Hey new PC guy, I am just starting out so what should I look at with this $1500 budget?
Hey new PC guy, I am just starting out so what should I look at with this $1500 budget?
Welcome to the forums, newcomer! You're advised to stylize your thread with info asked of in this thread; *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice* How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel... forums. and the community will chime in with worthwhile suggestions. With that out of the way, the PCPP link you've provided is solid built but I'd add a second SSD that's smaller in capacity for the OS, app's and launchers, assuming that this is a gaming build, then the larger SSD will be your game library drive or you can up the 1TB drive to 2TB. Assuming you're located in the USA; PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Black 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.69 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Klevv CRAS C910 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($34.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Klevv CRAS C910 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card ($799.99 @ Amazon) Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Best Buy) Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit ($146.16 @ Amazon) Total: $1935.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-09 22:52 EDT-0400 but you can't get a GPU that's equivalent to the RX 7900 series unless you start cutting down on other avenues. You don't get much headroom either with the PSU you've listed, which I carried over as well. I tried my best to do research but can anyone give me another graphics card thats as good as the rx 7900 since its not in stock https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-...ice&page=1
thanks a lot! even if it's more than 1500 words, I'm all for it because you sound like a pro.
Keep your eyes on the new RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB and RX 9060 XT with 16GB. These chips are coming out soon, maybe in a few weeks. They both support PCIe 5.0 speed like that board below. https://www.techpowerup.com/335261/...-r...in-s-korea A better look at those parts. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B850-P-WIFI https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-r...0x/18.html https://www.idcooling.com/product/detail...name=FROZN A620 PRO SE