Build Advice New build for gaming and content creation with a budget of $2500 ?

[LaTechExp]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working with a $2500 budget to buy all the components for PC setup that will allow me to play games at a great/high quality, and allow me to use my PC for content creation as well (things like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc,.).

I've been doing my research and here is what I have come up with so far:

GPU: AMD Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT
CPU: Ryzen 9 7900x 12-core, 24 thread unlocked desktop processor
Case: Gigabyte 8650e Aorus Master
Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB 6000MHZ DDR5
SSD: Lexar 1TB NM 790SSD with Heatsink PCIE Gen 4 NVMe
PSU: Corsair RM850e power supply
OS: Windows 11
Monitor: Still figuring out

Side Note: I have been looking at the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT.

This is what I have so far, but I am not sure if I am optimizing as much as I can for performance based on my budget. Any help or recommendations you guys have would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Lutfij]

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and the community can chime in with worthwhile suggestions. I would also add, to elaborate on what you're referring to as etc. in your sentence above.

I would look into an X3D SKU processor if your ratio for gaming is higher than content creation. Be sure to look into ram kits with AMD's E.X.P.O advertised on it.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor ($341.96 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($208.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($969.99 @ Amazon)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: *MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($215.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2255.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-11 03:52 EDT-0400

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A better look at those components.

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/G272QPF-E2

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

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-review

https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/pcie-m-2-ssd/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd/

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N507TGAMING-OC-16GD#kf

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-tuf-oc/32.html

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

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/montech-air-903-max-case-review

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-14700F 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor ($307.72 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($189.07 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($969.99 @ Amazon)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: *MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($215.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2201.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-11 05:26 EDT-0400

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-Z790-TOMAHAWK-WIFI