#building a gaming pc

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main onyx
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Hello, I’m wanting to build a gaming pc that runs games like gta, Siege, and any other games but smoothly. I don’t have a big budget maybe around like £900-£1100. The cheaper the better.

Please someone help I’m struggling to build one

queen path
main onyx
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Will this run most games?

hoary turtle
main onyx
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@hoary turtle Could you build me one off the cyber power website similar to this? I saw one with AMD Ryzen 7 5700x and 3050 graphics card

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Well I tried to build it I’ll link it in a minute

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Case = Corsair 4000D Gaming Case - Black - No Fans Included
Extra_Fans = 4x CyberPowerPC Hyperloop 120mm ARGB & PWM Fan Kit
CPU = AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 8-Core 3.40GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo - 32MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics)
Overclocking = No Overclocking
Cooler = CyberPowerPC Master Liquid LITE 240 ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler, Ultimate OC Compatible
Motherboard = ASUS PRIME A520M-K: M-ATX w/ USB 3.2, SATA3, 1x M.2
M2 = 1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2100MB/s Write Single Drive
M2nd = None Selected
SSD = None Selected
HDD = None Selected
RAID = None Selected
RAM = 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3200MHz Kingston Fury Beast Memory
GPU = GeForce® RTX 3050 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 Monitor Support Single Card
PSU = Corsair RM750e 750W 80+ Low-Noise ATX 3.0 Gold Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply
PSU_Braided_Cables = None Selected
Wifi = None Selected

[Total Price]
PRICE = 833

[https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/GTA-V-Ryzen-Gaming-PC/?utm_source=discord&utm_medium=social&utm_id=shared]
drowsy kelpBOT
# main onyx ```ini Case = Corsair 4000D Gaming Case - Black - No Fans Included Extra_Fans = ...
GTA V Ryzen Gaming PC

Case: Corsair 4000D Gaming Case - Black - No Fans Included
Case Fans: None Selected
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 6-Core 3.60GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo - 8MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics)
CPU Cooler: AMD Ryzen Wraith CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME A520M-K: M-ATX w/ USB 3.2, SATA3, 1x M.2
M.2 SSD: 1TB WD Black SN770 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 5150MB/s Read & 4900MB/s Write
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3200MHz Kingston Fury Beast Memory
Graphics Card: GeForce® RTX 3050 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 Monitor Support
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e 750W 80+ Low-Noise ATX 3.0 Gold Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply
PCIe WiFi Card: Intel AX200 PCIe Wireless Card - Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Dual Band (2.4 GHz & 5GHz (160Mhz)), Up to 2.4Gbps, Bluetooth 5.2
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License)

£794.40 inc. VAT (£662.00 ex. VAT)

main onyx
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Don’t know why it removed my changes

sly swallow
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Because you copied and pasted

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Share like this

drowsy kelpBOT
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How to share a configured system
queen path
brisk trail
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Some games are very intensive. GTA and siege aren’t so with that budget it’s possible, but be warned with newer titles, like warzone, it might be harder to run

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I’ll go with 1100 as the budget just because it gives more head room. And £900 for a pc isn’t a huge budget

drowsy kelpBOT
# brisk trail https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/infinity-135-4t-next-day-pc Found a r...
Infinity 135 4T Next Day PC SY1661

Case: CyberPowerPC Eurus Gaming Case - Black
Case Fans: 3x CyberPowerPC Hyperloop 120mm ARGB & PWM Fan Kit
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-13400F - 10 Core [6P @ 2.50GHz-4.60GHz / 4E @ 1.80GHz-3.30GHz] - 20MB Cache
CPU Cooler: INTEL Standard CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte H610M H: m-ATX w/, USB 3.2, 1x M.2
M.2 SSD: 1TB (1xTB) Intel 670P M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2500MB/s Write
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5/5200mhz Corsair Vengeance RGB Memory
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce® RTX 4060 Ti 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 MIN. Monitor Support
Power Supply: InWin A65 650W 80+ Certified Gaming Power Supply
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License)

£1099.20 inc. VAT (£916.00 ex. VAT)

brisk trail
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Arguably, the only “lack luster” part of this pc is the cpu cooler. But that’ll be sufficient to keep the cpu cool anyway

drowsy kelpBOT
# brisk trail If you wanted to go cheaper, i believe theres one at 900 which is pretty good al...
Infinity 105 RTX Next Day PC SY1658

