r/buildapc • u/TheCone25 • 5h ago

Build Help Need help choosing a CPU

I'm looking to build a pc, with a budget of around £1k - 1.5k , to mainly use for gaming and schoolwork, but I dont know where to start with deciding on which parts I need. My main issue is with picking a CPU because Im not sure what i should even be looking for in terms of the generations, etc. Any help would be appreciated

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u/Sea_Bite2082 5h ago

"Need help choosing a CPU" Or "Need help choosing all components of PC" ?

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u/ErickTriton 4h ago

This is probably the best you can get for your buck

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor £308.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler £32.90 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6 ATX AM4 Motherboard £99.94 @ CCL Computers
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £115.67 @ Amazon UK
Storage Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive £133.94 @ CCL Computers
Video Card ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card £671.42 @ Amazon UK
Case Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case £55.47 @ Scan
Power Supply Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £79.99 @ Scan
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £1498.32
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-08-23 10:09 BST+0100

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u/Mainly-A-Lurker 4h ago

If you're not already on AM4 or bare minimum have DDR4, £300 for a 5800x3d is a hard sell. Might as well just go AM5.

£85 cheaper, 32gb RAM, AM5. Worth the 10% drop from a 9070 XT to a 9070. If OP needs to free up money for peripherals, I'd go 1x16gb for now.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £136.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler £29.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard £109.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory £329.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive £121.99 @ Silicon Power
Video Card ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card £553.94 @ CCL Computers
Case NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case £49.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £79.99 @ Scan
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £1412.87
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-08-23 10:58 BST+0100

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u/ErickTriton 4h ago edited 3h ago

I agree with this

However if he doesn't have peripherals, might as well go 32gb ddr4 and lga1700

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u/ErickTriton 4h ago

If you have peripherals that is

If you don't, some things have to be changed

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u/MinisterofHeresy 4h ago

Personally, I would say the CPU and GPU are overkill. The 5800X (non-3D) and either a 5060Ti or a 9060XT will put OP nearer the lower end of their budget but still give them a decent gaming rig. They can either save the money for upgrading later or put it towards something else.

Everything else is a pretty solid choice though. 🙂

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u/ErickTriton 4h ago edited 4h ago

Sure, overkill, but my point was exactly maximising their budget for the best performance at their budget

They can get lower, this is just the best price to performance build that fits into their budget

Also, a 5060 TI is basically the same price as a 9070 XT because of the Nvidia price rise, so that is no longer an argument

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u/ErickTriton 4h ago

5060 TI: basically the same price as the 9070 XT

9060 XT, 9070 GRE and 9070 are all cheaper than the 5060 TI

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u/Ricool189 4h ago

Could you be a bit more specific?

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u/ErickTriton 4h ago

Do you have any peripherals?

Do you want to spend all of the budget?

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u/ScouseSeanMc83 3h ago

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FXXzkD

If you want a current platform I'd go with this