Need help making a Gaming PC with a $2.5k budget.

[icy saffron]

First ever PC and I only got knowledge on PC building from watching videos, but I don't know what I need to be looking for/at when looking at performance on parts like a CPU.
Need advice for what I should look for n what not 🧍

[silent sky]

First thing, what games do you play?

Second, 2.5k

[icy saffron]

Simple ones like
Skyrim, Terraria, MC, Roblox, OW, Marvel Rivals, Borderlands, warframe, arkham asylum, etc.

[silent sky]

Sorry, was helping someone else that had a 1.2k budget

[icy saffron]

however I really do want to play cyberpunk 2077

which is like what im mostly aiming for

but yeh 2.5k usd

[silent sky]

Okay, this will be very easy with 2.5k then

One second while I put something together

Want to play at 1080p, 1440p, or 4k?

And i assume bc some of those are Esports games like 144+ fps?

[icy saffron]

1440

feel like 4k would be a wee bit too much

[silent sky]

alrighty. ill do the PC and whatnot but i don't much about monitors so i would see if you can do research on that

i can link a video. i watch the guy all t he time

[icy saffron]

gotchaa

[silent sky]

bc you have a really high budget, it'll be pretty high end as well. but saving a bit of money here and there

[silent sky]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

can you open that and see everything?

@icy saffron

if not i can ss

[icy saffron]

yehh u gotta screenshot it

[silent sky]

Couple things. I don't know much about mobo but I know that's a well rated one

For the windows 10 key, don't buy it from amazon

I can send you a link to get it for like $16 with a promo code

Otherwise you'd spend like $120 on a ops

Total comes out to $2140.73

You have room to get another ssd, upgrade to the 7900XTX, get some case fans, a diff or better case, and much more

I would try and get some case fans bc the ones that come with the 5000d aren't terrible but you can def get better ones

[icy saffron]

ahh ok ok

[silent sky]

i use the 4000d airflow and i love it

ill send the fans i use, the website for the windows 10 key, and the monitor

https://www.amazon.com/EZDIY-FAB-Moonlight-10-Port-Motherboard-Computer/dp/B07XBSKTY6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18XZJVTG2UODC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5Qe0TEgtvub1AVb6sJh2QDELnW7KBKM2ClqP_GjxEFKkPfp_rYDF3H5323IneLXAEZ2RtaAbxfeAVydbUd63yv5WvSL8nYDWKpz-tyUyfxBRqzL3_RLzrYk0ISIu_qA9hyLSPNyMPEjnyGPtfUTUNRYFS1JS-rpPtb5i5EuP3amoH7Ixh1u1nX6J9fmV3G_-HKlNNDV2ETLjqbCtIGL21A2UztaxH6pBx5zBEldWPqU.ZWGXHbr2Kx1sajmEuabkKGGdWS6DJXVtKEkCb-eqZVI&dib_tag=se&keywords=ezdiy+fans&qid=1736809369&sprefix=ezd%2Caps%2C570&sr=8-1

these are the fans, i forgot how many fans you can put in the 5000D but the 6 pack should be fine bc you also get the fans that come with the aio

https://youtu.be/Zrdbga3sWhU?si=YMearQwHg0hwPWjV here's the video for the monitor

and here's the website for the windows key https://www.vip-urcdkey.com/software/p201710180856556150.html?urd=TS10

the discount code is TS20

it's not much off but it's something

Good luck with your build and if you need anything just ping me or dm me. you'll have a better chance of reaching me with dm

[icy saffron]

appreciate it so much man 🙏

[silent sky]

of course

[muted wraith]

I like the fans but the rpm and the air flow is a bit low

A faster rpm and a better air flow would not be better?

