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[Akita26]

Budget (including currency): 3000ish$

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Primarily gaming, i play alot of cyberpunk and mainly story driven games and modded BSG games.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Currently im looking at giving my fiance my old 3070 and 5600g build and get myself a new system. currently ive been looking at upgrading to a 7800x3d for a new processor but im not sure what I want to do for a gpu. if i should keep my 3070 and get a replacement card for my fiance or if i should upgrade to preferably an NVIDIA card since im kinda a sucker for raytracing and dlss since latency doesnt matter as much as having a good cinematic experience.

 

[Forleb]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qv844M

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool ASSASSIN IV 79.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial T500 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($101.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card  ($1104.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Gigabyte M27U SA 27.0" 3840 x 2160 160 Hz Monitor  ($529.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2697.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-20 20:14 EST-0500

 

The cooler may seem overkill for a chip that draws 60W in games, but it does make a notable difference due to the way the cache is stacked. If you're budgeting a monitor separately, it looks like it'll be a while before a 4090 can fit into this one unfortunately.

[PC HEROES]

25 minutes ago, Akita26 said:

Budget (including currency): 3000ish$

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Primarily gaming, i play alot of cyberpunk and mainly story driven games and modded BSG games.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Currently im looking at giving my fiance my old 3070 and 5600g build and get myself a new system. currently ive been looking at upgrading to a 7800x3d for a new processor but im not sure what I want to do for a gpu. if i should keep my 3070 and get a replacement card for my fiance or if i should upgrade to preferably an NVIDIA card since im kinda a sucker for raytracing and dlss since latency doesnt matter as much as having a good cinematic experience.

 

Hello, I would like to try and help you. I have been building PCs for over 30 years. With this type of budget you can pretty much get anything. I was able to make a Build List that is almost $1000 under your budget. I know that you said that you like NVIDIA but don't knock AMD GPUs. They have come a long way in a few short years and you can get RTX 4090 results with the RX 7900 XTX that has the same amount of VRAM and costs 2/3 less. If you still feel that you want a RTX GPU then you can always just switch it out.

 

If you have any questions please let me know. I can be reached here or I can be reached much quicker on Discord. Here is my Discord: Wizardsnapper#2772

 

RX 7900 XTX + Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs RTX 4080 + i7 13700K - Test in 8 Games

 

As you can see in this Video the AMD Combo is slightly better in most of the Games.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8KKcH

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Prism ARGB 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($60.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP Cardea Zero Z440 Graphene 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CT120 57.05 CFM 120 mm Fans 2-Pack  ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2040.51

[Akita26]

On 11/20/2023 at 6:34 PM, PC HEROES said:

Hello, I would like to try and help you. I have been building PCs for over 30 years. With this type of budget you can pretty much get anything. I was able to make a Build List that is almost $1000 under your budget. I know that you said that you like NVIDIA but don't knock AMD GPUs. They have come a long way in a few short years and you can get RTX 4090 results with the RX 7900 XTX that has the same amount of VRAM and costs 2/3 less. If you still feel that you want a RTX GPU then you can always just switch it out.

 

If you have any questions please let me know. I can be reached here or I can be reached much quicker on Discord. Here is my Discord: Wizardsnapper#2772

 

RX 7900 XTX + Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs RTX 4080 + i7 13700K - Test in 8 Games

 

As you can see in this Video the AMD Combo is slightly better in most of the Games.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8KKcH

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Prism ARGB 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($60.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP Cardea Zero Z440 Graphene 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CT120 57.05 CFM 120 mm Fans 2-Pack  ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2040.51

Thanks for the great list, ive been considering the 7900xtx i think i might pull the trigger and see if i enjoy it more than my 3070 hopefully in the future amd can do something to try and match dlss and ray reconstruction since i really enjoy ray tracing as a gimick

[Akita26]

On 11/20/2023 at 6:16 PM, Forleb said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qv844M

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool ASSASSIN IV 79.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial T500 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($101.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card  ($1104.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Gigabyte M27U SA 27.0" 3840 x 2160 160 Hz Monitor  ($529.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2697.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-20 20:14 EST-0500

 

The cooler may seem overkill for a chip that draws 60W in games, but it does make a notable difference due to the way the cache is stacked. If you're budgeting a monitor separately, it looks like it'll be a while before a 4090 can fit into this one unfortunately.

ive never been really impressed by the quality of MSI products are they a good card maker?

[PC HEROES]

2 minutes ago, Akita26 said:

Thanks for the great list, ive been considering the 7900xtx i think i might pull the trigger and see if i enjoy it more than my 3070 hopefully in the future amd can do something to try and match dlss and ray reconstruction since i really enjoy ray tracing as a gimick

I think they are. I have heard rumors that the Radeon RX 8000 & 9000 Series will have DLSS. So hopefully in a year or so they will have it.

[Forleb]

18 hours ago, Akita26 said:

ive never been really impressed by the quality of MSI products are they a good card maker?

Their cards are more serviceable than most from what I've seen; The 4080 Ventus is very basic, but it is beefy enough that the fan curve can be much more passive than the stock MSI jet engine profile. The Tomahawk series of motherboards has been solid for several generations.