Looking for a gaming PC with a budget of about £1500.

[feral forum]

Here's my proposed build through PCS:

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/UAqZkvSrD4/

Ideally would like a build that can handle 1440p. Budget can increase by a bit but not by too much

Mainly play RPG's, some indie titles and the odd simulator thrown in

[onyx smelt]

Heya! Looks pretty solid, although for 1500 I reckon we can get you onto AM5! Specced up the below, happy to explain choices, or if you have any Q's, shoot away!

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/X9WHf5EkhR/

[feral forum]

Thank you! Just two questions really.

Would the cooler be good enough to cool the cpu under a high load? I had a gaming laptop a while ago with absolutely terrible thermals and I've got PTSD from dealing with that. Used to get to like 90 degrees pretty regularly

Also secondly, I was thinking maybe instead of the RTX 4070 to instead go for the rx 7800xt. Seems to have better performance and is slightly cheaper?

[onyx smelt]

Yep! Cooler is perfectly capable. The 7500F isn’t a thermally demanding gpu, especially for gaming. Laptop thermals are also ways notoriously trash so I wouldn’t worry toooo much 😂

Just went with the 4070 coz you did. More than up for a switch to the 7800XT!

[feral forum]

Do you think it'd be a good idea to go with the 7800xt over the 4070?

[onyx smelt]

I do. More performance, more VRAM, less money