First PC - Any recommended changes?

[lhurson12]

Monitors - I have two monitors Acer KG271 G (1920 x 1080, 75 Hz) and a LG HDR 4K (3840 x 2160, 60Hz)
Uses - This will be used mostly for Gaming (my main game is Destiny 2), VR, and Coding projects
Max Budget - £1750, but would prefer to keep it around £1500

Case
PCS SPECTRUM G ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700KF (Up to 5.0GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B760M-K D4 (mATX, LGA1700, DDR4, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 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
Extra Case Fans
2 x 120mm PCS Black Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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 - booting from a USB
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED

 

[TonyCarter]

Have a read of this sticky, and come back with the answers to the questions raised (around usage, monitor, budget, etc.), and I'm sure one of the helpers will show you the error of your ways

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

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www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[lhurson12]

Have a read of this sticky, and come back with the answers to the questions raised (around usage, monitor, budget, etc.), and I'm sure one of the helpers will show you the error of your ways

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Thanks for the advice!

 

[lhurson12]

With the extra info - does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

 

[TonyCarter]

If you're after a good VR experience alongside 4k gaming, then I think you'd have to go down the Nvidia GPU route, and that will really eat into your budget (e.g. the 4080 Super is £930 on its own).

You've also selected a 3 generation old CPU, dead-end platform, budget case, too low a PSU, single-slot RAM, and a motherboard intended for an office/b budget PC.

You can go to a newer, more efficient platform with a AMD CPU that will perform as well as the 12700 in both gaming and compiling...but at about half the power usage.

If we ignore the VR/4K gaming question for now and stick with your original AMD GPU choice, then something like this may be a better option, and allow you to slot in a beefier GPU down the line...

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) - better case, and no need for more fans
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) - very efficient CPU, equal performance to the 12700 and
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) - better performance than a single stick
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 GRE - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 - this over the 7800XT as it's slightly faster, and slightly cheaper
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) - much faster boot drive, smaller to ensure you keep it free from bloat (so just the OS and apps)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - 650W is too low for this level of build (the configurator shows a basic calculation of max power required, but doesn't take account that the PSU runs most efficiently in the 40-60% range)
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
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 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 - not sure what you mean by 'run from USB'
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,609.00 including VAT and Delivery - don't know how this compares to your config as you haven't included all the information from your 'post to forum' config
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/4CCaNcNkBf/

 

[Scott]

Unfortunately an ideal 4k/VR system is around £2400 at the moment. You can shave costs off here and there but you're still easily over £2k with zero bells and whistles.

For 4k gaming with VR in mind the minimum gpu I would opt for would be the 4070 Ti (Super). It does a good job with 4k and has all the tech to boost the frames, it will handle VR very well also.

The 4080 Super is no doubt the ideal offering with value being sensible. You're looking at increased PSU to offer any sort of headroom though so it's just just the GPU bump you need to consider.

 

[lhurson12]

Hey, thanks for the suggestions! I think my original build was sitting at just under 1500, and I just meant I'll be installing my own Windows OS

Yea I don't think I need the 4k gaming experience as i don't play that many 4K capable games (The monitor was a freebee from work)

I'm just a little confused surrounding the limitation to VR games? Is the recommended GPU just not good enough to run them?