1440p gaming high FPS shooters HELP PLEASE

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Lawsonnn

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I am looking for a new PC as I currently have a prebuilt 2060 super in mine and I thinks it’s outdated. I’m looking to build a new PC but I’m not sure on some things. I don't want to spend more than £2000. I also don't really understand PCs very well. I'd like to play FPS shooters as 165fps and at 1440p. I'm pretty sure that I would like a 4070 Ti Super and I would like a Ryzen 7 7700x CPU as I heard these work good together. However the rest I am not sure about. Id like 1TB fast storage (I think is SSD) and I would like 2 TB of hard drive storage. I would also like 32 GB of RAM. Unfortunately lots of these components look the same to me and appear as just numbers and letters to me.

I play games like COD, APEX, Dead by daylight, RUST. I'd like them to have high performance while still having good graphics.

I don't know what motherboard pairs well with what I want? I don't know what power supply is good? It also mentioned that the current motherboard has integrated WI-FI what does this mean ? Do I want this ? I don't know which RAM to choose? I don't know if I'm missing anything? I don't know what process cooler is good?

There were also loads of optional extras that I could have highlighted but I don't know if I need them.

I'm using PC SPECIALIST to build a custom PC.

Below is what I think might be okay but I would like some help. The Below came to just under £2000.

Any help is appreciated.


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Ekans2011

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Lawsonnn said:
I am looking for a new PC as I currently have a prebuilt 2060 super in mine and I thinks it’s outdated. I’m looking to build a new PC but I’m not sure on some things. I don't want to spend more than £2000. I also don't really understand PCs very well. I'd like to play FPS shooters as 165fps and at 1440p. I'm pretty sure that I would like a 4070 Ti Super and I would like a Ryzen 7 7700x CPU as I heard these work good together. However the rest I am not sure about. Id like 1TB fast storage (I think is SSD) and I would like 2 TB of hard drive storage. I would also like 32 GB of RAM. Unfortunately lots of these components look the same to me and appear as just numbers and letters to me.

I play games like COD, APEX, Dead by daylight, RUST. I'd like them to have high performance while still having good graphics.

I don't know what motherboard pairs well with what I want? I don't know what power supply is good? It also mentioned that the current motherboard has integrated WI-FI what does this mean ? Do I want this ? I don't know which RAM to choose? I don't know if I'm missing anything? I don't know what process cooler is good?

There were also loads of optional extras that I could have highlighted but I don't know if I need them.

I'm using PC SPECIALIST to build a custom PC.

Below is what I think might be okay but I would like some help. The Below came to just under £2000.

Any help is appreciated.


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What monitor will you pair with it?

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Lawsonnn

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Ekans2011 said:
What monitor will you pair with it?

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I have a Dell 27 Gaming monitor G27224D
 
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Lawsonnn said:
I have a Dell 27 Gaming monitor G27224D
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Here's a decent 1440p gaming PC that fits your budget. Yours was not really well-designed.

N.B. The 9700X is a placeholder for a 9800X3D or 7800X3D CPU when they become available.
If you plan to transfer your current OS licence to the new system, you would save an additional £110.

Case
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (BLACK) - Much better case than the unknown PCS one
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.5GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) - Placeholder, you'll need the 9800X3D in a couple of weeks
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) - Newer chipset, more than enough for your needs
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) - AM5 frequency sweetspot
Graphics Card
16GB XFX RADEON™ RX 7900 GRE - HDMI, 3 x DP - Good 1440p GPU, NVIDIA will bring you above budget
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) - OS Drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) - Main Drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - ATX 3.1, spikes protection, plenty for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H115i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER - Strong 280mm AIO, nearly cableless thanks to ''LINK'' tech
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE - Norton is a malware! Stay away from it.
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) - £5 for 1 year C&R
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

Price: £1,975.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/mr6yK8NtMc/
 
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Lawsonnn

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Ekans2011 said:
Here's a decent 1440p gaming PC that fits your budget. Yours was not really well-designed.

N.B. The 9700X is a placeholder for a 9800X3D or 7800X3D CPU when they become available.
If you plan to transfer your current OS licence to the new system, you would save an additional £110.

