Any issues with this build?

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smith_smithson

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Looking to get a new PC and i have a decent budget, what I;m looking for is something that'll last. What I mean by that is, something that can run modern games (space marine 2, stellaris, total war etc) for the next 5 years. On top of that, I want room to upgrade in the future instead of having to get an entire new build. What I mean specifically is that the CPU is strong enough to support the next gen of GPUs.

Anyway, I'm a bit of a scrub with hardware, this all looks beefy to me but I have no idea if I've made stupid choices.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 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
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/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 H100x RGB ELITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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.

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/JQQP9FBvW8/
 
Scoped Badger

Scoped Badger

Well-known member
What will the PC be used for? Just gaming or other tasks as well?

What is your max budget? A "decent budget" doesn't give us any information at all. We could spec something for £4K or £1,500.

What monitor will you be using with the build?
 
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smith_smithson

Member
Scoped Badger said:
What will the PC be used for? Just gaming or other tasks as well?

What is your max budget? A "decent budget" doesn't give us any information at all. We could spec something for £4K or £1,500.

What monitor will you be using with the build?
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ah ok, the current monitor is acer kg272 sbmiipfx (i don't think it's 4k).
Mainly for gaming, some work with vms but 32gb should be fine imo.

as far as budget, up to 3k really
 
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TonyCarter

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By the time you get another monitor new GPUs will probably be out, so you’ll be wasting money buying a 4K GPU now.

Might as well buy a very good 1080p build, with everything other than the GPU in place for a future GPU upgrade, once you get your monitor…as the monitor you get will dictate the GPU you’ll need at that time.
 
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smith_smithson

Member
TonyCarter said:
By the time you get another monitor new GPUs will probably be out, so you’ll be wasting money buying a 4K GPU now.

Might as well buy a very good 1080p build, with everything other than the GPU in place for a future GPU upgrade, once you get your monitor…as the monitor you get will dictate the GPU you’ll need at that time.
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I guess this is my main question. See with my current build (i7-9700K, rtx 2060) it doesn't make sense getting say a 4080 super as my cpu is so old. I'm therefore hoping by getting the 7950X3D i'm kinda future proofing myself a bit. I'm also hoping the rest of the build makes sense around that aha (eg, power supply, cooling etc)
 
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TonyCarter

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The 7950X3D is no faster in gaming than the 7800X3D (which out of stock for about a month). The 7950X3D only makes sense if you have a heavy multi-core workload use for the extra cores.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
If your PSU is up to the challenge I would argue the 9700K would be good enough for gaming for a number of years to come. You just need to upgrade the GPU. You're not going to get bottlenecking over 1080p with it, not at any sensible FPS.

With that in mind I would use the money to get a decent monitor and a GPU ugprade.
 
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FigmentOfYourImagination

Gold Level Poster
Scott said:
If your PSU is up to the challenge I would argue the 9700K would be good enough for gaming for a number of years to come. You just need to upgrade the GPU. You're not going to get bottlenecking over 1080p with it, not at any sensible FPS.

With that in mind I would use the money to get a decent monitor and a GPU ugprade.
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How does the 9700k stack up against the 12700? I ask as that is the recommended CPU for Space Marine 2 for 1080p60 at ultra. granted you can always lower settings but just wondering if it would be too old?
 
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TonyCarter

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
9700K is 8pc/8pt, the 12700 is 8pc+4ec/16pt+4et, so that might make a significant difference for the right application.

 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
FigmentOfYourImagination said:
How does the 9700k stack up against the 12700? I ask as that is the recommended CPU for Space Marine 2 for 1080p60 at ultra. granted you can always lower settings but just wondering if it would be too old?
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5800X is recommended as well for the same level of performance. 9700k won't be that far off, especially when considering how much it costs to change the system.

I don't believe it's a particularly FPS centric game though, even hitting 30 would give a good experience I imagine, I've not played Warhammer for years though.
 
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FigmentOfYourImagination

Gold Level Poster
I have seen mention that the 9700k is struggling on this game, although capping the fps to 30 may make things better:

steamcommunity.com

High CPU usage :: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 General Discussions

Is it normal for this game to eat all CPU but not use GPU at all? Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
steamcommunity.com steamcommunity.com

The game is still quite unoptimised at present so things may get better. It's also worth checking this article as it has some settings advice:

www.rockpapershotgun.com

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s PC performance is alright, even without much help from its settings

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is finally here, and ain't half bad a performer on PC. However, that's in spite of some graphics settings weirdness.
www.rockpapershotgun.com www.rockpapershotgun.com
 
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smith_smithson

Member
FigmentOfYourImagination said:
I have seen mention that the 9700k is struggling on this game, although capping the fps to 30 may make things better:

steamcommunity.com

High CPU usage :: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 General Discussions

Is it normal for this game to eat all CPU but not use GPU at all? Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
steamcommunity.com steamcommunity.com

The game is still quite unoptimised at present so things may get better. It's also worth checking this article as it has some settings advice:

www.rockpapershotgun.com

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s PC performance is alright, even without much help from its settings

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is finally here, and ain't half bad a performer on PC. However, that's in spite of some graphics settings weirdness.
www.rockpapershotgun.com www.rockpapershotgun.com
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that person's rig is inbetween the minimum and recommended specs so....
 
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