Planning an overhaul.

Argent Moon · June 23

Budget (including currency): $1500

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cyberpunk, Helldivers 2, Minecraft, Skyrim (Modded), Minecraft (Modded) Warframe, Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous.

Other details:

Existing Parts List:

Case: NZXT H5 Flow (2022)

Mobo: ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus Wifi II

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X

Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Notte 240mm AIO (Fans Swapped with Corsair RS120’s)

RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB 32GB DDR4-3600

Storage: 1TB Kingston NV2 NVMe, 2TB Crucial BX500 2.5” SSD, 500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5” SSD

GPU: XFX Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 6650 XT 8GB GDDR6

PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018)

Monitors: MSI MAG 27C6F 1080p 180Hz Curved Monitor, INNOCON 1080p 165Hz Monitor (Model No Longer Sold)

Current Overhaul Parts List:

Case: Corsair iCUE LINK 3500X RGB

Mobo: ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PLUS WIFI

CPU: Ryzen 5 9600X

Cooler: Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 240 RX LCD

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 CL36

Storage: 1TB Kingston NV2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 990 Pro NVMe, 2TB Samsung 870 Evo 2.5” SSD

GPU XFX Speedster QICK319 Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6

PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018)

Now, with that out of the way, what I want to do with this is be able to play anything at high frames in 1080p at Ultra Settings, but also have a good time when i switch to 1440p, preferably medium-high settings. I think what i have is a decent parts list, but I want advice from you guys, specifically on the GPU. I am firmly Team Red, but am amicable to trying out other gpus other than AMD if they are at a good price for what i need. For the AIO, i was thinking what i put down, but i was also thinking a NZXT Kraken, mainly because i just want a good aio with an LCD panel on it. Let me know what you guys think.

Why_Me · June 23

You want DDR5-6000 CL30 for these AM5 cpu's if you intend on gaming. Here's another option to consider: Reuse your current case and add this 120mm case fan to it ... unless you have the white version of that case then it's easy enough to get a white 120mm case fan and white dual tower cpu cooler along with low profile white RAM.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *Asus B650E MAX GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Asus PRIME OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card ($719.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 PWM PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1289.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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