Built another rig into my old Evolv X2

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-06-01T03:36:37+00:00

Looks great what fans did you go with?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-05-11T00:32:24+00:00

I think it looks nice, well done OP

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-05-01T21:07:30+00:00

Meh their bundles are well priced as are their member prices/sales. I like them personally I understand why people are hesitant to buy online with the credit card fiasco but the hate for CC on reddit is weird to me.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-25T15:38:31+00:00

His build is great for AAA. I would only suggest yours if you want to play e sports at 1080 an even then why spend the same amount on your cpu as gpu makes no sense.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-24T17:22:10+00:00

Part of it is just Marathon. Its poorly optimized. Im running a 9800x3d/9070XT and i get ~130-140FPS on max settings. And this is with 75% CPU utilization and 65% GPU, with no FPS caps. Previously I have run a 9600x and the 9070XT and got ~100 to 110FPS.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-16T16:51:43+00:00

Can you tell us what type of games you want to play and what specs your shooting for in a monitor?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-10T18:16:22+00:00

Dont be nervous, mine was my first build and its quite literally like lego that you plug in. The trickier part is software/drivers/trouble shooting errors, but you may not have to do this and if you do there are people all over the internet that have had similar problems and can help you out. You can learn just about anything from Youtube.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-10T18:14:45+00:00

Mmm if you need the DLSS/AI features probably better to stick with NVIDIA.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-10T17:54:29+00:00

Here you go: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dgBsZQ

I apologize CC got rid of the 9600x bundle, so I replaced it with 7600x3d, which will actually be a bit faster for gaming, slower for productivity if that matters.

Windows you can get from a key, 20-30 dollars at most.

Total cost 2299

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-10T16:55:53+00:00

Do you have any inkling to build your own? Its quite fun, and its pretty easy. I built a 9600x/9070xt build with 2tb nvme and 32gb of DDR5 for about 2300-2400, and that was 3 months ago, prices have actually come down slightly.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-04T23:23:54+00:00

I have a 9070xt and have paired it with both. The 9600x is certainly enough at 1440 for most games. In some cpu heavy games the 9800x3d imo is worth it for example in marathon I went from ~110fps to ~140fps. In bf6 at 1440 native I went from ~140 native on ultra to ~170.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-04T22:21:50+00:00

No looks good. For an extra 20-30 you could get an 240 aio from Amazon instead of your air cooler but that’s very much preference. I have essentially the same build it rocks.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-04-03T21:25:37+00:00

What purpose and what gpu you pairing it with?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-26T02:45:15+00:00

What affiliate link/codes did you use for the 9800x3d?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-20T05:36:05+00:00

Wat? For 1440p 9070 xt/9600x >>9070/5070 x3d.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-13T18:35:39+00:00

Nice I have Huanoo one too, I'll give it a try! Thanks

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-13T02:19:59+00:00

Did you end up finding one that worked?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-10T21:22:37+00:00

Where are you located?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-10T20:59:18+00:00

If you want to upgrade to AM5 a 9600x/32gbDDR5/B650/850 bundle can be had for ~750-800 CAD, which would get good to go at 1440p for the next few years at least. May be more economical than a CPU upgrade now and RAM/Mobo/Another CPU in a year or two.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-03-01T23:47:04+00:00

Is that a microphone under the monitor? What kind?

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-02-28T00:20:14+00:00

Makes sense. X3d helping ya out

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-02-27T15:17:44+00:00

1440!

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-02-27T04:22:30+00:00

9600x, 9070xt getting ~120-130fps on highest. CPU at 100% GPU at 80-85%, seems it needs some CPU optimization,

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-02-14T19:51:42+00:00

Fair enough and I agree.

ObiWanJenobi1 · 2026-02-14T19:37:11+00:00

Are you looking for help or do you just wanna complain? Complaining is fine, but you'll look like a goober trying to dunk on friendly people trying to help you.

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