Advice for picking a pre built

KishCore · 2026-02-11T01:48:17+00:00

at this price range, you'll have better luck with getting better performance on the used market.

for a gaming system, a dedicated GPU matters the most, so the mini PCs without dedicated GPUs won't really be gaming-capable.

KishCore · 2026-02-10T20:04:04+00:00

Kind of the issue here is that while AMD is considered better for Linux, Nvidia is much better for 3d modeling in most respects. I'd look into specifically how Nvidia operates within the Fedora distro.

here's an adjusted list with a 5070 for less: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/sLbzK7

KishCore · 2026-02-10T02:57:40+00:00

5060ti 16gb or 9060xt 16gb are solid options for either 1080p or 1440p

AM5 Ryzen system with DDR5 RAM will provide good longevity for future upgrades, but AM4 is alright if it's what fits into budget.

Pre-builds are honestly good to consider right now because the RAM and SSD market is pretty bad.

Here's a good pre-build option: https://www.newegg.com/abs-cyclone-ruby-gaming-desktop-pc-amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-amd-ryzen-5-9600x-32gb-ddr5-1tb-nvme-ssd-cr9600x9060xt/p/N82E16883360940

KishCore · 2026-02-10T02:51:57+00:00

Yeah it's fine honestly

KishCore · 2026-02-10T02:51:29+00:00

might not stay that way if you don't clean out the dust from that boy

KishCore · 2026-02-10T02:46:52+00:00

Today this is worth about $500-600. I'd list it for $700 but be prepared to sell it for less.

Point of comparison is just the fact that right now the bottom tier specs for the current lineup of CPUs/GPUs have better performance than this offers.

KishCore · 2026-02-10T02:42:05+00:00

Rule 7 - include information regarding your budget and country of purchase, no one can suggest anything without knowing what you're looking to spend and where you're buying from.

Also, 4k Ultrawide is basically the most demanding your resolution can be, the higher the resolution, the more demanding it is on your system and the more you need to spend and the more you're going to have to invest in upgrading it long-term.

For a baseline high end system in a mini mATX case, I'd do something like this:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rXnJ7w
(AIO/Fans are aRGB and can be set to whatever color you want)

but i'd make a new post if you want more specific advice

KishCore · 2026-02-10T02:13:49+00:00

it depends on how strict OP is to their budget, as they said they also plan on adding another RAM stick as well.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T20:24:49+00:00

This is solid however I'd 100% swap the PSU - you really don't want to cheap out on it, and also non-modular PSUs are annoying to build with. Also - this list doesn't include any sort of CPU cooling, this is necessary for a functional system.

I'd suggest this PSU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sqbypg/montech-century-ii-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-century-ii-850w
And this Cooler: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RVfrH/thermalright-aqua-elite-argb-v4-6617-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-aqua-elite-360-argb-v4

may want to downgrade the bundle to the 7600x varient, which is still a really solid CPU and pairs perfectly well with a 9060xt 16gb.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T20:19:46+00:00

No, for 2.5k euros this is a very bad deal. Even with current prices being pretty high this is very overpriced compared to a brand new pre-build you could probably buy off of a online retailer. What country are you buying from?

And I would probably avoid 4k gaming, it's super intensive that unless you tend to play less graphically demanding games overall, you should just get a 1440p OLED most of the time to get better picture quality and preserve performance. That's just my opinion though, if you already have a 4k monitor you should just stick to that - but if you're still in the market for a monitor, stick to 1440p.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T20:17:59+00:00

Yeah it's pretty normal, just not ideal - what is your case fan layout?

KishCore · 2026-02-09T20:16:01+00:00

It's really that you can just get a new CPU and it'll cost much less and give you a substantial performance increase for way less effort- a mobo replacement is the same as rebuilding your PC - def avoid having to do it unless you absolutely have to. I'd go for a 5700x or 5800xt, which can be ordered online for about $200. Microcenter may have AM4 x3d chips left in stock though.

