pc build - looking for input!
Posted by botaniceir@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 9 comments
I’m looking to build my first pc, i’ve never played before but i’d like to give it a shot!
I’m looking to utilize this PC mostly just for gaming, I don’t typically play super detailed/big games but i’d like something of decent quality that can handle first person shooters and medium sized games! I’m looking just to see if i’m on the right track but i’m also trying to sort of budget. I want to try to stay below 2k as i know that i can upgrade parts over time.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jp9cbp
deazsez@reddit
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NpDZw3)
FewEstablishment4099@reddit
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loinclothsucculent@reddit
Ditch the Corsair proprietary crap, get a Thermalright AIO for half the price.
Get a 9060xt 16gb for $30 more than the 4060ti.
Live near a Microcenter? Get the 7800X3D 3-im-1 bundle for what you're already paying, or get the 7600X3D 3-im-1 bundle for $399: 7800X3D comes with 32gb RAM, 7600X3D comes with 16gb RAM. You could get the 9600X bundle, but why? If no Microcenter, then that sucks.
NekoMao92@reddit
I'm so glad to have a Microcenter that is local to me.
fuddyduddyc@reddit
A few suggestions to get you significantly better gaming performance with a 9070 GPU (and double the RAM) for only about $100 more, so still well under your budget. * CPU Cooler: The Thermalright Phantom Spirit is one of the best air coolers for AM5 Ryzen and easily capable of cooling a higher power draw CPU, for far less cost than the Corsair AIO. * Memory: Upgraded to 32GB of RAM. Not a necessity, but it gives you headroom for games - some titles will use more than 16GB. * Storage: Less expansive 1TB PCIe 3 NVME with better endurance ratings. For games, the advertised sequential speeds don’t really matter, so this drive will do the same for less. * Video Card: A 9070 will provide significantly better gaming performance than a 4060 Ti (and with double the VRAM that can come into play on graphically demanding games at higher resolutions). See these Techpowerup gaming benchmarks - the 9070 provides on average 62% better performance at 1080p and 70% better performance at 1440p than the 4060 Ti 8GB - that is a very large difference. * Case: Less expensive case that, with the added 3-pack of 140mm PWM fans, will provide better airflow (four fans total, vs only three smaller in the NZXT). * Power Supply: Better quality 850w ATX 3.1 for less cost.
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pwnilol300@reddit
There are many things that could be improved lets Start with the gpu at that Budget never get an gpu with 8gb vram its just not enough for most games nowadays your Bare minimum is 10-12 gb
With your Budget the best amd gpu you could get is the rx9070xt or if thats to expensive than an rx9070 both would have 16 gb vram so it is future Profil aswell its the fastest gpu amd sells atm
The best nvidia gpu for your Budget would be the rtx 5070 its slower than the rx 9070xt and only has 12gb vram but Performance wise it should be on par with an rx9070 but it has superior upscaling called dlss it can make your image look sharper and more detailed and upscale the picture from an lower resolution so you get more fps amd has something similar called fsr but dlss is way better
Next thing is the ram with your Budget you should get 32gb ram the Main advantage it has over 16gb ram is the 1%low fps meaning you get less micro stutter i know that ram rn is very expensive you might need to decide if you want 32gb ram instead of 16 or an better cpu
pwnilol300@reddit
And you can swap the aio for an cheaper air cooler just need to look how much watt the cooler can cool and how much watt your cpu uses
And what id also do is getting a cheap 2tb nvme ssd as 1tb can be full very quickly
Additional_Past_7107@reddit
Swap out the aio for a phantom spirit and the psu for a montech century 2 850w and get the 5060ti 16gb.
Do not buy an 8gb gpu in 2026.
Fresh_Inside_6982@reddit
The SP drives have a VERY high premature failure rate, I would go with name brand such as Samsung. The 4060 is a PCIe 4.0 card, go with a 5 series card for PCIe 5 lane, double the bandwidth. Get a 5070.