New build recommendations

[TheDoctorOfDeath]

Budget (including currency): $1000-1500 possibly more

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Variety of games from old indies to new AAA

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): I've been running on a i5 7600k and gtx 980 for quite a while and really need to upgrade. It's been quite a while since I looked at parts seriously but I'm leaning AMD for CPU from looking around a little. GPU wise I'm not really sure, I really just wanna get as much power in my price point as I can. I'll probably be buying in the next few months when my tax refund comes in and I can set aside a little extra. Don't currently need any peripherals but I'm not against monitor suggestions, I currently run 1440@60 (when my poor machine can) but would love to move to 1080@120 or 1440@120 if it would be possible with the next setup.

 

[TheDoctorOfDeath]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vt8KdH

 

This is a quickly thrown together idea

[Why_Me]

The 120mm fan goes inside the back of this case for a rear exhaust fan.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.00 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Sapphire 21330-01-20G Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1285.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-02-12 02:08 EST-0500

 

A better look at that case.

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/black-solid/  

 

 

[TheDoctorOfDeath]

Ooh looks pretty good, is there any good argument for the ryzen 5 7600x or will I not need the boost it has? And do you think it would be worth going for a board with another m.2?

[Why_Me]

Just now, TheDoctorOfDeath said:

Ooh looks pretty good, is there any good argument for the ryzen 5 7600x or will I not need the boost it has? And do you think it would be worth going for a board with another m.2?

A single SSD is fine. Here's a review of the 7600. It runs cooler, uses less juice and cost less.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-7600-non-x/

 

 

[TheDoctorOfDeath]

Ooh thanks, yeah seems like the x won't be worth it for me, think this puppy would make good use of a 120hz screen in 1440 or 1080?

[Why_Me]

9 minutes ago, TheDoctorOfDeath said:

Ooh thanks, yeah seems like the x won't be worth it for me, think this puppy would make good use of a 120hz screen in 1440 or 1080?

If you desire really high frame rates then a 1080 such as this for example.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/H34Zxr/asus-tuf-gaming-vg249q1r-238-1920-x-1080-165-hz-monitor-90lm05v1-b01eb0 

 

or 1440 ...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xWJ7P/gigabyte-gs27q-270-2560-x-1440-170-hz-monitor-gs27q

[TheDoctorOfDeath]

That 1080p looks pretty damn good thanks for all the help