First PC build, need advice on what to change before I buy.
Posted by WinAdventurous5193@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Hey, I posted here earlier and got a lot of good advice, so I wanted to ask again after making a few changes. My budget is around 10.5k NIS which is about $3k, and this is my first PC build, so I’m trying to keep the value as good as possible. People told me I probably shouldn’t spend extra on CL30 RAM instead of CL38 since the difference in gaming is pretty small, and they also said I should switch from a Gen 5 SSD to a Gen 4 SSD because it won’t really make a difference for gaming, and probably not much for recording/streaming either. This is what I’m currently thinking: GPU: RTX 5080 Aero CPU: either Ryzen 7 7800X3D or Ryzen 7 9850X3D if it still fits the budget SSD: Kingston KC3000 2TB Gen 4 Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 Motherboard: MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi 6E RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL38 PSU: Corsair RM1000x (2024) 1000W fully modular Case: Corsair 5000D Fans: still not sure, open to suggestions What do you guys think? Anything you’d change, or anything that looks like overkill / bad value?
Am looking to play rdr2 with alot of graphic mods and max settings aswell as recording for my channel and livestream potentially.
Note: am new to pc building pls dont be rude if my replies are dumb
TheCloth@reddit
This sounds like a solid build. Why though are you looking only at 7800x3d or the 9850x3d and not at the 9800x3d? I don’t think the 9800x3d costs that much more than the 7800x3d.
CL38 vs CL30 won’t make a ton of difference to your gaming it’s true, maybe a couple of percent. But if the cost difference is small you may as well go for as near CL30 as possible.
Have you already got a monitor / factored that into the budget? Your build will be easily capable of 4k (or high fps 1440p) so get yourself a decent monitor!
Way more of a luxury than a necessity but if you have the budget for it you could push for a 4TB SSD too, I started with a 2TB and after a couple of years it was nearly full so I upgraded to a 4TB. Alternatively just be a bit more tactical with your space and don’t have tons of large games you aren’t currently playing installed at the same time haha.
WinAdventurous5193@reddit (OP)
yes i will take that in mind thank you, about the 9800x3d bro i apprcieate you so much last time i checked they were not selling it in the store am buying from and now they do! its only like 50$ more idk how but wow, now my build is aero rtx 5080, same aio i think, fans i didnt read the comments on yet but wont be a problem, cpu 9800xd, 850w psu, cl38 ddr5 16 gb x 2 ram. my screen is 180 or something hz i think though. thank you for ur help though!
TheCloth@reddit
What monitor are you going for / got? 1440p or 4k? OLED or not? Make sure to think carefully about that one because it would be a shame to spend so much on highly capable parts and then let it down with the monitor!
WinAdventurous5193@reddit (OP)
will i notice a big diffrence between buying a 1000w psu and a 850w psu? alot of people told me 850w is perfectly fine for this. about the monitor tho i think i can get a good 4k screen soon.
TheCloth@reddit
That’s good. As for the PSU you’re unlikely to notice a difference between 850 and 1000, it’s more that the 1000 is slightly safer because it can withstand greater spikes in power (which can happen with PC parts where they momentarily spike beyond their usual expected maximum power draw). But in practice I think you can expect an 850W PSU to safely handle a 9800x3d and 5080.
WinAdventurous5193@reddit (OP)
bett thanks man apprcieate it