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Budget (including currency): 3500€-5000€

Country: austria

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: recording, cyberpunk 2077, minecraft with shaders and physics, rainbow-six-siege and first person shooters.

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 would love to have a keyboard and mouse along with a monitor. And a pc that is going to keep strong fps at 4K.

 

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I only use Logitech mice and keyboards so I'm probably not much help in that regard.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X670E-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI

https://geizhals.at/msi-x670e-gaming-plus-wifi-7e16-001r-7e16-003r-a3086588.html

MSI X670E Gaming Plus WIFI €222,55

 

https://geizhals.at/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-100-100000910-a2872867.html 

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D €348,75 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/arctic-liquid-freezer-iii-pro-review

https://geizhals.at/arctic-liquid-freezer-iii-pro-360-acfre00180a-a3455404.html  

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 €80,57

 

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/396/1691400033/F5-6000J3040G32GX2-FX5  

https://geizhals.at/g-skill-flare-x5-schwarz-dimm-kit-64gb-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-fx5-a3003771.html 

G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 64GB (2x32GB) CL30 €210,99 

 

https://geizhals.at/samsung-ssd-990-pro-2tb-mz-v9p2t0bw-a2795958.html

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD €154,85

 

https://geizhals.at/silicon-power-ud90-4tb-sp04kgbp44ud9005-a2917768.html  

Silicon Power UD90 4TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD €242,86

 

https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-5090-solid

https://geizhals.at/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-5090-solid-zt-b50900d-10p-a3382478.html?hloc=at

Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 Solid 32GB €2449,00

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A1250GL-PCIE5

https://geizhals.at/msi-mag-a1250gl-pcie5-1250w-atx-3-1-a3220075.html 

MSI MAG A1250GL PCIE5 1250W ATX 3.1 €184,90   

 

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

https://geizhals.at/lian-li-lancool-216-a2847029.html  

Lian Li LANCOOL 216 €100,74

 

Total: €3995,21

 

https://geizhals.at/?fs=microsoft+windows+11+home&hloc=at 

Microsoft Windows 11 Home €39,23

 

https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-vg27aqml1a/

https://geizhals.at/asus-tuf-gaming-vg27aqml1a-90lm05z0-b07370-a2981641.html 

Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQML1A 27.0" 2560x1440 260Hz IPS €319,98


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Pretty sure I don’t recommend this, but at that budget you could go 5090.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€547.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€45.89 @ Proshop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€163.90 @ Alza) 
Memory: Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€194.90 @ Alza) 
Storage: Kingston NV3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€111.90 @ Alza) 
Video Card: Gainward Phantom GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB Video Card  (€2509.00 @ Alza) 
Case: ADATA XPG VALOR MESH ATX Mid Tower Case  (€38.90 @ Alza) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€118.89 @ Proshop) 
Total: €3731.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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with your budget is the aim to spend €3,500? With a willingness to go higher?

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1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticably improve performance past 240mm.

 

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1 hour ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Budget (including currency): 3500€-5000€

Country: austria

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: recording, cyberpunk 2077, minecraft with shaders and physics, rainbow-six-siege and first person shooters.

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 would love to have a keyboard and mouse along with a monitor. And a pc that is going to keep strong fps at 4K.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J8vMQd

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4 hours ago, will0hlep said:

Pretty sure I don’t recommend this, but at that budget you could go 5090.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€547.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€45.89 @ Proshop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€163.90 @ Alza) 
Memory: Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€194.90 @ Alza) 
Storage: Kingston NV3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€111.90 @ Alza) 
Video Card: Gainward Phantom GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB Video Card  (€2509.00 @ Alza) 
Case: ADATA XPG VALOR MESH ATX Mid Tower Case  (€38.90 @ Alza) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€118.89 @ Proshop) 
Total: €3731.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-25 00:35 CEST+0200

 

with your budget is the aim to spend €3,500? With a willingness to go higher?

I would say its more of a willingness to go higher. However i also would like a pc to still have high stats that would fit my needs.

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13 hours ago, will0hlep said:

Pretty sure I don’t recommend this, but at that budget you could go 5090.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€547.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€45.89 @ Proshop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€163.90 @ Alza) 
Memory: Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€194.90 @ Alza) 
Storage: Kingston NV3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€111.90 @ Alza) 
Video Card: Gainward Phantom GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB Video Card  (€2509.00 @ Alza) 
Case: ADATA XPG VALOR MESH ATX Mid Tower Case  (€38.90 @ Alza) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€118.89 @ Proshop) 
Total: €3731.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-25 00:35 CEST+0200

 

with your budget is the aim to spend €3,500? With a willingness to go higher?

9950X isn't as good as the 9800X3D for gaming.
Also, that SSD doesn't have DRAM cache which it really should for nearly $4k. @CrosscutLake388

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9 hours ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

I would say its more of a willingness to go higher. However i also would like a pc to still have high stats that would fit my needs.

The build that I sent you (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J8vMQd) has 4TB, more than you'll probably need. You could save ~$100 to go 2TB if that fits your needs. Also, was the monitor and peripherals included in the $3-5k?

