New build

[steve5424]

Hi planning my first PC build in over 15 years. I've gone through various options. Originally considered Intel 13600k but think I've settled on Ryzen. GPU was originally a 4070 but die to its price drops I can get a 7900XT for £750.

Budget (including currency): £2000

Country: UK

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ch4m6r

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.79 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.90 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor RX 7900 XT 20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.90 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.90 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($117.98 @ Other World Computing) 
Total: $2217.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-05 12:53 EDT-0400

 

In UK £ it comes to 1,929.79 from the sites I've looked at. 

 

Any thoughts? 

 

[Why_Me]

1 hour ago, steve5424 said:

Hi planning my first PC build in over 15 years. I've gone through various options. Originally considered Intel 13600k but think I've settled on Ryzen. GPU was originally a 4070 but die to its price drops I can get a 7900XT for £750.

Budget (including currency): £2000

Country: UK

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ch4m6r

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.79 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.90 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor RX 7900 XT 20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.90 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.90 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($117.98 @ Other World Computing) 
Total: $2217.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-05 12:53 EDT-0400

 

In UK £ it comes to 1,929.79 from the sites I've looked at. 

 

Any thoughts? 

 

What is your monitor resolution?

[PC HEROES]

1 hour ago, steve5424 said:

Hi planning my first PC build in over 15 years. I've gone through various options. Originally considered Intel 13600k but think I've settled on Ryzen. GPU was originally a 4070 but die to its price drops I can get a 7900XT for £750.

Budget (including currency): £2000

Country: UK

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ch4m6r

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.79 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.90 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor RX 7900 XT 20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.90 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.90 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($117.98 @ Other World Computing) 
Total: $2217.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-05 12:53 EDT-0400

 

In UK £ it comes to 1,929.79 from the sites I've looked at. 

 

Any thoughts? 

 

Hi, I saw you build, it looks nice but I had to make a few changes, not big but all changes I made will save you money and headaches.

 

1. The first "BIGGEST" change was to change the RAM because the speeds you had would make the system unstable. Also you had a white kit of RAM and I changed it to black.

 

2. I switched the M.2 for a drive with DRAM Cache to load things much quicker.

 

3. The GPU was fine but I found one that was a bit cheaper and it has a higher OC speed.

 

4. The seconds major change I had to make was you are paying full retail for a copy of Windows 11. Windows is now free to install but it has restrictions, but I got you a link in the build to get a unlock key for only $30.

 

I have been building PCs for 30 years so if you have any questions please let me know.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/p7wZ6r

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£315.93 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler  (£139.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£229.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£146.81 @ Newegg UK)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£70.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  (£792.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£136.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£145.98 @ Novatech)
Custom: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (PC) - Microsoft Key - GLOBAL
Total: £1978.67

[steve5424]

2 hours ago, Why_Me said:

What is your monitor resolution?

It'll likely be 1440p with the option to connect to a 4k TV. 

2 hours ago, PC HEROES said:

Hi, I saw you build, it looks nice but I had to make a few changes, not big but all changes I made will save you money and headaches.

 

1. The first "BIGGEST" change was to change the RAM because the speeds you had would make the system unstable. Also you had a white kit of RAM and I changed it to black.

 

2. I switched the M.2 for a drive with DRAM Cache to load things much quicker.

 

3. The GPU was fine but I found one that was a bit cheaper and it has a higher OC speed.

 

4. The seconds major change I had to make was you are paying full retail for a copy of Windows 11. Windows is now free to install but it has restrictions, but I got you a link in the build to get a unlock key for only $30.

 

I have been building PCs for 30 years so if you have any questions please let me know.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/p7wZ6r

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£315.93 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler  (£139.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£229.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£146.81 @ Newegg UK)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£70.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  (£792.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£136.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£145.98 @ Novatech)
Custom: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (PC) - Microsoft Key - GLOBAL
Total: £1978.67

Cheers for the change suggestions. The pricing was mainly for info as the UK sites I'm looking at are a better priced. Already sorted a cheap key, just filled that bit in for completion sake. 

 

I've been building and upgrading PCs for over 25 years. This is just ny first build in over 13 years. Had a Macbook Pro since 2012. 

[steve5424]

That's most parts ordered now. Although won't be building it for a while. Just had a kidney transplant

[Why_Me]

58 minutes ago, steve5424 said:

That's most parts ordered now. Although won't be building it for a while. Just had a kidney transplant

Here's to wishing all went well with your operation.