Looking to get a new computer that can play games at 4K quality? Here is some simple advice on how to do it.
Looking to get a new computer that can play games at 4K quality? Here is some simple advice on how to do it.
Hey, I'm putting together a new gaming rig for someone who loves modern games like Assassin's Creed and Doom (latest versions). Here is what we're planning: Case : be quiet! Pure Base 500 Black Motherboard : ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WIFI CPU : Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU Cooling : Arctic Freezer 36 Graphics Card : Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Power Supply : Corsair RM850x (2024 model) Memory : G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3040G32GX2-FX5 Fans : Arctic P14 PWM PST Value Pack, 140mm (5 pieces) Storage : Samsung 990 Pro with heatsink, 2TB The total cost for this build is around €2000. The person I'm building this PC for does not need an AIO CPU cooler. Would this system be good for gaming at 4K resolution, or should I switch to something else? Maybe changing the RAM from 64GB down to 32GB would work better. I really appreciate your help since so many parts come out of nowhere these days and I want everything to fit together perfectly in the system.
On face value, the build looks fine but I'd look at a beefy air cooler, like something from Thermalright or get a 360mm AIO. Ram looks fine as it's meant for AMD's AM5 platform. I would add a smaller capacity SSD preferably 500GB for the OS, app's and launchers while the larger SSD is meant to be your game library drive. The total cost for this build is around € 2000. Is this a good system for gaming at 4K resolution, or would you recommend any changes? Perhaps 32GB of RAM is sufficient instead of 64GB? 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.
Thanks for getting back to me. I'll update my first post soon. I've already been thinking about buying a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 and Noctua NH-D15S Chromax Black for cooling my CPU. The person building this PC doesn't need an AIO cooler.
Here is a PCPartPicker Part List for buying a computer:
The CPU is an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 4.7 GHz speed and 8 cores (costs €496 at Amazon Deutschland).
For cooling, I got Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE which gives 66.17 CFM flow rate (€39.90 from Amazon Deutschland).
The motherboard is an MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI that connects to Wi-Fi and supports AM5 socket for the CPU (€189 at Amazon Deutschland).
I have memory with TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB using DDR5-6000 speed, stored on two blocks of 16 GB each (€103.47 from Proshop).
My hard drive is a Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 solid state disk (€134.90 at Amazon Deutschland).
I bought an XFX Mercury OC RGB Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB graphics card for gaming, which costs €786.15 from notebooksbilliger.de.
The case is a Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX mid tower with a nice interior (€104.89 at notebooksbilliger.de).
My power supply comes from Corsair RM850x, which has 850 Watts and is fully modular for easy setup (€142.88 at Amazon Deutschland).
The total cost of all these parts is €1997.19. All prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when they are available. This list was made by PCPartPicker on May 19, 2025 in CEST timezone (+02:00) for the German market.
Warning: The MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard can work with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, but I need to update the BIOS version 7D75v1L if my old BIOS is too old and doesn't recognize this processor yet.
Corsair items are usually great, but mistakes like this happen sometimes. The Corsair RM850x I got for my brand-new PC back in January turned out to be dead on arrival (DOA). That means the jumpers didn't work and it broke right away. But hey, being a DOA is still disappointing!
