First Time Building a PC & Need Advice/Suggestions

Posted by TallLeadership825@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 10 comments

Hello,

As the title states, this will be my first time building PC. Pls let me know if this look good? I did my research, but I would like second and third opinions. Games I play - Sims 4, BG3, Borderlands, Horizon Dawn, etc. those games I play on PS, in the near future I may want to get Elden Ring, InZoi and others. Wondering will they all run on a PC smoothly as well?

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6ndggn)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WfqPxr/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-45-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000591wof) | $264.02 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Aqua Elite V3 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZQBzK8/thermalright-aqua-elite-v3-6617-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-aqua-elite-360-black-v3) | $54.90 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WzzXsY/msi-mag-x870-tomahawk-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-mag-x870-tomahawk-wifi) | $289.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CXKKHx/gskill-trident-z5-neo-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3038f16gx2-tz5nr) | $124.99 @ 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) | $149.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fcBzK8/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-7800-xt-16-gb-video-card-11330-02-20g) | $737.62 @ Amazon

**Case** | [Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fc88TW/montech-xr-atx-mid-tower-case-xr-b) | $73.88 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dbCZxr/msi-mag-a750gl-pcie5-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mag-a750gl-pcie5) | $99.99 @ Amazon

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

| **Total** | **$1795.38**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2025-09-02 21:27 EDT-0400 |

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Educational-Gas-4989@reddit

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CHfBBq

using this combo https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetailsItemList=Combo.4817885&cm_sp=product-combooption for cpu, mobo, ram and cooler.

1.68k for 9800x3d + 5070 ti + 2tb tlc storage

TallLeadership825@reddit (OP)

Thank you so much, I was a bit concerned with the GPU because I know how crucial it is. Does it matter which CPU cooler? I do not know too much between the Air or Liquid, I just picked out which is cheaper.

No it does not as long as the cooler is sufficent air vs liquid doesnt really matter.

In this case I just went with the aio bc it comes for free with the combo

Okay, so I swapped out many of the parts to the one you suggested. I compared prices between Amazon and Newegg. They’re around the same price tbh, and it got up to $1,871.65 instead. It’s fine with me, I just need it to run smoothly with no problems.

oh if you want all amazon i would do something like this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PwPhHW

or this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZkLqFZ

You deserve the whole world, thank you so much for helping me with this!

aragorn18@reddit

Combo link doesn't work

Thx fixed

EntertainmentThis942@reddit

could you make any suggestions on mine? im yet to buy a pc and was wondering if any improvements could be made https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bDL6Wc

you don't have a cpu selected? also what is with the 1080p monitor. Can you let me know a total budget for parts + monitor