New build advice. AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with RTX 5080

[Gamblers_Luck]

Just wanting to see how I've done with this build, going to be for 4k & 1440p gaming, going for something that will be not too noisy hopefully and hoping all parts work well with each other. I wanted to go for 6000+ on the RAM speed but the AMD site advises to go up to 5600 on this processor and I couldn't see that PC specialist does overclocking or tuning for the faster RAM to make it stable. £3k ish is my budget, so just a little bit over.

Any advice appreciated!


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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB SAMSUNG 990 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe 4.0 & 5.0 NVMe (up to 7250MB/R, 6300MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 360 RS ARGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
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
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Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[Ekans2011]

Just wanting to see how I've done with this build, going to be for 4k & 1440p gaming, going for something that will be not too noisy hopefully and hoping all parts work well with each other. I wanted to go for 6000+ on the RAM speed but the AMD site advises to go up to 5600 on this processor and I couldn't see that PC specialist does overclocking or tuning for the faster RAM to make it stable. £3k ish is my budget, so just a little bit over.

Any advice appreciated!


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Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB SAMSUNG 990 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe 4.0 & 5.0 NVMe (up to 7250MB/R, 6300MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 360 RS ARGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
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
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Hello, here's my suggestion for your 4K gaming PC; it would be overkill for 1440p, though.

What monitor are you using at the moment?

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS PRIME GEFORCE RTX 5080 OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ ATX 3.1 & 5.1 PCIe MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
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
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 10Gbps PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB 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
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £2,988.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/HYNtEbhUPn/

 

[Gamblers_Luck]

Hello, here's my suggestion for your 4K gaming PC; it would be overkill for 1440p, though.

What monitor are you using at the moment?

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS PRIME GEFORCE RTX 5080 OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ ATX 3.1 & 5.1 PCIe MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
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
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 10Gbps PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB 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
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £2,988.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/HYNtEbhUPn/

I'm currently using the LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B 27", I'm considering getting a new monitor as well but a little unsure which to get, I hear good things about the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27UCD but I'm open to suggestions.

I noticed you've changed the MB and the storage options, how come?

 

[Ekans2011]

I'm currently using the LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B 27", I'm considering getting a new monitor as well but a little unsure which to get, I hear good things about the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27UCD but I'm open to suggestions.

I noticed you've changed the MB and the storage options, how come?

Given your current monitor (which is far from exciting for a build of this level), I would downgrade the GPU unless you plan to replace it soon: a 9070XT is already overkill, in my opinion.

As with other monitor recommendations, it all comes down to budget; how much are you willing to spend on it?

At the same price point as the ASUS, I'd go with an Ultrawide 1440p over a 27'' 4K.

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Samsung Odyssey G8

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BMM6ZN5P?

I chose the X870E Aorus Elite because it has a superior chipset than the TUF and, in my opinion, is the best motherboard (among those priced reasonably) available on PCS.

I updated from a single M.2 config to the standard double M.2s configuration (1 M.2 for OS, Apps, and Launchers + 1 M.2 as Main/Game Drive), choosing Corsair for superior reliability, endurance, and stability over Samsung.

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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[Gamblers_Luck]

Given your current monitor (which is far from exciting for a build of this level), I would downgrade the GPU unless you plan to replace it soon: a 9070XT is already overkill, in my opinion.

As with other monitor recommendations, it all comes down to budget; how much are you willing to spend on it?

At the same price point as the ASUS, I'd go with an Ultrawide 1440p over a 27'' 4K.

Alienware AW3423DW

Dell Alienware AW3423DW 86.8 cm (34.2") 3440 x 1440 (GAME-AW3423DW)

30+inch Alienware AW3423DW 86.8 cm (34.2") 3440 x 1440 pixels Quad HD OLED White, Black GAME-AW3423DW - Price (ex VAT): £985.91. Check it now!

www.senetic.co.uk

Samsung Odyssey G8

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BMM6ZN5P?

I chose the X870E Aorus Elite because it has a superior chipset than the TUF and, in my opinion, is the best motherboard (among those priced reasonably) available on PCS.

I updated from a single M.2 config to the standard double M.2s configuration (1 M.2 for OS, Apps, and Launchers + 1 M.2 as Main/Game Drive), choosing Corsair for superior reliability, endurance, and stability over Samsung.

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...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Not keen on the curved monitors tbh, been looking into a few choices. The ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP would look like my ideal pick.

 

[Gamblers_Luck]

Think I'm going to go with the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP , it's an incredible monitor. I only buy new system every 9-10 years so I'm fine with the additional expenditure.

Would this change the recommended spec for my PC?

 

[Ekans2011]

Would this change the recommended spec for my PC?

Nope, the 5080 would be ideal for 4K resolution .

The older PG32UCDM seems to offer a better HDR than the newer PG32UCDP, as well as being slightly less expensive.

I would take advantage of @SpyderTracks and @sck451's monitor expertise to help you choose the best model for your needs.

PG32UCDM (2023)

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-rog-swift-pg32ucdm-4k-ultra-hd-31.5-qdoled-gaming-monitor-black-10271471.html?

ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Review

The ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM is a 32-inch, 4k gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. Part of the Republic of Gamers (ROG) lineup, it's larger than the ASU...

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PG32UCDP (2024)

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-rog-swift-pg32ucdp-4k-ultra-hd-31.5-woled-gaming-monitor-black-10277213.html?

ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP Review

The ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP is a 32-inch, 4k gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. However, it also has a special mode that increases its refresh rate t...

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