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hasty gladeBOT Mar 11, 2025, 4:43 PM

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strange ivy Mar 11, 2025, 4:46 PM

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@serene skiff answer the bots questions

serene skiff Mar 11, 2025, 4:48 PM

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PC for gaming
1080p
1.5k - 2k
Just pc
from UK
No preferances

thick thicket Mar 11, 2025, 5:14 PM

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Case
PCS AEGIS WHITE ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz CL40 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON™ RX 9070 GAMING - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days

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2nd best gaming cpu which is important at 1080p and the new 9070 amd gpu . so you can use amds upgraded upscaler,

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nvidia option would be the 5070/4060ti however both perform worse than the 9070

serene skiff Mar 11, 2025, 5:28 PM

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thick thicket nvidia option would be the 5070/4060ti however both perform worse than the 9070

lets say if it was full intel like cpu and gpu what are the the options?

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also wondering about liquid cooling, do i need to do anything to like maintain it since its liquid or how does that work

dusky radish Mar 11, 2025, 5:30 PM

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AIO...no maintenance required other than your normal PC cleaning
Full custom loop...different story

thick thicket Mar 11, 2025, 5:38 PM

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intel cpus are worse than amds for gaming performance. for 14th gen intel cpus theres no upgrade paths avaliable. so if you needed to upgrade the cpu you would have to get a whole new motherboard as well as a new cpu

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whilst amds current platform (am5) is supported until at least 2027

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at 1080p you want the strongest cpu possible since that would be the more limiting factor for performance. at 1440p and higher the gpu would be the more limiting factor for performance

thick thicket Mar 11, 2025, 7:21 PM

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heres how the amd gpu runs compared to nvidia

GN_GPU_Benchmark___Dragons_Dogma_2_1080p_Max___GamersNexus-4x_foolhardy_Remacri_6.png.webp

GN_GPU_Benchmark___Resident_Evil_4_1080p_Prioritize_Graphics___GamersNexus-4x_foolhardy_Remacri_5.png.webp

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and heres how they run with raytracing

GN_GPU_Benchmark___Cyberpunk__Phantom_Liberty_1080p_RT_Ultra___GamersNexus-4x_foolhardy_Remacri_0.png.webp

GN_GPU_Benchmark___Black_Myth__Wukong_Benchmark_1080p_High_Raster_Medium_RT_FSR_Quality___Experimental___GamersNexus-4x_foolhardy_Remacri_7.png.webp

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cyberpunk and wukong are the worst cases for raytacing since they are the most heavy users of rt

gleaming oxide Mar 11, 2025, 9:32 PM

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you could save about £400 by going with the Intel B580 GPU. Good performer at 1080p and has 12 GB RAM. The 9070 AMD card is arguably more geared towards 1440p imo and prices are a bit insane also

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kinda depends what sort of games you want to play, what level of graphics settings you care about and how much fps you want tho

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