Upgrading PC

[bigdavey]

Budget (including currency): £900 max

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  mostly gaming 

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): i want to upgrade my CPU and motherboard. i have a i5 8400 and was interested in Ryzen also some new ddr5 ram would be nice (64gb). i also had a 3080 12gb in my system at the moment. 

 

was just wondering if anyone has any tips or part recommendations for new motherboard CPU ram and anything else that might be useful.

 

i also attached a picture on what i have selected but any help would be apricated 

 

[AlexithinkSR]

you dont need 64gb of ram for just gaming

the cpu and motherboard alone take up way over half of your budget

[AlexithinkSR]

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vC6Fsp

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£168.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 (2023) 70.7 CFM CPU Cooler  (£28.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£145.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£89.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B580 12 GB Video Card  (£269.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2023) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £885.94

 

changed it a bit depending on availability

changed the power supply too cuz i do NOT trust the one in the video

motherboard doesnt have wifi so you can buy an M.2 wifi card, which plugs into the slot labeled "M.2 wifi", would be Ł4 over budget though

https://frame.work/gb/en/products/intel-wi-fi-6e-ax210?v=FRANBWNT04

[AlexithinkSR]

actually, if you wanna keep your 3080:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/N3mHGJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£319.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 (2023) 70.7 CFM CPU Cooler  (£28.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£145.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£89.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£135.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£125.89 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £899.32

 

wifi thing still applies though

 

[Zenny232323]

11 minutes ago, AlexithinkSR said:

actually, if you wanna keep your 3080:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/N3mHGJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£319.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 (2023) 70.7 CFM CPU Cooler  (£28.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£145.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£89.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£135.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£125.89 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £899.32

 

wifi thing still applies though

 

I think this would be better.

3080 is still a rather viable gpu, I wouldn't change it for a b580, sure, more vram, but 12 is still enough.

 

I would however change up some of the parts used,  I'll do that when i get some time.

[bigdavey]

Thank so much for all your help I think everything else is OK such as my case have enough storage already 2x m.2 2tb drives and 1x 500gb drive for windows have a 1200w power supply. So it was really what would be the best combination on ram cpu cooler and motherboard that would fit around the 3080 12gb (i don't plan on changing that soon as I mostly play 1080p anyway  

[Zenny232323]

15 minutes ago, bigdavey said:

Thank so much for all your help I think everything else is OK such as my case have enough storage already 2x m.2 2tb drives and 1x 500gb drive for windows have a 1200w power supply. So it was really what would be the best combination on ram cpu cooler and motherboard that would fit around the 3080 12gb (i don't plan on changing that soon as I mostly play 1080p anyway  

Oh yeah, you'll definetly want more cpu power then. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xmXGPJ

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£464.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£34.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £724.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-28 17:52 GMT+0000

 

9800x3d is 800 pounds, so that's no good, but 7800x3d is slightly slower while being decently priced.

32 gigs of ram should be enough, unless you tell us why you'd need 64.

Dual tower cooler, great cooling performance.

Motherboard is, well, up to you. Least id go is an eagle ax, it's a great budget atx board. But you could also fit an x870 chipset motherboard aswell, so up to you.

Also, what case do you have? Atx or a mAtx?

[bigdavey]

Full size ATX case plenty of room for cooling could also fit a 240mm AIO cooler for the cpu also for an extra few pound if it's worth it

[Zenny232323]

1 hour ago, bigdavey said:

Full size ATX case plenty of room for cooling could also fit a 240mm AIO cooler for the cpu also for an extra few pound if it's worth it

I wouldn't.

A dual tower cooler is enough, and it has about the same cooling performance as a 240mm aio. You definetly won't be throttling as long as you don't artificially load the cpu, like in a stress test.

Plus, it has extra points of failure(pump, liquid, tubes), and it costs more.

If you want you can get a fancier dual tower cooler, like the noctua ones, but they're rather expensive. Save the cash, buy the cooler i listed or spend a bit extra for an all black version and/or rgb.

[bigdavey]

Thank you all so much again last question and I promise I'm done when it comes to the motherboard would I be worth going for a B650E board instead or not worth it

[Zenny232323]

57 minutes ago, bigdavey said:

Thank you all so much again last question and I promise I'm done when it comes to the motherboard would I be worth going for a B650E board instead or not worth it

Uhhh, mixed opinions on that one.

E basically means your gpu gets a pcie gen 5.

It is currently worthless, since no gpu uses gen 5 pcie.

I'd say if its an extra 10-20 pounds get it, if not don't bother.