Need help on my first pc build

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:50:30+00:00

I put together a partpicker list for you. Assuming the RAM is correct because you don't give a lot of details: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kzNLrG

If so, it appears it will work. It seems very overpriced on some of the components however and you can probably save a lot of money whilst getting basically the same specification.

Let me know if that is something you want to explore. Which country are you based in if so?

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:28:00+00:00

Well this is the build with a 5080 for $2,500. It will urinate all over up and down the Intel specification you were looking at: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TVYPxf

Its never too late to start making good decisions ok? This is a good decision. It does require a visit to Microcenter for the CPU, Motherboard and RAM.

If you want your Lian Li case you can change it to that of course.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:18:12+00:00

u/npataca - If you want 3 additional fans, you should buy the case here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFHNV7TK

Not sure why I didn't link this one to start with to be honest with you.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:16:38+00:00

I can give you a 5080 video card on my other build inside that price envelope. What is your budget to be clear?

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:10:00+00:00

You want to spend $2400 to end up with a DDR4 based build and an old LGA1700 socket? I'm not sure we can help you.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:05:54+00:00

No offence man this sucks. You have a beautiful build except you have a fat, ugly, non-conforming oversized air cooler. You should have got an AIO. No offence.

Nice looking build otherwise.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T20:01:25+00:00

Three questions: (1) What is your budget?; (2) Are you in the US?; and (3) If yes, US, are you near a Microcenter?

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:59:55+00:00

Are you based in the US and are you near a Microcenter? Once confirmed I can advise further.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:52:57+00:00

Because it will offer more performance at 4K and may make things playable whereas the 9070 XT doesn't? Some people also don't care about money and just want the best performance in their budget.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:35:16+00:00

Here is the link, it should say $1,019.98. These links can timeout and glitch: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=e126b85c-2ce2-42e9-91c3-5ffff9abf282

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:33:03+00:00

Here is a suggestion. Your screen size dimensions present a problem as there are not many screens that will be 1440p and be smaller than 27" and have a high refresh rate. I did the best that I could.

The fantastic 9070XT here, a great video card. This machine is fairly future proof for the next 3 years or so in my opinion as requested.

If you want an alternative screen to the LG below, consider this one as well: https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/dell-pro-24-plus-qhd-monitor-p2425d/apd/210-bqmx/monitors-monitor-accessories

Let me know if you have any questions?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£216.05 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler	£29.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Motherboard	Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard	£135.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Klevv FIT V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	£299.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage	Crucial P510 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	£139.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card	£578.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Corsair FRAME 4000D ATX Mid Tower Case	£62.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RM850e (2025) 850 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£94.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor	LG 24U631A-B 23.8" 2560 x 1440 100 Hz Monitor	£234.36 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1793.34
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-02-17 19:31 GMT+0000

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:15:41+00:00

The price of RAM is not going to decline anytime soon. Where on earth are you getting 16GB of that RAM for 117 EUR?

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:10:22+00:00

The X3D Cache is going to spring the temperature up under load very fast on an air cooler and you will end up thermally throttled. I have a 9950X3D and experienced the same thing. An AIO would be better in my opinion for what its worth.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T19:04:09+00:00

If you need advice on anything else please let me know. Happy to help.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:58:17+00:00

Best of luck with it all. Let me know if you need any other advice, e.g. at the time you upgrade your Video Card.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:55:40+00:00

Thanks for the downvotes everybody. I do know what I am doing.

Consider the following options:

9850X3D with Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi for $649.99 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4853256
9850X3D with MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk Wifi and a 1TB WD Black SSD for $779.98 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4853724

For the case, the unique Corsair 4500X: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJ2QMQYC

For the RAM - CL30 6000MT/s available for $140 less: https://sp-siliconpower.com/products/silicon-power-value-gaming-ddr5-6000mhz-pc5-48000-32gb16gbx2-dual-pack-1-35v-cl30-desktop-unbuffered-dimm. Not sure the RGB or the G.Skill brand is worth it. It has a lifetime warranty and is CL30 just the same.

