Question What can i get with this budget?

[pvptrizex]

I have an $800 budget and I want to upgrade my PC.


Specs
Mobo: Gigabyte H610M H DDR4
CPU: i5-13400 2.5GHz
GPU: RTX 3070
RAM: Kingston 16GB
SSD: Kingston snvs 1000g
PSU: 600W X-POWER
Monitor: Asus 144hz
OS: 22631.4169

 

[williamjeremiah]

 

[pvptrizex]

1440p is the next step up from 1080p, at the 16:9 ratio and is much less costly to render than 3840 x 2160 (4K).

yea the 4k one is a little bit costly so what gpu and other specs do u recommend? the same cart u sent but with what gpu?

 

[williamjeremiah]

yea the 4k one is a little bit costly so what gpu and other specs do u recommend? the same cart u sent but with what gpu?

For the money, currently, I'd recommend an AMD RX 7800 XT, but it isn't really a significant enough improvement over your 3070 to justify it being a replacement.
If GPU prices weren't as absurd as they currently are, I'd recommend an RTX 5070 Ti or
an RX 9070 XT.
If you can wait for availability, go for the RX 9070 XT.

 

[pvptrizex]

For the money, currently, I'd recommend an AMD RX 7800 XT, but it isn't really a significant enough improvement over your 3070 to justify it being a replacement.
If GPU prices weren't as absurd as they currently are, I'd recommend an RTX 5070 Ti or
an RX 9070 XT.
If you can wait for availability, go for the RX 9070 XT.

how about a 5070 rtx

 

[williamjeremiah]

how about a 5070 rtx

The RTX 5070 isn't a significant enough improvement over the 3070.
You need a 5070 Ti or a 9070 XT.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

How about this and a psu upgrade?

https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-7900-xt-21323-01-20g/p/N82E16814202427

I’d think if you went 1440p your 13400 would still be fine. Maybe upgrade to 32gb of ram.

 

[williamjeremiah]

ohio_buckeye has a point.
Since you're interested in switching to 1440p, at that resolution you're not as CPU bound anymore.

I'll prepare a new list of parts.

 

[helper800]

The RTX 5070 isn't a significant enough improvement over the 3070.
You need a 5070 Ti or a 9070 XT.

The 5070 is a massive improvement over a 3070. A 5070 is roughly the same performance as a 3090 Ti but with half the VRAM, power consumption, some new features, and much more readily available at 550-600. If you are patient and actively look for MSRP 5070, 5070 ti, they can be had, though right now they are not available. I have not seen MSRP 9070 or 9070 XT since launch. the 9070 typically goes for 650-700 and the 9070 XT for 730+. I would get what you want from the parts list below. If you get a graphics card, you need a new PSU. If you get a new platform, you need CPU + MOBO + RAM. I included things you may not necessarily need, but are there as good parts for reference, for the money.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($265.76 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($167.92 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire 21323-01-20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC Q27G3XMN 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1775.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-07 11:44 EDT-0400

 

[williamjeremiah]

The 5070 is a massive improvement over a 3070

No, it isn't.

 

[williamjeremiah]

1440p Parts List

 

[helper800]

No, it isn't.

Its 50% faster at 1080p, and over 50% faster at 1440p and 4k. Call it what you will, it's much faster.

 

[helper800]

1440p Parts List

Everything here is a great recommend besides the PSU. 210 dollar for a PSU on this budget is a waste of money. You can get a perfectly capable PSU for less than half the money from a reputable company with a similar warranty. Nothing that has been proposed warrants a 1kw PSU unless we are talking 3090, 3090ti, 4090, or 5090...

 

[williamjeremiah]

The 5070 is 25 to 30 FPS faster than the 3070. Is the current Nvidia price worth it ?

View: https://youtu.be/YYdP6A7NIBY

 

[williamjeremiah]

Everything here is a great recommend besides the PSU. 210 dollar for a PSU on this budget is a waste of money. You can get a perfectly capable PSU for less than half the money from a reputable company with a similar warranty. Nothing that has been proposed warrants a 1kw PSU unless we are talking 3090, 3090ti, 4090, or 5090...

