Hopefully final parts list

[Curption]

Budget (including currency): 2000-2500 Australian Dollars

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: sim racing, planning on building a new rig but also video editing

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 am currently a little over budget, but I do acknowledge that I care a little too much about aesthetics. Trying to drop the price a little whilst either improving performance or keeping the looks of the pc high.

Thank you

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/ybvbzP

[Hinjima]

3 minutes ago, Curption said:

Budget (including currency): 2000-2500 Australian Dollars

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: sim racing, planning on building a new rig but also video editing

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 am currently a little over budget, but I do acknowledge that I care a little too much about aesthetics. Trying to drop the price a little whilst either improving performance or keeping the looks of the pc high.

Thank you

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/ybvbzP

 

Its a decent list and there isn't much I would change if anything.

To drop the price you have to go with a dual tower air cooler over an AIO, thats where you can save 120 bucks.

But you mentioned aesthetics and I guess you find an AIO to be the best looking, so thats up to you.

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($539.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: ASRock B850 Pro RS WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($299.00 @ Scorptec) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE SFF GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card  ($999.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2025) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2448.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-21 23:39 AEST+1000

[podkall]

You can drop AIO cooler for air, 9000 series CPU for 7000 series, and PCIe 5.0 motherboard for PCIe 4.0

 

This B850 motherboard is slightly cheaper: Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 (if you don't mind that it doesn't have M.2 heatsinks and WIFI6 instead of WIFI6E)

 

Build that drops price while keeping all aesthetics:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/WJ4wJn

 

Build that drops PCIe 5.0 16x slot and AIO:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/gyPhLc