Advice on build?

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brooch88

Member
Hi all,

I've been looking at buying a pc for video editing drone footage and some casual gaming. I'm a total noob with pcs but i've looked at various bits and pieces and kind of put one together. It's probably a hideous build but if anyone can help me with improvements then that would be great.

Not intense professional photo/video editing, more a hobbyist drone user looking to improve skills for now. Games would be mainly Football Manager (high specs), strategy based like Total War, Project Zomboid.

I'd like to keep the PC side of things below £2000
I will need a monitor so anything below or around £300 for that if you can point out a decent monitor for that on here?

The case I'd like to keep pretty standard looking, again if any pointers for that.

The parts I'm stuck on most are the Power Supply (750 or 1000w is advised?) and processor cooling (no idea, just picked the top one).

And any modifications to the other parts (storage 32/64gb?, motherboard etc) would be amazing

Thanks in advance

Case
FRACTAL POP SILENT CASE TG (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME X670-P WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
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
DeepCool AK400 Performance CPU Cooler ZERO DARK
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
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
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
 
SpyderTracks

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I would wait until the end of the month as new AMD cpu's are releasing on a new architecture, so even if the performance doesn't out do the current X3D parts, it will affect pricing across the board.

Ryzen 9000 officially announced for July 31st Release

So the official announcement is in. Obviously, these are only AMD's interpretation of performance so don't take this seriously, as with any manufacturers claims, wait for 3rd party reviews. Official release date is July 31st. No pricing information yet. Single core is around a 16% uplift in...
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brooch88 said:
Interesting. That could be good as it will early August I look to buy anyway
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From AMD's presentation, they're claiming the 9700x outperforms the 7800X3D by a few percent and likely at a lower cost.

BUT manufacturers marketting claims TEND to be complete garbage based on unrealistic testing scenarios, so it's best to wait for 3rd party reviews. I'm not sure when the embargo lifts, but it will be a minimum of 24 hours before release date. Worth waiting for those.

Just checked and the 7700x on release was £428.99 which is more than I’d remembered, so the 7800X3D may still be the value proposition which can currently be found as low as £315!

Source: https://www.kitguru.net/components/...-launch-in-uk-with-prices-starting-at-325-99/
 
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Scott

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If I was looking to buy right now and wanted to be clever with the cash I would buy a X870 system at a good level and pop in a 7800X3D.

I will be very surprised to see the 7800X3D being toppled by anything but the 9700X3D (or 9800X3D or whatever it's going to be) in anything but test cases. The likes of Flight simulator etc get huge gains from the stacked cache.
 
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brooch88

Member
Evening all

Just looking for any advice on this build on what could be improved/overkill? I'm in a position to buy a PC (ideally nowish) for light hobby video/photo editing and some gaming. I'd love to get back into games like Football manager, strategy war games and Project Zomboid catching the eye.

I Know AMD have/are releasing new CPUs so will it dramatically improve and worth waiting for?

Graphics card I was looking at is the AMD Radeon 7800xt gaming but they are out of stock at the moment so again is it worth waiting for that to come back in stock or does the 7700xt hold up? is there another card of decent equivalence?

I'd need a monitor also but stumped as to what would be a good option so any help on that would be great?

Budget would be £2000-£2200 for the PC and hopefully around £500 (if not a bit more) for a monitor

Thanks in advance

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 X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7700 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/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 LINK H150i 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
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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £2,048.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
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brooch88

Member
So after looking at a fefw other similar build specs and a few extra pennies to spend (thanks car for not being as expensive as i'd thought!) I think I'd pull the trigger on this build? I guess I have 2 questions...

1. is this a good spec for what I need, any changes? Video/Photo Editing and gaming (Football Manager, Proect Zomboid, Strategy games etc
2. Monitor....I'll have about £500 left over but ideally wouldn't want to spend the whole amount. Any suggestions?

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER 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 (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 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
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
Firefox™
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 3 to 5 working days
Price: £2,348.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/ADSXcg55QB/
 
Scott

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brooch88

Member
Scott said:
The 4070Ti would probably warrant a £500 monitor to be honest.

Below is where I would probably look.

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Thank you, I guessed it would be around that sort of mark.

Does the build in general look good?
 
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