Question Review my first gaming build

[ultimateparadise]

Hi guys,

Approximate Purchase Date: May 25

Budget Range: 2-3k$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming -> multimedia

Parts Not Required: mouse, keyboard

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: local

Country: India

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 4k 240hz

Additional Comments:
AIO - worth it spending this much ?
MOBO - is msi good enough? I have heard x870 carbon wifi is beginner friendly so buy that one ?
PSU - Shift one is good ? Or go with standard one ?

I will be building this myself so please give me some build tips also

Please review my components and suggest me any changes
PcPartPicker link - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JJhVZc

Thanks

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You're advised to stylize your thread with info asked of in this thread;

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

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and the community can chime in with sowrthwhile suggestions.

This site and the majority of it's user base are located in the USA, if you're not located in the USA, then chances are that our suggestion are going to be hit or miss for you...and often times will be us just going back and forth as brands and parts availability can and will vary due to region.

AIO - worth it spending this much ?
Prices for part vary with region.

MOBO - is msi good enough? I have heard x870 carbon wifi is beginner friendly so buy that one ?
Yes MSI isn't a bad brand, kind of. The board picked out is a good board in general.

PSU - Shift one is good ? Or go with standard one ?
You mean the non Shift version?

The build you've listed looks good but if there's an avenue to refine it, I think you should exercise it.

 

[LordVile]

Hi guys,

I have spend one week picking up the parts and finally upgrading from gtx 660. I am gonna use this primarily for gaming.

Here are the specs:
CPU -> Ryzen 7 9800x3d
GPU -> Zotac 5080 solid OC
MOBO -> Msi B850 tomahawk max wifi
RAM - > G.skill trident neo z5 16gb x 2
SSD -> Crucial T500 2TB gen5 nvme
AIO -> Nzxt kraken elite 360
PSU -> Corsair Rm1000x shift ATS 3.1
CASE -> Lian li dynamic evo o11 mid tower

My doubts :
AIO - worth it spending this much ?
MOBO - is msi good enough? I have heard x870 carbon wifi is beginner friendly so buy that one ?
PSU - Shift one is good ? Or go with standard one ?

I will be building this myself so please give me some build tips also

Please review my components and suggest me any changes
PcPartPicker link - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JJhVZc

Thanks

It depends what you’re playing and at what settings. Theres also a couple of inconsistencies like on the list you’ve listed the drive as gen5 rather than gen 4 which is what it is, the monitor is obviously a waste, you’re not going to run a game that would benefit from 4K at those frame rates so I’d either bump the monitor resolution down or the frame rate and get a cheaper one. You’re just paying for something you’re never going to use.

 

[ultimateparadise]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You're advised to stylize your thread with info asked of in this thread;

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

and the community can chime in with sowrthwhile suggestions.

This site and the majority of it's user base are located in the USA, if you're not located in the USA, then chances are that our suggestion are going to be hit or miss for you...and often times will be us just going back and forth as brands and parts availability can and will vary due to region.

AIO - worth it spending this much ?
Prices for part vary with region.

MOBO - is msi good enough? I have heard x870 carbon wifi is beginner friendly so buy that one ?
Yes MSI isn't a bad brand, kind of. The board picked out is a good board in general.

PSU - Shift one is good ? Or go with standard one ?
You mean the non Shift version?

The build you've listed looks good but if there's an avenue to refine it, I think you should exercise it.

Updated thread, thanks for pointing that out, last time I was here it was 2011 lol

MOBO - is msi good enough? I have heard x870 carbon wifi is beginner friendly so buy that one ?

Yes MSI isn't a bad brand, kind of. The board picked out is a good board in general.

Can you recommend any alternate motherboard, idk after reading some online forums it's hit or miss with msi but I really like there carbon one

PSU - Shift one is good ? Or go with standard one ?

You mean the non Shift version?

Yes, is there any advantage to shift one w.r.t to wire management?

 

[ultimateparadise]

It depends what you’re playing and at what settings. Theres also a couple of inconsistencies like on the list you’ve listed the drive as gen5 rather than gen 4 which is what it is, the monitor is obviously a waste, you’re not going to run a game that would benefit from 4K at those frame rates so I’d either bump the monitor resolution down or the frame rate and get a cheaper one. You’re just paying for something you’re never going to use.

Thanks for pointing out the inconsistency with my list, I have updated the thread now.

I wanted a oled and specifically woled and this is the only woled in 4k I could find.

I am not gonna hit 240fps on games but that's the case with so many things, I don't ride my car to 220 km/hr but that's doesn't mean it's useless, isn't it ?

 

[logainofhades]

I would bump down to 1440p. Your graphics card will last you longer.

