Build Advice $1100 pc build

[Brandon Tran]

So I’m looking at parts to buy for my pc and I have built pcs before but I just want some recommendations or extra advice if there is anything I need to change about my build. As the title says, the budget is around 1k-1.1k. The pc will be used for gaming and schoolwork and the monitor is 165hz at 1080p. Ill send the links below and lmk if the build looks good! My microcenter is in tustin also. I split the build between 2 websites so I can take advantage of microcenter’s bundle deal.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/co...spx?load=206b8c93-7e9f-496d-ad95-a48598df7a1b
$369.98)

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

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($80.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $705.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-15 19:52 EST-0500

Total: $1075.74

 

[Lutfij]

Would've looked for a higher pedigree board but the bundle looks good. I'd also add a secondary smaller capacity SSD for the OS, app's and launchers, the larger drive can be your game library drive and by that I'd bump the 1TB to 2TB.

Apart from that the build looks alright!

 

[helper800]

Get this bundle and then ask for the 10 dollar upgrade to the 32gb corsair RGB RAM kit. This will cost 379.99 total and you get a better motherboard, double the RAM, and a 9600x vs a 7600x for only 80 dollars more. For the rest of the build I would do this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1186.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-15 22:50 EST-0500

If you can wait for the 5070 to come out it would be worth a small stretch in budget if possible.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

The initial build isn’t bad, I like the build above a bit better. However I’d say if you want to sand a few bucks from that you can go for the 7600x which would knock 40 bucks off that updated build.

I would also consider waiting for news of the rx 9070 and rx 9070 xt. If I had to guess, I’d think the 9070 non xt may go for 500. I’m unsure of that but if amd is smart they’ll come out swinging on price to gain market share.

 

[Brandon Tran]

Get this bundle and then ask for the 10 dollar upgrade to the 32gb corsair RGB RAM kit. This will cost 379.99 total and you get a better motherboard, double the RAM, and a 9600x vs a 7600x for only 80 dollars more. For the rest of the build I would do this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1186.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-15 22:50 EST-0500

If you can wait for the 5070 to come out it would be worth a small stretch in budget if possible.

Seems good, the bundle with the upgraded mobo and ram is currently sold out which is why I didn’t use it, but I can definitely wait. Can you explain the performance difference between the 7800xt and 5070? I don’t really know much about the new gpus. Also is there a reason for the ssd change, im assuming for the budget but idk if that ssd is better than the sn850x. I could just use the upgraded mobo and ram deal for 7600x instead for $350.

New potential build to account for 2tb ssd
Could also switch for sn5000 2tb with 5070

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kv8M3w

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($349.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1191.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-16 02:11 EST-0500

 

[helper800]

Seems good, the bundle with the upgraded mobo and ram is currently sold out which is why I didn’t use it, but I can definitely wait. Can you explain the performance difference between the 7800xt and 5070? I don’t really know much about the new gpus. Also is there a reason for the ssd change, im assuming for the budget but idk if that ssd is better than the sn850x. I could just use the upgraded mobo and ram deal for 7600x instead for $350.

New potential build to account for 2tb ssd
Could also switch for sn5000 2tb with 5070

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kv8M3w

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($349.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1191.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-16 02:11 EST-0500

The 9600x is faster than the 7600x by a reasonable amount so it is much preferable. The upcoming 5070 from Nvidia will be significantly faster than the 7800 XT but it is impossible to say by how much until it comes out and is properly reviewed. Considering the 5070 MSRP will only be about 50 dollars more than the 7800 XT currently goes for it only makes sense to try and stretch the budget for the better card as it will be performative for much longer. The SSD change is to save some money while not losing any discernable performance. You could save another 10-20 dollars on the PSU and get a decent quality 750w PSU as well but that would be limiting to future upgrade on the graphics card side of things. The current PSU is a very good PSU for the money at 850w.

 

[helper800]

Seems good, the bundle with the upgraded mobo and ram is currently sold out which is why I didn’t use it, but I can definitely wait. Can you explain the performance difference between the 7800xt and 5070? I don’t really know much about the new gpus. Also is there a reason for the ssd change, im assuming for the budget but idk if that ssd is better than the sn850x. I could just use the upgraded mobo and ram deal for 7600x instead for $350.

New potential build to account for 2tb ssd
Could also switch for sn5000 2tb with 5070

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kv8M3w

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($349.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1191.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-16 02:11 EST-0500

This combo is in stock but blowing the budget a bit:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($429.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1236.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-16 03:00 EST-0500

 

[Brandon Tran]

The 9600x is faster than the 7600x by a reasonable amount so it is much preferable. The upcoming 5070 from Nvidia will be significantly faster than the 7800 XT but it is impossible to say by how much until it comes out and is properly reviewed. Considering the 5070 MSRP will only be about 50 dollars more than the 7800 XT currently goes for it only makes sense to try and stretch the budget for the better card as it will be performative for much longer. The SSD change is to save some money while not losing any discernable performance. You could save another 10-20 dollars on the PSU and get a decent quality 750w PSU as well but that would be limiting to future upgrade on the graphics card side of things. The current PSU is a very good PSU for the money at 850w.

I see, well the in stock doesn’t matter much because I would have to wait for the 5070 either way, so thanks alot for the help!