I'm not super knowledgeable with this kind of stuff but I built a PC for myself almost 2 years ago and while I did a ton of research back then, the PC world seems to move quite fast as I'm not familiar with the changes in todays market.
I'm now looking to help a friend build a gaming PC and would like some input from you guys to see if there's anything I'm missing or anything I should improve. His build budget is $2500 USD (without monitor) and in terms of how good of a setup he wants, lets say a 10 would be the most top of the line parts out there and a 5 would be a mid range build, I think if we can get a build around 7.5-8 that would be the goal.
This is what I'm thinking of so far:
CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X - when this first came out, it used to be 1 tier down from the top but now with the 7000 series out, I'm wondering if this is still a good option? Or would you suggest something in the 7000's instead?
VIDEO CARD: Gigabyte Gaming OC 4070 TI - is this a good option? Going 4080 or higher is quite a price jump. Any thoughts on this would be great.
MOBO: ASUS AMD AM4 ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero - Is this too much mobo for this build?
RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 3600 DDR4 - Is this enough? I think we'll be fine with the 32gb for now but not sure if 3600 DDR4 is good.
These are the main parts I need some help with. I'm not sure if they're all a good fit or if some specs should be higher. The rest of the parts I can figure out so any suggestions or help regarding these ones I would greatly appreciate!
I'm now looking to help a friend build a gaming PC and would like some input from you guys to see if there's anything I'm missing or anything I should improve. His build budget is $2500 USD (without monitor) and in terms of how good of a setup he wants, lets say a 10 would be the most top of the line parts out there and a 5 would be a mid range build, I think if we can get a build around 7.5-8 that would be the goal.
This is what I'm thinking of so far:
CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X - when this first came out, it used to be 1 tier down from the top but now with the 7000 series out, I'm wondering if this is still a good option? Or would you suggest something in the 7000's instead?
VIDEO CARD: Gigabyte Gaming OC 4070 TI - is this a good option? Going 4080 or higher is quite a price jump. Any thoughts on this would be great.
MOBO: ASUS AMD AM4 ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero - Is this too much mobo for this build?
RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 3600 DDR4 - Is this enough? I think we'll be fine with the 32gb for now but not sure if 3600 DDR4 is good.
These are the main parts I need some help with. I'm not sure if they're all a good fit or if some specs should be higher. The rest of the parts I can figure out so any suggestions or help regarding these ones I would greatly appreciate!