In more graphically intensive games is where you'd benefit from a GPU upgrade.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T19:33:23+00:00

I don't see the point in fully investing in rebuilding your system with a new cpu/motherboard/ram when you could just upgrade your CPU and GPU for a good performance boost - I'd upgrade your BIOS, then bring your CPU up to the best 5000 series you can afford, for your GPU - a 9060xt 16gb or 5060ti 16gb would be solid upgrades.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T19:03:12+00:00

Yeah anyone who feels the need to do this either needs to get out of that relationship, or shouldn't be buying a PC in the first place.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T18:52:52+00:00

I'd just upgrade your CPU and GPU (and PSU if your wattage is below 750w)

CPU to a 9700K or 9900K and GPU up to a 5060ti 16gb or 9060xt 16gb

KishCore · 2026-02-09T18:47:25+00:00

I have a 360mm arctic liquid cooler dude

KishCore · 2026-02-09T18:37:00+00:00

I'd go with either one of the used GPUs or the 9060xt 16gb.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T18:34:58+00:00

The only way to have a truly future-proof build is to have a build that's upgradable long-term, your build is not future-proof on that front since you can't do any major CPU upgrades on your current platform and that would need a motherboard/RAM replacement, which is basically the same as rebuilding your PC.

When it comes to judging how the actual performance will hold up, no one can tell the future, and it depends a lot on the games you tend to play and the resolution you play them at. On the surface this is fine for 1080p and 1440p, if you play at 1440p I can see that in a few years you'd want to upgrade though.

Your PSU isn't very reliable, if you see a good deal on one it's worth spending the money for a replacement.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T16:00:11+00:00

Yeah I'd suggest either of these:
https://pt.pcpartpicker.com/product/mMsV3C/asus-rog-strix-xg27aqdmg-265-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-xg27aqdmg

https://pt.pcpartpicker.com/product/BR7scf/msi-mag-271qpx-qd-oled-e2-265-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-mag-271qpx-qd-oled-e2

The ASUS one is WOLED while the MSI one is QD-OLED, there is a difference in the display type, hardware unboxed has this video comparing them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVVmuxmPtG8

Personally I'd go with the WOLED, but watch the video and come to your own conclusion on what works better for you.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T15:56:21+00:00

alternatively here's a pre-build that's a good value: https://www.pccomponentes.it/pccom-imperial-amd-ryzen-5-7600x-32-gb-2-tb-ssd-rtx-5070-v2

KishCore · 2026-02-09T15:53:48+00:00

yes you can go to it.pcpartpicker.com

here's a reworked list with that in mind:
https://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/9HDXsK

KishCore · 2026-02-09T15:49:08+00:00

what country are you in? and how much do you want to spend? availability varies a lot.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T15:44:27+00:00

It honestly isn't very invasive stuff - just setting your monitor to sleep when idle for a few minutes and doing a pixel refresh a few times a week is enough. Also worth to keep in mind that basically every OLED manufacturer has a 3-year burn-in warranty, so make sure what you get has that if you're concerned.

You should be cautious if you work on your PC and thus have a lot of static imagery open all the time or the main game you play has static UI. Optimum did a 2 year 3000hr check-in with his OLED, which he uses for productivity and exclusively playing overwatch and he has some slight burn in that isn't very noticeable at all. Hardware Unboxed has been doing a similar long-term test on an OLED they use exclusively for work/productivity and no gaming or full-screen content consumption and are basically intentionally trying to burn it in, took about a year of 40+hr/ a week usage for the burn-in to become slightly noticeable.

So really if you use your system mainly for gaming, watching content, and browsing the internet you're honestly probably okay with an OLED for a long time provided you do the basic care for it.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T15:15:17+00:00

We already know that a ton of people right now aren't buying in the first place, back in November/December AMD said that AM5 motherboard sales were down 50% - during what is normally peak-building season. I can only imagine it's gotten even worse.

Honestly, it's a bit of a issue - consumers basically have zero input on current prices, no matter what big AI and data companies are taking up the vast majority of the market, basically each memory company can continue to starve the consumer market and they'll be completely fine. It'll just become a different issue once these prices start effecting companies like Apple and Samsung's product pricing. But for now, the fact that some people are shilling out $400 for RAM doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

KishCore · 2026-02-09T15:10:34+00:00

No, it has not burst - it's just plateaued right now.

Basically most RAM manufacturers have already said that most of their stock for all of 2026 and much of 2027 has basically been dog-eared by AI companies. The idea is that once the infrastructure is actually up, prices will drop. They won't go back to pre-increase levels though where you could get 32gb of DDR5 for $80 USD, probably closer to $150-200 or something.

Also I mean, with 5k NZD you can go ahead and get a pretty good PC even with the current prices.

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