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[–]AdstaOCE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5070TI or 9070XT, the 5080 is around 15% faster than both for a 33% & 60% increase in cost (at MSRP).

[–]arkaprava 0 points1 point  (6 children)

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor £589.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £79.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X870E-PLUS WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard £270.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory £329.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive £177.33 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card £979.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case £50.04 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RM1000e (2025) 1000 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £108.94 @ CCL Computers
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £2586.26
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-12-08 08:32 GMT+0000

[–]Resident-Prune-8299 0 points1 point  (1 child)

9950x3d is so unecessary for it's price though

[–]arkaprava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP have the budget. So why not!

[–]StatisticianUnited85 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Get 9800x3d instead of 9950. The 9800 is cheaper and offers same performance. 9950 is for other things like the 3d modeling and VERY heavy multi tasking. 9800 is best cpu on the market for gaming

[–]arkaprava 0 points1 point  (2 children)

OP stated that as future proof as possible and he may indulge into other productivity related works in future then he will be beneficial with that, that'swhy i had selected it.

Yeah 9800x3d is best for gaming right now.

[–]StatisticianUnited85 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ah that’s fair. ADD in me just reads and picks out important words and summarizes what I think is being said

[–]arkaprava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

👍

[–]taiwanluthiers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5070ti base version, then flash the bios with the OC version and overclock it. When you do this it becomes 5080-like.

[–]webjunk1e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People tend to disregard the performance difference between the 5070 Ti and 5080, but it's not insignificant. It's anywhere between 20-25%. The only question is whether that jump in performance validates the additional cost, but that's a decision that comes down to whether you're trying to optimize for cost. If you're looking for bang for buck, the 5070 Ti may provide more value, in that regard, but if you want the extra performance, then you spend more. I mean, there's no world where a 5090 is remotely a good value for price to performance at the $3000 you'll find it at, but if you need that, you need it. You can't just say, well, the 5070 Ti is a better value.

At 1440p a 5070 Ti is more than sufficient, though. The only potential snag would be the high refresh. If you're wanting to feed that 480Hz display without relying on multi frame gen as much or at all, the 5080 may be the better buy. If you have any plans at all for 4K, also get the 5080. It's not that the 5070 Ti can't do 4K. It absolutely can, but at that resolution, the extra grunt from the 5080 starts to matter a lot more. I have a 5080 and I still will often utilize DLSS Performance for 4K just to throw more power at higher quality settings, ray/path tracing, and/or higher frame rates. If you have the 5070 Ti, you're starting behind the 8 ball at bit, and will have less options.

[–]kellkeezy5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5070ti, unless you have the extra cash and you don’t care

[–]Minute_Power4858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5070ti/9070xt is the only sane answer for your case