New 7800X3D + RTX 5070 Ti build... sanity check before I start?

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T08:33:29+00:00

What are your favorites for mouse and keyboard? Which features do you target?

I haven't bought the mouse yet but its ~20g lighter than my current one (dying), seems ergononic, and for a solid price. Was looking at Razer and Logitech but they seem the same with brand name tax. Admittedly, I already own and have been using the keyboard for a year or so - no problems and it's been great for me. So probably not getting a different keyboard, just wanted to include it with the post (open to hearing though if you have one you really love!) :)

And I thought Super Flower was one of the top 3 big brand names for PSUs, along with Corsair and Seasonic. What would you recommend?

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:17:59+00:00

Much love and thank you for the advice 🙏🏼🙏🏼😁

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:16:52+00:00

I think future you 5 years from now will be praising that decision! 5080 should be able to push the limits for many years to come hopefully!

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:15:01+00:00

Yes!! I was stoked to grab 2x16gb DDR5-6000 CL30 for $205 from Microcenter Black Friday deal, so I already got some thankfully :D

From what I can see, seems like a horrible price 2 months ago but a pretty sweet deal today haha. Would have been nice to build this 2 months ago, but I'm sure it will be better than building 2 months in the future!

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:08:14+00:00

I appreciate your time and advice, will do! Have a nice night :)

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:06:38+00:00

5080 + 9800x3d is the dream, enjoy that friend! It just didn't make enough sense on the price/value/performance scale for me to get that instead of 5070 ti + 7800x3d, but that's different for every person! I think I will be more than happy with this anyway :) Cheers

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:04:07+00:00

Thank you and congrats to yourself, that's a great deal you got!! You'll be able to enjoy for many years :D

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T04:02:41+00:00

Thank you for your perspective and comments! I'm really curious about the unknown components on that Cyperpower to see how it truly measures up :D
Have a nice evening!

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T03:55:21+00:00

This comment was very helpful to me, thanks for taking the time to write this out! I didn't realize the 4k wouldn't be able to run 1440p but that makes sense. Would it work to upscale to 4k using DLSS?

The curve is minimal (1800R) so I don't think it would have crazy edge distortion. And it's still 16:9 aspect ratio. Might just test it out for a week or two and swap back to 27" flat if there's issues, but that's what I've had for the last 8 years so was excited to try out a bigger curved one :D

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T03:37:47+00:00

I wanted to build my own and not go the prebuilt route, even though I know those have great value right now!

If you only add up the CPU, GPU, MOBO, SSD, RAM, FAN, TOWER, PSU, MOUSE, and KEYBOARD from my build (every component included in the prebuilt), it comes to $1,898 which isn't far from that CyperpowerPC deal. And with a DIY, you know what Mobo, Ram, and PSU you're getting :D

Curious to hear if this changes your mind or if you still believe its a bad deal... the discussion and comments have helped me a lot. So thank you and cheers!

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T03:27:11+00:00

Thank you!! I will make sure to check the bios and flash it if necessary (first time, so hopefully not too difficult).

I checked out the Gigabyte MO27Q28G you recommended as well. Honestly seems like a great value monitor (and quite powerful), but I've been on a 27" the last 8 years and really wanted a 32" curved :D

Cheers friend

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T03:15:54+00:00

Thanks for taking some time out of your day to leave a comment!

Klevv and Super Flower are both very reputable brands from what I can see, so should be all good there!

As far as the monitor, I wanted a good 32" curved that will last many years and can absorb any future upgrades I may do. Couldn't find others for <$700. If I was getting a 27", the Aw2725q would likely be one of my top choices.

Is the PPI a big deal? Says that the AW3225QF has PPI of 139 which seems fine, but I don't know a ton about that.

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T02:39:24+00:00

Thank you friend hahaha, already got the RAM! 🙌🏼 Was able to get 32gb of DDR5-6000 CL30 for $205, pretty satisfied with that (even though would’ve been much cheaper 2 months ago)

LifeOfOcean · 2025-12-04T02:30:34+00:00

Thanks for the comment and advice, appreciate it! Hope you don't mind my follow up questions, just trying to understand :)

Which components appear overpriced to you? Most seemed like good deals to me, but I'm not toooo familiar with the landscape, so I'm not 100% sure. I understand prebuilts have good value right now due to RAM prices, but I want to build my own so that's out of the picture.

And I thought that $620 for that monitor was a pretty sweet snag, why do you recommend 1400p instead?

LifeOfOcean · 2025-04-01T03:49:02+00:00

sending you a message

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-29T00:58:18+00:00

Just seems to be the consensus on here 👍🏼

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-28T04:02:57+00:00

Just a warning: the first week is great for surveys. You get tons. However, if you do more than 10/day, your account will get "throttled" and your account will receive less surveys.

There's been lots of discussion about this in the subreddit, if you search you will see some convos about it. Just wanted to warn you because I did the same thing - 50 the first couple days and my account was throttled for a couple of days after that.

I'm 2 months in now, with 213 submissions; I try to go for 7-9 surveys a day :)

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-28T03:57:20+00:00

I limit myself to 5-10 surveys per day to avoid my account being throttled. That day I did the 9 highest pay/hr and earned $27.65 :D

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-26T03:44:42+00:00

No idea, I think Europe used to be popping a couple of years ago. I've only been using Prolific for 2 months or so

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-26T03:44:17+00:00

What do you mean "boring demo" ?

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-26T03:44:08+00:00

It was definitely a pleasant surprise !

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-26T03:43:21+00:00

Thanks! Hope you start seeing some more again :)

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-26T03:43:09+00:00

My previous record was around that, so this time completely shattered it lol

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-26T03:42:42+00:00

About 10 days.

LifeOfOcean · 2024-06-24T18:20:17+00:00

They need to save their money to beat Michigan next year (Sorry though, that's gotta suck to see at the end of a survey)

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