2.5k... USD... PC build.

pilotbland · September 17, 2024

Budget (including currency):
2.5k USD.

Country:
US.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:
Counter-Strike 2 Mainly n VR, preferably, but a return on frames to that'd be nice.

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'll order my own peripherals, buuuut I'd like some monitor recommendations of high hrtz monitors. It can be 1080p/1440p but higher hrtz, yeah.

Also? Preferably? Amazon since it's being shipped overseas... yeah.

EDIT:!!

I ALREADY OWN A M.2. Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

I'd prefer additional storage!! If compatible.

Dedayog · September 17, 2024

47 minutes ago, pilotbland said:

Budget (including currency):
2.5k USD.

Country:
US.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:
Counter-Strike 2 Mainly n VR, preferably, but a return on frames to that'd be nice.

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'll order my own peripherals, buuuut I'd like some monitor recommendations of high hrtz monitors. It can be 1080p/1440p but higher hrtz, yeah.

Also? Preferably? Amazon since it's being shipped overseas... yeah.

Are you going to order on Amazon and ship parts directly to another country?

Some may not be available to do so, depending on the seller. My gf has issues trying to buy here and drop ship to Khazakstan for example.

May not be as easy to put together a build precisely.

Zenny232323 · September 17, 2024

58 minutes ago, pilotbland said:

Budget (including currency):
2.5k USD.

Country:
US.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:
Counter-Strike 2 Mainly n VR, preferably, but a return on frames to that'd be nice.

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'll order my own peripherals, buuuut I'd like some monitor recommendations of high hrtz monitors. It can be 1080p/1440p but higher hrtz, yeah.

Also? Preferably? Amazon since it's being shipped overseas... yeah.

I would suggest just saying what country you're actually buying from. Also overseas Amazon can get a lot more expensive thanks to shipping.(Trying to get a Pico 4 for what it's actually worth was a pain in the butt.)
Either way, you asked for Amazon US, Amazon US build thee shall recieve.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6rBWVW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($250.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston NV2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDMG 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor ($699.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2149.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-17 11:09 EDT-0400

Since you asked for 1440p, that's kind of what i went with. 2500 USD could honestly get you to 4k if you wanted to.

I've included one of the best monitors you could get, but honestly, I would suggest going to your local shop that sells monitors and just look at what you like most. It's like picking perfume for someone, you can't tell if they like it or not until they've smelled it, no matter how expensive it is. I suggest looking for atleast an OLED monitor, then just see what kind of things you'd like: curved, wide, bigger or smaller.

Oh and let me know if you'd like me to pick a system and a monitor for 4k. I think it's very much possible.

pilotbland · September 17, 2024

44 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Are you going to order on Amazon and ship parts directly to another country?

Some may not be available to do so, depending on the seller. My gf has issues trying to buy here and drop ship to Khazakstan for example.

May not be as easy to put together a build precisely.

Fortunately it's a PCS box that Amazon does ship to without issue, overseas.

16 minutes ago, Zenny232323 said:

I would suggest just saying what country you're actually buying from. Also overseas Amazon can get a lot more expensive thanks to shipping.(Trying to get a Pico 4 for what it's actually worth was a pain in the butt.)
Either way, you asked for Amazon US, Amazon US build thee shall recieve.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6rBWVW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($250.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston NV2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDMG 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor ($699.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2149.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-17 11:09 EDT-0400

Since you asked for 1440p, that's kind of what i went with. 2500 USD could honestly get you to 4k if you wanted to.

I've included one of the best monitors you could get, but honestly, I would suggest going to your local shop that sells monitors and just look at what you like most. It's like picking perfume for someone, you can't tell if they like it or not until they've smelled it, no matter how expensive it is. I suggest looking for atleast an OLED monitor, then just see what kind of things you'd like: curved, wide, bigger or smaller.

Oh and let me know if you'd like me to pick a system and a monitor for 4k. I think it's very much possible.

I just plan to play Counter-Strike mostly so the refresh rate is the highest impact. And /wow/ did the monitor take a big chunk of the budget, is that sort of the best PC that budget can buy? I guess I should've said, 'oh yeah some future proofing'd be nice.' or I guess just yearn for a good CPU/GPU combo... not too familiar with PCs.

podkall · September 17, 2024

If the budget is pre-tax, then this: (otherwise drop maybe GPU to like 7900 XT or 7900 GRE, or drop the additional storage)

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($439.00 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock B650 PG LIGHTNING ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($899.97 @ Newegg)
Case: *Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Good Monitor ($550.00)
Total: $2429.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-17 11:48 EDT-0400

Zenny232323 · September 17, 2024

3 minutes ago, pilotbland said:

Fortunately it's a PCS box that Amazon does ship to without issue, overseas.

I just plan to play Counter-Strike mostly so the refresh rate is the highest impact. And /wow/ did the monitor take a big chunk of the budget, is that sort of the best PC that budget can buy? I guess I should've said, 'oh yeah some future proofing'd be nice.' or I guess just yearn for a good CPU/GPU combo... not too familiar with PCs.

If you plan on playing JUST cs, then this would be overkill, totally agreed. You did say VR aswell, so i decided to go up quite a notch.
Your budget is basically close to a 4k AAA gaming experience. And yes, OLED's are pretty expensive, but they're also, for now, the highest tech of monitors out there in the consumer area.
I'd suggest lowering your budget to like, atleast 2000$, that would also include an amazing OLED monitor, so around 1500$ would be just for the pc itself.

Also just a little lesson in refresh rates:
Let's say you have a monitor that has 120hz refresh rate.
On your usual internet browsing, you will be able to see the smoothness between a 60 and 120hz display, I suggest looking at some videos showing the difference. As a lot of people say, once you switch to a panel higher than 60hz, you can't look back since it will look too choppy.
When you are gaming however, your monitor's refresh rate is basically limited to your fps.
If you frame cap a game at 60fps, you basically get 60hz refresh rate. If you frame cap it to, let's say, 240fps with a 240hz monitor, and you actually reach those frames, you can feel that smoothness over in the game. CSGO is not that highly demanding than a AAA game.
There's also the whole ordeal of 1% lows, which is basically the lowest frames you get when something very intense happens.
If you honestly want just, 240fps lows on ultra settings, get a 4080/7900xtx with a 1440p monitor, or a 4070/7900xt with a 1080p monitor.
Or get one of them new dual-mode monitors which cost a crapton, it's honestly your choice.