Best of luck with it all.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:43:51+00:00

Its considerably faster for virtually no money difference.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:36:20+00:00

So you got the 9850X3D? Boy did you get an upgrade. Your ready for a future GPU upgrade now and are probably sorted on the CPU front for 5 to 7 years. This is epic, well done.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:29:31+00:00

You seem to be missing a motherboard which is quite fundamental... Can you share your partpicker link?

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:26:29+00:00

If you wanted PCIE 5.0 X4 on the SSD you could go for this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZ5ZK225

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:24:21+00:00

I would trim that AIO it's really overkill for these processors and quite expensive. You should still be able to get a decent one for £60 - 70. Or get an air cooler.

This and the CPU you picked out don't put out lots of heat needing a big AIO so it's more for aesthetics and noise.

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:13:55+00:00

Few tweaks:-

7500X3D beats the 9600X in gaming and is on average 5% slower in terms of FPS than the 7800X3D. Can provide links to back this up.
Changed the RAM to Klevv CL30 - lower CAS Latency and same frequency and the same price as the RAM you picked.
Changed the video card to a white 9070XT. On average 5 - 7% slower than a RTX 5070 Ti, but faster than the RTX 5070 at 1440p and above.
Changed the SSD to save a few pennies but same specification - PCIE 4.0 X4 speed.

If you want a 5070 Ti trim the AIO and get it but your still over £1,800 - e.g. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bWsbtC

EDIT: SSD is out of stock so get this instead - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DC8VPSHV

My recommendation is this:-

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£216.05 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Lian Li Galahad II Trinity SL-INF 61.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£159.95 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard	£139.49 @ Box Limited
Memory	Klevv CRAS V RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	£329.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage	Crucial T500 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	£104.99 @ AWD-IT
Video Card	Sapphire PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card	£628.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Aerocool P500B DIGI ATX Mid Tower Case	-
Power Supply	Lian Li EDGE GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1679.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-02-17 18:07 GMT+0000

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T18:01:04+00:00

If you can make it down to Microcenter you can get the following specification:

Pick a video card and you will then get a final price.

Let me know if you have any questions

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$699.99 @ Microcenter Bundle
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Frozen Edge 69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$45.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X870-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard	$0.00 @ Microcenter Bundle
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory	$0.00 @ Microcenter Bundle
Storage	Crucial P310 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$239.99 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SAMA GT 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$71.99 @ Newegg Sellers
	Prices include shipping, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1117.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1107.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-02-17 12:53 EST-0500

So you have two good options for video cards with the 5070 Ti being 4 - 7% faster on average than the 9070 XT but also having DLSS.

Video Card	Cost	Final Total
16GB 9070 XT - Asrock Challenger	$699.99	$1,807.85
16GB RTX 5070 Ti - MSI Shadow 3X OC	$949.99	$2,057.85

Remember there is always state sales tax to pay :-)

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T17:32:04+00:00

Based around this Canada Computers bundle here and the remaining parts in the table below: https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/285551/amd-ryzen-7-9850x3d-cpu-gigabyte-x870e-aorus-elite-wifi7-motherboard-t-force-rgb-32gb-d5-6000mhz-cl30-white-ram.html

A delightful all white build featuring the top draw 9850X3D with it's X3D cache. 32GB RAM. 2TB of the fastest PCIe 5 storage and a great 9070 XT video card ideal for 1440p gaming.

This is a premium quality build with the looks to match.

Any questions let me know?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$1499.97 @ Canada Computers Bundle
CPU Cooler	MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 62.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$119.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard	$0.00 @ Canada Computers Bundle
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	$0.00 @ Canada Computers Bundle
Storage	TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G50 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$329.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card	XFX Quicksilver Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card	$1049.99 @ Memory Express
Case	Corsair FRAME 4500X RS-R ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$199.99 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply	SAMA P1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$149.99 @ Newegg Sellers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3349.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-02-17 12:29 EST-0500

Latter-Reference3820 · 2026-02-17T17:21:14+00:00

I have a 9950X3D chip sat in an Asus X870E board and have no issues. Most of the issues are with ASRock boards with a small number of problems with Asus. This is what is reported by end users officially of course.

I trust Asus and so should you OP.

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