Build Advice Please help me build my new PC

[daddystabz]

Hi all. Thanks in advance for any help. I am looking to purchase a new gaming PC and am willing to spend up to $3k or so, if needed. I've been considering Meta PC and Cyberpower PC. I've heard Meta PC can be a bit expensive, but not sure.

Would you all be willing to help me build a gaming PC that can handle the modern games and such? I'd like a lot of RAM too, as I work from home and do a lot of multitasking. I'd also like a motherboard that supports a good amount of USB connections and would like wifi and Bluetooth capability, if possible.

For instance, is this good? META PATHFINDER78 BLACK Looks like it comes with everything except the graphics card. It mentions that the ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS WIFI is 'Pre-Wired with 12 pin for Any 50 Series,' so I'd just have to purchase a RTX 5080 or 5090. Not sure what the current prices are on those graphics cards.

 

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[daddystabz]

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[daddystabz]

A better option might be the Meta PC Meta Frostblade Meta Frostblade, which comes with a AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend already installed.

Would this fit the bill? Does it look overpriced or anything?

 

[Eximo]

For instance, is this good? META PATHFINDER78 BLACK Looks like it comes with everything except the graphics card. It mentions that the ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS WIFI is 'Pre-Wired with 12 pin for Any 50 Series,' so I'd just have to purchase a RTX 5080 or 5090. Not sure what the current prices are on those graphics cards.

Those parts total to $1400-1500 dollars if you went for higher end stuff.

So no, not a great deal.

5090 is around $3500 right now.
5080 is around $1300-1400 right now
5070 Ti is around $900 as are 9070 XT, though they do dip down to $700 from time to time.
5070 are shockingly available at around MSRP, $600 or so. 9070 are also sticking around the $600-700 range.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yN9XZc)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hyH99/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-42-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000910wof) | $409.00 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright AQUA ELITE ARGB V4 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RVfrH/thermalright-aqua-elite-argb-v4-6617-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-aqua-elite-360-argb-v4) | $53.90 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KT88TW/asus-tuf-gaming-x870-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x870-plus-wifi) | $262.00 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6QcgXL/gskill-flare-x5-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-fx5) | $194.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FyZ9TW/kingston-fury-renegade-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sfyrd2000g) | $142.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Phanteks NV5 MKII ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rvBzK8/phanteks-nv5-mkii-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-nv523tg_dbk02) | $145.97 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZwpQzy/adata-xpg-core-reactor-ii-1200-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-corereactorii1200g-bkcus) | $129.86 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1338.71**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2025-04-17 15:02 EDT-0400 |

 

[Eximo]

A better option might be the Meta PC Meta Frostblade Meta Frostblade, which comes with a AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend already installed.

Would this fit the bill? Does it look overpriced or anything?

Overpriced, by like $1000.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qDKxNz)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hyH99/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-42-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000910wof) | $409.00 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Frozen Infinity 360 ARGB 68.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/F9kH99/thermalright-frozen-infinity-360-argb-689-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-frozen-infinity-360-white) | $52.59 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yCfxFT/asrock-x870-steel-legend-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-x870-steel-legend-wifi) | $256.37 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LjFmP6/kingston-fury-beast-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-kf560c30bweak2-32) | $119.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FyZ9TW/kingston-fury-renegade-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sfyrd2000g) | $142.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [ASRock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RVWmP6/asrock-steel-legend-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx9070xt-sl-16g) | $712.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Phanteks EVOLV X2 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V4dMnQ/phanteks-evolv-x2-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-es524xtg_dmw01) | $207.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Lian Li EDGE 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WX4Zxr/lian-li-edge-1000-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-eg1000-white) | $188.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$2090.89**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2025-04-17 15:09 EDT-0400 |

 

[daddystabz]

Is the AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend card comparable to a 5080 or 5090?

 

[logainofhades]

5080 and 5090 are faster, but not enough to justify the much higher price tag.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-xt-nitro/34.html

 

[Eximo]

Is the AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend card comparable to a 5080 or 5090?

It more favorably lines up with the 5070 Ti (16GB)

 

[daddystabz]

Will the AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend run the modern games well with the 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s White RAM?

Should I look into a different memory card option?

 

[daddystabz]

The Neurospike is kinda weird looking. Not sure if the 5070ti is a better card option compared to the AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend. Neurospike

 

[daddystabz]

Just found the Meta Vanhelen that comes with a NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5080 installed out of the box. META VANHELEN

 

[RUSerious]

Is the AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend card comparable to a 5080 or 5090?

No. The latter two are faster. The 5080 by a bit, the 5090 by allot. The 9700XT looks like a fine card. Probably good for QHD (2560x1440) or WQHD (3440x1440) What resolution do you plan to be gaming at. For 4K or high refresh rate monitors (240hz+) - the 5900 is better. It depends on the game, but this is more future proof.

Anyway, your $$s - chose as you will. None of those are bad GFX cards.

 

[Why_Me]

Is the AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT Steel Legend card comparable to a 5080 or 5090?

If you're running Linux then the 9070 XT is a great choice, otherwise the 5070 Ti runs cooler, uses less power and gets more frames per second on average.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($405.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 LX 61.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.70 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($293.99 @ B&H)
Memory: *Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($140.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($1049.98 @ Newegg)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $2325.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-17 18:13 EDT-0400

 

[logainofhades]

5070ti is like 3-4% faster, on average, but looking at current pricing, of the two cheapest of each, I wouldn't do a 5070ti. Couple that with the terrible driver issues Nvidia has had as of late.

