Advice for first new pc

[CalebStewart 924]

I want to buy my first gaming pc, and would appreciate any advice that could be given. If any changes could be made to improve the system or tweaked slightly First time buying a pc so all help will be great full.

I have a budget of £1500-£2700

I want to use this pc for gaming and the more competitive I can be the better.

I should also mention If i need to i would like to be able to upgrade system in the future.

Monitor I currently have a Samsung Odyssey AG700 LS28AG700NUXXU 120hz and 144hz . But have seen the ALIENWARE 27 GAMING MONITOR - AW2723DF 240hzand think It might be good for this build. (separate budget)

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X670 AORUS ELITE AX (WIFI 6E, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XTX - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower 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
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 [KUK-00003]
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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS TUF K1 Gaming Keyboard & M3 Mouse Bundle
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/Qpf5k0JNeK/

 

[CalebStewart 924]

Planning on going with this. Hoping the cooling, motherboard and storage are sufficient.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XTX - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower 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
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 [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS TUF K1 Gaming Keyboard & M3 Mouse Bundle
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £2,572.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/fBtyzMcYAc/

 

[sck451]

Looks pretty awesome to me. Not really sure I can recommend any upgrades to it. You could make an argument for an AIO cooler, but the DeepCool will be entirely adequate.

 

[Scott]

Build looks excellent.

With the monitors, are you moving from 4k to 1440p? I wouldn't overthink the refresh rate as you're highly unlikely to see anything past 120hz anyway, not to mention that if you turn on the eye candy you're not going to get near 240hz.

The 4k monitors aren't the best... but they are good, if you're looking for an upgrade I would probably consider an ultrawide. At least to make good use of the GPU.

 

[CalebStewart 924]

Build looks excellent.

With the monitors, are you moving from 4k to 1440p? I wouldn't overthink the refresh rate as you're highly unlikely to see anything past 120hz anyway, not to mention that if you turn on the eye candy you're not going to get near 240hz.

The 4k monitors aren't the best... but they are good, if you're looking for an upgrade I would probably consider an ultrawide. At least to make good use of the GPU.

Thank you for your response , Yes that was my plan, I currently play on 120hz at 4k (ps5) on my Samsung monitor. I do want a new faster display for my pc. I understand the difference can be mili seconds but I would like to experience this for myself and in game. I want to be able to play at as high fps as possible with decent picture quality. I will be looking to play more multiplayers titles (shooters). I understand for 4k I would be playing in considerably less fps but my thinking was saving this just for single player games, and using my Samsung monitor 144hz.
I did see the ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz online but this is out of my price range. I can't see too many options online but the AW2723DF does seem slightly better over Samsung 27 G75T. So not to sure?

I didn't consider an ultrawide they do look really good but I don't think its for me at the moment. I could consider this as an upgrade option in the future

 

[Scott]

There is a very common misconception with monitors, refresh rates, fps, etc.

There just ain't no way you're going to see the difference between 120hz and 240hz in-game. You would need to be absolute elite level to get there, and even then it's extremely marginal. The human eye can only really perceive around 100-120hz, everything after that is extrapolation, which is where the elite pro's gain their edge. You would genuinely need to be at the top of the pile to get any benefit whatsoever after the 120hz mark.

The PS5 ain't going to be outputting 120hz at 4k, it's just not. It has the ability to do it, technically, but in reality you're not going to be rattling out the frames without serious compromises.

I would take some time to consider what you really want from the system and what you think you would get the most joy from, I don't think FPS/HZ is the answer, it's just number chasing and pub talk. It doesn't help with 99.9% of peoples gaming performance. Inside that 99.9% the pepsi challenge proves that noone can even tell the difference from 144hz when gaming.