Question CPU Buying Advice

[Cadefoster84]

Hi All,
Looking to build a new gaming rig but it's been a while so i've been educating myself on the current tech landscape. I've always been an Intel guy due to issues i've had with AMD builds many years ago so initially i was looking at something like a 14700k. I understand there's a lot of hate for Intel right now due to stability and longevity problems with the 13/14 series and the reviews aren't great for the new Core Ultra cpus for gaming purposes. That got me looking at Ryzen for the first time in decades and they seem pretty popular right now, specifically the x3d versions of cpus such as the 7800x3d and newer 9800x3d. Problem is they are no where to be found in my area and the few i have seen are going for a couple hundred dollars over MSRP. Gaming mainly at 1440p on a rtx 2080 right now but plan to upgrade to a 50 series card eventually. I'd be happy to hear any buying advice anyone is willing to offer. Also don't really have a budget, but would be happy to save anywhere i can as i'm sure the 50 series of gpus will be stupidly expensive.

Approximate Purchase Date: Soon
Budget Range: Flexible
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: From Scratch Build
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Canada Computers, New Egg
Location: Ontario, Canada
Parts Preferences: No Preference
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution 1440p

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You could take a look at this crude mockup;
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($498.98 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($71.22 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790M AORUS ELITE AX ICE Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($319.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Titanium 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6600 CL32 Memory ($432.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($58.73 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($204.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Custom: Fractal Design FD-A-USBC-001 Pop Accessory USB-C 10Gbps Cable -...
Total: $1891.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-18 19:28 EST-0500
^ 14th Gen Intel build

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($639.98 @ Best Buy Canada)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($71.22 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX ICE Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($307.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL34 Memory ($254.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($58.73 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($166.29 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Custom: Fractal Design FD-A-USBC-001 Pop Accessory USB-C 10Gbps Cable -...
Total: $1803.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-18 19:36 EST-0500
^ AMD Ryzen 7000 AM5 build

White builds in an matx form factor. 2x SSD's, the smaller one is for the OS while the larger one is for your game library. These are merely templates that can be manipulated to suite your budget/needs. I didn't add a GPU in the listing but you're able to drop in an RTX4080 if you wanted to now, provided your budget will allow you to. + RTX5000 series are shown here;
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=590,589,588,587
sans any pricing.