New Build Gaming/programming

[Mid3x]

Budget (including currency): 2000 euro

Country: Italy

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: All types of games: from lol to hunt showdown, ark survival ascended. Also programming games and computer multitasking. 

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): 

The pc is for a friend of mine but i'm going to build it with him since i've some experience. He already has a monitor that is fhd 180hz but he  wants to reserve the possibility for a future upgrade with a 2k monitor.

I've already wrote down a possible build for him but i'd like another opinion from someone who knows more than me.

 

CASE: Lian Li Lancool 3 (He likes this one but if you have some suggestion in the same form factor and price range they are well accepted)

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3d

CPU COOLER: THERMALRIGHT AQUA ELITE 360 V3

MB: Asus TUF Gaming B850-E wifi

RAM: Lexar THOR Z 32gb ddr5 6000MHz cl36 (Already bought on sale at 330. I read they are good and works well and they where a cheap compromise)

GPU: XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT 16gb

SSD: Lexar EQ790 2TB SSD M.2

PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W

 

I'd like to know if there may be some improvement to make the build better, we are open to suggestion. 

Also we recently saw a lot of people buying amd cpu on aliexpress, what do you think about it? Is it a safe option and would you suggest it?

Thanks a lot for your help!

[Dedayog]

14 minutes ago, Mid3x said:

Budget (including currency): 2000 euro

Country: Italy

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: All types of games: from lol to hunt showdown, ark survival ascended. Also programming games and computer multitasking. 

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): 

The pc is for a friend of mine but i'm going to build it with him since i've some experience. He already has a monitor that is fhd 180hz but he  wants to reserve the possibility for a future upgrade with a 2k monitor.

I've already wrote down a possible build for him but i'd like another opinion from someone who knows more than me.

 

CASE: Lian Li Lancool 3 (He likes this one but if you have some suggestion in the same form factor and price range they are well accepted)

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3d

CPU COOLER: THERMALRIGHT AQUA ELITE 360 V3

MB: Asus TUF Gaming B850-E wifi

RAM: Lexar THOR Z 32gb ddr5 6000MHz cl36 (Already bought on sale at 330. I read they are good and works well and they where a cheap compromise)

GPU: XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT 16gb

SSD: Lexar EQ790 2TB SSD M.2

PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W

 

I'd like to know if there may be some improvement to make the build better, we are open to suggestion. 

Also we recently saw a lot of people buying amd cpu on aliexpress, what do you think about it? Is it a safe option and would you suggest it?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Small correction:  2k is NOT 1440p.  It is 1080p.  

 

Honestly, it seems to be a good setup of buying 2 main good items and supporting them with inexpensive yet decent parts.

 

One note, unless he just WANTS water cooling a 2 fan cpu cooler like the Peerless Assassin or similar is just as good with a 9800X3D.  They don't need a lot of cooling power.

 

Tho I would suggest putting it all in Italy pcpartpicker.com to see pricing, which is the other half to determine value.  But looks good so far.

[Tetras]

23 minutes ago, Mid3x said:

Also we recently saw a lot of people buying amd cpu on aliexpress, what do you think about it? Is it a safe option and would you suggest it?

For a CPU that is on the low-end, e.g. 7500F, I'd have very little concern. But, buying a 9800X3D? Not for me, mainly because of the warranty situation. Though, if the CPU was retail boxed and serviceable worldwide, from a solid seller, I suppose you could, assuming you're not going to get stung for import/sales taxes. In most countries there's a threshold at which they apply, which I'd be nearly certain a 9800X3D will exceed.

 

23 minutes ago, Mid3x said:

Also programming games and computer multitasking. 

Is this just casual usage? If not, you may want to look into the 270K Plus.

[KidKid]

24 minutes ago, Mid3x said:

Budget (including currency): 2000 euro

Country: Italy

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: All types of games: from lol to hunt showdown, ark survival ascended. Also programming games and computer multitasking. 

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): 

The pc is for a friend of mine but i'm going to build it with him since i've some experience. He already has a monitor that is fhd 180hz but he  wants to reserve the possibility for a future upgrade with a 2k monitor.

I've already wrote down a possible build for him but i'd like another opinion from someone who knows more than me.

 

CASE: Lian Li Lancool 3 (He likes this one but if you have some suggestion in the same form factor and price range they are well accepted)

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3d

CPU COOLER: THERMALRIGHT AQUA ELITE 360 V3

MB: Asus TUF Gaming B850-E wifi

RAM: Lexar THOR Z 32gb ddr5 6000MHz cl36 (Already bought on sale at 330. I read they are good and works well and they where a cheap compromise)

GPU: XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT 16gb

SSD: Lexar EQ790 2TB SSD M.2

PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W

 

I'd like to know if there may be some improvement to make the build better, we are open to suggestion. 

Also we recently saw a lot of people buying amd cpu on aliexpress, what do you think about it? Is it a safe option and would you suggest it?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Looks like a good setup. It would have been nice to get CL32 or CL30 memory but in these times... I can't say much about that.

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, KidKid said:

Looks like a good setup. It would have been nice to get CL32 or CL30 memory but in these times... I can't say much about that.

100% in a perfect world, but the nice thing is that X3D cpus are very forgiving with latency.  CL30 or CL36 impacts not at all for a 9800X3D.

[OddOod]

42 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Small correction:  2k is NOT 1440p.  It is 1080p.  

honestly, at this point, I think it's probably fine to just let people be wrong

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (€335.67 @ Amazon Italia) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool LE360 V2 75.89 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€78.40 @ PC Componentes) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  (€89.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€103.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €608.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-03-31 20:41 CEST+0200

 

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

 

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

[Dedayog]

11 minutes ago, OddOod said:

honestly, at this point, I think it's probably fine to just let people be wrong

I'm sure it is, but for some reason that bothers me.

 

Probably because it's numbers and math based, and who I am.

[BiotechBen]

33 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I'm sure it is, but for some reason that bothers me.

 

Probably because it's numbers and math based, and who I am.

I mean, "8k" is also not 8k, it's 7.68k, it's all just bullshit marketing because "big number better"

[asdasdasdasdasdasd]

I agree with @dedayog. A water cooler will keep your CPU cooler by a few degrees but it doesn't impact its performance at all, unless the CPU is hitting some really high temperature like 100 C. Water coolers are far less reliable than air coolers; I would strongly recommend you to swap the water cooler out for an air cooler.

[Mid3x]

13 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Small correction:  2k is NOT 1440p.  It is 1080p. 

Wow, I always thought they were the same thing because I've seen them used interchangeably. Thanks so much for the correction!

13 hours ago, Dedayog said:

They don't need a lot of cooling power.

Yes I know, we thought that given the small difference in cost, liquid cooling would be cooler (not like fresh cool but like "cool cool")

 

Thanks a lot  for your help!

[Mid3x]

13 hours ago, Tetras said:

mainly because of the warranty situation

Yeah that was also my main concearn, I'll probably stick to some more reliable store.

13 hours ago, Tetras said:

Is this just casual usage?

We can say that, we are both studying computer engineering at uni but for now we don't have to do too expensive things on the hardware side. We are experimenting with game and app development and the choice of that cpu is also for a more futureproof build.