beautiful slow PC is forever slow, an ugly fast PC is temporarily ugly, thats how i see it. And tbh, both the cooler and the case arent half bad looking, the only sore spot for the AK620 to me is the damn sticker on its fan hub, damn their logo is ugly. But nothing sticker cant be fixed with some prying and isopropyl alcohol. For the Focus 2, its honestly even more beautiful in person to me than the original Focus with the 5.25 inch drive bays or even Meshify series. And of course its Fractal, so ease of building is very much on the forefront.

Yea you put that well. Do you think it would be worth it to go with an RTX card for the same price of the 7900XTX?