Looking for some advice and help on a new PC build.

[Jason D M]

Hey everyone! 

 

Finally looking to bite the bullet and get myself an entirely new build . My current build is at least 10 years old and the only upgrade I have made is the GPU so its defiantly time to start from scratch. 

Budget: looking at around $1600-$1700 but willing to move a little if necessary for upgrade on performance and longevity.  

Country: CANADA

Games, Programs, Workload: This will be used for pretty much just gaming, I don't stream or do anything else. Games I play are a mix bag, love Elders Scrolls, Jedi survivor (waiting for my new build to play this one to get the full experience), God of War. and some strategy games like Civ, Total War

 

Other: Nothing on my current rig is worth saving imo. will be hoping to upgrade to a new monitor depending on cash spent on this build (recommendations welcome!!). Not in a huge rush to buy, would rather make sure I'm getting great value for the best performance at my price point. 

 

I am relatively inexperienced at building PCs.. I've watched some Tec tips and am somewhat tec savvy so I do know a little. 

 

This is basically my current build. 

Component		Selection		Price
CPU			Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$350.00	Buy
Motherboard			ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Video Card			Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Video Card	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Case			Thermaltake Soprano ATX Mid Tower Case	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Power Supply			Corsair TX650 V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

 

 

And this is the build that I have put together so far. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/jason.melcer/saved/mFt4pg

 

Component		Selection		Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99				$199.99		Buy
CPU Cooler			Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler					No PricesAvailable		Buy
Motherboard			Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.99				$269.99		Buy
Memory			Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$59.99				$59.99		Buy
Storage			Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$101.50				$101.50		Buy
Video Card			Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB Video Card	$789.99				$789.99		Buy
Case			Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$132.50				$132.50		Buy
Power Supply			Corsair RM750e (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$136.40				$136.40

.

 

Please let me know what you think and any improvements I can make!

 

[PDifolco]

1 minute ago, Jason D M said:

Hey everyone! 

 

Finally looking to bite the bullet and get myself an entirely new build . My current build is at least 10 years old and the only upgrade I have made is the GPU so its defiantly time to start from scratch. 

Budget: looking at around $1600-$1700 but willing to move a little if necessary for upgrade on performance and longevity.  

Country: CANADA

Games, Programs, Workload: This will be used for pretty much just gaming, I don't stream or do anything else. Games I play are a mix bag, love Elders Scrolls, Jedi survivor (waiting for my new build to play this one to get the full experience), God of War. and some strategy games like Civ, Total War

 

Other: Nothing on my current rig is worth saving imo. will be hoping to upgrade to a new monitor depending on cash spent on this build (recommendations welcome!!). Not in a huge rush to buy, would rather make sure I'm getting great value for the best performance at my price point. 

 

I am relatively inexperienced at building PCs.. I've watched some Tec tips and am somewhat tec savvy so I do know a little. 

 

This is basically my current build. 

Component		Selection		Price
CPU			Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$350.00	Buy
Motherboard			ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Video Card			Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Video Card	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Case			Thermaltake Soprano ATX Mid Tower Case	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Power Supply			Corsair TX650 V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

 

 

And this is the build that I have put together so far. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/jason.melcer/saved/mFt4pg

 

Component		Selection		Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99				$199.99		Buy
CPU Cooler			Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler					No PricesAvailable		Buy
Motherboard			Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.99				$269.99		Buy
Memory			Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$59.99				$59.99		Buy
Storage			Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$101.50				$101.50		Buy
Video Card			Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB Video Card	$789.99				$789.99		Buy
Case			Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$132.50				$132.50		Buy
Power Supply			Corsair RM750e (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$136.40				$136.40

.

 

Please let me know what you think and any improvements I can make!

 

3070Ti for $800??? Urggg

Get a 7900XT

Also a B550 board will do fine and is cheaper

[Why_Me]

6 minutes ago, Jason D M said:

Hey everyone! 

 

Finally looking to bite the bullet and get myself an entirely new build . My current build is at least 10 years old and the only upgrade I have made is the GPU so its defiantly time to start from scratch. 

Budget: looking at around $1600-$1700 but willing to move a little if necessary for upgrade on performance and longevity.  

