new build help building for a RX 6950 XT build

[Please Pick a Name]

Budget (including currency): about the price of a RX 6950 XT, flexible, CAD

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly gaming, coding/maybe game development, maybe a bit of modeling

Other details: already have a Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6950 XT, noob's first desktop, planning on purchasing parts soon, already have a 1080p 60hz old monitor but planning on getting a 2k 140hz+ monitor and running dual monitor then, prefer a stronger CPU department and a 32Gx2 ram as a starting point (high ram usage ptsd), do not care about RGBs, birthday present for myself, no good memory from amazon for my family so i want to avoid it

 

i was given the graphics card as a reward so it holds a special place in me, thus i plan to get some real mileage out off it, help is appreciated : P

[BentleyOwen123]

what's the actual budget,the cheapest 6950xt i could find was 1300 cad, this is what i would recomend

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wvxLTY

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($488.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($235.25 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Patriot P300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1305.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-18 02:05 EDT-0400

 

a better ssd if you can stretch

[Please Pick a Name]

31 minutes ago, BentleyOwen123 said:

what's the actual budget,the cheapest 6950xt i could find was 1300 cad, this is what i would recomend

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wvxLTY

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($488.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($235.25 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Patriot P300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1305.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-18 02:05 EDT-0400

 

a better ssd if you can stretch

since the gpu i have seems to value about 1500 so a 1500 budget seems more fair, and yes i would like a 2tb ssd and maybe a even larger hdd for long term storage

im eyeing on using a Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (CT2000P3PSSD8) - PCPartPicker for that matter (seems solid?), but not sure which hdd i would pick as i want something that is more reputable with its longevity

[canned_peaches]

27 minutes ago, Please Pick a Name said:

since the gpu i have seems to value about 1500 so a 1500 budget seems more fair, and yes i would like a 2tb ssd and maybe a even larger hdd for long term storage

im eyeing on using a Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (CT2000P3PSSD8) - PCPartPicker for that matter (seems solid?), but not sure which hdd i would pick as i want something that is more reputable with its longevity

If you have the money, consider buying the Western Digital Black SN850X or either the Samsung 980 Pro as they are both 2TB as well but have a higher read/write speed, which affects gaming performance (ig. loading times, faster game saves)

[-rascal-]

32 minutes ago, canned_peaches said:

If you have the money, consider buying the Western Digital Black SN850X or either the Samsung 980 Pro as they are both 2TB as well but have a higher read/write speed, which affects gaming performance (ig. loading times, faster game saves)

If you are referring to the advertised SEQUENTIAL read/writes, no, that does not affect load times... the difference will be like... 10s vs 9.3s.

It makes a difference when transferring large data files (e.g. large 4K video files, etc).

 

@Please Pick a Name what kind of modelling are you thinking of doing?

Again, depend on your non-gaming use cases, you MAY or MAY NOT need a faster SSD.

 

I would basically recommend @BentleyOwen123 build.

You can tweak the brand and model of the Motherboard / RAM / PSU / Case to personal taste, but overall, pretty much the same thing.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/C9Vqn6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($488.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($252.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($188.96 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1511.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-18 03:33 EDT-0400

 

For under $50, the Thermalright Peerless Aassiassin is HARD to beat, given it's a dual-tower CPU Cooler.

Everything else is a single-tower / single-fan cooler.

 

The RGB version of the G.Skill Memory kit is ~$330... if you want that.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/DtFbt6/gskill-trident-z5-rgb-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-tz5rk

 

Recommended the Phanteks XT PRO instead because it comes with 4x 120mm fans, compared to just 1x 120mm fan in the non-PRO. Comes in black/white.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/TGzXsY/phanteks-xt-pro-ultra-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-xt523p1-dwt01 - White $110

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/BXtLrH/phanteks-xt-pro-ultra-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-xt523p1-dbk01 - Black $115