First gaming PC build!

[BigWoodDogg]

As the thread suggests, this is my first time building a gaming PC and looking for some advice! wether that be to swap certain parts out etc, any help is greatly appreciated!

My proposed build is below.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
• Windows 11 Home
• GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2
• 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE 3200MHz
• 12GB SAPPHIRE PURE RADEON™ RX 7700 XT GAMING OC
• 256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD
• 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA HDD

I am mainly looking to play COD / Warzone, CS:GO, Valorant type games.

I have a 120hz monitor already that I plan to use.

again, any help would be really appreciated 😎

 

[BigWoodDogg]

Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series ARGB High
Performance Liquid Cooler

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

Extra Case Fans
2 x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fans


Is also with the build!

 

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[BigWoodDogg]

The monitor I’ll be using is

ASUS VG248QE, 24 Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Gaming monitor, 1 ms, Up to 144Hz, DP, HDMI, DVI-D.​

 

[Scott]

If you could have a look through the link and feed back with the information highlighted, along with the configuration as guided, we can help.

You need to help us to help you

 

[BigWoodDogg]

noted. Have updated the build a fair bit, would still appreciate your help though @Scott

Would you suggest upgrading the monitor to 1440p? Happy to downgrade where you may see fit.

Budget - 1600.

Monitor - is a 144hz, 1ms, 1080p. ASUS VG248QE

Uses - as above, to play the latest FPS titles, warzone, cod, valorant, CS etc etc!

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB SAPPHIRE PURE RADEON™ RX 7700 XT GAMING OC - WHITE - 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 Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W 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
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
Google Chrome™
Monitor Cables
2 METRE DVI-D CABLE
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,632.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure:

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/DW5ZffNvuE/

 

[Scott]

The budget is a little in the middle unfortunately. For 1080p the 7700X is over-powered, but for 1440p it's probably under-powered if you want to keep the frames up. The 7600XT is the ideal option for 1080p with the 7800XT being the ideal option for 1440p.

I've tweaked a few other areas as well, that I would recommend.

I noticed that you selected a DVI cable, you would be far better off with a DP cable. Unsure why you have selected this?

1080p below:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7600 XT - 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
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W 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
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
Google Chrome™
Monitor Cables
2 METRE DVI-D CABLE
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,473.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/rWdpTp6ZVg/

 

[Scott]

1440p (just a GPU change)

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - 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
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W 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
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
Google Chrome™
Monitor Cables
2 METRE DVI-D CABLE
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,672.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/w2T8nWehmc/

 

[BigWoodDogg]

Appreciate your reply thank you @Scott

if I was to go ahead with the 1440p build with the view of upgrading the monitor later down the line to a 1440p. Would this create a huge bottleneck? Or would I be ok?

Will change the DVI cable for a DP cable, good spot thank you!

 

[Scott]

It's not so much a bottleneck. It's just not a good use of the GPU power. It would depend on how long before you are upgrading the monitor. The monitor and GPU should always go hand in hand so I would have 2 mindsets:

1080p now - 1440p later..... save the money and get the 1080p specific build. Save up for both a new GPU & a monitor. Purchase both at the same time, that way you get a hand in hand upgrade with the latest and greatest technology/pricing.

1440p now - Go with the 1440p build but be looking to update the monitor in the next month or 2.

You'll get no real benefit from the 1440p build until you upgrade the monitor. If this point was further down the line, there will be better 1440p cards out for the same money that you could have saved towards.... hence why it's a bit of a waste.

 

[BigWoodDogg]

Makes sense!

Appreciate your help @Scott - thank you mate! I will go forward with the 1080p build for now.

Once I’ve gone through with the purchase, it just gets delivered, pre built, good to go I assume?

 

[Scott]

There are some checks to do, put it through its paces etc.... but yes, after the initial configuration you're good to go.

Good little collection of info here:

To-Do list when PC arrives (updated)

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[BigWoodDogg]

Spot on. You’ve been a huge help, thank you very much @Scott

Will look to order in the next few days 💪🏾