PC for gaming/some casual streaming

[PoppinFresh]

Hi! Looking for some opinions on this selection please.

I currently have 2, 1080p 75hz 24" monitors and will be replacing one of them with the monitor in the spec below (1080p 165hz)

The most demanding game I will likely be playing is Total War: Warhammer III, hopefully on high settings if not max. I might live stream it occasion, but most of the streaming I do will be less demanding games.

Budget wise I think this is my limit (unless there is significant improvement for a very small amount).

Otherwise, is there anywhere that sounds like overkill for my usage where I could reduce the cost?

I'm not too bothered about aesthetics when it comes to the case, is there a cheaper option that is equally as good in terms of airflow/temps?

And finally is the H100x sufficient cooling for this setup?

Case
CORSAIR 5000D 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 (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6950 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6900MB/W)
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
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
ASUS TUF GAMING VG249Q1A 24"
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £2,379.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/rgA8TKgmDJ/

Many thanks!

 

[PoppinFresh]

Thanks for the response!

Yes space constraint is the reason for sticking to 24", and it will likely stay that way so I might be best to get a system that isn't overkill for 1080p?

With spending less overall I've changed to the H150i - not sure if it's needed but the quieter the better.

How does this sound?

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.6GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550M DS3H: DDR4, USB 3.2, RGB
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE 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
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

 

[PoppinFresh]

Going to get this ordered on Friday, any obvious faux pas with the second spec I posted?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Going to get this ordered on Friday, any obvious faux pas with the second spec I posted?

What's your max budget? You've gone backwards with the second build

 

[SpyderTracks]

Sorry I didn't reply..I get easily distracted by other things. I would stick with the current gen rather than going to a last gen DDR4 build.

I'd stick with the 7800x3D CPU as it's the best gaming CPU...gives you performance to spare if you want to go more in-depth than Warhammer or want to stream it etc.

I'm thinking something like this....not 100% sure on the GPU (could possibly go lower but the VRAM may come in handy if game demands change..plus the price difference is minimal); PSU is in there in case you might want to go to 1440p in future so could drop to 850w if you know you won't get a bigger screen. Monitor I left in but am sure there are better around, especially given the savings from your original build...Spyder knows monitors better than me or you could look through the monitor section of the forum:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D 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
GIGABYTE B650M DS3H: DDR5, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/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 H100i ELITE 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
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
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
ASUS TUF GAMING VG249Q1A 24"
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 10 working days
Price: £2,077.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/BeeJGGPQ24/

I fully support this build but I'd increase the GPU to the 6800XT or even the 6900XT to see you through maxxing out the screen a bit longer. AMD have recently reduced prices on last gen so they're pretty good value.

It's overkill bit you could offload the stream entirely to the GPU and not suffer any gaming degredation.

NVidia GPUs at this level just don't cut it, they don't have enough VRAM to support modern titles, with 12Gb now being required on some games.

Total War games are heavily CPU bound but as you've got the budget, it would see you nicely

 

[SpyderTracks]

PCS don't supply 6900XT's at the current time (at least not in that configurator anyway)...I did consider the 6800XT but was weighing the extra cost (just shy of £250) vs potential use.....I think a lot depends on whether the OP is likely to go more heavy than Warhammer in terms of graphics (so maybe a shift towards AAA titles)

6700XT even at release couldn't max out 1080p 144Hz, so I think it's a little shy if factoring in streaming on top.

 

[PoppinFresh]

Thank you both for the responses, much appreciated.

The original budget is fine, I went backwards with the budget with the 2nd spec that I posted due to CountingDown suggesting that my original spec was close to being a "beast of a 1440p144Hz system", and I would assume I can spend a bit less to have a beast of a 1080p 144hz system.

If it's worth spending that much for the 1080p system no problem, but I would happily save some £ on this purchase and save the extra budget for somewhere down the line when I have the physical space for a larger monitor to move on to 1440p and beyond (at that point the PC we are discussing now would get passed on to my wife, so it wouldn't be going to waste).

For reference the second spec I posted was £1,523.00 inc. VAT, but if the spec that CountingDown posted (with a 6950XT instead of 6700XT) is the lowest you would recommend for my situation that'll do for me.

Thanks again!