My first build

KrystianS · March 18

Budget (including currency): £1500

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, F1, Dead by Daylight, War Thunder, Football Manager, mainly will be used for gaming but would also be used for any entertainment

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): https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/t4pj7R - just wondering if this is worth the upgrade from my current build which is: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Ynpj7R - I have no idea what the psu or cpu cooler is as this was a medion pre-built I bought back in 2021 (also 1 of the ram sticks is an unknown brand so I just put 2x patriot 8gb as that is what my 2nd ram stick is (oh and also, the ssds isn't all correct the 1tb kingston ssd is actually foresee, the 500gb kingston is too fast for my current pc anyway lol))

I would like to start buying my parts within the next few months and hopefully, fingers crossed, have it all set up and ready to work sometime July or earlier
The cpu cooler is probably (most definitely) overkill so it's one of the reasons I'm posting in here to hear out better recommendations
I would also prefer to stick to white coloured stuff - however I'm happy to also go for some black in it. The RGB fans will probably be set to purple, if I have that control on them, as that is the main colour of my setup

Do note: I work at Argos so the gpu and the case in the new build can be bought at a 10%, 15 if it's payday, discount
The Medion pre-built is: Medion Akoya P66094

ImWilly · March 18

If it's a totally new build without reusing the pre-built part, here's my recommendation part list:

£1500 is quite a generous budget for a new build with nice specs

For CPU, since it seems your main use is gaming and entertainment, I would recommend AMD for the best gaming performance with middle-ish price

The CPU cooler is a bit overkill, but overpriced as well. With a mere 30% of it's price, you can similar or even performs better cooler than Noctua, which is Thermalright Phantom Spirit

For RAM, you can get the better performance with lower latency timing than Kingston. And it comes in White (LOL), since your list seems to emphasize white colour built

For motherboard, I tried to find the cheapest but great with white-ish accent to keep it in budget while focus the budget on the performance parts, which is why I choose AsRock B650 Pro

For storage, assuming you're not taking parts from the previous build, I would suggest getting one larger capacity rather than several smaller capacity (500GB, 1TB). SSD comes cheap these days, so it's better to take advantage of larger capacity than several small ones.

For GPU, the crown jewel of this build, you can go either Radeon or NVIDIA, but for esthetic white build, I choose MSI Ventus RTX 4070

Overall, it's estimated £1512, so hopefully this could be a good inspiration for your build

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£334.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B650 PRO RS ATX AM5 Motherboard (£167.21 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£112.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (£524.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case (£105.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1512.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-18 01:41 GMT+0000

Why_Me · March 18

The 120mm fan goes inside the back of this case for a exhaust fan.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£334.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.46 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (£169.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£104.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: *Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (£503.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£98.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan (£8.99 @ AWD-IT)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2758-C-MH 27.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Curved Monitor
Total: £1336.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-18 01:58 GMT+0000

A better look at those components.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650-GAMING-X-AX-V2-rev-1x#kf

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d/

https://www.thermalright.com/product/peerless-assassin-120-se-white-argb/

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/dual/dual-rtx4070-o12g/

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A750GL-PCIE5

https://www.arctic.de/en/P12-PWM-PST/ACFAN00170A

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/rgb-white-tg-clear-tint/

PC HEROES · March 18

1 hour ago, KrystianS said:

Budget (including currency): £1500

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, F1, Dead by Daylight, War Thunder, Football Manager, mainly will be used for gaming but would also be used for any entertainment

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): https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/t4pj7R - just wondering if this is worth the upgrade from my current build which is: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Ynpj7R - I have no idea what the psu or cpu cooler is as this was a medion pre-built I bought back in 2021 (also 1 of the ram sticks is an unknown brand so I just put 2x patriot 8gb as that is what my 2nd ram stick is (oh and also, the ssds isn't all correct the 1tb kingston ssd is actually foresee, the 500gb kingston is too fast for my current pc anyway lol))

I would like to start buying my parts within the next few months and hopefully, fingers crossed, have it all set up and ready to work sometime July or earlier
The cpu cooler is probably (most definitely) overkill so it's one of the reasons I'm posting in here to hear out better recommendations
I would also prefer to stick to white coloured stuff - however I'm happy to also go for some black in it. The RGB fans will probably be set to purple, if I have that control on them, as that is the main colour of my setup

Do note: I work at Argos so the gpu and the case in the new build can be bought at a 10%, 15 if it's payday, discount
The Medion pre-built is: Medion Akoya P66094

Hello... I have remade your Build List. All the Parts except the M.2 are now in White and all the ARGB will be able to be controlled by you to which ever Colors you want. The M.2 Drive that I picked is going for a REALLY REALLY GOOD DEAL right now so I would buy it right away as that Deal will not last (it is one of the Best M.2 Drives you can get other than Samsung). Plus I was able to do all this and still come under your Budget.

I am happy to answer any questions you might have. Please let me know what you think. I have been building PCs for over 30 years so if you have any questions please ask. For Future Communication I use Discord for much Faster Response Times as I have it open 24/7. I am also available if you need help before, during, or after the Build Process on Discord through Text,Voice, or Video Chat. I can be with you while you build your new PC if you need me to be. Here is my Discord: Wizardsnapper#2772

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/f6fMdH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£334.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Prism ARGB 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£65.59 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B650 PRO RS ATX AM5 Motherboard (£167.21 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£121.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850 w/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£66.96 @ Curry's PC World)
Video Card: MSI GAMING X SLIM GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card (£472.99 @ MoreCoCo)
Case: Montech KING 95 PRO ATX Mid Tower Case (£124.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£108.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1463.58