New midrange build (UK)

[CLXIV]

Hello! Any thoughts on this?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/TFjYjH

Interested to hear if there are any obvious areas for improvement.

 

[datnoz]

could use the included box cooler, would be perfectly fine if you don't plan on upgrading for a few years ( also perfectly fine for 12600 i belive but not really sure about that part)
and you could cheap out on the ssd, if you don't move gigantic file everyday (25+ gb)then you can pick a gen 3 pcie ssd and you won't see any difference between it and the gen4/5 ones
by gen 3 i mean speed that are achievable on gen 3 even if they marketed as gen4 like the nv2 (from kingstone)
and with that money y'could get a 12600(k?) or get better psu cuz 650w for a 4070 and 12400f is lil bit on the short side (at least for me)

 

[CLXIV]

could use the included box cooler, would be perfectly fine if you don't plan on upgrading for a few years ( also perfectly fine for 12600 i belive but not really sure about that part)
and you could cheap out on the ssd, if you don't move gigantic file everyday (25+ gb)then you can pick a gen 3 pcie ssd and you won't see any difference between it and the gen4/5 ones
by gen 3 i mean speed that are achievable on gen 3 even if they marketed as gen4 like the nv2 (from kingstone)
and with that money y'could get a 12600(k?) or get better psu cuz 650w for a 4070 and 12400f is lil bit on the short side (at least for me)

Oh yeah no manual overclocking so for ~100w CPU and ~200w GPU even a decent 500w would do fine.

Re the cooler, have Intel stock coolers caught up (or overtaken) AMD Wraith coolers? Pretty sure I heard they had improved but don't think I've seen benchmarks.

 

[dgianstefani]

Hello! Any thoughts on this?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/TFjYjH

Interested to hear if there are any obvious areas for improvement.

While trying to stick close to your budget without making unacceptable compromises:

Raptor Lake cores (much better than Alder Lake, which is a 2021 architecture).
Decent PSU with ATX 3.1 compatibility.
Better RAM and double the capacity (16 GB is not enough)

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xrkcXk

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£230.74 @ MoreCoCo)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B760M Pro RS/D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£121.62 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: PNY XLR8 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£60.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X E OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (£479.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake S100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£35.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£96.99 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Trust GXT 890 CADA RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (£15.00)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Essential Wired Optical Mouse (£20.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1162.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-21 22:35 BST+0100


How I would build it.
DDR4 platform is not worth the £30 saving. ASUS Dual is the best cheap AIB. Intel likes fast memory, might as well spend £20 extra on it (over 6000/36).

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cdRs28

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£230.74 @ MoreCoCo)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£135.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-7200 CL34 Memory (£116.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (£483.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake S100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£35.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£96.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1201.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-21 22:34 BST+0100

I'd also advise avoiding wired mice. Wireless tech is as fast or literally faster than wired mice these days, and the cable is a hassle. Razer is a good option though, their performance is excellent. TPU does mice reviews though if you want to take a look.

TechPowerUp

www.techpowerup.com

Edited to include a cooler that performs 2 celcius better for £1.30 more, noise normalised.

 

[datnoz]

Re the cooler, have Intel stock coolers caught up (or overtaken) AMD Wraith coolers? Pretty sure I heard they had improved but don't think I've seen benchmarks.

they had been improvements, also still not as good as the amd ones

Oh yeah no manual overclocking so for ~100w CPU and ~200w GPU even a decent 500w would do fine.

i calculate like this: 2x gpu + cpu
so : 200*2+120=320w and completely join you on that but by better psu i mean with better protections so y'don't end up with gigabyte's gp-p750gm like level of protection

 

[CLXIV]

Ah yeah I remember that one impressing in the reviews (here and GN I think) and forgot it existed.

Thanks for the advice guys and agree that it looks well worth paying a bit more for a surprising amount of improvements!

 

[dgianstefani]

I'd also just spend the extra £50 and get a 2 TB drive. 1 TB sucks if you only have one drive total, also double the write endurance and twice the SLC cache.