Looking for feedback on my PC build — ~2,201$ CAD after taxes (with combo deal)
Posted by Jerry4243@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 1 comments
Hey everyone! I'm planning my next PC build and would love some feedback before I pull the trigger. I'm targeting around 2,000$ CAD after taxes. I'm currently at ~2,201$ after taxes, which already includes a 200$ combo deal on the CPU + Motherboard + RAM.
Use case: Mainly competitive gaming right now on a 1080p monitor, but I'm planning to upgrade to a 1440p monitor soon and want to play single-player games at that resolution as well. I keep around 500GB of games and I go to university in computer science.
The Build:
| Component | Part | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | 261.80$ |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE | 48.90$ |
| Motherboard | Asus PRIME X870-P WIFI | 248.00$ |
| RAM | TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 CL38 | 544.17$ |
| Storage | TEAMGROUP MP33 1TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 | 189.99$ |
| GPU | ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB | 599.99$ |
| Case | Lian Li Vector V100R ATX Mid Tower | 102.10$ |
| PSU | MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular | 149.99$ |
| Total | ~2,201$ CAD after taxes (incl. 200$ combo discount) |
Important note: I have a combo deal on the CPU (Ryzen 5 9600X) + Motherboard (Asus PRIME X870-P WIFI) + RAM (32GB DDR5-6000) that saves me 200$. These three parts are locked in unless someone can find a better combo deal in Canada — so please focus feedback on the other components!
A few things I'm wondering about:
- Is the RX 7700 XT a good choice for 1440p gaming, both for competitive and single-player titles?
- Is 1TB enough storage or should I upgrade to 2TB? I still have some headroom in my 2000$ budget.
- Is the TEAMGROUP MP33 a decent SSD or should I upgrade to a PCIe 4.0 drive within budget?
- Anything else you'd swap out for better value?
Thanks in advance!
AMPCgame@reddit
If you can fit a 9060 XT 16GB in the budget instead of the 7700XT, that's probably the main change I would make. The two cards are roughly equivalent in ''raw'' performance, but the 9060 XT 16GB has 4 GB more VRAM, which will help more for 1440p gaming in the long run, as well as having better frame gen, which'll help with the more graphically demanding games if you want to try the higher settings on story games.
The Gen 3 SSD will be fine, if you can fit a Gen 4 in the budget then great, but most games wont need a really high speed NVMe drive to run well, a Gen 3 M.2 is still a lot faster than a 2.5'' SATA SSD.