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Budget (including currency): Between £900 - £1000 

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS Games like Valorant, CS2 and car racing games with mods like formula 1 and Asseto Corsa, used for school and possibly University

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 have something like this which I have looked at:

From amazon ryzen 5 7600x - £158.00 ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI - £149.99 RTX 4060 ti/RX 6750 xt/RX7900 GRE/RTX 4070 (depending on new or used and price) - £330 to £650 new Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2x16) 6000mhz - £90-110 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE - £27 - £36 Corsair RM750x or RM650e (depending on gpu and how safe u wanna be) - £80-£100 Corsair 4000D Airflow/NZXT H5 FLOW Or any other mid tower case - £60-£100 Storage is gonna be used from old pc - £0 total - £895 cheapest / £1304 - but thats with gpu new (used gpu will be like 200 quid less and a cheaper case and ram should get you better performance and cost like around £1000

 

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2 hours ago, SleekEU said:

Budget (including currency): Between £900 - £1000 

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS Games like Valorant, CS2 and car racing games with mods like formula 1 and Asseto Corsa, used for school and possibly University

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 have something like this which I have looked at:

From amazon ryzen 5 7600x - £158.00 ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI - £149.99 RTX 4060 ti/RX 6750 xt/RX7900 GRE/RTX 4070 (depending on new or used and price) - £330 to £650 new Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2x16) 6000mhz - £90-110 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE - £27 - £36 Corsair RM750x or RM650e (depending on gpu and how safe u wanna be) - £80-£100 Corsair 4000D Airflow/NZXT H5 FLOW Or any other mid tower case - £60-£100 Storage is gonna be used from old pc - £0 total - £895 cheapest / £1304 - but thats with gpu new (used gpu will be like 200 quid less and a cheaper case and ram should get you better performance and cost like around £1000

 

What resolution?  1080p?

 

Use pcpartpicker.com for UK pricing, helps a lot to lay out a build nice and neat:

 

9600X is a great CPU.  PCIe 5 mobo for a PCIe 5 card. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  (£329.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£73.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £930.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-27 18:54 BST+0100

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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10 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

What resolution?  1080p?

 

Use pcpartpicker.com for UK pricing, helps a lot to lay out a build nice and neat:

 

9600X is a great CPU.  PCIe 5 mobo for a PCIe 5 card. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  (£329.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£73.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £930.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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yes 1080p

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3 hours ago, Dedayog said:

What resolution?  1080p?

 

Use pcpartpicker.com for UK pricing, helps a lot to lay out a build nice and neat:

 

9600X is a great CPU.  PCIe 5 mobo for a PCIe 5 card. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  (£329.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£73.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £930.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What if I were to add £200-£300 extra what could i get with that possibly a better video card/GPU ? Is there a better motherboard option as I'm not to certain on this motherboard from seeing reviews unless you have experience and are certain and if it is possible to get a modular PSU

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7 minutes ago, SleekEU said:

What if I were to add £200-£300 extra what could i get with that possibly a better video card/GPU ?

Yeah, you could get a 9070 with 200 more or a 9070xt for 300 more which would be vastly overkill for 1080p.  It's a high 1440p card.

 

You'd have an expensive unused fully gou 👍

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Yeah, you could get a 9070 with 200 more or a 9070xt for 300 more which would be vastly overkill for 1080p.  It's a high 1440p card.

 

You'd have an expensive unused fully gou 👍

Is there a better motherboard option as I'm not to certain on this motherboard from seeing reviews unless you have experience and are certain and if it is possible to get a modular PSU

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3 hours ago, SleekEU said:

yes 1080p

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (£139.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B850 Pro RS ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£127.00 @ MoreCoCo) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  (£344.76 @ NeoComputers) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £947.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-27 22:14 BST+0100

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Is there a better motherboard option as I'm not to certain on this motherboard from seeing reviews unless you have experience and are certain and if it is possible to get a modular PSU

Any b850 works, gets you pcie5.   They'll all run that CPU without issue.  pick your favorite brand, they'll have a motherboard in your price range.  I just like gigabyte.

 

Sure, swap in the PSU you looked at first.  It's all fluid.

 

I just posted a solid build to perform the same and save money.  

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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4 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Any b850 works, gets you pcie5.   They'll all run that CPU without issue.  pick your favorite brand, they'll have a motherboard in your price range.  I just like gigabyte.

 

Sure, swap in the PSU you looked at first.  It's all fluid.

 

I just posted a solid build to perform the same and save money.  

thanks a lot

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