Hi
First sorry for any grammar mistakes, english is not my main language.
I need outside perspective on min/maxing the build I'm planning to buy next month. This will be exclusively for a gaming pc, no streaming or work related tasks. Dual ultrawide monitors, 5120x1440 and 3400x1440. Usually the big one for FPS, racing sims, ... And the smaller one for others as suitable. I'm aiming for at least 120 FPS stable.
Right now I'm using a 9900k with a 2080ti, but new titles are getting difficult to get at 70-80 FPS stable. That pc is going to a new couch setup I'm setting up on my bedroom.
I'm switching to AMD since the 7800x3d is the new king now, and I'm done with Nvidia price shenanigans. I mainly use Linux, aside from a Windows partition for that only game that needs it, so AMD also seems more logical in my opinion for my setup.
In the near future (next year or so) I'm planning to switch to a more powerful GPU, hoping prices will be more reasonable so I'm keeping in mind for the system to be able to handle a stronger GPU, so the 1000W PSU.
I was thinking around 3000 € here in Spain, and I won't trade the case, that's a treat for myself. Still doubtful about the Mobo, the GPU brand, the RAM, cooler...
Any input is welcome, thanks!
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor | €416.80 @ Neobyte |
| CPU Cooler | ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | €112.03 @ PC Componentes |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard | €298.80 @ LIFE Informatica |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | €174.99 @ PC Componentes |
| Storage | Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | €151.99 @ Amazon Espana |
| Video Card | XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card | €1059.90 @ Amazon Espana |
| Case | HYTE Y70 Touch ATX Mid Tower Case | - |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS GX-1000 ATX 3.0 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €193.99 @ PC Componentes |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | €2408.50 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-27 12:40 CET+0100 |
Do you have any games that would be CPU bottlenecked at that resolution with your new setup and benefit from large L3 cache?
My favourite game is yes to both, so AMD's CPUs with stacked caches are a no-brainer for me but yours might not. If they aren't, stacked cache CPUs are a waste of money and you'd likely have the same result with a CPU half the price.
Good decision.
The motherboard appears to be quite expensive; does it have any specific special features you need? If not, I'd recommend downgrading to ~half the price.
There is no RAM in your setup?
If you need 4TB, I'd get either 4TB in one drive or two of the same drive. The 20€ won't explode your budget and the 980 Pro is quite a bit better.
Thank you for your input!
I think yes, Planetside 2, Vermintide and Darktide, or Dwarf Fortress If I recall correctly are heavily CPU games.
About the Mobo, I'm planning to take advantage in the future to the 5.0 PCI lanes, but what'd you suggest in a lower price range?
For the Ram I had chosen Trident Z5 NEO @ 6000Mhz, as someone suggested in other comment.
And the storage, I just use each drive for each OS, one for Linux and other for windows, it's proven to be easier for me to do so over the years. Oddly, people suggested me the contrary, to downgrade from the 980 pro to the WD. Would be better to have the Samsung one?
Ah, so we share a favourite game then :)
I don't forsee any use-case for PCIe 5.0 until this PC would be EOL.
I'm not an authority on that.
I sorted by price and chose between the first few that seemed decent and had the better connectivity.
It's been a while since I researched it but the 980 Pro was pretty much the best you could reasonably want in RND4kQD1 and that's the most important metric for desktop use to my knowledge.