Build Advice New PC build for 4K gaming ?

[schiavoni]

Hello,


I’m currently building a new gaming PC for someone who plays modern games like Assassin’s Creed and Doom (latest versions). Here is the proposed build:

• Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 Black
• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WIFI
• CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• CPU Cooling: Arctic Freezer 36
• Graphics Card: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT
• Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2024 model)
• Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3040G32GX2-FX5
• Fans: Arctic P14 PWM PST Value Pack, 140mm (5 pieces)
• Storage: Samsung 990 Pro with heatsink, 2TB

The total cost for this build is around €2000.
The person I’m building this PC for does not need an AIO CPU cooler.

Would this system be good for gaming at 4K resolution, or do you recommend any changes? Perhaps 32GB of RAM would be enough instead of 64GB?

I would really appreciate your advice since there are so many options available for PC components nowadays, and I want to make sure everything works well together in the system.

 

[Lutfij]

On face value, the build looks fine but I'd look at a beefy air cooler, like something from Thermalright or get a 360mm AIO. Ram looks fine as it's meant for AMD's AM5 platform. I would add a smaller capacity SSD preferably 500GB for the OS, app's and launchers while the larger SSD is meant to be your game library drive.

The total cost for this build is around € 2000. Is this a good system for gaming at 4K resolution, or would you recommend any changes? Perhaps 32GB of RAM is sufficient instead of 64GB?
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[schiavoni]

Thanks for the reply. I will update the first post. I was already considering the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 and Noctua NH-D15S Chromax Black for CPU cooling. The person I'm building the PC for doesn't want an AIO.

 

[LOGAN54321]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor (€496.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€189.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€103.47 @ Proshop)
Storage: Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€134.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Mercury OC RGB Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card (€786.15 @ notebooksbilliger.de)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case (€104.89 @ notebooksbilliger.de)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2024) 850 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€142.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1997.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 12:12 CEST+0200

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The MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard supports the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor with BIOS version 7D75v1L. If the motherboard is using an older BIOS version, updating the BIOS will be necessary to support the CPU.

 

[JeffreyP55]

Hello,


I’m currently building a new gaming PC for someone who plays modern games like Assassin’s Creed and Doom (latest versions). Here is the proposed build:

• Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 Black
• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WIFI
• CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• CPU Cooling: Arctic Freezer 36
• Graphics Card: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT
• Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2024 model)
• Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3040G32GX2-FX5
• Fans: Arctic P14 PWM PST Value Pack, 140mm (5 pieces)
• Storage: Samsung 990 Pro with heatsink, 2TB

The total cost for this build is around €2000.
The person I’m building this PC for does not need an AIO CPU cooler.

Would this system be good for gaming at 4K resolution, or do you recommend any changes? Perhaps 32GB of RAM would be enough instead of 64GB?

I would really appreciate your advice since there are so many options available for PC components nowadays, and I want to make sure everything works well together in the system.

DOA Corsair branded products are excellent and failures are far and few between.
the Corsair RM850x I purchased for a new build in January this year was indeed DOA, ie it failed the jumper test. It happens, however very disappointing.

 

[Why_Me]

Here's a few cost cutters.

This recent generation of AMD and Nvidia cards support PCIe 5.0 so I would look at a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for the video card.

https://geizhals.de/msi-b850-gaming-plus-wifi-7e56-001r-a3383264.html
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B850-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI
MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI €184,00

https://geizhals.de/teamgroup-t-cre...-kit-32gb-ctced532g6000hc30dc01-a3114019.html
TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL30 €89,90

https://geizhals.de/samsung-ssd-990-evo-plus-2tb-mz-v9s2t0bw-mz-v9s2t0b-a3316843.html
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD €115,79

https://geizhals.de/adata-xpg-core-...x-3-1-corereactoriive850g-bkceu-a3167507.html
ADATA XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W ATX 3.1 €109,90

https://geizhals.de/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-a3228637.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-review
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-cpu-air-cooler/6.html
ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE €25,90

https://geizhals.de/montech-air-903-base-black-a2974660.html
https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-base

Montech Air 903 Base Review

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Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case €66,90

https://geizhals.de/asus-prime-radeon-rx-9070-xt-oc-a3430251.html
https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16g/
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB €730,37

https://geizhals.de/?fs=microsoft+windows+11+home
Microsoft Windows 11 Home €36,00

https://geizhals.de/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-100-100000910-a2872867.html
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D €362,92

 

[Why_Me]

Here's a few cost cutters.

This recent generation of AMD and Nvidia cards support PCIe 5.0 so I would look at a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for the video card.

https://geizhals.de/msi-b850-gaming-plus-wifi-7e56-001r-a3383264.html
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B850-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI
MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI €184,00

https://geizhals.de/teamgroup-t-cre...-kit-32gb-ctced532g6000hc30dc01-a3114019.html
TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL30 €89,90

https://geizhals.de/samsung-ssd-990-pro-2tb-mz-v9p2t0bw-a2795958.html
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD €162,98

https://geizhals.de/adata-xpg-core-...x-3-1-corereactoriive850g-bkceu-a3167507.html
ADATA XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W ATX 3.1 €109,90

https://geizhals.de/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-a3228637.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-review
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/id-cooling-frozn-a620-pro-se-cpu-air-cooler/6.html
ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE €25,90

https://geizhals.de/montech-air-903-base-black-a2974660.html
https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-base

