Question Gaming PC Build - Input

[yohelpmeplz]

Hi All, Following is my first build (for May 2024). Total around 1039.94. Just assembled but I can't justify my GPU. Please recommend if any other gpu justify this build for performance. I have extra $100 to support gta6 if I don't have to upgrade

CPU - AMD Ryzon 7 7700X - 113.09
MOTHERBOARD - MSI PRO B650-P WiFi -$182.54
RAM - G Skill Flare X5 DDR5 (2*16G) - 104.36
CPU COOLING FAN - Deepcool AK400 - $29.99
GPU - AMD RADEON RX 7600XT 16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE - $349.99
SSD - Insight 1 TB SSD - 69.99
PSU - Corsair RM750e - $99.99
CASE - Corsair 4000D Airflow - $89.99

 

[geofelt]

Where did you buy a i7-7700X for $113.09?
They normally cost three times as much.
Could it be possibly fake?

Run the cpu-Z bench and look at the single thread performance rating.
You should see a score of about 749.
http://valid.x86.fr/bench/qaly6e

Many games are heavily dependent on the performance of the single master thread.
I think the GTA series are one of them.

 

[yohelpmeplz]

I got that as a deal with motherboard and RAM from Microcenter.. I'm not too much worried about it though coz I benchmarked. But gpu?? Tell me if I can do better and with what?

 

[Frag Maniac]

Hi All, Following is my first build (for May 2024). Total around 1039.94. Just assembled but I can't justify my GPU. Please recommend if any other gpu justify this build for performance. I have extra $100 to support gta6 if I don't have to upgrade

CPU - AMD Ryzon 7 7700X - 113.09
MOTHERBOARD - MSI PRO B650-P WiFi -$182.54
RAM - G Skill Flare X5 DDR5 (2*16G) - 104.36
CPU COOLING FAN - Deepcool AK400 - $29.99
GPU - AMD RADEON RX 7600XT 16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE - $349.99
SSD - Insight 1 TB SSD - 69.99
PSU - Corsair RM750e - $99.99
CASE - Corsair 4000D Airflow - $89.99

The RX 7700 XT is roughly 30% faster than the RX 7600 XT, and is only $40 more at $390 on Newegg promo, despite having 12GB vs 16GB VRAM, due to bigger memory bus and bandwidth, and being much higher on pretty much every other spec.

https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-7700-xt-11335-04-20g/p/N82E16814202436

So basically you pay 11.4% more for 30% more performance. Also, as long as you stay at no more than 1440p vs 4K on more demanding games, the VRAM shouldn't be a problem. And don't be fooled by the RX 7600 XT's 16GB VRAM, as it's spec isn't good enough for 4K on a lot of games. Also, it's much smaller memory bus and bandwidth makes the extra 4GB VRAM a bit useless.

 

[logainofhades]

RX 6800 is on par with a 7700xt, and has 16gb vs 12gb on the vram, and can be had for $350.