Is this a good AM4 build for 2026 (1080p/1440p gaming) ?

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

Hey everyone ! Newbie PC builder here, aiming to mostly play games on 1080p high settings, with longevity in mind.
I would love to make this PC in the near future, here's the PCPartPicker list I threw together : https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/r6mbXf

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor €229.99 @ PC Componentes
CPU Cooler Thermalright Assassin X 90 SE ARGB 32.77 CFM CPU Cooler €20.39 @ Amazon France
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard €117.92 @ PC Componentes
Memory PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory €188.00 @ Amazon France
Storage Patriot P300 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive €94.99 @ Amazon France
Video Card XFX Swift OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card €429.00 @ Amazon France
Case Deepcool CC360 ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case €50.19 @ Alternate
Power Supply ADATA XPG KYBER 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply €87.27 @ Amazon France
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total €1217.75
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-04-09 20:27 CEST+0200

As a note, I couldn't find any x3D cpu for AM4

I'm not sure if I am bottlenecked or if I should opt for case fans instead of that ventirad, and just use the stock AMD cooler

I don't know much about cases in general
I would really appreciate any advice or feedback regarding the build !

Long version : I'm planning to give my old PC to my significant other as a first desktop, and I want to get myself a very solid AM4 PC to survive the current AI hell and last me *at least* half a decade.

I live in France and my budget is 1300 euros, willing the pay the price of performance but savings are always welcome, as finances are not exactly stable right now...

I am not interested in AAA games that much, exception being Monster Hunter Wilds and Clair Obscur, which I'd like to run comfortably at 60 average FPS on 1080p high. In general I don't aim for anything higher than 60 FPS, and I'm not a competitive gamer.

Ideally, if that system can push me to 1440p in the future that would be lovely.

Additionally, I plan to switch to Linux (I'm thinking CachyOS or Bazzite as a fan of SteamOS), but I believe the RX 9060 XT works well enough driver-wise.

I'm also starting to get into game dev, so if that system is capable of fine (not exceptional) code compiling and 3D rendering, I'd be very happy !
Wondering how streaming would go as well

Finally, I'm really not a fan of Nvidia as I'm firmly against their business stance and don't care much for DLSS and RT technologies, hence the team red choice (also, price)
That said, I am open to team blue as well, and mostly lack knowledge/research on how Intel works.

Thanks a lot for your time if you read all of this, and I really appreciate all the help I can get !

Apologies if my syntax is weird, I am not a native English speaker and did not use any translation tool

Have yourself a great rest of your day !