Country: CANADA

Games, Programs, Workload: This will be used for pretty much just gaming, I don't stream or do anything else. Games I play are a mix bag, love Elders Scrolls, Jedi survivor (waiting for my new build to play this one to get the full experience), God of War. and some strategy games like Civ, Total War

 

Other: Nothing on my current rig is worth saving imo. will be hoping to upgrade to a new monitor depending on cash spent on this build (recommendations welcome!!). Not in a huge rush to buy, would rather make sure I'm getting great value for the best performance at my price point. 

 

I am relatively inexperienced at building PCs.. I've watched some Tec tips and am somewhat tec savvy so I do know a little. 

 

This is basically my current build. 

Component		Selection		Price
CPU			Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$350.00	Buy
Motherboard			ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Video Card			Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Video Card	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Case			Thermaltake Soprano ATX Mid Tower Case	No PricesAvailable	Buy
Power Supply			Corsair TX650 V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

 

 

And this is the build that I have put together so far. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/jason.melcer/saved/mFt4pg

 

Component		Selection		Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99				$199.99		Buy
CPU Cooler			Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler					No PricesAvailable		Buy
Motherboard			Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.99				$269.99		Buy
Memory			Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$59.99				$59.99		Buy
Storage			Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$101.50				$101.50		Buy
Video Card			Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB Video Card	$789.99				$789.99		Buy
Case			Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$132.50				$132.50		Buy
Power Supply			Corsair RM750e (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$136.40				$136.40

.

 

Please let me know what you think and any improvements I can make!

 

What is your monitor resolution?

[RONOTHAN##]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/G96Qtn

 

This build is faster in every way. 

[Jason D M]

3 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

What is your monitor resolution?

Dell U2412mb 24" 1920x1200 looking to upgrade once I get my new PC. 

[Jason D M]

11 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

3070Ti for $800??? Urggg

Get a 7900XT

Also a B550 board will do fine and is cheaper

I have heard a lot about going the AMD route as they are catching up on nvidia.. still not sure if its worth the switch. Ill consider if a get a good amount of feedback saying to switch. Deff not sold on what card im getting. its was more of a place holder. 

[JewPacaBraZ]

Are you going to do anything else? Video/Photoediting, programming or 3D works?

[Jason D M]

2 minutes ago, JewPacaBraZ said:

Are you going to do anything else? Video/Photoediting, programming or 3D works?

no plans for that right now. Just pure gaming (when my children allow it)

[Why_Me]

I would run that build like this ... Ryzen 7 that runs cool, less expensive yet faster SSD, 32GB of RAM, a case with better airflow (2x120mm front intake fans + 1x120mm rear exhaust fan) and a gpu that smokes that 3070 Ti.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($257.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($84.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($799.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($124.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1711.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-14 14:40 EDT-0400 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/black-tg-clear/  

 

https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-b550-plus-wifi-ii/  

 

https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-5700x             

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AK400-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/15222.shtml  

 

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-4070-VENTUS-3X-12G-OC  

 

[Jason D M]

27 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/G96Qtn

 

This build is faster in every way. 

I like what I see in your build. Is the jump to the 8core Ryzen 7 going to be worth the price jump? I do want to make sure my CPU can keep up with whatever GPU I end up getting. 

[JewPacaBraZ]

since you wont be hard hitting your CPU with only gaming, you could go for a non-X Ryzen and drop the CPU cooler, the stock one is pretty good.

Also since you wont be doing any hardcore overclocking or etc you could go with a B-series motherboard instead of the X570 ( any B550 which states ryzen 5000 support should be good, also try avoiding gigabyte)

For GPU if your target is 1080p a used 6800XT/6750XT should do the trick or a used 3060/2070/2080 ( again, avoid gigabyte, MSI/Asus are good for GPUs )

[RONOTHAN##]

2 minutes ago, Jason D M said:

I like what I see in your build. Is the jump to the 8core Ryzen 7 going to be worth the price jump? I do want to make sure my CPU can keep up with whatever GPU I end up getting. 

There is some debate around whether the 7700X or 7600 would make sense in this scenario, realistically both will do just fine, I just flipped a coin for the recommendation. Games are starting to use more cores, so I went for the higher core count variant, but at the same time 6 core chips probably won't be irrelevant until after you want to upgrade anyway so it's a wash. If you want to save $100 going for the 7600 is not a bad idea, and put the money into a better GPU or more games. I would say that going AM5 though is definitely worth the price increase, it is quite a performance uplift for the price. 

