First Build

[Jerry_99]

Budget (including currency): 2000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I want to be able to watch videos while i play games such as valorant, Assasins, war hammer, minecraft with any shader all at max settings.

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 currently have a MSI Bravo 15 laptop and im able to play games like valorant, phasmophobia, assasins creed origin, but i crash whenever i try to open a more demanding game. I like to watch videos or movies with friends while i play and sometimes it would make me lag so much. I was originally planning on saving up 3k+ and buy a way overcompensating pc but ive decided to go the cheaper route and build my own. Hows this for a first build so i can play demanding games at high settings while watching videos and hanging out in calls in discord? I need recomendations for monitors, i am limited on space.

 

PC

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900x

COOLER: Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM

MB: Asus TUF Gaming B-650 Plus Wifi ATX 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2x16 GB) DDR-5-6000 CL36

Storage: Corsair MP600 PRO LPX 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

                Corsair MP600 CORE XT 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD

GPU: Asus TUF GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card

Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

 

I have a gaming keyboard and gaming mouse already, also id like to mention i am opposed to water cooling cause water in my pc is kinda scary Thanks guys 

 

Edited March 17 by Jerry_99
added info

[Why_Me]

Low profile RAM so that the heatsinks don't impede this dual tower cpu cooler. DDR5-6000 CL30 seeing how games benefit from low latency RAM. Both a board and gpu that support PCIe 5.0.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B850-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card  ($853.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor  ($199.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $1929.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-17 08:59 EDT-0400

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/G272QPF-E2 

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B850-P-WIFI 

 

https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-radeon-rx-9070-16g-gddr6

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-cpu-air-cooler/6.html

 

https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd.html 

 

https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-max 

 

 

[emosun]

1 hour ago, Jerry_99 said:

minecraft with any shader all at max settings

well exactly zero computers on earth regardless of price are capable of this due to the limitations of java so you may need to readjust your expectations.

[emosun]

1 hour ago, Jerry_99 said:

but i crash whenever i try to open a more demanding game

also did you attempt any form of diagnostics or repairs to your current pc?

[venomtail]

Something like this I think is more than plenty of power for your need:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A400 BLACK 45.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Patriot P400 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card  ($853.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: G.Skill LT1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Segotep GM 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ID-COOLING AF-125 78.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Fan Controller: ARCTIC Case Fan Hub Fan Controller  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1587.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-17 04:22 EDT-0400

[Jsandwith00]

3 hours ago, emosun said:

also did you attempt any form of diagnostics or repairs to your current pc?

he said its a laptop

 

[emosun]

27 minutes ago, Jsandwith00 said:

he said its a laptop

 

and a laptop can be a pc

[Jsandwith00]

2 hours ago, emosun said:

and a laptop can be a pc

Like how a steamdeck is a pc