First custom PC

[Kyliske]

I'm new to PC building, I want to know if my build is good for gaming in 1440p. My main concern is the case and I am wondering if everything will fit. I have swapped out the cpu, gpu, and added 1 ssd to the prebuilt that I have. Please feel free to give me any recommendation's if you have any. I plan on reusing my ssd's, I just included them in the parts page. I don't plan on buying everything at once.

Budget (including currency): 2000$ USD

Country: U.S

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: CS2, Warframe, Monster Hunter WIlds, AAA games in general.

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): Main Monitor: MSI G273CQ, Second Monitor: Dell S2421HGF. I plan on playing games with HDR on and at 165Hz if possible, I hope to be able to play on medium/high settings as well.

 

[Millios]

25 minutes ago, Kyliske said:

I don't plan on buying everything at once.

First bad idea

If something is faulty you wanna be able to test it right away to RMA it 

Going over the general build tho...

It isnt bad but it sure as hell could use optimising (Also you can get windows keys for like 5$ so I wont factor that in)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wjgnv4

This list chops off about 300 USD and comes with some major benefits like a "better" PSU and superior CPU

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wBWcKq

This 2nd list is about 50$ cheaper but has more ram, a better mobo and, better GPU and a bigger PSU for any future upgrades

 

Pick your ambrosia

[Kyliske]

20 minutes ago, Millios said:

First bad idea

If something is faulty you wanna be able to test it right away to RMA it 

I didn't think about that, I think that I will go with the first list that you linked. I like the budget and I have a case that's similar to the one in that list so hopefully Its easy for me. Also I plan on just reusing my ssd's so I wont have to buy windows 11 again right?

[Why_Me]

@Kyliske air coolers don't work so well with those fish tank cases (basic physics). Look for a board chipset that offers more PCIe lanes (bandwidth) for those Samsung SSD's and you want a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for the gpu seeing how this latest generation of AMD and Nvidia cards support PCIe 5.0.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($360.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($88.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *Asus PRIME OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($719.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *ASRock Steel Legend SL-850G 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1553.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-31 02:07 EDT-0400

 

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

 

A better look at those components.

 

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

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d/

 

http://www.idcooling.com/product/detail?id=496&name=FROZN A620 PRO SE 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-cpu-air-cooler/6.html 

 

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16g/ 

Recommended PSU: 750W 

 

https://www.asrock.com/Power-Supply/SteelLegend/SL-850G/ 

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/asrock-steel-legend-sl-850g-psu-review/all/1/  

 

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

 

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

 

[Millios]

26 minutes ago, Kyliske said:

Also I plan on just reusing my ssd's so I wont have to buy windows 11 again right?

That will depend
Some prebuilds have the license in the hardware, some you can link to accounts on Microsoft and there are other methods so I cant 100% guarantee anything 

[PDifolco]

15 minutes ago, Millios said:

That will depend
Some prebuilds have the license in the hardware, some you can link to accounts on Microsoft and there are other methods so I cant 100% guarantee anything 

Also an old Windows boot drive may refuse to work on a newer system due to some incompatibility

And a fresh Windows install is always recommended on a new PC