Help me put together my brand new computer
Help me put together my brand new computer
Hey everyone, thanks in advance for any help! I'm trying to buy a new gaming PC and am willing to spend about $3k if needed. I've been thinking about buying a Meta PC or a Cyberpower PC. I heard the Meta PC might be pricey, but I don't know yet. Could you guys help me build a gaming PC that can run modern games? I need a lot of RAM because I work from home and do too much multitasking. I also want a motherboard with lots of USB ports, plus WiFi and Bluetooth if possible. Is the Meta Pathfinder78 Black good like this? It looks like it comes with everything except the graphics card. The ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS WIFI says it's "Pre-Wired with 12 pin for Any 50 Series," so I just need to buy a RTX 5080 or a 5090. I'm not sure what those GPU prices are right now.
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You could try buying the Meta PC Meta Frostblade, and they come with an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend pre-installed. Is this a good deal? Does it seem too expensive or something else?
Those parts add up to about $1,400 to $1,500 if you pick the fancy stuff. So, no way that is a good deal. The 5090 costs around $3,500 today. The 5080 is currently between $1,300 and $1,400. The 5070 Ti sells for about $900, same with the 9070 XT, though those prices drop sometimes to hit $700. There are even some 5070s hitting MSRP price right at around $600 and the 9070s staying in that $600 to $700 zone. [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yN9XZc) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (link to product page) | $409.00 on Amazon **Cooler** | Thermalright AQUA ELITE ARGB V4 Liquid CPU Cooler (link to product page) | $53.90 on Amazon **Motherboard** | ASUS TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (link to product page) | $262.00 on Amazon **Memory** | G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (two sticks of 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (link to product page) | $194.99 on Newegg **Storage** | Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (link to product page) | $142.99 on Amazon **Case** | Phanteks NV5 MKII ATX Mid Tower Case (link to product page) | $145.97 on Newegg **Power Supply** | ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (link to product page) | $129.86 on Amazon | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$1,338.71** | Made by PCPartPicker at link 2025-04-17 15:02 EDT
You could save a lot of money here, like $1000. Let's look at the parts you need for this PC. Here is what they cost: The CPU costs about $409 from Amazon. You can get a good cooling fan for only $52.59 from Amazon too. The motherboard comes in for $256.37 on Amazon, and it connects to your computer via an AM5 socket. For memory sticks, you'll pay $119.99 at Newegg for 32 gigabytes of DDR5 RAM that runs at 6000 speed with low latency. You also need a storage drive from Amazon for $142.99; it's fast and has an M.2 slot. If you want graphics power, the Radeon RX card is on Newegg for $712.98 but has only 16 gigabytes of VRAM. Finally, the case costs $207.98 at Newegg, and the power supply comes from Amazon for $188.99 with a 100-watt rating. When you add everything up, your total bill will be around two thousand dollars eighty-nine. This list is made by PCPartPicker on April 17th, 2025, and prices might change over time.
The R7 580 and 590 are a bit faster, but they aren't worth the extra cost.