Anyone have a build list I can use? ~$2K budget, have a spare 6900XT, want higher FPS @ 1440P

[jpeezy]

Budget (including currency): $2,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Warzone, Oblivion, Civ, Cyberpunk, etc

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): 

Dont need any peripherals, have a 1440p 145hz monitor.

 

My current build is

Ryzen 5700X

MSI B550M mobo

Zalman S2 case

MSI 850 W PSU

AMD 6900 XT

 

I am going to give my pc to my lil bro besides my GPU, I will keep my 6900XT. TBH I dont see a good reason why to upgrade GPU at this moment, will see if I should in a few months. All I know is I should probably get a 7800X3D or a 9800X3D.

 

Any build lists would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[Dedayog]

4 minutes ago, jpeezy said:

Budget (including currency): $2,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Warzone, Oblivion, Civ, Cyberpunk, etc

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): 

Dont need any peripherals, have a 1440p 145hz monitor.

 

My current build is

Ryzen 5700X

MSI B550M mobo

Zalman S2 case

MSI 850 W PSU

AMD 6900 XT

 

I am going to give my pc to my lil bro besides my GPU, I will keep my 6900XT. TBH I dont see a good reason why to upgrade GPU at this moment, will see if I should in a few months. All I know is I should probably get a 7800X3D or a 9800X3D.

 

Any build lists would be greatly appreciated!!

 

Not much to post, just get the 7800X3D or 9800X3D and enjoy.  You already know how to build, so duplicate what you have for AM5.  

 

7800X3D + 6900XT is great for 1440p.  I used that setup for a 1440p UW even.

 

You can save money by going 9600X or 9700X as well.

[jpeezy]

8 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Not much to post, just get the 7800X3D or 9800X3D and enjoy.  You already know how to build, so duplicate what you have for AM5.  

 

7800X3D + 6900XT is great for 1440p.  I used that setup for a 1440p UW even.

 

You can save money by going 9600X or 9700X as well.

Have any case suggestions? I havent really looked at the parts market in 2+ years, not sure whats highly recommended these days

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, jpeezy said:

Have any case suggestions? I havent really looked at the parts market in 2+ years, not sure whats highly recommended these days

Oh i do love Fractal cases, but that component is utterly subjective.  Do you want a black box, a white fishbowl, an open sided ThermalTake case, etc?

 

I personally love my Fractal North XL, and my Define R6.

 

If you're air cooling, you have hundreds of options.  A 360 AIO will require some double checking, for example the Fractal North can't accept a 360 on top but the North XL can.

[Why_Me]

24 minutes ago, jpeezy said:

Budget (including currency): $2,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Warzone, Oblivion, Civ, Cyberpunk, etc

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): 

Dont need any peripherals, have a 1440p 145hz monitor.

 

My current build is

Ryzen 5700X

MSI B550M mobo

Zalman S2 case

MSI 850 W PSU

AMD 6900 XT

 

I am going to give my pc to my lil bro besides my GPU, I will keep my 6900XT. TBH I dont see a good reason why to upgrade GPU at this moment, will see if I should in a few months. All I know is I should probably get a 7800X3D or a 9800X3D.

 

Any build lists would be greatly appreciated!!

 

Show some brotherly love and fork him over that 6900 XT. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ 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  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ MSI) 
Video Card: *Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1900.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 01:28 EDT-0400

 

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

 

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

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/ 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/montech-air-903-max-case-review

 

 

[WereCat]

@Why_Me $900 for RX 9070 XT? That's just waste of money. 

 

CPU upgrade will be enough

[Why_Me]

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

@Why_Me $900 for RX 9070 XT? That's just waste of money. 

 

CPU upgrade will be enough

MSRP for the RX 7900 XT is $900 and going by the graph I posted the RX 9070 XT is obviously the better card.

[WereCat]

3 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

MSRP for the RX 7900 XT is $900 and going by the graph I posted the RX 9070 XT is obviously the better card.

All I'm saying is that the upgrade is worthless and not necessary

[Why_Me]

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

All I'm saying is that the upgrade is worthless and not necessary

OP gaines 36+ fps more on average with that card alone, not accounting for the boost he's going to get from the 7800x3D. That and his brother will be kissing his arse for at least the next two years.

[WereCat]

22 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

OP gaines 36+ fps more on average with that card alone, not accounting for the boost he's going to get from the 7800x3D. That and his brother will be kissing his arse for at least the next two years.

30% upgrade for $900 on avg is quite meaningless imo. 

100 vs 130FPS is not a big difference on avg. 

 

Also avg from all games is not a good metric for performance either. 

[podkall]

2 hours ago, jpeezy said:

I am going to give my pc to my lil bro besides my GPU, I will keep my 6900XT. TBH I dont see a good reason why to upgrade GPU at this moment, will see if I should in a few months. All I know is I should probably get a 7800X3D or a 9800X3D.

 

Any build lists would be greatly appreciated!!

