Building a PC for My Gaming Parents, Updated Build List

Posted by Oliverkahn987@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 2 comments

I'm building a PC for my parents who enjoy moderately intense gaming, and I am looking for feedback on this build. I've made a number of edits from my original post. The original budget was around $1500, but I will be chipping in to help them get to a 5070 ti (or a 9700xt potentially). Any feedback appreciated.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dyw4Qd)

Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4r4Zxr/amd-ryzen-5-9600x-39-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100001405wof) | $174.99 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3) | $34.90 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rf8Pxr/gigabyte-b850-eagle-wifi6e-atx-am5-motherboard-b850-eagle-wifi6e) | $179.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/r7XV3C/corsair-vengeance-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmk32gx5m2e6000c36) | $108.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/crKKHx/western-digital-wd_black-sn850x-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t2x0e) | $150.88 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [MSI SHADOW 3X OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8VcBD3/msi-shadow-3x-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-g507t-16s3c) | $839.99 @ Amazon

**Case** | [Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2MwmP6/montech-air-903-max-atx-mid-tower-case-air-903-max-b) | $75.99 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zF4Zxr/msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mag-a850gl-pcie5) | $121.99 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1687.72**

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Ockvil@reddit

DDR5-6000 CL30 memory is generally the go-to price/performance spec for AM5 CPUs, unless CL36 is considerably (like 10-20%+) cheaper.

The TR Phantom Spirit is a slightly newer and updated version of the Peerless Assassin, and generally the same price, though both are somewhat overkill for a 9600x. A TR Assassin X variant at half the cost should be enough.

And if they're only gaming then a high-end SSD like a SN850x is more than you need. At this time gaming doesn't need much in the way of SSD performance so going with something more mid-tier like a SN770 will have practically no noticeable difference, or you can go even lower performance/cheaper and be just about as well off.

Otherwise, looks good.

Oliverkahn987@reddit (OP)

Thanks! I’ll look at the memory, and I appreciate the comment on the cooler capacity. I just want one that’s sufficient.