[PDifolco]

47 minutes ago, Jason D M said:

I have heard a lot about going the AMD route as they are catching up on nvidia.. still not sure if its worth the switch. Ill consider if a get a good amount of feedback saying to switch. Deff not sold on what card im getting. its was more of a place holder. 

Well I can confirm AMD GPU work well for gaming, I have one  

But even if you want NVidia with $800 don't get a 3070Ti that's worth $400,  get a 4070Ti  

[waronthemoon1]

2 hours ago, PDifolco said:

Well I can confirm AMD GPU work well for gaming, I have one  

But even if you want NVidia with $800 don't get a 3070Ti that's worth $400,  get a 4070Ti  

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/waronthemoon1/saved/#view=79ndqs

 

Hey! I build PC's and my most recent one was this: This is th emost up-to-date highest value performance PC before diminishing returns. The RTX 4070ti is the current most value as RTX 1070 to 2070 to 3070 were mostly 30% performance jumps. The jump to 4070ti is absolutely insane with an 80% fps jump (same game for those percentages, gpu intensive obviously.) 

 

Basically, you want an rtx 4070ti no matter what.

 

Note: 5800x is great as long as you bay under 200$, it is 200$ new right now, its been fluctuating the past few days. Just bought one.

 

Note: in the parts ist, for performance, you could shave off 20$ in the NVME for a gen3 WD blue, or cut the price in half by going for 1tb instead of 2tb.

 

Note: You could reduce price sinificantly byt going for a 240mm non-RGB non-white AIO if you want (they can go for 150$ instead). recommend a kraken x53 for VALUE performance/cost.

 

Note: Lastly, you could purchase a cheaper 90$ case as well. and cheap out a bit on the motherboard a little.

 

By cutting costs on theme/aesthetic, you could save a good chunk. On top of that, with the rtx3070ti included, your looking at about 1800$ for a fully built near-max AM4 PC.

 

AM5 i cant recommend it (you may have noticed it in the parts list link at the bottom). One person picked that one and was severely disappointed by current AM5 boot issues with the memory. 20seconds is considered fast on the AM5 builds and it seems to be an ongoing problem Some high end builds have even booted at 50 seconds (awful).

 

I'd recommend sticking with am4 and purchasing one of the highest chips (assuming you dont need a ryzen 9's core count), and waiting out a few more years before going for AM5cpu/mobo + DDR5 ram

[waronthemoon1]

3 hours ago, Why_Me said:

I would run that build like this ... Ryzen 7 that runs cool, less expensive yet faster SSD, 32GB of RAM, a case with better airflow (2x120mm front intake fans + 1x120mm rear exhaust fan) and a gpu that smokes that 3070 Ti.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($257.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($84.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($799.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($124.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1711.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-14 14:40 EDT-0400 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/black-tg-clear/  

 

https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-b550-plus-wifi-ii/  

 

https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-5700x             

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AK400-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/15222.shtml  

 

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-4070-VENTUS-3X-12G-OC  

 

I wouldn't recommend 4070 over 4070ti! 

 

source: https://www.techspot.com/review/2676-geforce-4070-versus/

 

Reason: I'd drop the $250 for that extra performance. The RTX 4070 rides below the 30-series cards, while the 4070ti rides above in performance

[Why_Me]

25 minutes ago, waronthemoon1 said:

I wouldn't recommend 4070 over 4070ti! 

 

source: https://www.techspot.com/review/2676-geforce-4070-versus/

 

Reason: I'd drop the $250 for that extra performance. The RTX 4070 rides below the 30-series cards, while the 4070ti rides above in performance

Go ahead and fit that card into the OP's budget without gutting his build.

[PDifolco]

1 hour ago, waronthemoon1 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/waronthemoon1/saved/#view=79ndqs

 

Hey! I build PC's and my most recent one was this: This is th emost up-to-date highest value performance PC before diminishing returns. The RTX 4070ti is the current most value as RTX 1070 to 2070 to 3070 were mostly 30% performance jumps. The jump to 4070ti is absolutely insane with an 80% fps jump (same game for those percentages, gpu intensive obviously.) 

 

Basically, you want an rtx 4070ti no matter what.

