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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
 
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williamjeremiah said:
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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.
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I am well aware of the increase in budget. I am not "crying" over the PSU, I am saying that spending more on the PSU that means you are spending less on components that would have a performance uplift. If that 1kw PSU was the same price or close as the one I recommended then, yes by all means, its a good obvious purchase. I am extremely familiar with the wattage requirements of systems. A good 750w-850w PSU would be cheaper and therefore better for the budget. You could recommend a 7800X3D over a 7700 with the money saved on the PSU, or a higher tier graphics card instead of getting an overly high priced PSU that has no benefit over cheaper ones. I have been building and recommending PCs on this forums for over 10 years and keep up to date with parts on a daily basis. The 7900 XT, as per AMD, recommends a 750w or higher PSU.
 
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ilukey77 said:
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 ..
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Those versions of the 9070 XT do not consume 150w more power than a base model. AMD sets the minimum recommendations for their graphics card. The maximum power consumption of a 9070 XT is around 360 watts. You don't need an overly expensive 1kw+ PSU for that.
 
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helper800 said:
I am well aware of the increase in budget. I am not "crying" over the PSU, I am saying that spending more on the PSU that means you are spending less on components that would have a performance uplift. If that 1kw PSU was the same price or close as the one I recommended then, yes by all means, its a good obvious purchase. I am extremely familiar with the wattage requirements of systems. A good 750w-850w PSU would be cheaper and therefore better for the budget. You could recommend a 7800X3D over a 7700 with the money saved on the PSU, or a higher tier graphics card instead of getting an overly high priced PSU that has no benefit over cheaper ones. I have been building and recommend PCs on this forums for over 10 years and keep up to date with parts on a daily basis. The 7900 XT, as per AMD, recommends a 750w or higher PSU.
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You clearly were not well aware, when you pointed out that my recommended PSU choice was over a quarter of the budget.
I'm not arguing with you any longer. You're are being a nuisance.
Others have already told you to not base your recommendations off of AMD's reference specifications.
And I've been building PC's since AM2+, what's your point ?
 
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ilukey77 said:
That is a reference card unless your know exactly what card the OP is going to buy its still makes more sense to first check the manufactures website of said card ..
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Techpowerup recommends a 700w PSU for that particular card. AMD is overly conservative with their wattage requirements, meaning, suggests wattages more than what will be needed by a large margin.
 
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williamjeremiah said:
You clearly were not well aware, when you pointed out that my recommended PSU choice was over a quarter of the budget.
I'm not arguing with you any longer. You're are being a nuisance.
Others have already told you to not base your recommendations off of AMD's reference specifications.
And I've been building PC's since AM2+, what's your point ?
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You have no idea what you are talking about, and it is plainly obvious. I have been nothing but courteous to you, however, I will not see bad advice and stay silent. For some perspective I have a 5090 on an 850w PSU. By the way, I professionally build PCs for my job, not just as a hobby.
 
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pvptrizex said:
yo yall got me confused lmfaoo arguin and stuff im not sure what changed after i said i wanted the upgrade to 1440p
https://imgur.com/a/czxTBsh
View: https://imgur.com/a/czxTBsh

+ the b850m
but aint this overkill or its good idk much bout pc building thats why im here
this all prolly totals to 1.7k or something
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This is the current list.
Since you're going with 1440p, you're keeping your existing CPU

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This is all you need.
 
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pvptrizex said:
yo yall got me confused lmfaoo arguin and stuff im not sure what changed after i said i wanted the upgrade to 1440p
https://imgur.com/a/czxTBsh
View: https://imgur.com/a/czxTBsh

+ the b850m
but aint this overkill or its good idk much bout pc building thats why im here
this all prolly totals to 1.7k or something
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That PSU is no good. It will likely take your system with it. The 9700x at that price is a good buy. When you get RAM for a new system, you want to buy them in kits of 2 or 4 sticks because of incompatibilities between two separate kits of 2 or single sticks. Even if the RAM is the same exact make and model, they are not guaranteed to work well together unless they are paired and validated in a 2, or 4 stick kit. The cooler you chose is very antiquated at this point. The thermalright phantom spirit dual tower cooler cannot be beat for anywhere near its price at 36 dollars. The 5070 ti is a good card, but highly overpriced at 1050 in this market, but if you want it, then go ahead.

Here is my recommendation based on the parts you posted:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($270.00)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard ($172.93 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac SOLID SFF OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($1006.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1666.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-07 15:47 EDT-0400
 
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helper800 said:
That PSU is no good. It will likely take your system with it. The 9700x at that price is a good buy. When you get RAM for a new system, you want to buy them in kits of 2 or 4 sticks because of incompatibilities between two separate kits of 2 or single sticks. Even if the RAM is the same exact make and model, they are not guaranteed to work well together unless they are paired and validated in a 2, or 4 stick kit. The cooler you chose is very antiquated at this point. The thermalright phantom spirit dual tower cooler cannot be beat for anywhere near its price at 36 dollars. The 5070 ti is a good card, but highly overpriced at 1050 in this market, but if you want it, then go ahead.

Here is my recommendation based on the parts you posted:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($270.00)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard ($172.93 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac SOLID SFF OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($1006.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1666.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-07 15:47 EDT-0400
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This works also, granting you a faster, cutting edge core system and a great GPU, but its total exceeds $1.5k and doesn't include a 1440p monitor.
 
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There are a few options depending on what you want to get for a graphics card if you were to keep the previous Intel platform:

PCPartPicker Part List

Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: NZXT C850 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC Q27G3XMN 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1439.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-07 16:14 EDT-0400

Or this cheaper build. The sapphire 7900 XT for 650 is now out of stock, here is the second best option:

PCPartPicker Part List

Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card ($682.98 @ Newegg)
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: $1069.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-07 16:17 EDT-0400

As I was saying before, if you are patient you can get a better deal on a graphics card. I would say some acceptable prices for cards would be 550-650 for a 5070, 750-850 5070 ti, a 700-800 9070 XT, 600-700 for a 9070, 650-750 7900 XT. Performance at 1440p for each of the cards for most to least are as follows: 7900 XTX, 5070 ti / 9070 XT / 7900 XT, 9070, and last 5070.
 
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