Case
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (BLACK) - Much better case than the unknown PCS one
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.5GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) - Placeholder, you'll need the 9800X3D in a couple of weeks
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) - Newer chipset, more than enough for your needs
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) - AM5 frequency sweetspot
Graphics Card
16GB XFX RADEON™ RX 7900 GRE - HDMI, 3 x DP - Good 1440p GPU, NVIDIA will bring you above budget
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) - OS Drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) - Main Drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - ATX 3.1, spikes protection, plenty for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H115i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER - Strong 280mm AIO, nearly cableless thanks to ''LINK'' tech
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE - Norton is a malware! Stay away from it.
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) - £5 for 1 year C&R
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

Price: £1,975.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/mr6yK8NtMc/
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Thank you very much for your help. Just a few questions?
  • I’d quite like 1 TB of SSD so which would you advise. (I’m talking the OS drive)
  • With the CPU will it not cost more to get a new one in a few weeks when the 9800XD3 comes out? Is the one you’ve suggested sufficient ?
  • How does the GPU you’ve suggested compare to the 4070 ti super ?
Thanks again.
 
Ekans2011

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Lawsonnn said:
I’d quite like 1 TB of SSD so which would you advise. (I’m talking the OS drive)
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I don't see the reason for that, but if you are willing to spend more, take the 1TB P44 pro.

Lawsonnn said:
With the CPU will it not cost more to get a new one in a few weeks when the 9800XD3 comes out? Is the one you’ve suggested sufficient ?
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No, you'd need the 9800X3D for gaming. It will probably be the new, best gaming CPU on the market.

Lawsonnn said:
How does the GPU you’ve suggested compare to the 4070 ti super ?
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TonyCarter

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Lawsonnn said:
Thank you very much for your help. Just a few questions?
  • I’d quite like 1 TB of SSD so which would you advise. (I’m talking the OS drive)
  • With the CPU will it not cost more to get a new one in a few weeks when the 9800XD3 comes out? Is the one you’ve suggested sufficient ?
  • How does the GPU you’ve suggested compare to the 4070 ti super ?
Thanks again.
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There is a 2TB SSD as your second drive (in place of the 2TB HDD). The smaller, faster 512GB SSD is for Windows/Apps/Game Launchers only, and the aim is to keep it free of any game installs, documents, media, as 1) it ensures you don't lose everything if Windows or the SSD become corrupt and you have to reinstall, and 2) keeps the SSD operating at its peak performance (the fuller it gets, the slower it gets). However, a 1TB primary drive can be configured, and on it's own would take you £5 over budget.

Don't buy this PC now - wait for the 9800X3D. The CPU in the config above is just because we can't currently complete the config with the old 7800X3D or new 9800X3D (as neither are currently available).

The 7900GRE is £300 cheaper, and is only slightly behind the 4070Ti Super at 1440p (unless you want to play with RT on and play in VR). If you want better performance than the 7900GRE and 4070TI Super, then the 7900XT can also be configured, but takes you another £70 over your budget.
 
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Lawsonnn

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Ekans2011 said:
I don't see the reason for that, but if you are willing to spend more, take the 1TB P44 pro.


No, you'd need the 9800X3D for gaming. It will probably be the new, best gaming CPU on the market.
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This is great so if I wanted a 7900xt could I effectively keep everything else the same ? Or would I need to upgrade other features ? Is it easy to upgrade my OS drive to 1TB in the future ?
 
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Lawsonnn

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Ekans2011 said:
Just choose it instead of 7900GRE.


Yes, that MB has M.2 slots with Quick Release & Screwless Design.
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Thank you it’s been really helpful.

Will the 9800X3D bring me even more over value and is it unavailable because it hasn’t come out yet ?

So effectively I think I will go for a 7900 XT (which one should I choose as there are 3 providers of this GPU) and I will wait for the 9800X3D CPU to be available in a few weeks. Then I will configure everything else you said unchanged. With 512GB OS drive.

Maybe waiting for Black Friday deals will bring the price down ?
 