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On 6/25/2025 at 2:45 PM, KidKid said:

The build that I sent you (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J8vMQd) has 4TB, more than you'll probably need. You could save ~$100 to go 2TB if that fits your needs. Also, was the monitor and peripherals included in the $3-5k?

Your build seems to really be a good option for me. But if you have keyboard mouse and monitor recommendations please tell me.

 

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54 minutes ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Your build seems to really be a good option for me. But if you have keyboard mouse and monitor recommendations please tell me.

 

I'll get to looking for keyboard and mouse and monitor for you! What is your budget for the peripherals and monitor?

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On 6/26/2025 at 6:06 PM, KidKid said:

I'll get to looking for keyboard and mouse and monitor for you! What is your budget for the peripherals and monitor?

Also isnt the wattage from the power supply too little to supply the proper wattage to all the components 

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On 6/26/2025 at 6:06 PM, KidKid said:

I'll get to looking for keyboard and mouse and monitor for you! What is your budget for the peripherals and monitor?

I never really thought of that. But a nice mechanical keyboard along with a cordless mouse would be best and a monitor with some of that new color tech and 4k obviously cause of the 5090. Thank you so much for the help

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41 minutes ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Also isnt the wattage from the power supply too little to supply the proper wattage to all the components 

The PSU should be fine, as long as you don't plan to do crazy overclocking or an insane amount of RGB. 😄 You can get a 1200W PSU, such as https://www.amazon.com/PlatiGemini-Standard-Connector-Full-Modular-EGN1200P/dp/B0CYKCXKL5/ref=sr_1_1?ascsubtag=tomshardware-us-1386442818913106916-20&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7kCoCaHmIFalG7swyvq8DS5kMuhJZlcwEoxrhs6kb4QUolxUIPRl7K5GjW1QZ6MqTZoaM5Zgi_ofQWWdF5Mz1mMl91khosCnEZLrPxYVufv8wg3zHnwM1pMoyiMpoERmATPlijGTvlfoy2ecq2OvtCV7g6ePwE3DTUHsoJJXjVyy96UW7UpIeEy4tDKMm7d9vP1qbjmmWi8v5HUlSmRMCrBjx7qpknl4QF1P3fHPjz8.ORrhN7UMagw3kWCDl1Om4obOmbA0SetkA30tC2wP7S8&dib_tag=se&geniuslink=true&keywords=Enermax+PlatiGemini+1200W&qid=1751061373&sr=8-1 for the same price mine is, so please do replace that out.

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1 hour ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

I never really thought of that. But a nice mechanical keyboard along with a cordless mouse would be best and a monitor with some of that new color tech and 4k obviously cause of the 5090. Thank you so much for the help

Maybe this, if $850 is okay with you - Monitor 1 or Monitor 2 coming in at $1000+, and I also have a cheaper one -Monitor 3. I know that isn't a lot of options, and that the first one is 'only' 165hz, though that should be enough! The second one is 240hz. They are all OLED panels, as expected for this price point, and all have HDR.

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1 hour ago, KidKid said:

Maybe this, if $850 is okay with you - Monitor 1 or Monitor 2 coming in at $1000+, and I also have a cheaper one -Monitor 3. I know that isn't a lot of options, and that the first one is 'only' 165hz, though that should be enough! The second one is 240hz. They are all OLED panels, as expected for this price point, and all have HDR.

Whats your opinion on alienware

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1 hour ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Whats your opinion on alienware

Alienware is good. I'll look them up now. I only took those from Amazon. 😊

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1 hour ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Whats your opinion on alienware

Here's two Alienwares!

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-34-240hz-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3425dw/apd/210-brrk/monitors-monitor-accessories

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3225qf/apd/210-blmq/monitors-monitor-accessories

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4 hours ago, KidKid said:

Here's two Alienwares!

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-34-240hz-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3425dw/apd/210-brrk/monitors-monitor-accessories

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3225qf/apd/210-blmq/monitors-monitor-accessories

Yeah they do look a lot better, but hey thanks so much. I think im very happy with the build you recommended me! I changed up some things (not only because of availability in Europe but also preference). Take a look!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pWZ83w

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8 hours ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Yeah they do look a lot better, but hey thanks so much. I think im very happy with the build you recommended me! I changed up some things (not only because of availability in Europe but also preference). Take a look!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pWZ83w

Looks great!

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1 hour ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Do you think everything would fit/is compatible with the dimensions and cable connections. Also how bad do you think the bottleneck is/ if its bad at all.

The bottleneck will be the GPU at 4K, which is not fixable (because the 5090 is the fastest GPU), so yes, this match will be good!

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26 minutes ago, KidKid said:

The bottleneck will be the GPU at 4K, which is not fixable (because the 5090 is the fastest GPU), so yes, this match will be good!

Thank you so much for the help! Im very very satisfied. All i got to do now is be able to save up for it :3

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10 minutes ago, CrosscutLake388 said:

Thank you so much for the help! Im very very satisfied. All i got to do now is be able to save up for it :3

Yup! Please let me know how it goes later!

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