 

Note: 5800x is great as long as you bay under 200$, it is 200$ new right now, its been fluctuating the past few days. Just bought one.

 

Note: in the parts ist, for performance, you could shave off 20$ in the NVME for a gen3 WD blue, or cut the price in half by going for 1tb instead of 2tb.

 

Note: You could reduce price sinificantly byt going for a 240mm non-RGB non-white AIO if you want (they can go for 150$ instead). recommend a kraken x53 for VALUE performance/cost.

 

Note: Lastly, you could purchase a cheaper 90$ case as well. and cheap out a bit on the motherboard a little.

 

By cutting costs on theme/aesthetic, you could save a good chunk. On top of that, with the rtx3070ti included, your looking at about 1800$ for a fully built near-max AM4 PC.

 

AM5 i cant recommend it (you may have noticed it in the parts list link at the bottom). One person picked that one and was severely disappointed by current AM5 boot issues with the memory. 20seconds is considered fast on the AM5 builds and it seems to be an ongoing problem Some high end builds have even booted at 50 seconds (awful).

 

I'd recommend sticking with am4 and purchasing one of the highest chips (assuming you dont need a ryzen 9's core count), and waiting out a few more years before going for AM5cpu/mobo + DDR5 ram

Mmm, super ovepriced AIO, a $50 aircooler will do as well and you could get a 5800X3D then

[waronthemoon1]

On 5/14/2023 at 3:24 PM, Why_Me said:

Go ahead and fit that card into the OP's budget without gutting his build.

Yeah I said I would pick the 4070ti and that it would be 250$ more! but It's purely for performance and personal opinion. He said in his orignal post hes willing to pay more if it gives better performance value for the money. 4070TI value/$ > 4070 value/$

 

A used Rtx 3070 and RTX 3080 is much cheaper than a Newly released RTX 4070 (non TI)

 

On 5/14/2023 at 11:11 AM, PDifolco said:

3070Ti for $800??? Urggg

Get a 7900XT

Also a B550 board will do fine and is cheaper

Agreed. Don't pay move than $200 for an AM4 mobo at this point, especially with a 5600x chip build.

 

On 5/14/2023 at 11:08 AM, Jason D M said:

 

Component		Selection		Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99				$199.99		Buy
CPU Cooler			Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler					No PricesAvailable		Buy
Motherboard			Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.99				$269.99		Buy
Memory			Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$59.99				$59.99		Buy
Storage			Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$101.50				$101.50		Buy
Video Card			Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB Video Card	$789.99				$789.99		Buy
Case			Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$132.50				$132.50		Buy
Power Supply			Corsair RM750e (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$136.40				$136.40

 

 

First, the partpicker link is set to private so we cant see it. Sir these prices don't look right. 

Just made this a few minutes ago for someone looking for a midtier build on the same forum https://pcpartpicker.com/user/waronthemoon1/saved/#view=hmVfpg

1.) 5600x is $148, I would recommend getting a 5800x when it drops to $200-$210 Again! If you are buying an AM4 motherboard, you min as well buy a upper end chip. If you upgrade again in a few years, you will probably need an AM5 chip with an AM5 board (and DDR5). Recommend a good AM4 chip if you are going AM4 at this time because you plan to stic with this for a lonng time)

 

2.)rtx 3070 aftermarket is $325, see partpicker I made.  Proportionally, I recommend rtx 4070/4070ti (4070ti's more value) purely because of it's a powerhouse and worthwhile.

 

You can search up differences, mainly in GPU-intensive games/programs. 

Heres a video with 10 games in FPS comparison.

Heres a SS that shows Fortnite, a more extreme example, but it's pretty huge of a difference. In the long run, the TI is superior in value. I'd rather buy a used $450 3080 then a New $600+ RTX 4070 right now.

 

Note: 4070 had very weak sales compared to the Ti: (link)Nvidia Is Allegedly Pausing RTX 4070 Production in Response to Weak Sales

 

TLDR: dont buy a Rtx4070 ($600)!, get a Rtx4070ti ($800) or USED Rtx3080($450). Otherwise, a Used Rtx3070 ($325)will suffice as well.

 

 

 

 

3.)you could get 32GB LPX (preferred) or get Teamgroup's 32GB for $62. 32GB is the value point and highly recommended at this point.

