Would some adjustments on this build

Jazmento · April 8

Budget (including currency): Don't really have a fixed budget but I don't want to go much higher than £1300

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Sim racing games, VR games, Blender

Other details: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fz6q28

This is my second PC build so I just wanted to find out if I should change out some parts for better value ones or for more efficiency. Thanks!

filpo · April 8

Just now, Jazmento said:

for more efficiency

do you need an efficient build because of the high energy prices here? if so then intel isn't the way to go.

1 minute ago, Jazmento said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fz6q28

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (£339.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (£149.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£107.99 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: ADATA Legend 800 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£58.81 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (£499.99 @ MoreCoCo)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750BN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1323.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-08 18:35 BST+0100

7900 is equal to a 7900X with PBO

Jazmento · April 8

Just now, filpo said:

do you need an efficient build because of the high energy prices here?

Sorry I should've elaborated more with what I meant by efficiency (which I realize now actual means something different). I meant parts that work nicely together and not having any bottlenecks.

filpo · April 8

1 hour ago, Jazmento said:

Sorry I should've elaborated more with what I meant by efficiency (which I realize now actual means something different). I meant parts that work nicely together and not having any bottlenecks.

They all work nicely together but as seen in my list you can get better value for money (am5 also has a clearer upgrade path than lga 1700)

Why_Me · April 8

2 hours ago, Jazmento said:

Budget (including currency): Don't really have a fixed budget but I don't want to go much higher than £1300

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Sim racing games, VR games, Blender

Other details: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fz6q28

This is my second PC build so I just wanted to find out if I should change out some parts for better value ones or for more efficiency. Thanks!

A few things. The 12 gen cpu's struggled with getting the rated timings with DDR4 3600. That was supposed to be fixed awhile back with updates but the difference between DDR4 3200 and 3600 with these Intel builds is slim at best. Locked i7 for a B760 board is the norm so that there's no chance of thermal throttling. You want a ATX 3.0 psu for these RTX 40XX cards due to the PCIe 5.0 adapter. Here's a few changes that puts you into a better gpu, a case with better airflow and a larger SSD. The 120mm fan goes inside the back of this case for an exhaust fan. Low profile RAM so that it doesn't impede the dual tower cpu cooler.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor (£219.99 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£129.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card (£580.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£98.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan (£7.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £1301.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-08 20:33 BST+0100

A better look at those components.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134592/intel-core-i7-12700f-processor-25m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz.html

https://www.thermalright.com/product/phantom-spirit-120-se/

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

https://www.arctic.de/en/P12-PWM-PST/ACFAN00120A

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/black-solid/

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super-founders-edition/31.html

The difference between the locked 12 gen i7 and unlocked is one frame per second on average.

https://www.techspot.com/review/2391-intel-core-i7-12700/

Jazmento · April 8

Just now, Why_Me said:

A few things. The 12 gen cpu's struggled with getting the rated timings with DDR4 3600. That was supposed to be fixed awhile back with updates but the difference between DDR4 3200 and 3600 with these Intel builds is slim at best.

Thanks for the help! With the ram, would it maybe be better to get DDR5 ram and a DDR5 board? I know it is a bit more expensive but maybe its worth it in the long term?

Why_Me · April 8

9 minutes ago, Jazmento said:

Thanks for the help! With the ram, would it maybe be better to get DDR5 ram and a DDR5 board? I know it is a bit more expensive but maybe its worth it in the long term?

If this is a gaming build then DDR4 will do just fine.

brob · April 8

3 hours ago, Jazmento said:

Budget (including currency): Don't really have a fixed budget but I don't want to go much higher than £1300

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Sim racing games, VR games, Blender

Other details: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fz6q28

This is my second PC build so I just wanted to find out if I should change out some parts for better value ones or for more efficiency. Thanks!