Gaming PC Build

Direptus · March 15, 2025

Budget (including currency): £1300-1500

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Variety of games, including the big single player titles and online FPS games.

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): This would be my first PC build. I'd like to aim for 1440p at high refresh rates. I'm currently at the stage of looking at parts nothing in stone yet - trying to get the most of this budget performance wise at 1440p. No peripherals needed required within the budget.

Here is the part list I was playing around with https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dz9gBq. I'm sure people here will have some good suggestions so thanks for your time in advance!

SorryBella · March 15, 2025

4 minutes ago, Direptus said:

I'm currently at the stage of looking at parts nothing in stone yet

does that include the purchase time span? the GPU market is in a very bad position right now.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor (£269.54 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£33.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE ATX AM5 Motherboard (£134.99 @ MoreCoCo)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£99.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card (£599.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP GH 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£108.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1384.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-15 02:42 GMT+0000

That 9070 is gonna be gone from the price list very soon and back to the float 700+ that its in right now due to scalper.

Direptus · March 15, 2025

1 minute ago, SorryBella said:

That 9070 is gonna be gone from the price list very soon and back to the float 700+ that its in right now due to scalper.

Thanks for your suggestion - understood about the GPU market. Should I be looking at around £600 mark for 9070?

SorryBella · March 15, 2025

6 minutes ago, Direptus said:

Should I be looking at around £600 mark for 9070?

550 is the best for the baseline entry level SKU like Sapphire Pure, XFX Swift, and Asus Prime. 600-650 is to be expected for the 9070XT, but even legit retailers are scalping it up to 750+.

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/amd-rx-9070-rx-9070-xt-day-1-pricing-rundown/

Why_Me · March 15, 2025

You want DDR5-6000 CL30 if you intend on gaming seeing how games benefit from low latency RAM. This gives you a both a board and gpu that support PCIe 5.0 along with a case that has far better airflow than the 4000D.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor (£185.62 @ NeoComputers)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (£177.77 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£85.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card (£599.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case (£60.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1317.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-15 03:37 GMT+0000