[muted wraith]

I like the nxzt h6 flow or the nxzt h9 flow they have argb and non argb and any lian li O11 case is so cool

I will buy for my self the nzxt h6 flow

[muted wraith]

Instead of the 6400 cl 32 buy a 6000 cl30 its more balanced whit the cpu

This is my build

[muted wraith]

Where tf do you live it’s so cheaper

Btw he don’t need a water cooler

I was wondering if I needed but I asked in the other chats to everyone and they said that the ps120se or the ps120se would be just fine

And isn’t better to have 2 rams of 32 instead 4 of 16

?

[silent sky]

It wasn't giving me any options for 4x16 for some reason

It wasn't in the filters either

It's never done that before tho so idk

Yours might be cheaper bc og euro to us? not sure, again

[muted wraith]

$ is cheaper than €

[silent sky]

I onlt know $ so i wouldn't know that

[muted wraith]

Ahaha don’t worry

[silent sky]

yeah fs i forgot about that

[muted wraith]

Wait

Actually the dolar is same price

[silent sky]

I so agree. I would so get the 011 but id rather prioritize airflow

[muted wraith]

The dolar got up!

[silent sky]

LMAO

[muted wraith]

So get the nxzt h6 flow

It has a good air flow

[silent sky]

When i either upgrade or make a new pc i think im gonna get that fs

[muted wraith]

If he has a water cooler he don’t need a good air flow ahaha

[silent sky]

I just don't have a reason to upgrade right now

yeah fs

i just kinda figured bc he has such a large budget that he can really do wtv with it

[muted wraith]

I wanted to do a 2000€

[silent sky]

he doesn't need the aio, but it's not a terrible investment

[muted wraith]

But I went up to 2300€

[silent sky]

my next one is gonna be like $1200-1500 usd

[muted wraith]

It’s this one but instead whit a 5070 ti or 5080

Would you change anything

[silent sky]

fs

lemme see

[muted wraith]

What’s is fs?

[silent sky]

fo sho

[muted wraith]

Which one

[silent sky]

/for sure

[muted wraith]

What’s that 😂

[silent sky]

for sure

[muted wraith]

Ohhh thx

[silent sky]

yeah

[muted wraith]

Sry not my native language

[silent sky]

h6 flow

nah you're good

[muted wraith]

Oh ye it’s gorgeous

[muted wraith]

I wanted to put a tier A psu

[silent sky]

Only thing is i've never heard of that ram company

[muted wraith]

And a better motherboard

I saw this 4

All around the same price

[silent sky]

i would do top left honestly

that's the same one im gonna get

but i also just don't like micro atx or itx

[muted wraith]

I had the Corsair vengeance and the people in the tech 1 and the overlocking Chanel told me this one was better

I would like more than 32 g of ram but it will be to expensive

And this ram is better than the corsair saw the differences in this website

[silent sky]

i mean overclocking ram, in my opinion isn't that important. unless overcloclicking is the same as fixing the axmp profile in bios

[muted wraith]

https://versus.com/en/msi-b650m-gaming-plus-wifi-vs-msi-mag-b650-tomahawk-wifi-vs-msi-pro-b650-a-wifi

[muted wraith]

Yooo I didn’t even saw that this was micro

😂

Thx man

Ahahahahha

[silent sky]

lmao

[muted wraith]

But from performance which one is the best

If the micro is the best performance I will go whit it

[silent sky]

motherboards don't really do a lot for performance

they mdoe come down to usb slots, audio, etc

technically if you got 4 sticks of ram, a atx would be better

[muted wraith]

Really so it doesn’t make to much difference whit the cpu 9800x3d

[silent sky]

but only 2, technically the micro

[silent sky]

yeah. no matter what that cpu is gonna run its base clock speeds and everything else

[muted wraith]

The micro have 4

[silent sky]

really? i didn't see that

im thinking of itx

itx boards only have 2 slots

all of the ones ive seen at least

[muted wraith]

What is the itx

[silent sky]

it's basically just smaller micro atx

[muted wraith]

2 slots it’s worse?