Case: CyberPowerPC Onyxia III Gaming Case - White
Case Fans: 4x CyberPowerPC Hyperloop 120mm ARGB & PWM Fan Kit
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-10400F - 6-Core 2.90GHz, 4.30GHz Turbo - 12MB Cache (No On-board Graphics)
CPU Cooler: INTEL Standard CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS Prime H510M-K: mATX w/ 2 RAM Slots, USB 3.2, 1x M.2
M.2 SSD: 500GB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2100MB/s Write
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3200MHz Kingston Fury Beast Memory
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce® RTX 3060 Ti 8GB LHR - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 MIN. Monitor Support
Power Supply: InWin A65 650W 80+ Certified Gaming Power Supply
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License)

£849.60 inc. VAT (£708.00 ex. VAT)

brisk trail
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Getting a custom one under budget is hard. The next days offer better price to performance so id recommend one of those

main onyx
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@brisk trail hi, sorry for the late reply. Do o need the 40 series? Can’t I go lower and upgrade the cpu?

brisk trail
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In terms of gaming, you want a better gpu than cpu. As long as the cpu boosts high enough for the gpu to reach 100% usage, then thats all you need. Unless you’re doing purposefully cpu intensive tasks

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90% of games are gpu intensive

main onyx
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So if I’m not going for a custom build which one would you recommend? For games like gta, warzone and siege

brisk trail
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And with next day pc’s, parts aren’t changeable unfortunately

main onyx
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Would I be better with AMD or Intel

brisk trail
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Id recommend the one with a 4060ti (however its £1099 so its right at the end of your budget)

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Honestly. Both are fine. Its more preference

main onyx
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In terms of speed? How fast would an Intel i5 be with 4060ti? If that makes sense? I got told it’s very slow

brisk trail
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The 13400f is a really good cpu. 10 cores at a decently high speed

Should boost high enough for the 4060ti

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As an example, I have a Ryzen 5 5600x paired with a 3070

My gpu hits 100% usage in 90% of games and my cpu sits at most, 50% usage which is absolutely fine

main onyx
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Does the Ryzen 5 5600x and 3070 run most games fine?

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If so would that be a good option

brisk trail
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I don’t believe they have any options for that, just because the 3070 and 5600x is EOL

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And in terms of performance, I can run Hogwarts Legacy, 1440p, high settings at around 90-140fps depending on the area

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(Hogwarts legacy just being an example of a new game)

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The 4060ti likely has better performance than a 3070. And I also believe the 13400f is faster than a 5600x

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I’ll double check

main onyx
drowsy kelpBOT
# main onyx (https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/saved/5380296)
BGGTAVRYZEN

Case: Corsair 4000D Gaming Case - Black - No Fans Included
Case Fans: 4x CyberPowerPC Hyperloop 120mm ARGB & PWM Fan Kit [+20]
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 8-Core 3.40GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo - 32MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics) [+112]
CPU Cooler: CyberPowerPC Master Liquid LITE 240 ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler, Ultimate OC Compatible [+39]
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME A520M-K: M-ATX w/ USB 3.2, SATA3, 1x M.2
M.2 SSD: 1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2100MB/s Write [-5] (Single Drive)
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3200MHz Kingston Fury Beast Memory
Graphics Card: GeForce® RTX 3050 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 Monitor Support (Single Card)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e 750W 80+ Low-Noise ATX 3.0 Gold Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply
PCIe WiFi Card: None Selected [-14]
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License) [+0]

£976.80 inc. VAT (£814.00 ex. VAT)

main onyx
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This is the one I built.

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It’s just he’s autistic and breaks thing and we don’t want to waste money for him to break if it happens if that makes sense, it’s like a trail and effor thing

brisk trail
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You could get away with w cheaper cpu

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The 3050 isn’t a massively powerful gpu. And the 5700x is better than my cpu

brisk trail
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Damn auto correct 😂

main onyx
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Is that one I built not good?

brisk trail
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Its a very good system. You could just make a couple changes

I edited a couple parts. Went with a lesser cpu as the 5700x is overkill for that gpu. And went with a better motherboard and faster ram. Faster ram helps a lot with ryzen cpus because of the extra bandwidth

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/saved/5380302

drowsy kelpBOT
# brisk trail Its a very good system. You could just make a couple changes I edited a couple ...
BGGTAVRYZEN

Case: Corsair 4000D Gaming Case - Black - No Fans Included
Case Fans: 4x CyberPowerPC Hyperloop 120mm ARGB & PWM Fan Kit [+20]
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 6-Core 3.50GHz, 4.4GHz Turbo - 32MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics) [+62]
CPU Cooler: CyberPowerPC Master Liquid LITE 240 ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler, Ultimate OC Compatible [+39]
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO: ATX w/ RGB, USB 3.1, SATA3, 2x M.2 [+32]
M.2 SSD: 1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2100MB/s Write [-5] (Single Drive)
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3600mhz Corsair Vengeance LPX Memory [+6]
Graphics Card: GeForce® RTX 3050 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 Monitor Support (Single Card)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e 750W 80+ Low-Noise ATX 3.0 Gold Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply
PCIe WiFi Card: None Selected [-14]
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License) [+0]

