u/ThePloblem

How would you improve this for £300/$400?

How would you improve this build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lsf3ZQ

Any feedback welcome this is only my 2nd build. Feel free to save me money if you think something is unnecessary as well.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 3.7 GHz 24-Core Processor £273.58 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 110 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1851 Motherboard £274.94 @ CCL Computers
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-7200 CL34 Memory £673.50 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 9100 PRO 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive £589.98 @ Scan
Video Card Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card £1227.97 @ Box Limited
Case be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX ATX Mid Tower Case £166.94 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1300 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £199.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P14 Pro PST 110 CFM 140 mm Fan £8.99 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £3490.87
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-05-16 19:20 BST+0100
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u/ThePloblem — 6 days ago

How would you improve this for £300/$400?

How would you improve this build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lsf3ZQ

Any feedback welcome this is only my 2nd build. Feel free to save me money if you think something is unnecessary as well.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 3.7 GHz 24-Core Processor £273.58 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 110 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1851 Motherboard £274.94 @ CCL Computers
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-7200 CL34 Memory £673.50 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 9100 PRO 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive £589.98 @ Scan
Video Card Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card £1227.97 @ Box Limited
Case be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX ATX Mid Tower Case £166.94 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1300 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £199.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P14 Pro PST 110 CFM 140 mm Fan £8.99 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £3490.87
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-05-16 19:20 BST+0100
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u/ThePloblem — 6 days ago

How would you improve this for £300/$400?

How would you improve this build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lsf3ZQ

Any feedback welcome this is only my 2nd build. Feel free to save me money if you think something is unnecessary as well.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 3.7 GHz 24-Core Processor £273.58 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 110 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1851 Motherboard £274.94 @ CCL Computers
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-7200 CL34 Memory £673.50 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 9100 PRO 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive £589.98 @ Scan
Video Card Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card £1227.97 @ Box Limited
Case be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX ATX Mid Tower Case £166.94 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1300 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £199.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P14 Pro PST 110 CFM 140 mm Fan £8.99 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £3490.87
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-05-16 19:20 BST+0100
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u/ThePloblem — 6 days ago

Build feedback/advice and memory voltage question

In the UK, budget of around £3.5k. Want a relatively future-proof gaming machine.

This is what I have put together so far: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hrtMvR

Would appreciate any and all feedback and recommendations.

Also, on the part picker there is the following warning: > The G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-8000 CL38 Memory operating voltage of 1.45 V exceeds the Intel Arrow Lake CPU recommended maximum of 1.35 V + 5% (1.417 V).

How much of an impact will that have, should I change to the 265K cpu or change the memory?

Thanks

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u/ThePloblem — 7 days ago