I'm going off of what is in stock at newegg.
A good PSU is never a waste of money.
Is it overkill ? Maybe a little. Is that much power going to be utilized ? No, you never want it to be.
This PSU is going to sit and idle, while delivering the goods.
If you have a 5090, you'd better at least get a 1200W unit.
stop trolling.
And please get that list of parts which you made for someone else off of this thread.

 

[helper800]

I'm going off of what is in stock at newegg.
A good PSU is never a waste of money.
Is it overkill ? Maybe a little. Is that much power going to be utilized ? No, you never want it to be.
This PSU is going to sit and idle, while delivering the goods.
If you have a 5090, you'd better at least get a 1200W unit.
stop trolling.

I am not trolling. This is my professional opinion based on the budget and use case. 1200w for a 5090 build is also unnecessary with consumer platforms in mind, but that is besides the point. Spending more than 1/4th of the budget on a PSU that will never be fully utilized is unwise. Instead, a 750-850w PSU that has a similar warranty at around half the price while still being more than enough for everything but a few 1000+ dollar graphics cards is more considerate. I highly recommend using the PCPP website as it include newegg prices.

 

[williamjeremiah]

I am not trolling. This is my professional opinion based on the budget and use case. 1200w for a 5090 build is also unnecessary with consumer platforms in mind, but that is besides the point. Spending more than 1/4th of the budget on a PSU that will never be fully utilized is unwise. Instead, a 750-850w PSU that has a similar warranty at around half the price while still being more than enough for everything but a few 1000+ dollar graphics cards is more considerate. I highly recommend using the PCPP website as it include newegg prices.

The professional opinion and recommendations have been noted.
Enjoy the remainder of your day.

EDIT:
And the OP adjusted the budget. Read the 1st page, instead of only the OP's original post.
The trending recommended PSU for a 7900 XT is 850W.
All of this crying over a PSU being 150W over spec is ridiculous.
You can talk about spending less and comparing warranties, but I prefer to spend a little more and worry less, not needing to bank on a warranty.
Reputable brands sell junk too.

 

[ilukey77]

If 800usd is your budget i would just slap a 9070xt onto your existing mobo and cpu..

My reasoning on the 9070xt as ( despite the haters ) its the best bang for buck GPU on the market at the moment ..

Nvidia are having to many troubles with drivers ( ironic really ) and other issues to invest in their cards !!

( I would also to save the confusion of people in this thread commenting on best PSU wattages check the GPU manufactures website on what the recommended wattage should be ) ( most on the 9070xt is from 800 to 900 watts )

I always overkill my PSU's but thats my choice and ive never had an issue but these so called PSU calculators seem to low ball at best sometimes ..
( cant go wrong with adhering to manufactures recommendations )

If your budget is higher i would go a AM5 7700x as a base line starter CPU
on a possible decent x670e if you can still find them ..

The x870e's are while technically better they do pretty much the same as the 670e's ..

 

[williamjeremiah]

If 800usd is your budget i would just slap a 9070xt onto your existing mobo and cpu..

My reasoning on the 9070xt as ( despite the haters ) its the best bang for buck GPU on the market at the moment ..

Nvidia are having to many troubles with drivers ( ironic really ) and other issues to invest in their cards !!

( I would also to save the confusion of people in this thread commenting on best PSU wattages check the GPU manufactures website on what the recommended wattage should be ) ( most on the 9070xt is from 800 to 900 watts )

I always overkill my PSU's but thats my choice and ive never had an issue but these so called PSU calculators seem to low ball at best sometimes ..
( cant go wrong with adhering to manufactures recommendations )

If your budget is higher i would go a AM5 7700x as a base line starter CPU
on a possible decent x670e if you can still find them ..

The x870e's are while technically better they do pretty much the same as the 670e's ..

