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Hi All,

 

I’m looking to do an mATX build to use as a gaming pc for my living room so I do some controller gaming on the sofa!

 

Budget (including currency): £1000

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Purely gaming - planning on using this for games like Hell Let Loose for example. Planning on using this as a living room PC using a controller. 

Other details: I already have a 4080 (Gigabyte Aero OC - white)  to use as I upgraded my GPU. Also I do want this to be a white build as it’ll suit my living room aesthetics :).

 

Keen to hear what suggestions you have. I’ve not done an mATX build before so this would be new to me.

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4 minutes ago, Aidanh1994 said:

I’m looking to do an mATX build

 

I already have a 4080 to use

Which 4080?

I might be experienced, but I'm human and I do make mistakes. Trust but Verify! I edit my messages after sending them alot, please refresh before posting your reply. Please try to be clear and specific, you'll get a better answer. Please remember to mark solutions once you have the information you need. Expand this signature for common PC building advice, a short bio and a list of my components.

 

Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticably improve performance past 240mm.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

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1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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2 hours ago, Aidanh1994 said:

Hi All,

 

I’m looking to do an mATX build to use as a gaming pc for my living room so I do some controller gaming on the sofa!

 

Budget (including currency): £1000

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Purely gaming - planning on using this for games like Hell Let Loose for example. Planning on using this as a living room PC using a controller. 

Other details: I already have a 4080 to use as I upgraded my GPU. 

 

Keen to hear what suggestions you have. I’ve not done an mATX build before so this would be new to me.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£348.10 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£133.81 @ Clove Technology) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£102.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Super Flower Leadex III Gold UP 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £943.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-16 14:56 BST+0100

Edited by Why_Me
White build
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1 hour ago, Why_Me said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£348.10 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£159.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£91.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Super Flower Leadex III Gold UP 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £964.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-16 12:49 BST+0100

They requested a white build

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2 hours ago, Why_Me said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£348.10 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£133.81 @ Clove Technology) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£102.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Super Flower Leadex III Gold UP 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £943.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-16 14:56 BST+0100

Thanks so much for putting this together!! 

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