Looking to upgrade my 3 year old pc now

[shaunpomfrett]

Hi everyone I hope you are all well

im currently looking at updating my machine so I have Built this spec

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-Cache/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) AMD
Graphics Card
12GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti OC EDITION - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMe 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 LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT 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 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00005]
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™
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £3,957.00 including VAT and Delivery


looking at other forums posts I know the 4070 is probably a little overkill but it’s the lowest I could atm on the custom build for some reason.

I will be paired with a dual 1440 144hz display and primarily used for gaming (wow and cod mainly but I like to have my options open)

I will admit I’m not too keen on the case so hopefully before I order more will come in stock as I love my current case (please see below what I’m upgrading from)

Case	CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive	2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
2nd Storage Drive	NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card	WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0

main reasons for wanting to upgrade are because I’m finding with my current on the latest wow expansion I cant run on ultra settings without serious frame drops or even medium - high settings and for me i want to enjoy the game in its full form

budget is around 4k, no major rush to build as I know some things arent in stock yet but I wanted to put the feelers out there now and start getting Feedback / help / guidance on preparing to upgrade to a new beast

thanks in advance
Shaun

 

[SpyderTracks]

Why are you upgrading so soon?

You can just upgrade the existing build?

 

[TonyCarter]

If there’s nothing wrong with your current machine, and it’s for gaming, I’d probably just swap out the CPU for a 5800X3D and a 4070Ti.

Although the 750w PSU might be an issue, so maybe a 6800XT or 6950XT if available?

 

[shaunpomfrett]

Okay perfect thanks for the quick replies, maybe I don’t need to spend another 4k after all then, I’ll look into the upgrading of my existing machine , I don’t seem to run into many issues with it other than these dragonflight issues , shall have a look at the forum, thanks all

 

[SpyderTracks]

Okay perfect thanks for the quick replies, maybe I don’t need to spend another 4k after all then, I’ll look into the upgrading of my existing machine , I don’t seem to run into many issues with it other than these dragonflight issues , shall have a look at the forum, thanks all

If you're uncomfortable doing the upgrades yourself, you can return the PC and PCS will do them for you (for a small fee of course).

But yeah, no need to replace the build, a 5800X3D CPU and RX6800XT would be quite a boost to performance at 1440p

 

[Scott]

5800X3D is a great buy right now, would be my choice along with a 6800XT/4070Ti (given the budget). The main issue is likely to be the PSU, which is a little low for the 4070ti, but the 5800X's low draw will aid with this so I would probably suck it and see.