Building a pc for my brother

Posted by Davidsfromdk@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 8 comments

Hi everyone, im building a pc for my brother, and he wants to game on it primarily and asked for my help, since i build my own pc back in the day, and im certain i can assemble it, but picking out parts, that i suck at. Idont know what is a good combo and what is combitable?

So would you please help me, any help is appreciated

He has a budget around the 1300-1350 area and i know im above a bit already, and i also know that there is only one ram stick in there, but he can buy another when he saves some money up.

BUT is there a huge bottle neck elsewise and is it all gonna be nice and play along with each other?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tzgz7w

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Borigh@reddit

Is he willing to make a trip to Microcenter?

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Davidsfromdk@reddit (OP)

We live in denmark so i dont think so 🤣

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Borigh@reddit

This is about 600kr less than what you posted, if the prices on pcpartpicker are correct.

However, google says it's nearly $1700, so I'm not sure what the issue is. Do you need it cut down more? The 7500X3D will make better use of a single stick for gaming than any non-X3D chip, essentially, but it is a bit more expensive in europe.

PSU shamelessly stolen from u/GeekyNick91 - very nice find!

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 4 GHz 6-Core Processor	1709.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Assassin X Refined SE ARGB CPU Cooler	198.00kr @ Proshop
Motherboard	MSI PRO B850-S WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard	1165.00kr @ Alternate
Memory	Patriot Viper Elite 5 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	1656.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
Storage	Lexar NM620 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	1591.00kr @ Proshop
Video Card	Asus DUAL Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card	3286.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
Case	Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case	486.00kr @ Alternate
Power Supply	Chieftec Vega M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	685.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	10776.00kr
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-05-05 12:18 CEST+0200

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GeekyNick91@reddit

Looks solid as well.

I would personally do a gpu upgrade over a cpu upgrade but that's me.

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Borigh@reddit

I was very impressed with your find on the 5070 price, actually and it's a solid consideration. If was going to go single-channel, though, I really want an X3D chip. (Skip to the overall averages, and take a gander at those 1% lows differences.)

That being said, if he's going to play at 1440p or higher, that upgrade to a 5070 get more bang for his buck, even if the CPU upgrade is cheaper.

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GeekyNick91@reddit

True.

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GeekyNick91@reddit

Nvme is tql instead of qlc. Qlc is less reliable and durable than tlc. And becomes slow overtime.

Psu is A tier cybernetics lab tested. https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/psus/2943/

And a gpu upgrade

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	1334.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
CPU Cooler	ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE ARGB 58 CFM CPU Cooler	268.00kr @ Proshop
Motherboard	Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard	1296.00kr @ Proshop
Memory	Patriot Viper Elite 5 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	1656.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
Storage	Crucial P510 W/Heatsink 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	1257.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
Video Card	Inno3D Twin X2 OC GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card	4337.00kr @ Proshop
Case	Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case	486.00kr @ Alternate
Power Supply	Chieftec Vega M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	685.00kr @ CS MEGASTORE
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	11319.00kr
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-05-05 11:51 CEST+0200

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Denislav_2006@reddit

i would buy 2x8 gb sticks of ram cause of dual channel it would make a diffrence in performance