New Gaming PC Advice

[Dannilad]

Hi all,

In light of all the intel news that has come out today, I've (hopefully) cancelled an order with pcspecialist and am looking to have some advice on what I should look to now.

I will attempt to post what I had originally intended to order in the form of a screenshot I had proudly been sending to some friends, but again, due to recent news I am after some advice on how to proceed.

The budget I have is around £1500-1600. The order I previously had ran around 1550.

Basically, I want the same gpu etc, but will need an equally performing amd cpu.

Please can anyone advise?

I'm mostly an fps gamer. I play destiny 2 religiously and is my bread and butter in terms of what I really want to run perfectly, but I am interested in other titles such as cyberpunk, forza and minecraft.

If you need to know anything else before making a suggestion please ask and I'll reply as fast as I can.

--EDIT--

Info from build:

Case
PCS SPECTRUM G ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Promotional Item
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Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 14-Core Processor i5-14600K (Up to 5.3GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B760-PLUS D4 (LGA1700, DDR4, PCIe 5.0)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4070 OC EDITION - HDMI, DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CX SERIES™ CX-750 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
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 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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
Firefox™
Keyboard & Mouse
Corsair Bundle - K55 RGB PRO Keyboard & M55 PRO Mouse
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 3 to 5 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Packaging
PCS Trade Pack - New 2023

Link for the build:

PCSPECIALIST - Top Spec Custom PCs & Laptops Built to Order

Manufacturer of performance custom computers and laptops. Customise your ideal gaming PC or laptop using our advanced configurator.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Monitor - Gigabyte M28U
Uses - As above. Gaming, like Destiny 2, Cyberpunk, Minecraft. Some VR gaming.
Budget - £1600

Danny

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi all,

In light of all the intel news that has come out today, I've (hopefully) cancelled an order with pcspecialist and am looking to have some advice on what I should look to now.

I will attempt to post what I had originally intended to order in the form of a screenshot I had proudly been sending to some friends, but again, due to recent news I am after some advice on how to proceed.

The budget I have is around £1500-1600. The order I previously had ran around 1550.

Basically, I want the same gpu etc, but will need an equally performing amd cpu.

Please can anyone advise?

I'm mostly an fps gamer. I play destiny 2 religiously and is my bread and butter in terms of what I really want to run perfectly, but I am interested in other titles such as cyberpunk, forza and minecraft.

If you need to know anything else before making a suggestion please ask and I'll reply as fast as I can.

Danny

We need all the other info please?

 

[Dannilad]

We need all the other info please?

Sorry, I attached the image to the post but maybe it hasn't worked.

Previous order was

Processor (CPU) - intel Core i5 14-Core Processor i5-14600K (Up to 5.3GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUSR PRIME B760-PLUS D4 (LGA1700, DDR4, PCIe 5.0)
Memory (RAM) - 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card - 12GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4070 OC EDITION - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive - 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive - 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-lI 3.5"
Power Supply - CORSAIR 750W CX SERIES* CX-750

 

[SpyderTracks]

Sorry, I attached the image to the post but maybe it hasn't worked.

Previous order was

Processor (CPU) - intel Core i5 14-Core Processor i5-14600K (Up to 5.3GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUSR PRIME B760-PLUS D4 (LGA1700, DDR4, PCIe 5.0)
Memory (RAM) - 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card - 12GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4070 OC EDITION - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive - 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive - 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-lI 3.5"
Power Supply - CORSAIR 750W CX SERIES* CX-750

Did you read the newcomers section? We need all the info asked for from that please.

 

[Dannilad]

Please check my first post, I think I've edited it with everything that's needed?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Please check my first post, I think I've edited it with everything that's needed?

There's no way you'll be able to get something to power 4k 144Hz at £1600, you'd be looking over 2k for something suitable.

What you've configured above isn't suitable as it is, you'd have to spend far more to get it road worthy, all the money is in the GPU without the rest of the platform to support it.

 

[Scott]

We need to manage your expectations here and point out the shortcomings of the system that you specced. Low-balling most of the spec in order to select a performance GPU is not the way any of us would recommend you spend your money. The first part of the PC you will replace is the GPU and the only way this makes sense is if the rest of the PC supports modern upgrades. The Intel selection won't be a good choice for this, the DDR4 selection won't be a good choice for this. You have massively underspent on the power unit for the system, 750w basic PSU isn't going to cut it, you need a modern 750w PSU or an older gen 1000w PSU to have any sort of headroom.

4k gaming isn't going to be good on a 4070. You would want a 4070Ti Super as a minimum nowadays. The next generation cards will be out from Nvidia before the end of the year. You will be able to play at 4k with such a card but you're going to need to dial down the settings and you aren't going to be hitting high FPS targets over 120hz (which is what we would like to have).

With those limitations in mind and with a strict budget of £1600, this is the best I can manage. I would strongly advise going over the budget a little and opting for the 4070 Super, it's a good bit more performance for around £50. Actual entry 4k would involve a 4070 Ti Super which would add over £250.

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
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
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 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £1,595.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/effX7!QnzB/

 

[Scott]

Unfortunately you have under-estimated the costs of a true 4k gaming rig. A high end offering would be closer to £3k. The main components are so expensive nowadays. If I was spending on a 4k system nowadays, even trying to be frugal, the below is what I would want. Note that the next generation chips are out from AMD in a couple of weeks. This may offer more performance for the same money or even bring the current prices down. If you can hold off until then it may be worthwhile.

You can see this is where you hit the £2k+ mentioned previously. As stated, it's still low-balling for ideal as the 4080 Super would be the ideal 4k card. I would also want the 1200w Shift in the system also, but 1000w can just about cover the spikes of the below.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS 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 (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
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 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 H115i 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 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £2,099.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/uCB9rA5vM9/