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[Thanasis247]

I have a budget of roughly 1k give or take (a little more or less wouldn't hurt). What would be the best PC I can build for gaming right now? Any input will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!

 

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[Why_Me]

I have a budget of roughly 1k give or take (a little more or less wouldn't hurt). What would be the best PC I can build for gaming right now? Any input will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!

What's your monitor resolution?

 

[Thanasis247]

I have a budget of roughly 1k give or take (a little more or less wouldn't hurt). What would be the best PC I can build for gaming right now? Any input will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!
For reference located in Greece, prices are roughly the same as Amazon.

 

[Thanasis247]

What's your monitor resolution?

1440p, could potentially update the monitor too.

 

[logainofhades]

Just slightly over budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($175.46 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 S WIFI DDR4 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($121.31 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($71.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($409.99 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman S2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1001.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-22 08:10 EST-0500

 

[Thanasis247]

Just slightly over budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($175.46 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 S WIFI DDR4 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($121.31 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($71.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($409.99 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman S2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1001.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-22 08:10 EST-0500

Thanks for your input! Is the 7700 XT a better option than the NVIDIA cards around the same price?

 

[logainofhades]

Thanks for your input! Is the 7700 XT a better option than the NVIDIA cards around the same price?

Unless you have a need for Nvidia specific technologies, yes. Pure raster performance, the 7700xt is faster.

From techpowerup's 7900gre review.

Even with RT it is better than the similarly priced 4060ti 8gb. You need the more expensive 16gb model to beat it, and at that price, the 7800xt is cheaper and faster. On a side note, I wouldn't do an 8gb gpu, these days anyway, especially at 1440p.

 

[Thanasis247]

Unless you have a need for Nvidia specific technologies, yes. Pure raster performance, the 7700xt is faster.

From techpowerup's 7900gre review.

Even with RT it is better than the similarly priced 4060ti 8gb. You need the more expensive 16gb model to beat it, and at that price, the 7800xt is cheaper and faster. On a side note, I wouldn't do an 8gb gpu, these days anyway, especially at 1440p.

Would you say it's better in the long term to pay a little more and go for the 4070 perhaps?

 

[logainofhades]

Would you say it's better in the long term to pay a little more and go for the 4070 perhaps?

No, as the 5070 will be out next month for $549, and should be quite a bit faster. Right now is kind of a terrible time to build, with new releases on the horizon.

 

[ilukey77]

Cant say im a fan of Intel with no upgrade path that said AM4 is no better and AM5 may push you past your budget..
b650 and a 7700non x will be a good upgrade too ..

No, as the 5070 will be out next month for $549, and should be quite a bit faster. Right now is kind of a terrible time to build, with new releases on the horizon.

Agreed i would be waiting to see what AMD prices its cards at and dont forget Intel's B580 and B770 ..

Personally a AM5 7700 non x Intel b580 would be a huge upgrade and leave heaps of upgrade paths later on ..

slap a 9800x3d and upgrade the GPU later

 

[Thanasis247]

Cant say im a fan of Intel with no upgrade path that said AM4 is no better and AM5 may push you past your budget..
b650 and a 7700non x will be a good upgrade too ..

Agreed i would be waiting to see what AMD prices its cards at and dont forget Intel's B580 and B770 ..

Personally a AM5 7700 non x Intel b580 would be a huge upgrade and leave heaps of upgrade paths later on ..

slap a 9800x3d and upgrade the GPU later

If you got any suggestions, I'm open to stretching the budget a bit.

 

[Why_Me]

I have a budget of roughly 1k give or take (a little more or less wouldn't hurt). What would be the best PC I can build for gaming right now? Any input will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!

Add a case and storage.

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/42123922/ASRock-A620M-Pro-RS-Motherboard-Micro-ATX-with-AMD-AM5-Socket.html
ASRock A620M Pro RS €123,08

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/45418318/AMD-Ryzen-5-7500F-3-7GHz-Processor-6-Core-for-Socket-AM5-Tray.html
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F €170,83

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/51123698/A...Cooling-Fan-for-1700-1851-AM4-AM5-Socket.html
Arctic Freezer 36 €26,00

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/53097081/T...-Speed-for-Desktop-CTCED532G6000HC30DC01.html
TeamGroup T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL30 €100,84

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/50452971/M...ack-Computer-Power-Supply-80-Plus-Bronze.html
MSI A750BN PCIE5 750W ATX Power Supply €94,00

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/45771819/S...-Pulse-Gaming-Graphics-Card-11330-02-20G.html
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB €500,00

 

[ilukey77]

decent AMD b650 make sure its pcie x16 5.0 ( some boards are still gen 4)
most new GPU's and going forward will be gen 5.0 x 16 .

A 7700 non x cpu solid performance and easy to cool

Arctic freezer iii 280mm AIO will cool it nicely

ddr5 cl 30 6000 is AMD's sweet spot for zen 5

the Intel B580 is around the 250usd mark

My reasoning behind the B580 is its a decent card for the most part i dont 100% know without looking at true bench marks between the 7700xt GPU and the B580 but i think the B580 falls slightly behind ..

Platform change is a big deal and what you can save on your GPU could afford you a better platform which gives you options later ..

 

[ilukey77]

Add a case and storage.

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/42123922/ASRock-A620M-Pro-RS-Motherboard-Micro-ATX-with-AMD-AM5-Socket.html
ASRock A620M Pro RS €123,08

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/45418318/AMD-Ryzen-5-7500F-3-7GHz-Processor-6-Core-for-Socket-AM5-Tray.html
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F €170,83

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/51123698/A...Cooling-Fan-for-1700-1851-AM4-AM5-Socket.html
Arctic Freezer 36 €26,00

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/53097081/T...-Speed-for-Desktop-CTCED532G6000HC30DC01.html
TeamGroup T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL30 €100,84

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/50452971/M...ack-Computer-Power-Supply-80-Plus-Bronze.html
MSI A750BN PCIE5 750W ATX Power Supply €94,00

https://www.skroutz.gr/s/45771819/S...-Pulse-Gaming-Graphics-Card-11330-02-20G.html
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB €500,00

or that

maybe change the board for a b650e for better vrms and better chipset features i like the gen pcie x16 5.0 better which im not sure the 620s have !