PCPartPicker Video Card Comparison

Video Card	Gigabyte EAGLE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card	ASRock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card
Price	$899.00+	$712.98
Rating	1 Rating, 5.0 Average	4 Ratings, 4.5 Average
Manufacturer	Gigabyte	ASRock
Part #	GV-N507TEAGLE OC-16GD	[ul][li]RX9070XT SL 16G[/li][li]90-GA5DZZ-00UANF[/li][/ul]
Chipset	GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory Type	GDDR7	GDDR6
Core Clock	2542 MHz	2400 MHz
Boost Clock		2970 MHz
Effective Memory Clock	28000 MHz
Interface	PCIe x16	PCIe x16
Color	Black	White / Gray
Frame Sync	G-Sync	FreeSync
Length	304 mm	298 mm
TDP	300 W	304 W
Case Expansion Slot Width	2	2
Total Slot Width	3	3
Cooling	3 Fans	3 Fans
External Power	1 x PCIe 16-pin 12VHPWR	2 x PCIe 8-pin
DisplayPort 2.1a Outputs	3	3
HDMI 2.1b Outputs	1	1

Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-17 15:50 EDT-0400

 

[Why_Me]

5070ti is like 3-4% faster, on average, but looking at current pricing, of the two cheapest of each, I wouldn't do a 5070ti. Couple that with the terrible driver issues Nvidia has had as of late.

PCPartPicker Video Card Comparison

Video Card	Gigabyte EAGLE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card	ASRock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card
Price	$899.00+	$712.98
Rating	1 Rating, 5.0 Average	4 Ratings, 4.5 Average
Manufacturer	Gigabyte	ASRock
Part #	GV-N507TEAGLE OC-16GD	[ul][li]RX9070XT SL 16G[/li][li]90-GA5DZZ-00UANF[/li][/ul]
Chipset	GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory Type	GDDR7	GDDR6
Core Clock	2542 MHz	2400 MHz
Boost Clock		2970 MHz
Effective Memory Clock	28000 MHz
Interface	PCIe x16	PCIe x16
Color	Black	White / Gray
Frame Sync	G-Sync	FreeSync
Length	304 mm	298 mm
TDP	300 W	304 W
Case Expansion Slot Width	2	2
Total Slot Width	3	3
Cooling	3 Fans	3 Fans
External Power	1 x PCIe 16-pin 12VHPWR	2 x PCIe 8-pin
DisplayPort 2.1a Outputs	3	3
HDMI 2.1b Outputs	1	1

Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-17 15:50 EDT-0400

https://www.techpowerup.com/335543/nvidia-releases-the-geforce-576-02-whql-game-ready-drivers

 

[daddystabz]

Which do you all think is the best to go with?

 

[Zerk2012]

Which do you all think is the best to go with?

It depends on what monitor resolution your going to use without knowing that nobody can really answer your question!!!!!!

Post a link to your monitor

 

[RUSerious]

Which do you all think is the best to go with?

What resolution do you plan on playing at?
What refresh rate are you comfortable with?

NVidia cards are very, very expensive right now because of low stock (mostly).

 

[daddystabz]

I'm currently using 2 Lenovo Legion monitors, Y27q-20.

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Response-FreeSync-Compatible-DisplayPort/dp/B08245GVGF?th=1

I am not sure if I will try to go to something different in the future for 4k.

 

[JayGau]

No. The latter two are faster. The 5080 by a bit, the 5090 by allot. The 9700XT looks like a fine card. Probably good for QHD (2560x1440) or WQHD (3440x1440) What resolution do you plan to be gaming at. For 4K or high refresh rate monitors (240hz+) - the 5900 is better. It depends on the game, but this is more future proof.

Anyway, your $$s - chose as you will. None of those are bad GFX cards.

The 9070 xt is perfectly able to handle 4k.

Of course the 5090 is better, it's the most powerful gaming GPU on the market, but you don't need that to enjoy 4k gaming. I know that because I have been playing at 4k for two years with a 4080, which is pretty much the equivalent of the 9070 xt.

 

[RUSerious]

The 9070 xt is perfectly able to handle 4k.

Well, OF TOPIC, but....

Depends of what sort of frame rate and graphic quality you are comfortable with. I prefer a min of 144 Hz with High gfx quality. For shooters. That's a bridge too far on newer games at 4k (so, it's WQHD for me for a while). If I see a newer game made with Unreal Engine 5, I get the yips. Beautiful looking, but generally terrible perfs.

 

[daddystabz]

So, what are your thoughts on the Meta Vanhelen? Is it too overpriced? Which of the PCs I linked would you go for if you were me?

META VANHELEN

 

[Why_Me]

So, what are your thoughts on the Meta Vanhelen? Is it too overpriced? Which of the PCs I linked would you go for if you were me?

META VANHELEN

Big time overpriced. My suggestion is if you don't want to build it yourself, order the components and take them to a local PC / laptop repair shop and have them build it for you for a fee. This way you know exactly what you're getting.

 

[daddystabz]

I'll have to use the PC Parts Finder tool and see if I can locate the individual parts myself and then hire my local Microcenter to put it together.