first build ever help pls

[gammer]

Budget (including currency): 2400 usd 

Country: Usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly games usually simulation games and 4x grand strategy games

Other details so i have peripherals already so im good on that and i already have an idea of what cpu and gpu i want which is the Radeon 7900 xtx or xt im not entirely sure and the Ryzen 7 9800 x3d everything else is in the air and if anyone wants to recommend on the cpu and gpu im open to better choices im only gonna do one monitor at 1080p right now but will more than likely upgrade to 2 or 3 1440p monitors in the future and also im grabbing all of this from micro center if that helps also will not even entertain the idea of water cooling cause i think its just way to much extra and extra work

 

[PDifolco]

10 minutes ago, gammer said:

Budget (including currency): 2400 usd 

Country: Usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly games usually simulation games and 4x grand strategy games

Other details so i have peripherals already so im good on that and i already have an idea of what cpu and gpu i want which is the Radeon 7900 xtx or xt im not entirely sure and the Ryzen 7 9800 x3d everything else is in the air and if anyone wants to recommend on the cpu and gpu im open to better choices im only gonna do one monitor at 1080p right now but will more than likely upgrade to 2 or 3 1440p monitors in the future and also im grabbing all of this from micro center if that helps also will not even entertain the idea of water cooling cause i think its just way to much extra and extra work

 

I'd go with a 4080, the NVidia software is nice for sim gaming, and you have the budget for the additional $200 over a 7900XTX

5080 is vaporhardware as of now, and isn't really that faster than 4080 anyway

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($577.67 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1099.99 @ Walmart) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2380.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Millios]

Smt like @PDifolco suggested is a strong suggestion

What I made is mostly an aesthetic all white build as well

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rRycGJ

A more hybrid build of mine and the one from @PDifolco would be smt like this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kLnQcx

[gammer]

37 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

I'd go with a 4080, the NVidia software is nice for sim gaming, and you have the budget for the additional $200 over a 7900XTX

5080 is vaporhardware as of now, and isn't really that faster than 4080 anyway

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($577.67 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1099.99 @ Walmart) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2380.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-07 09:30 EST-0500

 

is western digital actually a good drive cause i have heard not horrible but not great things

[Kobathor]

Above recommendations are solid. If you're shopping at Micro Center I'd wait until the 9800X3D is restocked, as they'll sell it to you for $479 instead of the up-charged reseller prices you see online. You'll also get a discount for bundling CPU, Mobo, and RAM. Sometimes a discount for bundling the graphics card as well. Always check the "Sold by Amazon" price for parts you want to buy, as Micro Center will typically price-match them.

 

EDIT: Also I have used Micro Center's in-house brand NVME drives, Inland, and they have been great for the price. Though you aren't strapped for cash so maybe that doesn't matter. The Inland Performance Plus is a good value NVME drive.

[gammer]

6 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

Above recommendations are solid. If you're shopping at Micro Center I'd wait until the 9800X3D is restocked, as they'll sell it to you for $479 instead of the up-charged reseller prices you see online. You'll also get a discount for bundling CPU, Mobo, and RAM. Sometimes a discount for bundling the graphics card as well. Always check the "Sold by Amazon" price for parts you want to buy, as Micro Center will typically price-match them.

 

EDIT: Also I have used Micro Center's in-house brand NVME drives, Inland, and they have been great for the price. Though you aren't strapped for cash so maybe that doesn't matter. The Inland Performance Plus is a good value NVME drive.

my micro center currently isnt out of stock cause i was looking at the 7800 but its way to much but the 9800 is 20 bucks more and its better as far as i understand so i was like why not get an am5 modern cpu for 20 more than the best bang for your buck gaming cpu and ill have to check out the inland and see if i like it cause if its good for a lower price that means i could possibly put it somewhere else

[venomtail]

Are my eyes deceiving me and 7900XTX is out of stock for the first time? Crazy. 9070/XT delays and disappointing 50 release and threat of tariffs really has everyone buying the old stuff now. I've put a placeholder $960 for what the 7900XTX should be going for when it's back in stock soon:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 ac9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($582.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 70.84 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B850M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Storage: Patriot P400 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($960.00) 
Case: G.Skill LT1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 (rev. 2.0) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Thermalright TL-C12C X5 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  ($19.48 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2114.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-07 10:40 EST-0500