New PC build

[sadkingbilly]

Thanks, looking at it a Ryzen 7 9700X chip runs cool - just need to pick a suitable motherboard with the right sockets etc.
Surprised how cheap everything is, especially memory, though I guess I shouldn't be.
Processors, MBs etc same kind of price as 10 years ago so a lot cheaper in real terms.
32Gb memory for £100, 2Tb NVMe drives for the same price. I'll have 2!

where do you get those prices?

[WTFH]

where do you get those prices?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/2tb-m-2-ssd/s?k=2tb+m.2+ssd

[sadkingbilly]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/2tb-m-2-ssd/s?k=2tb+m.2+ssd

ta, and all the other bits??
i can't find a good buildyerown site anymore, too many chinese knockoffs (especially on amazon, - pages of them in every search FFS)

[Uncle Albert]

ta, and all the other bits??
i can't find a good buildyerown site anymore, too many chinese knockoffs (especially on amazon, - pages of them in every search FFS)

Overclockers? I haven't used them for a few years but they used to have some decent stock.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/

[quackhandle]

My 14 yo lad does this, he has built my poc/VMs server, my dads pc, his own gaming rig and a few for his mates.

He uses https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/ which shows which components are compatible with each other and where to get them from.

For my own server it was nice to click the link and hey presto all the bits are in the Amazon basket.

He had said that his next rig will be AMD cpu and gpu as they are just better. (not sure who he thinks will be paying for it mind).

qh

[Smartie]

It's all done, built over a weekend in-between the rugby.

AMD Ryzensets 7 9700X Processor
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WiFi AMD Ryzen AM5 ATX motherboard
Coolermaster master liquid 240 processor cooling
2 x 16Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 RGB LED memory
2 x 2Gb Samsung 990Pro NVMe drives.

Old case, graphics, drives.

Bought most of it on Amazon except the memory which oddly was cheaper at Argos. Weird.

[northernladuk]

Looks sweet that. What about the graphics card though? I thought putting an old card in a modern motherboard is missing some serious power? I notice on my task list that certain apps use the GPU so having whizz bang everything and then an old card would really throttle performance? At a guess I'd the new items will be ready for an upgraded GPU and make use of it and you are missing a trick?

[eek]

Looks sweet that. What about the graphics card though? I thought putting an old card in a modern motherboard is missing some serious power? I notice on my task list that certain apps use the GPU so having whizz bang everything and then an old card would really throttle performance? At a guess I'd the new items will be ready for an upgraded GPU and make use of it and you are missing a trick?

The new items are ready for a better video card when you can actually get 1

I suspect the price of the rest of the PC will be roughly the same as the GPU.

[Stevep42]

I'd go with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or an Intel i5-13600K. AMD runs cooler and is great for gaming and general use, while Intel has better single-core performance but runs hotter. If you’re concerned about Raptor Lake’s heat, a good AIO or high-end air cooler (like the NH-D15) is a must. For motherboards, B650 (AMD) or Z790 (Intel) should give you good upgrade potential. Keeping the GTX 1070 for now is fine if you're not doing heavy gaming.

[Smartie]

Looks sweet that. What about the graphics card though? I thought putting an old card in a modern motherboard is missing some serious power? I notice on my task list that certain apps use the GPU so having whizz bang everything and then an old card would really throttle performance? At a guess I'd the new items will be ready for an upgraded GPU and make use of it and you are missing a trick?

If/when I need a new one. Spent £800 on the updates which isn't bad after 7 years.
So far the GPU fans have not spun up, so it's not exactly working hard.
I don't do much PC gaming any more - spent far too much time in World of Warcraft, pushing the guild into the top tier of world rankings. Bit of Age of Empires sometimes.
Have the use of Adobe Creative Suite so if my photo processing taxes it, it can be easily changed.