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7 minutes ago, MoodyBro said:

Yes in Houston

While I love the 9600X bundle for $279, the 16GB RAM is an issue. 

 

$349 9060XT 16GB. 

 

Fill in with something like this, changing up for budgetary issues.   Case is completely subjective, you make that call.  I put in a place holder.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SanDisk)
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($97.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $308.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-12 23:32 EDT-0400

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Budget (including currency): $1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Ashes of Creation mainly. Maybe some other steam games but none in mind.

Other details: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qdqzxg

 

1. Budget & Location

Around $1000. Located between Texas and Florida 


2. Aim

To play AOC and other non intensive games. I already have a ps5 pro.
 

3. Monitors

Using this https://a.co/d/btHTEE5


4. Peripherals

Thinking about Red Dragon mmo mouse and a basic keyboard.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Not upgrading. First time pc build. Mainly just wanna play AOC.

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15 minutes ago, MoodyBro said:

Budget (including currency): $1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Ashes of Creation mainly. Maybe some other steam games but none in mind.

Other details: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qdqzxg

 

1. Budget & Location

Around $1000. Located between Texas and Florida 


2. Aim

To play AOC and other non intensive games. I already have a ps5 pro.
 

3. Monitors

Using this https://a.co/d/btHTEE5


4. Peripherals

Thinking about Red Dragon mmo mouse and a basic keyboard.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Not upgrading. First time pc build. Mainly just wanna play AOC.

Do you have a Microcenter near you?  Cuz there are a few between Texas and Florida.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Sage: Ryzen 7800X3D - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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7 minutes ago, MoodyBro said:

Yes in Houston

While I love the 9600X bundle for $279, the 16GB RAM is an issue. 

 

$349 9060XT 16GB. 

 

Fill in with something like this, changing up for budgetary issues.   Case is completely subjective, you make that call.  I put in a place holder.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SanDisk)
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($97.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $308.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-12 23:32 EDT-0400

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Sage: Ryzen 7800X3D - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

While I love the 9600X bundle for $279, the 16GB RAM is an issue.

 

I'd probably lean into the 7700X bundle for $379 with a $349 9060XT 16GB. 

 

Fill in with something like this, changing up for budgetary issues. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SanDisk)
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($97.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $308.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-12 23:32 EDT-0400

Thanks man!

 

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4 hours ago, Dedayog said:

While I love the 9600X bundle for $279, the 16GB RAM is an issue. 

 

$349 9060XT 16GB. 

 

Fill in with something like this, changing up for budgetary issues.   Case is completely subjective, you make that call.  I put in a place holder.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SanDisk)
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($97.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $308.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-12 23:32 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($42.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SanDisk) 
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($199.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($97.89 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $956.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-13 04:00 EDT-0400

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Feel free: To ask any question, no matter what question it is, I will try to answer. I know a lot about PCs but not everything.

current PC:

Ryzen 5 5600 |16GB DDR4 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti [further details on my profile]

PC configs I used before:

  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
  3. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti
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