£962.40 inc. VAT (£802.00 ex. VAT)

brisk trail
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Its a touch cheaper. But other than that, its a brilliant starter system

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The 3050 is meant for 1080p, at maybe medium settings

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But might take some adjustments in settings to maximise fps whilst keeping the graphics good

main onyx
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Okay thank you, as long as it runs most games smoothly that’s great

brisk trail
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👍

main onyx
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What budget would you say it good? Sorry for been a pain

brisk trail
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Its hard to say

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Pcs are always on the more expensive side compared to consoles

main onyx
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Would £1200 be a good start?

brisk trail
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£1200 would he a really nice budget. Its trying to push for those slightly better components

main onyx
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Let’s go with £1200 then

brisk trail
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Limiting factors when it comes to a budget like that, would be like, sacrificing having more storage, to go for a better gpu

main onyx
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Ah okay but that can always be added later on right?

brisk trail
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Yeah

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Storage is super easy to add

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And you can always find storage elsewhere, on sale etc

main onyx
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Okay thanks, could you suggest one for 1200 please

brisk trail
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Closest one i can find at £1200 is this one

drowsy kelpBOT
# brisk trail https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/vr-ready-deal-rx-6750xt
VR Ready Deal RX 6750XT

Case: Corsair 4000X iCue RGB Gaming Case - White - (features 3x ARGB 120mm fans)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - 6-Core 4.00GHz, 5.20GHz Turbo - 32MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible w/ Radeon Graphics
CPU Cooler: AMD Ryzen Wraith CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI: m-ATX w/ Wi-Fi 6E, USB 3.2, 2x M.2
M.2 SSD: 2TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2800MB/s Write
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5/5200mhz Corsair Vengeance RGB Memory
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 7600 8GB - DX12® - VR Ready, HDMI, DP, 4 MIN. Monitor Support
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e 750W 80+ Low-Noise ATX 3.0 Gold Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License)

£1179.60 inc. VAT (£983.00 ex. VAT)

brisk trail
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Its more amd based. But offers really good performance. Has 2tb of storage as well as 32gb of faster ram

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The RX 7600 (gpu) is between the performance of a 3060 and 3070

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Closer to the performance of a 3060ti from what i can gather

main onyx
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So this would run most games fine?

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If so I’ll get that one

brisk trail
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It’ll run better than the other one

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Also, its newer hardware

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Like the other one

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The £1099 one and this one are very similar in performamce so its upto you

main onyx
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Would u say it’s a solid first computer? And how hot does it run? Won’t overheat?

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Oh you sent 2 sorry didn’t see the first one

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Wait nvm

brisk trail
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Actually, id recommend the one at £1099. The 4060ti offers better performance than the AMD GPU

main onyx
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Which one is that sorry?

drowsy kelpBOT
# brisk trail https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/infinity-135-4t-next-day-pc
Infinity 135 4T Next Day PC SY1661

Case: CyberPowerPC Eurus Gaming Case - Black
Case Fans: 3x CyberPowerPC Hyperloop 120mm ARGB & PWM Fan Kit
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-13400F - 10 Core [6P @ 2.50GHz-4.60GHz / 4E @ 1.80GHz-3.30GHz] - 20MB Cache
CPU Cooler: INTEL Standard CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte H610M H: m-ATX w/, USB 3.2, 1x M.2
M.2 SSD: 1TB (1xTB) Intel 670P M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 3500MB/s Read & 2500MB/s Write
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5/5200mhz Corsair Vengeance RGB Memory
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce® RTX 4060 Ti 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 MIN. Monitor Support
Power Supply: InWin A65 650W 80+ Certified Gaming Power Supply
Special Offer: Norton 360 VPN & Security for Gamers (Full 1 Year License)

£1099.20 inc. VAT (£916.00 ex. VAT)

brisk trail
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Has less storage and some other components are slightly downgraded. But the core components are better

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Its upto you if to go for one with better core components, or one thats more balanced (in terms of all the components)

main onyx
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See I had an i5 and it was shocking so would it be a problem?

brisk trail
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What i5 did you have?

