Question Money is fine, though somewhat limited.
Question Money is fine, though somewhat limited.
I’ve finished with the Ibuypower prebuilt setup that’s been around for nearly two years now. It still gives me headaches when trying to run Steam games nonstop. The rig uses a GeForce 4070 GPU with all the standard components available at the time on an Intel system.
I’d like some advice and suggestions for swapping parts, but I won’t spend more than $1000 on my GPU. That’s my limit. Lol
I’ve looked around here and created a new rig list this time because I want to build it myself. Amazon would charge me $3500 plus tax for this setup:
Case: Corsair iCUE 4000x – $144
Supply: be quiet dark power 1000W – $258 (the 850W is just $20 less)
MB: Asus tuf gaming x870-plus – $265
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D – $479
Cooler: Thermalright Grand Vision 360 AIO – $128
RAM: Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 64GB – $309
GPU: pny GeForce RTX 5080 – $999
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro SSD4Tb NVMe – $301
Mon: Sceptre Curved 34-inch – $237
OS: Windows 11 Home
Arctic MX6 paste – $8
I already have a new sound system and extra SSD space. What do you think? Will this fix my gameplay issues?
Users are advised to stylize their threads 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. to help lend us some context to your predicament, which in turn helps the community chime in with worthwhile suggestions. Here's something that you can later tinker with(as it's not set in stone); PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($469.00 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($105.49 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI MPG B850 EDGE TI WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($279.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Dominator Titanium First Edition 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6600 CL32 Memory ($328.99 @ Corsair) Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($269.99 @ Abt) Video Card: Gigabyte AERO OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card ($1469.99 @ Amazon) Case: Fractal Design Epoch RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ B&H) Power Supply: Montech CENTURY II 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.90 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Acer XZ396QU Pwmiipphx 38.5" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Curved Monitor ($349.99 @ Amazon) Total: $3722.31 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-09-13 09:09 EDT-0400 2xSSD's, one for the OS, app's and launchers while the larger drive is for your game library. You didn't mention the resolution to the monitor, nor it's refresh rate except for the panel size. I went with 1440p monitors as you can max out all in-game details however you'd be looking at a 4K ideally to pair with the RTX 5080.
Besides the important p3 plus, Aeacus mentions it's a bad drive selection in this discussion. Some devices with a phone controller have been reported to have firmware problems, though I haven't yet checked if this is common or how often. The issue wasn't due to a Windows update but rather early firmware versions. The crucial p5 plus seems to avoid these problems, possibly by skipping Hynix in the chart.
No display, no operating system
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor
($469.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 81.88 CFM CPU Cooler
($44.39 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard
($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME SSD
($269.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card
($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 217 ATX Mid Tower Case
($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Super Flower LEADEX VII Platinum PRO 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
($219.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Overall Cost: $2533.33
Includes shipping, taxes, and applicable discounts
Generated by PCPartPicker
2025-09-13 11:57 EDT-0400
If your system encounters difficulties, it may be due to CPU wear. For improved performance, upgrading to a new GPU would be beneficial.
Consider these options:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor – $469.00 (B&H)
CPU Cooler: Montech HyperFlow ARGB 360 – $95.90 (Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ATX AM5 – $269.99 (Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB 64 GB DDR5-6000 CL28 – $179.99 (Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME SSD – $89.99 (Abt)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME SSD – $269.99 (Abt)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB – $999.99 (Amazon)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower – $75.98 (Amazon)
Power Supply: Montech CENTURY II 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX – $124.90 (Amazon)
Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34.0" 144 Hz Curved – $219.99 (Amazon)
Overall cost: $2795.72
Includes shipping, taxes, and applicable discounts.
Generated by PCPartPicker
2025-09-15 15:16 EDT-0400
First I must give kudos to IBuyPower's tech support. I gave them a call and the tech was about as awesome and knowledgable as they come and he did bring up the possibility of the CPU issue and that Intel was aware of it and made warranty return for 5 years on it. He had me download and run OCCT and it showed no errors so it wasn't that. First thing first though, I went on MSI's website and updated my bios which never had been.
I have an issue in that I for the life of me have been unable to get Windows 11, version 23H2 installed through windows update. Tried everything in the book and I am now going to nuke and repave the C: drive. I think my OS is corrupt as the current administration probably from all the Pr0n.
Steam games either won;'t load or when they do they crash shortly is a big issue too. So making a windows 11 thumb drive right now to do that. Will report back soon and then quit salivating about a new 5080 and just buy the dammed thing before the price goes back up. lol. 35% better performance AI tells me I will get versus the 4070.