3080 build

peterattheboro · 6 Sep 2020 at 09:20

I'm a bit out of the loop as I haven't upgraded in years and finally want to replace my i5 2500k system.

Can someone check this over please and advise on anything I should be changing.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Lian-Li Lancool 205 Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £59.99
1 x MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £159.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £169.99
1 x Kolink KL-850M 850W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply= £69.95
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0B)= £94.99
1 x Samsung 1TB 860 QVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76Q1T0BW)= £99.95
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99

Total: £968.01 (includes shipping: £13.20)

Got a budget of around £1600-£1700 including a 3080.

Just need a case and everything that goes in it.

Cheers!

smr · 6 Sep 2020 at 11:58

I would wait for the new Ryzen CPUs, the 4700X will be available soon for the same price but improved performance.

Sparx · 6 Sep 2020 at 12:42

Lmao, love it.

“Wait a few months for Nvidia 30 series”
*New GPUs launch*
“Wait a few months for new Ryzen CPUs”
*New AMD CPUs launch*
“Wait for Intel’s CPUs it’ll be so soon”
*Intel’s CPU launch*
“Oh man you gotta wait for the 30 Super/Ti series GPUs now”

OP if you wanna buy, then make your purchase

I’d change the PSU definitely to the Corsair RM750, Phanteks equivalent or SuperFlower 750/850w. Kolink are bad.

For your drive change the WD Blue to the NVMe model for £10 odd more. Dump the Samsung drive. Tbh you could bin both drives and get the Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB for about £220 delivered. Have to look elsewhere for it though, but much better value.

Case is personal choice but I’d get something with a decent mesh front for good airflow, like this BeQuiet 500DX.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-13w-bq.html

CPU, mobo and RAM look good otherwise. But note you can get the CPU £25 cheaper elsewhere. Along with the RAM for £145 so another £25 saved.

peterattheboro · 6 Sep 2020 at 12:52

Thanks, yeah I'm not waiting for the new CPUs, was sick of waiting for the new GPUs. Can always change it down the line if I need to.

Coming from an i5 2500k, it's a massive jump already.

Cheers for the tips about the drive swap.

smr · 6 Sep 2020 at 13:02

Fair enough. It's not like the new AMD CPUs are one year away though

AMD have clearly stated that the new CPUs will be out before the end of this year and it's likely to be announced October, which is next month.

I've already ruled out buying Intel and AMD Graphics cards... why? Because Intel are more expensive and AMD are making great CPUs with better value for performance.

And personally I've always found nvidia cards to be more solid than AMD/ATI so I've decided on a 3080 already.

I have a 10 year old i7 930 CPU and 6GB RAM and a 2GB GeForce 710 Graphics card, so I'm due an upgrade as well

... but I figured I've waited this long to upgrade, what is another month to wait

Sparx · 6 Sep 2020 at 13:04

Yeah thing is there’s always new tech on the horizon. You’ll be waiting an eternity if you never take the plunge lol.

If it works for you smr to wait go for it. But I wouldn’t wait any longer now next gen GPUs are launching, or you’ll be stuck in a time loop of next gen part releases...

smr · 6 Sep 2020 at 13:08

Sparx said:
Yeah thing is there’s always new tech on the horizon. You’ll be waiting an eternity if you never take the plunge lol.

If it works for you smr to wait go for it. But I wouldn’t wait any longer now next gen GPUs are launching, or you’ll be stuck in a time loop of next gen part releases...

If AMD announce the new CPUs next year or release them in the Spring or something then yeah I'd probably buy a 3700X now as I wouldn't want to wait that long, I want to play FS2020 !

lee32uk · 6 Sep 2020 at 14:05

Better airflow with the Enthoo Pro M due to the mesh front.

If you don't mind non RGB Ram then the Team Group is much better value.

Not sure what size psu the new cards will need (Doubt you need 850W) so maybe hold off on the psu until we see reviews. I agree that Kolink are pretty bad so avoid them anyway.

As mentioned you could look for a 2TB SSD. Not really a huge difference between SATA and NVMe if you are gaming. If you want two separate drives then the ones below are fine.

Added an extra fan that can be used for exhaust. I would then move the pre-installed rear fan to the front for intake

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £94.99
1 x MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £159.95
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £82.99
1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £89.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £109.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0A)= £94.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
1 x Arctic Cooling P14 Black Fan - 140mm= £5.95

Total: £952.04 (includes shipping: £13.20)

peterattheboro · 6 Sep 2020 at 17:23

Nice one, thanks