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The newer generations are really good

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The 13400f has 10 cores and 16 threads

My cpu has 6 cores and 12 threads

main onyx
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I had an older gen

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Does it run fast?

brisk trail
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Faster than mine

main onyx
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I’m very not knowledgeable haha

brisk trail
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Its fine 😂

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Newer gen cpus offer a lot of performance

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Most people look at i5 vs i7 and automatically think that the i5 is a lot worse

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When you look into specifics, they’re quite similar

main onyx
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See I have an i9 shah

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And okay thank you, would u say got for the upgraded gpu and cpu components build? Over the overall one

brisk trail
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Id say the one with the 13400f and 4060ti is the best

main onyx
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Okay thank you, won’t overheat?

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This will run most games smoothly right haha

brisk trail
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Nah. The 13400f doesn’t produce a lot of heat. And the 4060ti will have a decent cooler which you can change the fan speed etc

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Should run most games at 1080p/1440p at medium/high settings

main onyx
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Thanks I appreciate it

brisk trail
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Np 👍

main onyx
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I’ll suggest this one

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In my build I have the i9 and 30 series ahha

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And it runs hot hot

brisk trail
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The i9s can run quite hot

main onyx
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See I have a water coolant but doesn’t seem to make a difference

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On the build you’d suggest, is it the ram speed and hard dive speed downwards graded?

brisk trail
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The ram speed is 5200mhz which is faster than my current ram (which is 3200mhz)

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And the ssd speed is 3500MB/s read, and 2500MB/s

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Both of which are faster than mine

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My ssd is 2400MB/s read and 1950MB/s write

main onyx
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Okay thanks I just didn’t know what was downgraded

brisk trail
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They’re slightly downgraded

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The biggest difference is the ram speed. But thats just because my ram is DDR4 and the other is DDR5 which are different generations

main onyx
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Thanks. I appreciate it!!

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Also with my build, how could I help it cool down?

brisk trail
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What cpu do you have, and also what cpu cooler?

main onyx
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Case = Corsair 5000D High Airflow Gaming Case - Black - No Fans Included
Extra_Fans = 6x Corsair SP120 Elite Addressable RGB Fan Kit
CPU = Intel® Core™ i9-13900K - 24-Core [8P @ 3.00GHz-5.80GHz / 16E @ 2.20GHz-4.30GHz] - 36MB Cache + UHD Graphics, Ultimate OC Compatible
Overclocking = No Overclocking
Cooler = Corsair iCue H150i Elite LCD Display 360mm AIO Liquid Cooler, Ultimate OC Compatible Corsair CPU Water Cooling, Ultimate OC Compatible
Motherboard = MSI MPG Z690 Edge WIFI DDR5: ATX w/USB3.2, 4x M.2
M2 = 1TB WD Black SN850X M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 7300MB/s Read & 6300MB/s Write Single Drive
M2nd = 2TB WD Black SN850X M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD - 7300MB/s Read & 6600MB/s Write Single Drive
SSD = None Selected
HDD = None Selected
RAID = None Selected
RAM = 64GB (4x16GB) DDR5/5600mhz Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Memory
GPU = MSI GeForce® RTX 3080 Ti 12GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 MIN. Monitor Support Single Card
PSU = Corsair HX1200 1200W 80+ Platinum Modular Gaming Power Supply
PSU_Braided_Cables = Corsair Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cables Pro Kit Type 4 Gen 4 - Black
Wifi = None Selected

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These are the specs

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The ram is just different it’s not dominator it’s a different one

brisk trail
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You went with a premium cooler. So it’s could be any reason

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Try a stress test and see what the temps get too. Those cpus can run into the 90s and still be okay. The 13900k pulls a lot of power so it will run hot

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It’s just one if those cpus

main onyx
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Okay thank you I’ll do a stress test

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This is what my computer reads when I’m on out last trails

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Sorry that’s blurry

brisk trail
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Yeah, it won’t clear 😂

main onyx
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Is that’s better?

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When I get home I’ll do a stress test and post it

brisk trail
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Those temps are absolutely fine

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80 for a gpu is fine, and 70-80 for the cpu is also really good

main onyx
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Okay thank you is the coolant supposed to run hot?

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I believe this is idle temps

brisk trail
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Yeah. Those temps are ace

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Honestly. You only need to worry when they start to hit around 90

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If they ever hit 90, try increasing fan rpm and then go from there

main onyx
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Okay thank you I appreciate it

hoary turtle
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What stress was this those are good temps I'm a bit jealous, was this a prime95 for the CPU

main onyx
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This wasn’t a stress test, i was just using an app to see the temps normal and while running a new game, “out last trails”

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I shall do a stress test today and post it

main onyx
drowsy kelpBOT
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cprgbglitch :tada: Congrats @main onyx, you levelled up to 11! :tada: cprgbglitch

main onyx
brisk trail
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Looks fine. Cpu temps and gpu were 75 or 76 which is absolutely fine