Question New Christmas,White PC Build 2025 advice

[Badante1975]

After 12 years I am finally able to get a new PC. My old one still works and as of yesterday was playing steam games heh, its an old I5-4670k with 1060 Ti but yea she is being crippled by specs for games now. I finally saved enough to make a new longevity gaming build in white. Its been a decade since I last made a PC and some advice on my current selection would be beyond appreciated.

(side note, confused a lil by ram MT spec and also the AMD contact frame) but here is my current selection.

Case: Hyte Y70 Touch (380$) all white
Mobo: Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7 ICE (251$)
CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread (459)
Cooling AIO: TRYX Panorama 360mm AIO (350$)
GPU: PowerColor Hellhound Sakura AMD Radeon 7800 XT (600$)
PSU: Lian Li Edge Series 1000W (200$)
Ram: G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Series (Intel XMP 3.0) DDR5 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 6400MT/s CL32-39-39-102 1.40V ,(229$)
Lian Li Strimer V2 24pin (50$)
Fans: Lian-Li UNI FAN TL 120mm RGB Case Fan with Controller, 3-Pack - White x7 total (114$ per 3)
Misc: Thermalright ASF-Black AM5 CPU Holder, Corrective Anti-Bending Fixing Frame (12$)
Storage: SAMSUNG 990 EVO Plus SSD 4TB, PCIe Gen 4x4 | Gen 5x2 M.2 2280, Speeds Up-to 7,250 MB/s, (240$)
Oper: Sof MS Win 11 Pro IT 64 Bit (147$)
tool kit: SHOWPIN 122 in 1 PC (22$) ScrewdriverKit (lost all my old pc tools so need a new set)

 

[logainofhades]

Personally, I would spend less on aesthetics and put it towards performance. You can still do white theme, without sacrificing so much performance. Please see link in my sig, and reply back with all relevant information. Your build put together in PCPP, then exported here, helps too.

System Builder

pcpartpicker.com

 

[logainofhades]

I would change that ram to Z5 Neo, as it has EXPO timings for AMD cpu's. Also changing the PSU, as it has the new 12v high power connector that eventually even AMD will be using. You have the budget, might as well go 7900xtx.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($475.96 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: TRYX PANORAMA ARGB 66.09 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($349.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($250.78 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Spectral Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 Snow 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.00 @ Abt)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3293.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-18 10:22 EST-0500

 

[logainofhades]

Ok think I got it all except for a rgb 24 pin cable shown above, monitor added, side note the 120hz at this time a bit too costly.

I would go with 1440p instead. Better FPS that way, and your GPU will hold up longer too. Added one to the build.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($475.96 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: TRYX PANORAMA ARGB 66.09 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($349.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($250.78 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Spectral Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 Snow 1050 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.00 @ Abt)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G50D 32.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($279.99 @ Abt)
Total: $3573.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-18 10:28 EST-0500

 

[Badante1975]

Ok the ram was an issue , no white listed for that. Also The PSU connector I assume you were talking about 12x6 im guessing but couldnt find that either.

However the monitor i was able to switch up.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($475.96 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: TRYX PANORAMA ARGB 66.09 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($349.99 @ Newegg Sellers)

Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($250.78 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($214.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card ($725.55 @ Amazon)

Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ B&H)

Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.00 @ Abt)

Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: MSI Modern MD342CQPW 34.0" 3440 x 1440 120 Hz Curved Monitor ($309.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB PRO RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($138.56 @ Amazon)

Total: $3422.77

 

[Badante1975]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: TRYX PANORAMA ARGB 66.09 CFM Liquid
Motherbrd:Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX/AM5
Memory:Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64 GB DDR5-5200 CL40
Storage:Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME
GPU:ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU:MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Modular ATX
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit
Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack , x7
Monitor: MSI Modern MD342CQPW 34.0" 3440x1440,120Hz Curved
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB PRO RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

 

[helper800]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: TRYX PANORAMA ARGB 66.09 CFM Liquid
Motherbrd:Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX/AM5
Memory:Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64 GB DDR5-5200 CL40
Storage:Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME
GPU:ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU:MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Modular ATX
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit
Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack , x7
Monitor: MSI Modern MD342CQPW 34.0" 3440x1440,120Hz Curved
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB PRO RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

I highly recommend making some changes to the core components like so:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($319.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: TRYX PANORAMA ARGB 66.09 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($349.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($250.78 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial T500 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card ($725.55 @ Amazon)
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.00 @ Abt)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 34.0" 3440 x 1440 175 Hz Curved Monitor ($569.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $3511.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-18 12:19 EST-0500

I very highly recommend getting the monitor I linked as it is much better than the MSI one and it fits the theme better too. The PSU change is because the GF3 TT premium from thermaltake is one of the best PSUs and cheap. That PSU is a large improvement to all the ones linked above. The storage being 1tb for the OS and programs and the 4tb mass storage for the games library. The 9800X3D and 7800X3D are much too expensive for what they are right now and that is especially so at 3440X1440p resolution where you will be 99% GPU bound.