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If none of the PCS cases attracts you, there are many others you can order in with "send in your own case". I'd consider the Fractal Meshify 2, the Phanteks XT Pro, or the Be Quiet Silent Base 802. But it all depends on making the whole build work together.

The main problem is your power supply. Other problems (though to a much lesser degree) would be the case, the motherboard and the cooling. The power supply prevents you upgrading your graphics card. As in, there's no upgrade that I would put on a 450W power supply. You would need to upgrade...

A 5090 is likely to cost the better part of £2k by itself, so I doubt you'll be getting one of those on this budget. But yes, the 50-series cards will be on PCSpecialist at launch. I would suggest the 5070 Ti is likely to be your best bet. Here's the PC I'd probably go for, but it depends on...

It sounds like you want a "have it all" machine: the ultimate for gaming and video production, and futureproof, and to get the highest settings at the highest gaming resolutions! Sadly, that isn't possible for £2000. You'll have to end up making some compromises. I would stick with 1440p. Going...

What kind of work? Also, what kind of games? It would be sensible to choose a monitor before you design a PC, as you want the monitor and the graphics card (and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the system) to be a good match.

No, don't buy that. I'm not sure what it is you want, but that PC isn't the right one for any situation. What is the PC for? What monitor do you use? What's your budget?

For £400, the best upgrade would be the AMD 7700 XT. If you pushed to £500, you could get the 7800 XT. Either would be incredibly strong at 1080p, and be good options if you were to move to 1440p in future. Now, more cards are being released over the next couple of months. These could cause...

I'm not sure I understand your question. What upgrades have you done? What is your budget? Where is the PC falling short? What monitor are you using? It's a pretty solid build for its time, so with answers to these we should be able to work out a good way forward for you.

Nice to see you back! I really strongly doubt a high-quality 1000W power supply like that Corsair one will be a problem for the 5080, or even realistically for the 5090. I'm not saying I'd design a system around that level, but I also don't think replacing it will be at all necessary. By all...

I think it's fine and it's what I'd go for if I absolutely 100% had to order now but the 5070 Ti literally comes out in a month, so I'd wait for that. (Or order the PC, use it without a graphics card for the next month, then add the card when it is released.)

A QD-OLED is not something anyone needs. But it is very beautiful as well as being very fast/low-latency for gaming. If I had the budget lying around, I'd be getting one today.

That makes perfect sense: I just wanted to make sure you were aware and weren't expecting competitive-level performance from the display. My main concern with this setup is the graphics card. An AMD card is good for gaming, but in creative contexts (especially video editing and I believe 3D...

What's the budget? What kind of games? Are you aware that that is a 60Hz display and not great for gaming? Finally, can you post the complete config page including the green link? Rather than a screenshot, just click "copy to clipboard".

That would be my choice too. It'll be a long time before a 7700 bottlenecks you in almost any game at 1440p with any reasonable graphics card.

As in, using the TV occasionally from the PC? It'll be fine, even if 4K, but don't expect top settings or high refresh rate. But if it's just casual gaming, rather than anything competitive, you'll be fine.

I wouldn't change a thing. Great build and ideal for that monitor.

I would hesitate long and hard before getting a 70-class graphics card for a 4K display. It's really not enough. I'd (a) wait for the reviews of the new graphics cards coming out this month, and (b) make sure I'm getting something that can handle that monitor. At 4K, the benefits of the X3D...

You have to decide on the display first. Personally I don't think 4K is a good plan. I'd go with 1440p, as it looks really good, with good pixel density on a 27" display, and is much easier to run, so you'll get more FPS. £2k gets you a top-end 1440p machine, but only a so-so 4K one. So decide...

I wouldn't pay any attention to "recommended" specs. They are almost always incoherent nonsense. I'd look at actual reviews of the games on your specific hardware, or alternatively at how they actually perform for you. If it's less than you want, that's the time to upgrade. Your build can...

I agree: a 5700X3D, an appropriate cooler, and a 5070 would be the very best you can do with this build. PCIe 5.0 cards will work fine in any previous gen slot: you won't even notice a performance difference with this generation gap and this tier of card. (A bigger gap or a top-tier GPU could...