PCPartPicker Monitor Comparison

Monitor	Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDMG 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor	Asus ROG Swift OLED PG39WCDM 39.0" 3440 x 1440 240 Hz Curved Monitor	ASRock Phantom Gaming OLED PGO27QFS 27.0" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor
Price	$699.00	$749.99	$567.18
Rating	3 Ratings, 5.0 Average	0 Ratings	0 Ratings
Manufacturer	Asus	Asus	ASRock
Model	ROG Strix XG27AQDMG	ROG Swift OLED PG39WCDM	Phantom Gaming OLED PGO27QFS
Part #	[ul][li]XG27AQDMG[/li][li]90LM0AH0-B01AB0[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]90LM09R0-B011B0[/li][li]PG39WCDM[/li][li]90LM09R0-B01170[/li][/ul]	PGO27QFS
Screen Size	26.5"	39"	27"
Resolution	2560 x 1440	3440 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Refresh Rate	240 Hz	240 Hz	240 Hz
Response Time (G2G)	0.03 ms	0.03 ms	0.03 ms
Panel Type	WOLED	WOLED	WOLED
Aspect Ratio	16:9	21:9	16:9
Color	Black / Red	Black / Red	Black
Brightness	450 cd/m²	1300 cd/m²	1300 cd/m²
Pixel Pitch	0.229 mm	0.266 mm	0.233 mm
HDR Tier	HDR True Black 400	HDR True Black 400	HDR True Black 400
Widescreen	Yes	Yes	Yes
Curved Screen	No	Yes	No
Curvature Radius		800R
Frame Sync	[ul][li]FreeSync Premium[/li][li]G-Sync Compatible[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]FreeSync Premium Pro[/li][li]G-Sync Compatible[/li][/ul]	FreeSync Premium Pro
Built-in Speakers	No	No	Yes
VESA Mounting	100 x 100	100 x 100	75 x 75
Inputs	[ul][li]2 x HDMI 2.0[/li][li]1 x DisplayPort 1.4[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]1 x DisplayPort 1.4[/li][li]2 x HDMI 2.1[/li][li]1 x USB Type-C[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]2 x HDMI 2.1[/li][li]2 x DisplayPort 1.4[/li][li]1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1[/li][/ul]
Viewing Angle	178° H x 178° V	178° H x 178° V	178° H x 178° V

Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-11 08:17 EDT-0400

 

[ultimateparadise]

I would bump down to 1440p. Your graphics card will last you longer.

PCPartPicker Monitor Comparison

Monitor	Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDMG 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor	Asus ROG Swift OLED PG39WCDM 39.0" 3440 x 1440 240 Hz Curved Monitor	ASRock Phantom Gaming OLED PGO27QFS 27.0" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor
Price	$699.00	$749.99	$567.18
Rating	3 Ratings, 5.0 Average	0 Ratings	0 Ratings
Manufacturer	Asus	Asus	ASRock
Model	ROG Strix XG27AQDMG	ROG Swift OLED PG39WCDM	Phantom Gaming OLED PGO27QFS
Part #	[ul][li]XG27AQDMG[/li][li]90LM0AH0-B01AB0[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]90LM09R0-B011B0[/li][li]PG39WCDM[/li][li]90LM09R0-B01170[/li][/ul]	PGO27QFS
Screen Size	26.5"	39"	27"
Resolution	2560 x 1440	3440 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Refresh Rate	240 Hz	240 Hz	240 Hz
Response Time (G2G)	0.03 ms	0.03 ms	0.03 ms
Panel Type	WOLED	WOLED	WOLED
Aspect Ratio	16:9	21:9	16:9
Color	Black / Red	Black / Red	Black
Brightness	450 cd/m²	1300 cd/m²	1300 cd/m²
Pixel Pitch	0.229 mm	0.266 mm	0.233 mm
HDR Tier	HDR True Black 400	HDR True Black 400	HDR True Black 400
Widescreen	Yes	Yes	Yes
Curved Screen	No	Yes	No
Curvature Radius		800R
Frame Sync	[ul][li]FreeSync Premium[/li][li]G-Sync Compatible[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]FreeSync Premium Pro[/li][li]G-Sync Compatible[/li][/ul]	FreeSync Premium Pro
Built-in Speakers	No	No	Yes
VESA Mounting	100 x 100	100 x 100	75 x 75
Inputs	[ul][li]2 x HDMI 2.0[/li][li]1 x DisplayPort 1.4[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]1 x DisplayPort 1.4[/li][li]2 x HDMI 2.1[/li][li]1 x USB Type-C[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]2 x HDMI 2.1[/li][li]2 x DisplayPort 1.4[/li][li]1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1[/li][/ul]
Viewing Angle	178° H x 178° V	178° H x 178° V	178° H x 178° V

Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-11 08:17 EDT-0400

Too late brother, i have already ordered the monitor, i originally wanted a 5090 but cost is too high and 4090 is out of stock so stuck with 5080 now, might upgrade to 90 class gpu next gen

I will not be running games at native resolution and will be using dlss/ frame gen for fps boost so I guess it will be fine

 

[helper800]

Too late brother, i have already ordered the monitor, i originally wanted a 5090 but cost is too high and 4090 is out of stock so stuck with 5080 now, might upgrade to 90 class gpu next gen

I will not be running games at native resolution and will be using dlss/ frame gen for fps boost so I guess it will be fine

Make sure you curate your games settings to get more FPS to try and take advantage of that monitor as best a 5080 can. I have a 4k240hz monitor and it is difficult to get anywhere near 200 fps on some games with maxed settings. I recommend dialing back RTX and using DLSS quality on medium settings to get the most FPS!