Could also get 7700(x)/9700x which essentially is 7800x3D without the extra 3D cache.

 

1 hour ago, Why_Me said:

OP gaines 36+ fps more on average with that card alone, not accounting for the boost he's going to get from the 7800x3D. That and his brother will be kissing his arse for at least the next two years.

Could also just find decent used GPU with like 10-16GB VRAM or something.

 

2 hours ago, jpeezy said:

Any build lists would be greatly appreciated!!

Any aesthetics you might be going with?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vQ4PNz

[Why_Me]

11 minutes ago, podkall said:

Could also get 7700(x)/9700x which essentially is 7800x3D without the extra 3D cache.

 

Could also just find decent used GPU with like 10-16GB VRAM or something.

 

Any aesthetics you might be going with?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vQ4PNz

$2000 USD budget and a board that doesn't include PCIe 5.0 for the gpu?

 

Better thermals than the Assassin. Same cooler as the ARGB version.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-review 

 

Unlike the Pop Air, this case includes PWM fans meaning the fan curve can be adjusted not to mention it's ARGB and not RGB. 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/

[podkall]

14 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

$2000 USD budget and a board that doesn't include PCIe 5.0 for the gpu?

Yeah.

 

Remember when 4.0 was fastest and 4090 was fine running on 3.0?

 

How come suddenly 50-series "need" 5.0? The answer is they don't.

 

15 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Unlike the Pop Air, this case includes PWM fans meaning the fan curve can be adjusted not to mention it's ARGB and not RGB. 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/

903 can also be PWM adjusted if you re-plug the controller to MB, at least I think.

[Why_Me]

10 minutes ago, podkall said:

Yeah.

 

Remember when 4.0 was fastest and 4090 was fine running on 3.0?

 

How come suddenly 50-series "need" 5.0? The answer is they don't.

 

903 can also be PWM adjusted if you re-plug the controller to MB, at least I think.

This recent generation of AMD and Nvidia cards support PCIe 5.0. Each new generation of gpu's is going to use more bandwidth (future upgrades). For $30 more you get PCIe 5.0, WiFi 7, Bluetooth and a 5G LAN.

 

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

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *MSI PRO B850-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 04:36 EDT-0400

 

Or for $20 more .... 

 

https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B850 Pro-A WiFi/index.asp 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *ASRock B850 Pro-A WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $169.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 04:40 EDT-0400

 

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B650 Pro RS/index.asp 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *ASRock B650 PRO RS ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $149.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 04:35 EDT-0400

[podkall]

14 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

This recent generation of AMD and Nvidia cards support PCIe 5.0. Each new generation of gpu's is going to use more bandwidth (future upgrades). For $30 more you get PCIe 5.0, WiFi 7, Bluetooth and a 5G LAN.

 

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

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *MSI PRO B850-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 04:36 EDT-0400

 

Or for $20 more .... 

 

https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B850 Pro-A WiFi/index.asp 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *ASRock B850 Pro-A WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $169.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 04:40 EDT-0400

 

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B650 Pro RS/index.asp 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *ASRock B650 PRO RS ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $149.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 04:35 EDT-0400

Support =/= require

 

 

 

[Why_Me]

9 minutes ago, podkall said:

Support =/= require

 

 

 

$2000 USD build and no PCIe 5.0 for the gpu is crazy, especially when the difference is $20.

[podkall]

1 hour ago, Why_Me said:

$2000 USD build and no PCIe 5.0 for the gpu is crazy, especially when the difference is $20.

For 20$ maybe, but you're still phrasing it like PCIe 5.0 magically gives you 100fps for free.

[Why_Me]

27 minutes ago, podkall said:

For 20$ maybe, but you're still phrasing it like PCIe 5.0 magically gives you 100fps for free.

I'm phrasing it as this latest generation of gpu's along with future generations of gpu's do and will support PCIe 5.0 along with using more bandwidth. 

[podkall]

10 hours ago, Why_Me said:

I'm phrasing it as this latest generation of gpu's along with future generations of gpu's do and will support PCIe 5.0 along with using more bandwidth. 

Yeah, no, I doubt next gen mid-range will be faster than 5090, and 5090 doesn't need 5.0 to stretch it's legs.

[Why_Me]

12 hours ago, podkall said:

Yeah, no, I doubt next gen mid-range will be faster than 5090, and 5090 doesn't need 5.0 to stretch it's legs.

This is how you do a proper $2200 USD build ^^

h ttps://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/i-need-help.3879787/post-23485631

[podkall]

22 hours ago, Why_Me said:

This is how you do a proper $2200 USD build ^^

h ttps://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/i-need-help.3879787/post-23485631

I know..

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2NkPNz

 

I can do aesthetics too, fishtank with RGB:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6VdY74

 

• AIO top mount
• 1 Fan exhaust
• 6+ fans side intake and bottom intake

 

Final build should look similar to this:

 

 

• Lian-Li O11 Vision can't mount fans on top of the case, there's glass.
• O11 EVO can