Here is a better way to game in a 16:9 shape
Here is a better way to game in a 16:9 shape
Hey everyone, I am trying to figure out if it makes sense to buy a gaming PC today just in case things get expensive later on. I play lots of games but recently I really want to try running Oblivion Remaster at full settings or maybe even Indiana Jones games. Most of my work is done and I mostly stream occasionally, so I stick with Nvidia encoders because that's what I've been using before. My old PC isn't super ancient but it feels slow now. Especially when playing VR because those games really eat up memory. It's hard to do both serious VR streaming and play most games without losing things. I would love to be able to handle this with a new setup. I bought a new monitor recently (Samsung Odyssey G9) since it was a good deal, but the widescreen format is totally new to me. This system is really heavy for that screen and not all games work with it when they do, which is annoying. When it works though, it looks amazing. My current setup has these specs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 32GB RAM (G.Skill), B450 TOMAHAWK MAX motherboard, RTX 2080 graphics card from Gigabyte, three different hard drives (an SSD, a second SSD, and an HDD). The power supply might be around 650W from an EVGA Gold unit I found online. My budget is roughly £2k but I can adjust that based on what it costs and if it's worth the money spent. No promise I'll get this exact price or specs, but if I see a list like yours here, I might be able to afford it. It would also help if someone built me a PC already so I didn't have to spend time putting things together myself. I've done builds before and they aren't always hard, it's just confusing for me sometimes. Liquid cooling is something I don't know yet but I don't mind the look much as long as it looks cool. I was mostly looking at AMD X3D processors because of their great specs and reputation. However, I still stick with Nvidia for the encoder since that is what I'm used to. I also heard about some trouble with AMD drivers in the past, but I think those stories might be fake so I am open to other people's opinions too. The main thing is I don't know enough yet, so any help would mean a lot. Something solid around £2k or a bit more depending on what you suggest would be great if it meets all my goals. Thanks for reading and helping me out!
There isn't really a future proof thing because whatever you buy will soon get old just like that. That was my thought when I looked at prices around £2k, but it's okay if things change as needed for what makes sense. If you see the drop down menu in the top right corner and pick United Kingdom, your listing prices and maybe when items are available could be different. The RTX 5000 series is something people have been telling us to avoid, actually. You didn't say anything about the OS. The PCPartPicker link you have is good enough but I'd leave all SSD's except for the 990 Evo Plus. How big are those SSD's in your case?
Yeah, I know it won't last forever. But since it's only around a year away, it feels like super quick stuff! Something lasting 4 to 5 years would be good. It's similar to what I normally do with PCs. This was a great find/shout. The card isn't available right now, but that is the only thing missing for me there. There is an ASUS TUF card for about £1300, though many other options push into the £2k range on their own. I've taken this whole build from someone else's post to use as a reference and framework, so adjusting it is fine. Starting to think I'd need to do that if I want a price I can afford. Unsure how much I can cut down or if I need to upgrade to get what I want out of the system. I'm using Windows and the OS is currently on the 870. The EVOs are both 1TB, so is the HDD. The last SSD is 500gb. It looks far more likely to be £2500 at least for this sort of spec. Plenty of pre-builds that are near identical though and also for this region of price, so might save me a lot of hassle if I'm lucky.
Right now, the cheapest 5070Ti costs £730 and the cheapest 5080 costs £980. That's a £250 gap for a 10% to 15% boost in power. It helps to check the real difference on your own because it changes depending on how you set things up, but I don't think it's worth the extra cost since you aren't really a gamer and you're getting only a little bit more speed for much more money. Both cards have the same VRAM amount in my opinion. I'm not into gaming, so why spend that much to get a small performance jump?
Here is what I picked:
The CPU (Processor): AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with speeds of 4.7 GHz and 8 cores costs £439.76 from Amazon UK. The cooler used was the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140, which costs £44.99 from Overclockers.co.uk.
The board (Motherboard): An Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX board for AM5 uses, costing £208.95 from AWD-IT.
The RAM: I got 32 GB of TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert memory running at DDR5-6000 with a low latency of CL30, which costs £98.23 from Amazon UK.
The storage: Crucial T500 is 2 TB, uses M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe slot and is a solid state drive that costs £124.75 from Amazon UK.
The GPU (Video Card): Palit GamingPro GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has 16 GB of VRAM, which costs £728.99 from Overclockers.co.uk.
The case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 is an ATX Mid Tower case that costs £85.99 from Overclockers.co.uk.
The power supply: NZXT C1200 has a wattage of 1200 W with a 80+ Gold rating and is fully modular, which costs £136.87 from Amazon UK.
All prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when they are available. This list was made by PCPartPicker on April 24, 2025 at 15:28 BST+0100.
Warning: The Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard works with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Processor that has a 4.7 GHz speed and 8 cores. If you are using an old version of the BIOS, updating it will be needed to make sure the CPU runs properly.
I was thinking around £2,000 so that's pretty close to where I'm aiming for. Thanks for building it! Some names like TeamGroup don't mean much to me but a 32GB CL30 stick feels solid. The 1200W power supply sounds way too powerful though without checking the actual needs. Updating the BIOS isn't a problem at all, honestly. I'm still excited about the 9800X3D processor. Will a 5070 card and the rest of this setup handle Indiana Jones on its best quality settings for a 16:9 screen? VRAM seems fine too, so even if I crank up the graphics intensity it probably won't be an issue, but where exactly will games start failing me with modern titles? Thanks again! It's nice to have choices for different scenarios. If my budget goes up to £2,500 I might look into 5080 builds because they all look cool. I always thought that small CPU screens were fun to have. Lutfij mentioned the 5000 series could be risky and you probably know what that means. Is this how most people think and should I switch to AMD instead? At these specs it might handle gaming plus streaming at the same time without any issues, right?
Sadly, no. The 5070 is probably one of the worst cards right now. Even a 4070 Super beats it in almost every way, except for the manufacturer. It's barely a good card for playing AAA games at high settings and getting 1440p resolution. You really need something much better than that to get your money's worth. Which exact monitor are we talking about here? I would strongly suggest not buying a pre-built one. Instead, look for a custom build provider so you have more control over the parts and can compare options if you decide not to build yourself. The 9070XT is actually a great card, and it rivals the 5070 Ti in performance. It's a really good card, and I think it is the best new generation card by far, both for its performance and how cheap it is. A 1200W power supply is too much for this card, but that depends on which GPU you pick. The RMX 1000W is a great choice for anything up to a 4080 Super or 5070 Ti range, which would be better suited for the resolution you want.
Hi, I mentioned in my first message I thought about the Samsung Odyssey G9 but by "Pre-Build" I mean a custom build where you assemble it yourself. Even though I control every single piece of hardware and place, places like PC Specialist, Overlockers, and Chillblast all let me do that just because they charge more since I want to save time. If the price difference is too steep then I'll build it myself instead. If the RTX 9070 XT is that good then I'm happy to consider it, especially if it can run games at the quality I need. As long as the cost works out okay for me. Guess what? Seeing fear of AMD drivers on the internet makes me wonder how they actually perform. I am pretty impressed by DLSS too and the NVENC encoder which has kept me leaning towards Nvidia.
Sorry, I missed that. Ok, so that's a different beast altogether. Neither of those cards will really do your monitor justice. You're gonna be making a trade off with mid to high end cards. DLSS is a great tech, IMO. It can give a good boost to FPS. FG/MFG are different and it can help in some games if you have ahigh native rendering FPS. However, FG/MFG are not good for multiplayer games at all and also games that need good latency. Otherwise you will feel lag when you are playing. Also, not all games support the 32:9 screen size. You will be playing in boxed format for some. You really need to be aiming for a 4080 Super/5080 type cards for high FPS in modern AAA, specially those with UE5 game engine. UE5 hits GPU particularly hard.
I play multiplayer games a lot, like CS2, so sometimes having to pause feels annoying. But DLSS fixes that much better than usual. I've noticed this before and it has been a real pain in the past. Then again, I don't care if I just use 2540 x 1440 for games, things like CS2 or other simple ones. The stuff with cinema scenes like Indiana Jones and Oblivion needs full view and power though. If the standard 5080 is what it needs to do, then I'm okay with that. It might take a little longer to get there, but if needed, I can definitely aim for it. Something closer to where I started building things back then. There are many pre-builds that look almost exactly like mine so far, which means I just have to tweak a few bits. But the price is way higher than if I built it myself; it's around £3k right now. I'll need to check one part at a time in partpicker or something similar but it seems doable to aim for £2.5k so far. I put together a build with some changes, like a cooler case style and other stuff that was already in stock. I don't know much about why different types of the same GPU matter like Asus to MSI etc; it's just a basic rule anyway. Pre-built stuff will cost an extra £100 or £200 but with long warranties and so on, maybe I'll consider it: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xsf79C
RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 TI are not the same! (There is a big difference between RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 TI, than there is between RTX 5070 ti and RTX 5080!). If we want to think like "Oh it's just below the top one(RTX 5090), so it must be great/special/magical"...oh well. let's forget common sense, and ignore what others have said .... HARDWARE UNBOXED YOUTUBE - The RTX 5080 is actually an RTX 5070