First PC build for over 20 years! I could use some help...

[lee32uk]

Thanks for the help everyone.

Final list (the Radeon RX6800 MBA 16GB GDDR6 will be added and I believe it will all fit in the case!):

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm= £42.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £469.99
• 1 x Corsair RM Series RM750 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020195-UK)= £104.95
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G360C8K)= £149.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £94.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Mid-Tower Case - Black= £86.99
• 1 x MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 ATX Motherboard= £209.99

Total: £1,173.05 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Everything looks like it will fit. The cpu cooler is 165mm and the case can take up to 172mm. As for the gpu that is listed as 266.7mm and the case can fit up to 315mm with the front fans installed.

 

[Mat]

@Mat this has been really useful to follow the conversation as I want to build something extremely similar! Although who knows when we can get a 6800/3080 put in there! Curious as to how you came to your gpu decision?

It has been really helpful to me after being out for so long.

I decided I wanted to go full AMD so I can take advantage of the Smart Memory Access between the CPU and GPU and also the FreeSync between the GPU and monitor (I'll probably go for the Iiyama GB2760QSU-B1, also out of stock!). As far as the GPU level goes, so to speak, I didn't want to spend obscene amounts and it seemed like a decent place to start. I did do a little research on the different types or naming conventions and that lead me to the Sapphire model. Also my last build was AMD and that served me very well back in the day.