PC Master Race New PC Time!

[Raven]

Don't need a graphics card, I've got a 3800ti, don't need storage, and my Power Supply should be OK.

What's the best combo for CPU, MOBO and RAM? Would like 32gb, no fanboyism to either Intel or AMD.

Budget is about £600 but could creep up a little. Probably want a new Win install, and a hybrid cooler, but can shop around for one of them.

I quite like the look of the Asus TUF motherboards, I have one for my old faithful Intel.

Much love

 

[Wij]

probably an i5 13600K

Memory is dirt cheap atm

 

[Wij]

ASUS prime z960p mobo is good value apparently

 

[Scouse]

What's your current spec @Raven?

 

[Jupitus]

Paul's Hardware seems to usually be on top of things:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6mC5C6PcE4&ab_channel=Paul%27sHardware

 

[Raven]

What's your current spec @Raven?

5+ years old spec. I7-7800X. Holds up surprisingly well, but I find I'm playing more CPU intensive stuff these days, Cities Skylines and the like.

 

[Scouse]

Think I've got the K. BG3 runs nice at 4k near 120fps a lot of the time.

The new processors really that much better? I thought we were into the realms of diminishing returns nowadays.

 

[caLLous]

If gaming is the priority then: Ryzen 7 7800X3D + any half decent B650 mobo + any 32 GB DDR5 6000+ kit with EXPO (AMD's version of XMP) and half decent timings (eg not higher than CL36).


View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-7800X3D-Desk-top-Processor-16-thread/dp/B0BTZB7F88/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=7800x3d&qid=1703152143&sr=8-1&th=1



View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-B650-PLUS-motherboard-support-Ethernet/dp/B0BHHY3M7L/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1LWLN7NMRID5T&keywords=asus%2Btuf%2Bb650&qid=1703151803&sprefix=asus%2Btuf%2Bb650%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-2&th=1



View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-6000MHz-Compatible-Computer/dp/B0CBRJ63RT/ref=sr_1_3?crid=IO5ZK9RCW5XW&keywords=ddr5+expo+32gb+6000&qid=1703151886&sprefix=ddr5+expo+32gb+6000%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-3



View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Trident-288-Pin-CL36-36-36-96-F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5NR-Matte-Black/dp/B0BF6ZQ8MY/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2JGM6UPUIIBCI&keywords=ddr5+expo+32gb+6000+gskill&qid=1703151974&sprefix=ddr5+expo+32gb+6000+gskill%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-4

 

[Ormorof]

Cities skylines eats RAM so 32GB is a must!

 

[Raven]

Cities skylines eats RAM so 32GB is a must!

Yeah, got 32 in my current PC, so it's a minimum. Depending on cost of the rest, I may even go 64.

 

[MYstIC G]

Cities skylines eats RAM so 32GB is a must!

If that's the target game, probably worth a mooch through their steam community as it's known to need something beefy to run.

 

[Raven]

Gone for this.

Cities Skylines runs OK on current machine, up to 100k pop, then nose dives.

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1	119147	Fractal Pop XL Silent TG, Black, Full Tower Chassis w/ TG Window, 4x 120mm Fans, USB 3.0, E-ATX/ATX/mATX/mITX	£79.16	£94.99
1	131021	120mm Asus Triple Fan Pack TUF Gaming TF120, 7 Blade, PWM, Addressable RGB, with ARGB Controller	£37.49	£44.99
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1	108692	Thermaltake TH240 ARGB Sync, 240mm All-In-One CPU Hydro Cooler w/ ARGB Lighting, 2x120mm PWM Fan, Intel/AMD	£41.66	£49.99
1	125007	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, AM4, Zen 3, 8 Core, 16 Thread, 3.4GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo, 100MB Cache, PCIe 4.0, 105W, CPU	£233.32	£279.98
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