4.) amazon Samsung 970 EvoPlus 1TB is $60 on amazon as well, not 110! I recommend the 1TB and 2TB version of this one (I always go for this when looking for Gen3 NVME), and easily WD's Black for Gen 4 Nvme.

 

WD 2TB BLUE NVME Gen 3 (1TB selection is 45$)

 

5.) COOLER: Use the 5600x stock cooler, its sufficient. If you buy a 5800x (recommended during sale), then you need to buy a better coole because they run very hot (maybe an AIO which doubles as intake case fans). Otherwise, dont buy.

 

Realized all the $ used in this post are Canadian. My bad ;-; Im using USD

 

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by waronthemoon1
mistyped 4070ti as 5070ti lmao

[waronthemoon1]

On 5/14/2023 at 4:14 PM, PDifolco said:

Mmm, super ovepriced AIO, a $50 aircooler will do as well and you could get a 5800X3D then

Absolutely agreed. 5800x is overpriced right now as it frequently drops to 200$. 

 

5800x3d as well as it drops to 300$

 

Both 5800x and 5800x3d will come with more cores than you would need, and they are the fastest AM4 chips for gaming! I recommend one of them + a proper cooler if you plan to play any CPU games or video edit. Especially because you are buying an AM4 Motherboard when AM5 is out.

 

---

Wouldnt recommends AM5 unless you are building an endgame build, especially with the boot time problems. People are getting 30-50 second boot times its awful.

 

Recently built one abd I messed around with it (7800x3d = fastest AM5 chip currently) to reduce boot. I only got it to 24 seconds, very slow and annoying to deal with!

 

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5900x and 5950x are actually slower than the 5800x. They have more cores you won't use so I would discourage them (unless needed).

 

Realized all the $ used in this post are Canadian. My bad ;-; Im using USD

[waronthemoon1]

On 5/14/2023 at 11:44 AM, Why_Me said:

I would run that build like this ... Ryzen 7 that runs cool, less expensive yet faster SSD, 32GB of RAM, a case with better airflow (2x120mm front intake fans + 1x120mm rear exhaust fan) and a gpu that smokes that 3070 Ti.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($257.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($84.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($799.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($124.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1711.41

 

 

 

Yeah I agree with the specs for the most part but I can't agree with the CPU.

 

disregard Ryzen chips that end with a "g". Those are CPUs with integrated graphics, something you don't need when you have a GPU. It just adds to the cost and performs worse than non-g chips! 

 

Ryzen 5700G is a fantastic APU option for those who dont plan to buy a GPU at all.

 

Stick with 5600x (130$) or upgrade to 5800x (230 currently, 200 on sale frequently) or 5800x3d ($295 right now when you have prime on amazon).

 

ryzen 5 5600x dosent really need a cooler, but you could for temps/noise-reduction if you really want.

The ryzen 7 5800x and 5800x3d run hot, not cool, and a proper cooler is required for these!

 

 

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get RTX 4070ti NEW or buy rtx 3070/3080 Used

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Realized all the $ used in this post are Canadian. My bad ;-; Im using USD

 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by waronthemoon1
Realization of Canadian Dollars

[Why_Me]

22 minutes ago, waronthemoon1 said:

Yeah I agree with the specs for the most part but I can't agree with the CPU.

 

disregard Ryzen chips that end with a "g". Those are CPUs with integrated graphics, something you don't need when you have a GPU. It just adds to the cost and performs worse than non-g chips! 

 

Ryzen 5700G is a fantastic APU option for those who dont plan to buy a GPU at all.

 

Stick with 5600x (130$) or upgrade to 5800x (230 currently, 200 on sale frequently) or 5800x3d ($295 right now when you have prime on amazon).

 

ryzen 5 5600x dosent really need a cooler, but you could for temps/noise-reduction if you really want.

The ryzen 7 5800x and 5800x3d run hot, not cool, and a proper cooler is required for these!

 

 

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get RTX 4070ti NEW or buy rtx 3070/3080 Used

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Realized all the $ used in this post are Canadian. My bad ;-; Im using USD

 

 

 

I posted a 5700X.

 

 

[waronthemoon1]

10 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

I posted a 5700X.

 

 

Apologies, I misread it completely.