[silent sky]

it's for like really small cases

[silent sky]

yes and no

[muted wraith]

So why don’t they have the same name ahahaha

[silent sky]

because the mobo is so small, the space between the cpu and ram is less

[muted wraith]

For performance is the same?

[silent sky]

so it takes less time to travel

[silent sky]

if you only have 2 sticks of ram, mayve

[muted wraith]

So micro motherboards are better

[silent sky]

but i still wouldn't go itx

i would go a regular atx

[muted wraith]

I saw this video

https://youtu.be/O1rl3vfBuEI?si=FS_pUQYzRsGqSKjH

[silent sky]

love pc builder

[muted wraith]

He shows this motherboards

[silent sky]

that's who i used to choose my mobo as well

[muted wraith]

But they are quite expensive

[silent sky]

i would go top right or both. i don't remember which one i picked

[muted wraith]

I don’t know if I should buy one of these 3 or go whit one of this 2

[silent sky]

i would still go atx

[muted wraith]

You have one of this?

[muted wraith]

Instead of micro atx?

[silent sky]

not at the moment. i just have them in my amazon/newegg cart for when i do get it

[silent sky]

yeah. there's just a couple things better about atx

[muted wraith]

Like what

So should I put more 100€ on a motherboard

Of the video?

[silent sky]

you get better io, more like plugins i guess for fans and other stuff, more ssd slots, typically better audio

[silent sky]

i would say so. but if you want to save the money, go ahead and get the micro atx

[muted wraith]

So I will put more 100 man 🥺

[silent sky]

cool cool

also, do you care much about ray tracing?

it's like reflections and whatnot

[muted wraith]

Idk

But I k that Fortnite runs better at nvidia than amd

But I will definitely go for the 50 series unless the new amd series are better

[silent sky]

what games do you play and i can tell you if you really need ray tracing

[muted wraith]

The pc builder says to put a A tier psu for higher buildes and the ZTT to

Do you know any good?

[silent sky]

i personally don't need it which is why i go with amd. not worth the insane amount of money nvidia charges for ray tracing

[warped jacinth]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6mVxfd

thoughts on this sff build? I need something for college that isn’t big and heavy like my main PC, all I would use for is photo editing, schoolwork, and light gaming (all esports titles so easy to run)

Anything marked $0 I got for free from random computers over time.

[silent sky]

i honestly have no clue

[muted wraith]

Valorant, csgo, Fortnite, rust, spectre divide

At least for now are these

[silent sky]

no clue

[muted wraith]

I was going for a 7900xtx

[silent sky]

yeah none of those use ray tracing that much

[muted wraith]

But prefer me the 50 series

Because idk if I will be playing other stuff in the future

[silent sky]

how much is the 4080 in euros compared to the 7900XTX in euros?

and maybe the 7900XT

[muted wraith]

If you ask int the #tech-chat-1 #tech-chat-2 they probably know

[warped jacinth]

Ok thanks

[silent sky]

can you get one of the 7900XT?

only have one "x" in it

[muted wraith]

Ti super better than only super or only ti yes?

[muted wraith]

You welcome

[silent sky]

I would do the 7900XTX or XT, you save a good bit and you don't need the ray tracing

[muted wraith]

But the 5070 ti will be around 750€/800€ and it will be probably the same performance

And will have dlss 4

I think nvidia runs Fortnite better than amd

[silent sky]

well we don't know that yet. we think that bc of the ai frame generation. it will likely be better but we won't know for the next month or so

[muted wraith]

We know that the 4080 super is the same as 7900xtx

So if they upgraded the 5070ti to be like the 4080 it’s around the same

I will wait

I prefere to wait man I will not buy any pc components for more than 6 years

[upper stump]

Technically an air cooler should be just fine, personally I prefer to overkill it with higher and more effective performing aio’s

[winged cypress]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2TLMFZ
This is a hasty build I made more than likely there is some optimizations you can make with parts to increase value. You might get 60fps on roblox max settings!! I've personally built my brother PC in a 5000D nice case easy to build in.

