Help an idiot out...

[Anzelak]

Hi there, it's time for a new PC.

I've been promoted and my my system is getting a little long in the tooth. I'm coming from a GeForce RTX 2070 Super, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 16 Gb Ram system with 2x2TB Samsung EVO SSDs. I use a (ludicrously overpriced and honestly disappointing) Razer Raptor 27 as a main screen (the RGB lights already broke) with a Lenovo G27q-30 on either side of it. This means I'm UHD gaming (I think) rather than 4k gaming.

I will work from home 4 out of 5 days on the machine and want to be able to play Cyberpunk on great settings. If I'm honest, I play mostly indie games (Dwarf Fortress, Project Zomboid) but do dabble with more demanding titles from time to time. I'm currently loving Baldur's Gate 3, would like to try Starfield on Ultra settings and I'm most looking forward to Cities Skyline 2.

Please let me know what you think of the following build:

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-13900K (Up to 5.8GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z790-P (DDR5, LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
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
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 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 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month 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
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welc

This comes in at £2,539.00. It gets fairly silly expensive I push this to a 4090.

Ideally, I'd like to spend under £3000. I can afford up to £3500 but it feels a bit wasteful to be spending money for the sace of it.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone

 

[AgentCooper]

In your position… I’d just get a new GPU. And potentially a new monitor if the Razer has been a resounding disappointment. Your base system sounds fairly solid, as long as your RAM isn’t low frequency you’re golden. And if your motherboard supports it, a NVMe drive for your OS to live on would make things a bit more snappy.

Bank the rest for a future build, or buy me a new guitar.

 

[teutorix]

I agree with AgentCooper. If you are gaming at UHD/4k and want to play Star Citizen at those resolutions and don't mind getting a hair below 60FPS a 3900x is fine if you pair it with a 4090 or 4080 (with the DLSS mod). A bit of a mismatched system otherwise but as long as you are happy at 4k60 rather than looking for 120+fps it works.

On the other hand we don't know what Cities Skylines 2 performance is going to look like. The prerelease versions youtubers are playing are stuttery even on fairly high end systems but that could just be because its not the full release version. If you are a hardcore CS player and It is going to be one of your main games for years to come, it may be worth waiting to see what hardware is really needed for it before jumping into an upgrade.

 

[Anzelak]

Thanks to you both for the great advice.