New PC build for programming & gaming

[thab]

Budget (including currency): $1300

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Genshin, Battlefield, RDR2, Android Studio, VS Code

Other details aiming for 1440p gaming 
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gjVQ4p

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850M GAMING X WIFI6E Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.95 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.95 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: XFX Swift OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Tecware Timber M
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.89 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1273.63

Two nvme: One for windows, One for linux
better and cheaper motherboard and psu will be nice.
any other advice also appreciated

 

[Why_Me]

19 minutes ago, thab said:

Budget (including currency): $1300

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Genshin, Battlefield, RDR2, Android Studio, VS Code

Other details aiming for 1440p gaming 
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gjVQ4p

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850M GAMING X WIFI6E Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.95 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.95 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: XFX Swift OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Tecware Timber M
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.89 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1273.63

Two nvme: One for windows, One for linux
better and cheaper motherboard and psu will be nice.
any other advice also appreciated

 

Go with a single 2TB SSD so that you don't have to run your gpu at x8.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ MSI) 
Video Card: XFX Swift OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *ASRock Steel Legend SL-750G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1264.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-09-27 05:15 EDT-0400

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8crfwY

265k + 9070xt + 32gb 6000c36

 

its 40$ overbudget but its a full cpu + gpu overhaul with the microcenter 265k bundle for the cpu mobo and rams

 

if you prefer ryzen over intel theres the 7600x3d bundle at the same price, wouldnt bother with the 7700 nor 9700x bundles as the 265k demolishes them in multicore and performs about the same or better in games if you atleast have 200s boost turned on (may have higher performance with manual tuning esp ram)

 

if youd like to save some cash on the gpu theres the 5070 new (500$) or you can go for a used 6900xt/6950xt (~400$) both of which outperform the 9060xt and should give you a better 1440p experience