r/PcBuild

I have a Ryzen 5 9600x, and the more modern games I see myself playing are subnautica1/2, marvel rivals, jurassic world evolution, and GTA6 in the future.
I'll also play older games like portal, gmod, roblox, and general indie games on steam. I got a great deal on a 1440p 240hz oled monitor, so I woukd like to play these games at 1440p.
I'm on a slight budget, but I can get the 5070 if I need to. I just prefer spending less in general.
I'll also use this for general stuff (studying, browsing, occasional coding). What do you think? (330 USD vs 550 USD)

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Cores/Threads
8c/16t

Platform
AM5 (new)

RAM
24GB

GPU
RTX 4060 Ti

I want to make upgrades for my pc and I think my current build is solid and my immediate attention to any upgrades is going to be my NVIDIA card. Could I upgrade and save for say a 5070 and it would be a solid decision?

The Rtx 5070 12gb or - Rx 9060 XT 16gb

hey guys, i feel like i shouldn't have gotten this rtx 5050 and honestly starting to regret it. problem is, i can't return or trade it at all.

here are my specs:

cpu: ryzen 5 5600

gpu: rtx 5050

ram: 16gb

mobo: asus b550

bought it for 1080p gaming. let me know what i should do and if this build is good enough or if i made a mistake. looking for any advice. thx

I’m looking at building my first ever PC. I’ve never had a pc before so I’d like to get some clarification on what parts I would be best getting for my needs. I’m looking to use my pc for gaming and streaming. The games I’ll be playing are mostly cosy games like the sims, I’ll be connecting my switch to play animal crossing. But I’d also like to play hogwarts legacy and rdr2. I’m from the UK and I have a budget of around £600/£700. Please can you tell me everything I’d need and what brands and specs I’d be needing for what I want! Thanks in advance!

I live in the United states, USD currency, and my budget may vary depending on how much spare cash I have. So, I've never really thought about getting a PC until recently I got more into gaming and my hp all-in-one just isn't cutting it anymore. My budget is currently pretty low, and I wanted to know how I should start. Would it be best to just buy a cheap prebuilt PC and slowly replace the parts with better ones as I buy them? Or just buy the parts one at a time as I get enough free cash or something? I'm not too well versed on any of this, but I'm definitely willing to learn. Any and all help is appreciated!

This is a repost from my post on another subreddit, don't know if it's important to clarify that I sent this same post to another subreddit, but I will.

Edit: I really do appreciate all the information I've been given, and it's all been a huge help. I thank everyone that put in the time to inform me, and everyone's input has been great for me. Thanks lots!

Just a quick question, should I build my own via picking my own parts or just go with a pre-built PC? Had a few people tell me with current prices pre-built is actually a financially viable option rivaling even building a PC. Just looking for some insight. Thanks!

My mum wants a PC, I figured I could upgrade mine and give my mum most of my old parts.

I'd like to know if the parts I have would be good for my mum, and whether the parts I've picked out for myself could be swapped for something better/cheaper.

My mum doesn't need a fancy PC, mostly just for "chores", a place to store her photos/videos, and what she calls "video-editing". Knowing her, "video-editing" doesn't mean anything crazy, just mostly slideshows. That being said, I have no idea how far she will take that. She has a budget of approximately $1,000.

The parts I'm looking at for myself come to approximately $3,500. I'd like to trim that down without compromising much. Typically, I use my current one for playing games, and sometimes heavily modded games such as TES5--with I think the folder is 200GB of mods, and sometimes "All The Mods" Minecraft.

Current PC Build:

- i7-10700K

- MSI Z490-A Pro ATX

- 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL19*

> Was gonna give partner this and take her 16GB (2x8GB)

- Gigabyte OC RTX 2060 6GB*

- Corsair 4000D ATX Mid-Tower Case

- MasterLiquid ML240L RGB V2

- Some Wifi/Bluetooth card

- Corsair RM1000x*

> Got this about 2 days ago. I'd give my mum a fresh one, probably lower wattage. Old one that just got replaced was a Corsair RM650W (2019)

- Storage:

Western Digital Blue SN550 1TB

8TB 3.5-in Seagate BarraCuda HDD

HP FX700 4TB

I will just carry over these storage drives to my new PC.

New PC Parts List:

Prices are in AUD.

Already Purchased:

- Storage (See Current PC Build)

- ($250) Corsair RM1000x (See Current PC Build)

- ($15/ea) 3x TL-M12-S fans

- ($35) 8x ARGB/Fan Hub

Looking into Purchasing:

- ($159) Antec C8 Curve Wood Full-Tower Case

- ($329) Gigabyte Aurus B850 Elite Wifi7

- CPU Cooler:

($179) Thermalright Stream Vision 360mm AIO

or

($219) Lian Li Hydroshift LCD 360mm S AIO

- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

- Literally any 32GB DDR5 RAM*

- GPU:

($909) PNY Epic-X RTX 5070 12GB

or

($1,399) PNY Epic-X RTX 5070 Ti 16GB

Questions:

1. Advice on CPU Coolers and GPUs that I'm deciding between--if not better alternatives

2. Are there any parts on my "New PC Parts List" that I could swap for anything better.

3. Does my mum need my 2060 GPU with my current PC Parts/is it recommended? If not, would it be recommended that I hold onto it for now with the new parts and grab a GPU down the line a bit more?

4. Would it be recommended to swap my OS onto my 4TB drive? Or is that a lot of effort for little gain?

5. Are there any parts I should replace for my mum, either for performance reasons or age (almost everything listed would be 5+ years old).

6. What storage should I look into for my mum? (NVMe, SATA, SSD, HDD, etc; which for OS)--note that she hates with a burning passion PCs being slow to boot.

7. With the parts I have listed, would they actually last me almost indefinitely (5-10+ years) both performance-wise and quality-wise?

8. Should I just buy 16GB of DDR5 for now? Also, with modern boards do I need x2 sticks or is x1 fine? Or is it motherboard-dependent?

Thanks

hi y'all,

i've never built a pc before, console gamed my whole life and wanna make the switch. i don't know what im doing in terms of bang for my buck (i really don't wanna go over 2k canadian if i can help it - not sure if that's realistic). my current list sits me at 2300, so if there's somewhere obvious i can save, please let me know - gear your advice towards a total beginner cause that's what i am. the most important thing to me is that it run shooter games like siege and cod (bo6, warzone), also rocket league and rdr2 smoothly and that it have enough storage for my school projects. i don't need crystal clear graphics, just don't want stuttering (etc.) thanks in advance

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/FZbpH3