PC Build Advice
Hello, I'm trying to get some advice on a new PC I'm planning on building. I play mostly competitive games in 1080p low settings and am aiming for the highest frames and lowest delay possible with a budget of around £1800. However I do sometimes play other more graphical intensive titles in 4k with the highest settings so don't completely disregard that.
As I have exams for the next month I won't be building or playing on this PC for a month and I'm wondering if now is a good time to buy PC parts or if its better to wait (I could buy some now and some later if discounts are really good right now as I don't really know what prices are usually like for the components).
When looking for parts I have mainly been looking on Amazon because I trust them the most and they still offer decent prices. This is my current idea for a build and I'd like some advice on what parts are good/bad and what prices are good/bad so I can know what to buy now or later or not to buy at all.
CPU:
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (~£300)
- or AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D (~£350)
GPU:
- ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 OC Edition (~£535)
- or ASUS PRIME RX9070 XT OC (~£589)
RAM:
- Kingston FURY Beast Black DDR5 16GB (2x8GB) 6000MT/s CL30 (~£270)
Storage:
- Kingston KC3000 NVMe 1TB (~£185)
PSU:
- MSI MAG A750GL 80 Plus Gold (~£80)
CPU Cooler:
- ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB (~£75)
Case:
- Montech XR (~£50)
My main concerns are:
- RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT for my personal use case
- If the is the 9800x3d worth the extra £50
- What motherboard to go for
- Which parts are good deals currently
- Whether there are any better alternatives for any of these parts
Aesthetics matter a little but performance is the priority for my build.