Build Advice

[CarolOlston]

Budget (including currency): around £3000 but flexible - current build seems to be around £2000 and the monitors im looking at would be near another £1000

Country: England

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: apart from general browsing, mostly competitive multiplayer FPS games (mostly hero shooters) for which i know this build is probably way overkill lol, but would be nice to run those games at higher settings, but also wanna check out newer games like battlefield 6 and maybe some AAA stuff

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):

current rig built around 2016/17: i5-6500 and a 1070ti, current monitor is 144hz benq zowie XL2411 - other parts cant remember.

peripherals: looking into getting wooting/hall effect keyboard and 1000-8000 polling rate mouse (in the future - not including in current budget), i think those should be ok on this build but just want to check, hear people saying you need a high refresh rate monitor and a good cpu for the mouse at least - the main thing is i want a 1440p monitor with really high refresh rate 480hz-500hz for the FPS games - looking around at a few like the XG27AQDPG and the MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50

looking to buy soon as, unless anyone knows about any upcoming sales/black friday is likely to have any good deals.

 

current list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7P4Wgn

 

any suggestions, adjustments, things im forgetting? tried to do what research i can - ram clearance seems ok? - dram seems all good - fans/air flow ok? could i get away with 750 psu or is 850 good to be safe? using windows 11

[Why_Me]

I would size up on your psu and there are less expensive SSD's that include DRAM cache. This Zotac gpu has better cooling than that PNY.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/SSD/AORUS-Gen4-7300-SSD-2TB#kf 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-royal-pretor-130-review/ 

 

https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-5080-solid-core-oc 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/montech-century-ii-gold-1050w-atx-3-1-power-supply-review  

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/montech-century-ii-1050w-psu-review/6/

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (£313.99 @ MoreCoCo) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£128.54 @ NeoComputers) 
Storage: *Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card  (£999.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1940.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-21 20:19 BST+0100  

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£410.26 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£128.54 @ NeoComputers) 
Storage: *Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card  (£999.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £2056.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-21 20:22 BST+0100

[CatTNT]

Honestly looks like a really good build already. There's only slight adjustments to be made without dramatically exceeding your budget. 

But I have a proposal if you would be willing to wait a while:

If you bought this whole system EXCEPT the GPU, and used your 1070 Ti for another 12-16 months, you'd be able to buy a next gen GPU that has 5080 performance for much cheaper, or buy a much higher end GPU for ~$1000, as rumors suggest AMDs next high end GPU will perform about the same as the 5090 for that price. Rumors say they'll come Q4 2026 or Q1 2027. It's a very long wait, but if you're not so concerned about that, then it's worth it. 

If you're not interested in waiting, then your current list is good. 

[Dedayog]

9 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

I would size up on your psu and there are less expensive SSD's that include DRAM cache. This Zotac gpu has better cooling than that PNY.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/SSD/AORUS-Gen4-7300-SSD-2TB#kf 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-royal-pretor-130-review/ 

 

https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-5080-solid-core-oc 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/montech-century-ii-gold-1050w-atx-3-1-power-supply-review  

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/montech-century-ii-1050w-psu-review/6/

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (£313.99 @ MoreCoCo) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£128.54 @ NeoComputers) 
Storage: *Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card  (£999.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1940.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-21 20:19 BST+0100  

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£410.26 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£128.54 @ NeoComputers) 
Storage: *Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card  (£999.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £2056.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-21 20:22 BST+0100

For a 5% bump overall, get the 9800X3D.

[CarolOlston]

28 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

I would size up on your psu and there are less expensive SSD's that include DRAM cache. This Zotac gpu has better cooling than that PNY.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/SSD/AORUS-Gen4-7300-SSD-2TB#kf 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-royal-pretor-130-review/ 

 

https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-5080-solid-core-oc 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/montech-century-ii-gold-1050w-atx-3-1-power-supply-review  

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/montech-century-ii-1050w-psu-review/6/

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (£313.99 @ MoreCoCo) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£128.54 @ NeoComputers) 
Storage: *Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card  (£999.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1940.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-21 20:19 BST+0100  

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£410.26 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: *ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (£128.54 @ NeoComputers) 
Storage: *Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card  (£999.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £2056.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-21 20:22 BST+0100

thanks for the suggestions! curious about the reasoning for the psu though, is it really good to have that much overhead? pcpartpicker estimates about 600w - ive heard various things like 200w over or 30% over but over 1000 seems like a lot

Edited October 21, 2025 by CarolOlston
oh just noticed the price is only like £5 more lol, that does seem good

[Dedayog]

45 minutes ago, CarolOlston said:

thanks for the suggestions! curious about the reasoning for the psu though, is it really good to have that much overhead? pcpartpicker estimates about 600w - ive heard various things like 200w over or 30% over but over 1000 seems like a lot

It's not necessarily about the Load Limit, but the efficiency curve of the PSU.  

 

Most PSU's are at peak efficiency at 40-60% load, where the actual rating is.  So a 1000w PSU is most efficient in converting wall to components at 400w to 600w or so generally.

 

Plus this allows for nice and comfortable dealing with any transient spikes that shoot up to 1000w+.  Most PSU's can handle a good bit more than their stated peak, which is a constant draw.  

 

[PDifolco]

1 hour ago, CarolOlston said:

Budget (including currency): around £3000 but flexible - current build seems to be around £2000 and the monitors im looking at would be near another £1000

Country: England

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: apart from general browsing, mostly competitive multiplayer FPS games (mostly hero shooters) for which i know this build is probably way overkill lol, but would be nice to run those games at higher settings, but also wanna check out newer games like battlefield 6 and maybe some AAA stuff

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):

current rig built around 2016/17: i5-6500 and a 1070ti, current monitor is 144hz benq zowie XL2411 - other parts cant remember.

peripherals: looking into getting wooting/hall effect keyboard and 1000-8000 polling rate mouse (in the future - not including in current budget), i think those should be ok on this build but just want to check, hear people saying you need a high refresh rate monitor and a good cpu for the mouse at least - the main thing is i want a 1440p monitor with really high refresh rate 480hz-500hz for the FPS games - looking around at a few like the XG27AQDPG and the MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50

looking to buy soon as, unless anyone knows about any upcoming sales/black friday is likely to have any good deals.

 

current list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7P4Wgn

 

any suggestions, adjustments, things im forgetting? tried to do what research i can - ram clearance seems ok? - dram seems all good - fans/air flow ok? could i get away with 750 psu or is 850 good to be safe? using windows 11

Nice, tho the 5080 is really bad value, a 5070Ti gets more than 85% of its performance for 75% of its price... 

Your PSU is ok but not amongst the best