Here are some ways to cut costs. These new chips from AMD and Nvidia work faster than before, so I'm looking for a board that has the right connection type (PCIe 5.0) for my video card. I found these links: - https://geizhals.de/msi-b850-gaming-plus...83264.html - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B850-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI €184,00 - https://geizhals.de/teamgroup-t-cre...-k...14019.html TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL30 €89,90 - https://geizhals.de/samsung-ssd-990-evo-...16843.html Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD €115,79 - https://geizhals.de/adata-xpg-core-...x-...67507.html ADATA XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W ATX 3.1 €109,90 - https://geizhals.de/id-cooling-frozn-a62...28637.html - - https://www.techpowerup.com/review/id-co...ler/6.html ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE €25,90 - https://geizhals.de/montech-air-903-base...74660.html - https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-base Montech Air 903 Base Review The Montech Air 903 Base makes things cheaper and more fun than the Max version. It still gives you everything you need from a modern, air-friendly box. Basically, it's as good as its own price tag. - https://www.techpowerup.com Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case €66,90 - https://geizhals.de/asus-prime-radeon-rx...30251.html ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB €730,37 - https://geizhals.de/?fs=microsoft+windows+11+home Microsoft Windows 11 Home €36,00 - https://geizhals.de/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-...72867.html AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D €362,92
If you need DLSS, then take that card out and put this one in. https://geizhals.de/gigabyte-geforce-rtx...48752.html https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/G...OC-16GD#kf GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Windforce SFF 16GB €829,00
Here is the parts list for a gaming computer build using AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a Deepcool cooler, and an AM5 motherboard. You can expect high performance with this setup. Here are all the items needed: The CPU costs €496 and comes from Amazon Deutschland. For cooling, you get the Deepcool AG620 ARGB which has 67.88 CFM airflow and costs €55.89 from another site. Your motherboard is a Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E with an AM5 socket costing €195.54 from Amazon Deutschland. You need 32 GB of RAM, which are the Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB sticks at CL30 speed on DDR5 for €94.90 from Amazon Deutschland. For storage, you have two hard drives: the first Western Digital WD_Black SN850X with 1 TB is priced at €89.90 on Alza and the second one, a Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 with 2 TB, costs €124.90 from another source. The main graphics card is a PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9070 XT with 16 GB of VRAM which runs at €746.99 on an alternate site. For the case, you get a Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower that costs €76.90 from Alza. The power supply is an Enermax Revolution D.F. with 12 units and it has 850 Watts rated at Gold certification costing €119.80 from Amazon Deutschland. The total cost for all these parts comes to €2000.82 which includes shipping, taxes, and discounts available when buying. This list was created by PCPartPicker on May 19th, 2025 at 14:18 CEST+0200.
PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (€289.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 BLACK 78.25 CFM CPU Cooler (€59.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Motherboard: MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€184.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€174.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€124.90 @ Alternate) Video Card: Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€899.00 @ Alternate) Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 217 ATX Mid Tower Case (€125.89 @ Caseking) Power Supply: NZXT C850 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€136.89 @ Computeruniverse) Total: €1994.66 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 18:08 CEST+0200 9700x3d is not that important in 4K (especially if not running the high end graphics cards like rtx 4090 or 5090) the differences between modern CPUs are getting smaller as the resolution increases , RTX 5070Ti has a slightly better set of features for 4K resolution compared to 9070xt in my opinion (both are not exactly 4K cards but rather excellent 1440p cards , but the 5070Ti is able to handle higher resolution slightly better with its features) i also added more memory since 2x16gb can already be constraining , especially if you like to have other stuff open/running in the background while gaming . there are slightly cheaper models of rtx 5070Ti out there , but asus prime runs more quiet compared to some cheaper models and it also has quiet bios preset .
This would give you much higher FPS at 4k than all the builds above. At that resolution, you could say a 7800X3D is overkill for your budget if you are just gaming in 4k unless you play specific simulation or RTS games. That extra €150 with some other smart part choices can buy you an RTX 5080 instead. Here is the PCPartPicker list: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X at €211.85 from Caseking. Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE for €39.90 on Amazon Deutschland. Motherboard: MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 board costing €184.00 from Amazon Deutschland. Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (two sticks of 16 GB) running DDR5-6000 CL30 for €96.89 on Computeruniverse. Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME drive priced at €147.90 from Amazon Deutschland. Video Card: Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 with 16 GB for €1145.99 on Computeruniverse. Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower case costing €69.90 from Amazon Deutschland. Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 850 W power supply rated 80+ Gold Certified and fully modular for €119.80 on Amazon Deutschland. Total cost comes to €2016.23. These prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. Generated by PCPartPicker on May 19, 2025 at 18:15 CEST+02:00