Thoughts on Replacing 2016 build

[Owills93]

I'm looking to replace my build from 2016 and realise i've completely lost track of what constitutes value, not helped by the incomprehensible naming schemes given to products, So would appreciate any guidance you have.

 

Budget (including currency): £1750-2250 GBP

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA games and emulating PS3 games using RPCS3.

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): 

Upgrading from - i5 6600K, 980Ti, 16gb RAM @3000

Resolution - Have a 1440p 144hz MSI monitor for gaming and also have it hooked up to a 4k TV for watching films etc.

 

Also wouldn't mind trying to make the PC a bit more aesthetically pleasing, last build was in a Define R5 with no window.

 

Parts List - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nT9CJy                                                         

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£276.60 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB ELITE 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£139.64 @ NeoComputers) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£199.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  (£99.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  (£844.47 @ NeoComputers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£85.88 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£139.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  (£59.95 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1938.97

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just for extra headroom and to hold over future upgrades, I would probably step up to an RM1000x or RM1000e. Rest of your list looks good. Usually I recommend having a 2-3TB HDD just for mass storage, but that's all up to you.

 

My last build was in a Define R5 with no window, and my current build is in a Define 7 XL with no window, so I'm probably not the guy to talk to about making a system aesthetically pleasing.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6K9CJy

7800x3d + 4080 + 32gb 6000c30

 

4090 would put this build 100£ overbudget unless you swap the cpu for a 7700x

[Owills93]

8 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Just for extra headroom and to hold over future upgrades, I would probably step up to an RM1000x or RM1000e. Rest of your list looks good. Usually I recommend having a 2-3TB HDD just for mass storage, but that's all up to you.

 

My last build was in a Define R5 with no window, and my current build is in a Define 7 XL with no window, so I'm probably not the guy to talk to about making a system aesthetically pleasing.

Thanks, should have mentioned I have a mishmash of SATA SSDs and a 4TB HDD that may be salvaged from my current build

[Why_Me]

Here's a Intel build that will net you a few more frames per second. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  (£349.95 @ Box Limited) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: *MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£157.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  (£103.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  (£769.99 @ MoreCoCo) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£109.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£119.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Total: £1763.33
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A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI  

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230491/intel-core-i713700f-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html  

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AG620-BK-ARGB-Dual-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16082.shtml  

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N407TWF3OC-12GD#kf  

 

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/  

 

  

[Crunchy Dragon]

5 minutes ago, Owills93 said:

Thanks, should have mentioned I have a mishmash of SATA SSDs and a 4TB HDD that may be salvaged from my current build

Oh yeah, you should be good to go then, just a slightly bigger PSU for peace of mind and it's off to the races.

[Agall]

29 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Just for extra headroom and to hold over future upgrades, I would probably step up to an RM1000x or RM1000e. Rest of your list looks good. Usually I recommend having a 2-3TB HDD just for mass storage, but that's all up to you.

 

My last build was in a Define R5 with no window, and my current build is in a Define 7 XL with no window, so I'm probably not the guy to talk to about making a system aesthetically pleasing.

HDDs in a gaming PC? Such heresy. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

4 minutes ago, Agall said:

HDDs in a gaming PC? Such heresy. 

Burn me at the stake

 

My method is usually "have SSDs for games, OS, and other things that should be loaded quickly -- have HDD for anything that doesn't fit the previous criteria".

[Agall]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Burn me at the stake

 

My method is usually "have SSDs for games, OS, and other things that should be loaded quickly -- have HDD for anything that doesn't fit the previous criteria".

[SorryBella]

13 hours ago, Owills93 said:

Upgrading from - i5 6600K, 980Ti, 16gb RAM @3000

Whats the storage in here? If we got a big fat SSD already we could just go for 1TB Nvme and cut this to sub 2k with no compromise.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£379.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£24.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£180.76 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£110.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£92.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card  (£1069.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G300A (3 Fan) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case Fan: Scythe Kaze Flex 79.76 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£5.41 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2028.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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