Hi all,

My last self built Windows PC was \~30 years ago. The hardware has changed, and so has all the vocabulary around it.

Use cases:

• Gaming (1440p, mostly Cities Skylines and Forza Horizon to start with)
• Video editing / music production (DaVinci Resolve, mostly 1080p/4K)
• AI experiments (CUDA) Location: Germany. Prices in EUR, shops are mostly Alternate and Galaxus.

Location: Germany. Prices in EUR, links go to Alternate and Galaxus since those are the shops I can actually buy from, please keep that in mind for alternative suggestions. Budget is max. 2000€.

Current parts list:

• Case: Lian Li Vector V100R (back connect)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
• Cooler: Sharkoon A60 RGB
• RAM: Kingston FURY Beast 32GB DDR5 6000 CL36 EXPO (2×16)
• PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W (ATX 3.1, 80+ Gold)
• GPU: ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti OC 16GB
• SSD: Lexar NM790 1TB PCIe 4.0
• Mainboard — undecided:
• ASUS TUF Gaming B650 Plus (standard ATX, black, \~€170)
• Gigabyte B850 Aorus Stealth (back connect, black, \~€280) — matches the V100R look

• Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX (standard ATX, black, budget option) Where I'd appreciate specific input:

• V100R + motherboard match: I know the V100R is designed for back connect boards. Is the Aorus Stealth premium worth it for the clean look, or is it overrated and I should grab a cheaper standard board and put the savings into more SSD?

• SSD capacity: 1TB feels tight for this mix?
• General sanity check: Anything obviously wrong? VRM/cooler sizing, PSU headroom, BIOS compatibility for 9700X on B650?

Thanks for your input!