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Just out of personal curiosity, what's the need for a 1TB boot drive now/in the future? What are you planning to fill it up with (that can't go on a secondary/tertiary drive)?
 
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Lawsonnn

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TonyCarter said:
Just out of personal curiosity, what's the need for a 1TB boot drive now/in the future? What are you planning to fill it up with (that can't go on a secondary/tertiary drive)?
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There is no real reason I just thought it would be better. It may be unnecessary. Again I’m not the best with PCs.
 
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Lawsonnn said:
There is no real reason I just thought it would be better. It may be unnecessary. Again I’m not the best with PCs.
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Here's why you'll see us recommend the storage config we have above...and why you may see us asking what the usage is...as it informs the storage layout somewhat...

Why more than one storage drive?

I've been meaning to put something like this together for a while. In recent weeks I've found myself writing this more and more so thought I would just post my thoughts in a thread that I could link to. So the reason for this thread is to try and give insight as to the reasoning behind having...
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Lawsonnn

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TonyCarter said:
Here's why you'll see us recommend the storage config we have above...and why you may see us asking what the usage is...as it informs the storage layout somewhat...

Why more than one storage drive?

I've been meaning to put something like this together for a while. In recent weeks I've found myself writing this more and more so thought I would just post my thoughts in a thread that I could link to. So the reason for this thread is to try and give insight as to the reasoning behind having...
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Thanks for this. I think as my PC currently has 500 GB OS storage and it’s getting quite full with around 120 GB left free. This may be due to poor management of files in my OS drive. My PC does occasionally crash when running some games. So i thought this may be a factor.
 
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Lawsonnn said:
Thanks for this. I think as my PC currently has 500 GB OS storage and it’s getting quite full with around 120 GB left free. This may be due to poor management of files in my OS drive. My PC does occasionally crash when running some games. So i thought this may be a factor.
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That's likely as you have your games installed on the OS drive and maybe your onedrive contents as well.

OS drive should simply be for OS and programs, nothing else.

Personally I would get 1Tb as an OS drive for comfort, but 500Gb is more than enough.
 
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I agree that 1TB can be a good option if you're happy and disciplined enough to keep it relatively clean, and 1TB also seems to be the sweet spot where the performance/value is for a boot drive, as you usually get better write speeds vs the 512GB drive, and sometimes they're only about 20% more than the 512GB drives.

But if you're trying to configure to a budget, it wouldn't be my first 'upgrade' over a better case, cooler, PSU.

Mine...consisting of Windows, Adobe Creative Suite, all the different game launchers, and a shed-load of benchmarking tools uses less than 250GB. All my games are across 4 SSDs (Steam installs are on its own 4TB drive, whereas Epic, Xbox, GoG, Amazon, etc. are split across the other 3).
 
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Lawsonnn

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TonyCarter said:
I agree that 1TB can be a good option if you're happy and disciplined enough to keep it relatively clean, and 1TB also seems to be the sweet spot where the performance/value is for a boot drive, as you usually get better write speeds vs the 512GB drive, and sometimes they're only about 20% more than the 512GB drives.

But if you're trying to configure to a budget, it wouldn't be my first 'upgrade' over a better case, cooler, PSU.

Mine...consisting of Windows, Adobe Creative Suite, all the different game launchers, and a shed-load of benchmarking tools uses less than 250GB. All my games are across 4 SSDs (Steam installs are on its own 4TB drive, whereas Epic, Xbox, GoG, Amazon, etc. are split across the other 3).
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Okay thank you well I think I will get 1TB OS Drive and at the moment a 2TB secondary drive. Can someone answer this question please ?


“Will the 9800X3D bring me even more over value and is it unavailable because it hasn’t come out yet ?”

Thanks all
 
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Lawsonnn said:
Okay thank you well I think I will get 1TB OS Drive and at the moment a 2TB secondary drive. Can someone answer this question please ?


“Will the 9800X3D bring me even more over value and is it unavailable because it hasn’t come out yet ?”

Thanks all
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It’s due for release by the 10th November.

Current expectations are up to 30% more gaming performance than 7800x3d
 
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