The budget was increased to 1.5k, read the 1st page.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

The 9070/9070xt is a fine card but right now availability and pricing on them is not great. I’d at least consider that 7900xt as it’s relatively high end and is available at a reasonable price. I guess the question to ask would be is that we know 9070/9070xt are probably a little better card than the 7900xt, but are they 200 dollars better?

I’ve got a 7700 on an asus tuf gaming b650 plus WiFi and it’s a perfectly fine board imo. If you can get a good b650 board I’m not inclined to recommend an x670 board if all you’re doing is gaming.

 

[williamjeremiah]

Current strategy is to add these parts to the existing Gigabyte H610M board and step up to 1440p.

Latest Parts List

 

[ilukey77]

The budget was increased to 1.5k, read the 1st page

then a AM5 platform is a no brainer 7800x3d or 7700 non x ddr5 cl30 6000 and a 9070xt or a 7900xt that 20gb v ram will help

I’ve got a 7700 on an asus tuf gaming b650 plus WiFi and it’s a perfectly fine board imo. If you can get a good b650 board I’m not inclined to recommend an x670 board if all you’re doing is gaming

my reasoning on the 670e is for CPU upgrades if the OP wants to look at a 9000series or zen 6 not sure the 650's are going to be good enough going forward.

VRM's and other feature on the 650s were limited unless your going high end 650's which defeats the budget ish option ..

worse case go the 870e but you going to be looking at higher costs reducing the budget

I’d at least consider that 7900xt as it’s relatively high end and is available at a reasonable price

I like the idea of the 7900xt ive seen some modern games hurting with the 16gb vram 9070xt .

But also like the idea of the 9070xt for a few reasons better RT, brand new ( so better driver updates ) and a decent enough price ..

As for stock everything is out of stock but the 9070xt 's are slowly popping back up here and there ..

 

[williamjeremiah]

then a AM5 platform is a no brainer 7800x3d or 7700 non x ddr5 cl30 6000 and a 9070xt or a 7900xt that 20gb v ram will help

Switching to AM5 was my original recommendation actually, but since receiving news of the OP being interested in moving from 1080p to 1440p, the i5 13400 was deemed adequate.
Remaining on the LGA 1700 platform also allows some wiggle room for the budget, relevant to the original budget being $800 or if more money should need to be directed toward a different choice of monitor.

 

[ilukey77]

Switching to AM5 was my original recommendation actually, but since receiving the news of the OP being interested in moving from 1080p to 1440p, the i5 13400 was deemed adequate.
Remaining on the AM4 platform also allows some wiggle room for the budget, relevant to the original budget being $800 or if more money should need to be directed toward a different choice of monitor.

My problem with AM4 now is it offers no upgrade path ..

I agree money is money and what one can afford another may not so 100% if your looking at budget budget then AM4.

But by that rational though a z690 with 14700 ,14600 or the 13th variants would be just as good ..

( im running a 14600kf in my all intel build ARC770 16 gb and its sweet little CPU for the most part )

If you buy into the AM4 eco system this late in the game may as well buy a intel 14900k and a whatever z790 and waste money that way ..

There is NO upgrade path so my logic is its a waste of money ..

Spending money on the AM5 platform and 7700non x ddr5 is going to give you 7800x3d ,9800x3d and 10800x3d because AMD has stated it will support AM5 till 2027 so most likely zen6 on the AM5 platform ..

For that upgrade though i believe you need a good base mobo which is why i recommend a x670e over a b650 ..

 

[helper800]

AMD recommends a 750w PSU for the 9070 XT. Your mileage may vary. As long as your typical power usage is between 10-90% of the wattage capacity of the PSU you get, you are in the most efficient power delivery range for the PSU.

 

[ilukey77]

AMD recommends a 750w PSU for the 9070 XT. Your mileage may vary. As long as your typical power usage is between 10-90% of the wattage capacity of the PSU you get, you are in the most efficient power delivery range for the PSU.

Look at the actual manufacture of the GPU not what AMD recommends the sapphire nitro plus 9070xt recommends a min of 750watt but the powercolor red devil recommends 850 or 900w so i would go the the manufactures website of the GPU your buying first to see min PSU specs ..