- Dec 11, 2015
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Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: As little as possible to get the most out of the monitor (1440p high refresh rate)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Fortnite, watching videos, other games, Autocad & Inventor
Are you buying a monitor: No (Already bought)
Parts to Upgrade: Everything except the monitor
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any Belgian / Dutch one
Location: Belgium
Parts Preferences: No parts / brands with many issues. Prefer one of the highest quality options without overspending
Overclocking: Probably not
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 2560x1440p 165hz
Additional Comments: He does not care much about system longevity. His current pc is 7 years old so by the time he upgrades again even AM5 will probably be obsolete. Also does not care about raytracing.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My brother's pc is outdated for gaming (i5 6500 & Gtx 1060). Old monitor just broke and got replaced with a 1440p 165hz one and now I'm trying to build a "somewhat budget pc" that will get the most out of the monitor for many years.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (€314.95 @ Azerty)
I think this is the best option for not bottlenecking a 6950 XT for someone who doesnt care about being on a "dead platform".
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€41.00)
Not sure if it will be good enough but I read somewhere that it has insane performance for the price
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (€139.95 @ Amazon Belgium)
I think it has everything he will need without overspending on things he won't. ROG is good quality and Asus make good mobo's.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (€69.00 @ Amazon Belgium)
I think this is the sweet spot?
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Already owned
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€49.99 @ Amazon Belgium)
This was supposed to be a good budget option for Pci 4 SSD. He does need some more storage. Not sure if it will give much performance gains in games over the cheapest ssd's though.
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Already owned
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card (€500.00)
Found a seller of MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio for 500EUR. If it doesn't go through I can buy a new XFX Radeon RX 6950 XT Merc 319 Black for 660EUR
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case (€155.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
This and Fractal Torrent stay the coolest. I think it makes sense to rather spend more on a cooler case than a better CPU cooler for pretty much a 100% gaming pc.
Power Supply: Cooler Master i600 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Might need a new one.
Monitor: LG 27GN850-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
Already bought this
Total: €1270.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-04 13:35 CEST+0200
Anything I overlooked? / better options?
Budget Range: As little as possible to get the most out of the monitor (1440p high refresh rate)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Fortnite, watching videos, other games, Autocad & Inventor
Are you buying a monitor: No (Already bought)
Parts to Upgrade: Everything except the monitor
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any Belgian / Dutch one
Location: Belgium
Parts Preferences: No parts / brands with many issues. Prefer one of the highest quality options without overspending
Overclocking: Probably not
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 2560x1440p 165hz
Additional Comments: He does not care much about system longevity. His current pc is 7 years old so by the time he upgrades again even AM5 will probably be obsolete. Also does not care about raytracing.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My brother's pc is outdated for gaming (i5 6500 & Gtx 1060). Old monitor just broke and got replaced with a 1440p 165hz one and now I'm trying to build a "somewhat budget pc" that will get the most out of the monitor for many years.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (€314.95 @ Azerty)
I think this is the best option for not bottlenecking a 6950 XT for someone who doesnt care about being on a "dead platform".
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€41.00)
Not sure if it will be good enough but I read somewhere that it has insane performance for the price
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (€139.95 @ Amazon Belgium)
I think it has everything he will need without overspending on things he won't. ROG is good quality and Asus make good mobo's.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (€69.00 @ Amazon Belgium)
I think this is the sweet spot?
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Already owned
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€49.99 @ Amazon Belgium)
This was supposed to be a good budget option for Pci 4 SSD. He does need some more storage. Not sure if it will give much performance gains in games over the cheapest ssd's though.
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Already owned
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card (€500.00)
Found a seller of MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio for 500EUR. If it doesn't go through I can buy a new XFX Radeon RX 6950 XT Merc 319 Black for 660EUR
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case (€155.89 @ Alternate Belgium)
This and Fractal Torrent stay the coolest. I think it makes sense to rather spend more on a cooler case than a better CPU cooler for pretty much a 100% gaming pc.
Power Supply: Cooler Master i600 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Might need a new one.
Monitor: LG 27GN850-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
Already bought this
Total: €1270.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-04 13:35 CEST+0200
Anything I overlooked? / better options?
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