Montech Air 903 Base Review

The Montech Air 903 Base diminishes the barrier of entry even more compared to the already incredibly affordable Max variant. All the while, it delivers everything you anticipate from a contemporary, airflow-centric enclosure. To the extent that this case essentially competes only with its own...

www.techpowerup.com

Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case €66,90

https://geizhals.de/asus-prime-radeon-rx-9070-xt-oc-a3430251.html
https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16g/
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB €730,37

https://geizhals.de/?fs=microsoft+windows+11+home
Microsoft Windows 11 Home €36,00

https://geizhals.de/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-100-100000910-a2872867.html
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D €362,92

If you want DLSS then swap out that card up above with this one.

https://geizhals.de/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-windforce-sff-16g-gv-n507twf3-16gd-a3448752.html
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N507TWF3OC-16GD#kf
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Windforce SFF 16GB €829,00

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor (€496.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX AG620 ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler (€55.89 @ Alternate)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard (€195.54 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€94.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€89.90 @ Alza)
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€124.90 @ Alternate)
Video Card: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card (€746.99 @ Alternate)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case (€76.90 @ Alza)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€119.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2000.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[dark_globe]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (€289.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 BLACK 78.25 CFM CPU Cooler (€59.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€184.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€174.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€124.90 @ Alternate)
Video Card: Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€899.00 @ Alternate)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 217 ATX Mid Tower Case (€125.89 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: NZXT C850 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€136.89 @ Computeruniverse)
Total: €1994.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 18:08 CEST+0200


9800x3d is not that important in 4K
(especially if not running the high end graphics cards like rtx 4090 or 5090)
the differences between modern CPUs
are getting smaller as the resolution increases ,
RTX 5070Ti has a slightly better set of features for 4K resolution
compared to 9070xt in my opinion
(both are not exactly 4K cards but rather excellent 1440p cards ,
but the 5070Ti is able to handle higher resolution slightly better with its features)
i also added more memory since 2x16gb can already be constraining , especially
if you like to have other stuff open/running in the background while gaming .

there are slightly cheaper models of rtx 5070Ti out there ,
but asus prime runs more quiet compared to some cheaper models
and it also has quiet bios preset .

 

[helper800]

This would be more FPS at 4k than all the above builds. At 4k you could go as far as saying that a 7800X3D over something like a 9600x is a waste of money with your budget for 4k gaming, unless you play some very specific SIM, and or RTS games. That extra 150 euro with some other smart part selections can get you a 5080 instead.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (€211.85 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€184.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€96.89 @ Computeruniverse)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€147.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card (€1145.99 @ Computeruniverse)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€119.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2016.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 18:15 CEST+0200

 

[schiavoni]

Thanks for the advice. I’ve found a few available GPU options:

• Radeon RX 9070 XT
• GeForce RTX 5080
• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

And several CPU options:

• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
• AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

I'm able to increase the budget a bit — the total is now € 2500.

Based on the benchmarks, the GeForce RTX 5080 seems to offer the best performance. However, I’m not sure if the extra cost is justified, as the performance gain over cheaper alternatives appears to be quite small.

I have the same concern when comparing the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with the 7800X3D. Or perhaps the Ryzen 7 9700X or even the Ryzen 5 9600X might be the better value, depending on the overall balance of performance and price.

That said, I want the system to be future-proof, so I’m willing to spend a bit more now if it means better long-term performance and longevity.

 

[helper800]

Thanks for the advice. I’ve found a few available GPU options:

• Radeon RX 9070 XT
• GeForce RTX 5080
• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

And several CPU options:

• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
• AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

I'm able to increase the budget a bit — the total is now € 2500.

Based on the benchmarks, the GeForce RTX 5080 seems to offer the best performance. However, I’m not sure if the extra cost is justified, as the performance gain over cheaper alternatives appears to be quite small.

I have the same concern when comparing the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with the 7800X3D. Or perhaps the Ryzen 7 9700X or even the Ryzen 5 9600X might be the better value, depending on the overall balance of performance and price.

That said, I want the system to be future-proof, so I’m willing to spend a bit more now if it means better long-term performance and longevity.

My recommendation would not change much. You could double the RAM for 90 euros or so, add on another 2-4tb of NVMe storage, or even jump to a 9800X3D. Diminishing returns past what is in the build below start to kick in pretty hard. More than 32gb of RAM would definitely be useful if you plan on keeping the PC for more than just a couple years. With just a couple dozen browser tabs, discord, and a game open I have been able to cap out 32gb of system RAM in some of the latest titles. The 5080 Super may be coming out soon enough, and I would speculate that would be a much better long term buy compared to the 5080. Cheers.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€393.79 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€184.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€94.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€147.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING SOLID CORE OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card (€1139.00 @ notebooksbilliger.de)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€119.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2189.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-20 16:37 CEST+0200

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks for the advice. I’ve found a few available GPU options:

• Radeon RX 9070 XT
• GeForce RTX 5080
• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

And several CPU options:

• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
• AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

I'm able to increase the budget a bit — the total is now € 2500.

Based on the benchmarks, the GeForce RTX 5080 seems to offer the best performance. However, I’m not sure if the extra cost is justified, as the performance gain over cheaper alternatives appears to be quite small.

I have the same concern when comparing the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with the 7800X3D. Or perhaps the Ryzen 7 9700X or even the Ryzen 5 9600X might be the better value, depending on the overall balance of performance and price.

That said, I want the system to be future-proof, so I’m willing to spend a bit more now if it means better long-term performance and longevity.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...-cores-as-the-vanilla-variant-with-a-400w-tgp