[marsh tusk]

Psu is very mediocre

[muted wraith]

But I will need to maintain the cooler right?

[muted wraith]

The ram need to be 6000cl30

The ssd is to much for nothing the sn770 its just fine I don’t need a 980 samsung

Why 5000D instead of nzxt h6 flow rgb

[marsh tusk]

It dosent

But the kit IS overpriced

[wheat ice]

You gotta copy the perma link not just from the bar

[upper stump]

wdym maintain?

[muted wraith]

its 1:1

it will be worse performance in the 6400

[marsh tusk]

On some boards yes

6400mhz is same

On some its already 1:1

Or

1:2 on auto

Like on b650 eagle

[muted wraith]

Whit the 9800x3d the sweet spot is 6000

[marsh tusk]

Yes because imc is same

[wraith cedar]

What the flip is this thread

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NhfMFZ

[wraith cedar]

CPU:
9800X3D fastest gaming CPU
(Buy when at 480$)
(Or 7600(x) for cheap)

Cooler:
Cheap Thermalright AIO is enough
Or Arctic freezer 3

Motherboard:
LOT of chooses just don't overspend

Ram:
6000 MHz CL30 maybe get RGB
(6400 MHz CL32 is ok but less stable)

SSD:
2 TB PCIE 4
MP 44L is good, cheap
XG7000 or WD BLACK 850X if you want High end

GPU:
5070 TI is launching in February
9700 XT is also launching about that time.
They go for 750$ and 550$ respectively
You can also get a 5080 but it's probably not much better then 5070 ti and 250$ higher priced

Case:
XT PRO ULTRA or Montech XR
(Or whatever you want)

PSU:
Any tier A or B PSU

[wraith cedar]

@icy saffron

[tidal osprey]

Which country is it?

In Poland 9800x3d costs 780€ 😭😭

[wraith cedar]

Portugal

[icy saffron]

what does the whole tier a/b psu thing mean

like ik what a psu is but im so lost on the tier A part 😭

[wraith cedar]

https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

@icy saffron where are you from? Us or Portuguese?

[icy saffron]

US

[wraith cedar]

Fuck me, I saw a screenshot of someone using Portugal 😭

I made the original list in Us

Then changeed it

[wraith cedar]

@icy saffron I changed it to us again 😭

[icy saffron]

is there much of a difference betwene these two rams

i wouldnt think so but just wondering

[wraith cedar]

Ahhhh

The bottom one is a SSD....

[icy saffron]

oh shit wait 😭

there we go lol

[wraith cedar]

Don't worry lmao

[wraith cedar]

Nope, the first one has RGB tho

And more expensive

[icy saffron]

gotchaa

[icy saffron]

whatchu think bout this?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7f9TrM

same thing just diff psu, ssd, and case

[wraith cedar]

SSD is fine

The case doesn't come with fans

Change the PSU back

Overpriced and worse

[icy saffron]

damn

[muted wraith]

my country is portugal the 9800x3d was 599 its 639 now

[twilit kernel]

good to see a fellow Tech Source follower

[burnt swallow]

yeah thats not allowed on this server

showing people how to pirate is very not allowed

[muted wraith]

I thought he was buying

[burnt swallow]

what?

a windows key from microsoft is like $120 for w10 and $180 for w11. buying it for $23 means someone is getting ripped off/scammed in the process, and microsoft is not receiving your money for their software

[muted wraith]

Fuc Microsoft they are rich

They shouldn’t charge for fucking windows 11

Or any windows

[burnt swallow]

First of all, they spend a shitload of money developing windows so releasing it for free is not economically viable.
Second of all, you don’t need a key unless you want personalization (and the watermark may cause performance issues in games)

[silent sky]

Love him. Helped me make a lot of decisions for sure

[silent sky]

No one has taken down the website or the message 🤷

[silent sky]

My bad. I lowkey didn’t know that 😭

[burnt swallow]

the mods cant watch every thread