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Tips on new build. (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by WeebLife to c/pcmasterrace

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Hi everyone, I am looking to build a new PC and would like some feedback. I researched the different components and I believe everything should be compatible and fit in the case I chose. For reference, I am coming from an i7 8700k and an RTX 3070. My use case is 4k or 1440 gaming with demandings titles like Cyberpunk, with at least 60fps (preferably without needing to use DLSS too much) and mid to high settings. I also do some light video and photo editing, with some stable diffusion use. Here are the parts I picked so far. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XHyYLc

The GPU in there is a place holder, but I know I want either a 4080 or 4070 ti. I am going to shop around for the best deals but I want to make sure these components will work well together. All of the parts missing are parts I'll transfer from my old rig.

Thanks!

EDIT: looks like the 7800x3d is out of stock. So ill switch it with a 9700x.

EDIT2: 7800x3d is back in stock lol

EDIT 3: the RAM I'm looking to get isn't on the QVL list with the motherboard. What are the odds it won't work? I can't imagine they are able to test every ram model with their boards.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I'd scrap the 4080 super and get the AMD 7900xtx instead. You're paying way too much for the Nvidia for lower performance. The 7900 performance is slightly better at a much less price. As of the time of this comment, the RX7900 xtx is $870 on Amazon . It'll work perfectly with your CPU, too. Just my two cents. Save yourself $700 or so.

[–] WeebLife 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm not as familiar with and GPUs but are they able to do ray tracing? The new doom game supposedly will require a ray tracing GPU and if other games follow suit, I don't want to be stuck with a card that can't do ray tracing. I do like the pricing of the and cards and nvidia is getting too pompous at this point lol.

EDIT: I looked up reviews and see the 7900 does do ray tracing but still seems to be behind nvidia. I also plan to use DLSS, how does FSR compare?

[–] kerrigan778 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

FSR is definitely generally not as good as DLSS but it seems to always depend more on each individual games implementation of them. I don't think I've done a fair comparison of testing a cutting edge newer game built with both in mind using a cutting edge implementation of them both.

(Also of course if I'm testing FSR I'm doing it on an NVIDIA card which while totally functional isn't really the intended use)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They do ray tracing, but not sure how good it is compared to Nvidia. I like FSR personally, but I'm an extremely simple Linux gamer. The only "fancy" thing I have going on is my 4k HDR monitor that is 60Hz. I personally don't run after performance as much as others as long the picture is in 4k. So, I can't give you a great opinion on FSR (just being completely honest with you). It does work great for me. Example, I was playing god of war Ragnarok earlier and I was getting 32 fps on low settings, turned on Frame Gen by FSR ~~far~~, and my fps jumped to 60+ on medium. My GPU is on the low end, an RX6600. So, I'd imagine the rx7900xtx (AMD's highest GPU) would do much better on FSR? Make sure you do extensive research before deciding. You and I have different goals and different ideas about our gaming needs. I also look for cheap things and ok performance. I bought my GPU off of Facebook for $100. I don't care too much about the FPS as long as I'm getting something like 30 or a little higher. You might have different standards. So, again, do your research. To me, $700 savings is very good if you're in the mindset of not really caring too much about all these bells and whistles and just want to play a game and have fun. But that's me.