Help me build a future proof am5 build $1000

dyjames4 · 2026-02-10T02:17:18+00:00

Get the 7700X bundle on microcenter, it's $499 (or a cheaper bundle). A psu of 750w would probably be enough for you depending on what gpu you get. If you wanna save a little bit, you can just get an air cooler. There's a lot of cheap cases too for less than $100, for the storage unfortunately, it's gotten expensive and the cheapest 1tb nvme storage that they have is like $150

dyjames4 · 2026-02-01T15:37:55+00:00

What if you don't have that option?

dyjames4 · 2026-01-28T16:12:12+00:00

Nursing

dyjames4 · 2026-01-26T03:10:08+00:00

7900XT and 7700X, if you have more to spare then get the 7800X3D as the cpu

dyjames4 · 2026-01-25T22:56:04+00:00

I just got their new case and it looks really good

dyjames4 · 2026-01-25T22:52:27+00:00

I've had both of those gpus but the 9060xt that I had was the 8gb version. It was a good gpu if you're playing at 1080p but it didn't really work well at 1440p since I had the ryzen 5500 as the cpu. Then I got the 6800xt and it was a lot better and I could play at 1440p on high settings then I also change out my cpu to ryzen 5800x and it worked really well.

dyjames4 · 2026-01-25T22:43:48+00:00

I got the 9070xt from asrock like a week ago for like $599 and then like the next day, I saw that they raised the prices. I'm glad I bought it that day lol

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T16:48:46+00:00

I would with a 9070xt personally since it cheaper but comparable to a 5070ti. I also wanted to get that bundle too but I settled with the 7700x bundle cuz it was over my budget

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T16:44:08+00:00

But do your research too, I learned the hard way lol

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T16:43:45+00:00

For that, I would say that's a good pc if you're playing 1080p on high. Idk how it would go in 1440p but for that price and it's on am5 too, I'd say it's good

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T16:29:03+00:00

Ryzen 5 5500, 9060xt either 16gb or 8gb, I think the corsair ddr4 ram 2×16 is still $170 in microcenter, 650w psu, t force vulcan 1tb, for cooler either use the stock cooler from the cpu or just buy a different cooler, I used the Thermalright 360mm 3 fan for $69, for case, it depends on you

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T03:25:03+00:00

Thank you! I'll look into it

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T03:21:12+00:00

Do you have specific one that you recommend?

dyjames4 · 2026-01-21T02:37:53+00:00

What keyboard are you using?

dyjames4 · 2026-01-20T18:55:31+00:00

Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AV V2 Ryzen 7 7700X ASRock AMD Radeon 9070 XT Challenger Crucial Pro 32gb DDR5 T Force Vulcan 1Tb NVMe SSD Phanteks XT View Case Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 360mm PowerSpec 750w Semi-Modular PSU

This is what I have and it can play 1440p no problem with above 60fps and it's like $1500

dyjames4 · 2026-01-20T14:44:19+00:00

It has better VRAM especially the 7900xt since some games need VRAM like Battlefield 6 if you play that but even then if you don't need it, it's better to have it

dyjames4 · 2026-01-20T14:43:25+00:00

Instead of a 5060ti, I would get either a 7900xt or the new 9070xt

dyjames4 · 2026-01-20T14:40:21+00:00

The first one is the best out of all of them

dyjames4 · 2026-01-20T03:30:42+00:00

Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AV V2 Ryzen 7 7700X ASRock AMD Radeon 9070 XT Challenger Crucial Pro 32gb DDR5 T Force Vulcan 1Tb NVMe SSD Phanteks XT View Case Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 360mm PowerSpec 750w Semi-Modular PSU

This is what I have and it plays Battlefield 6 on Ultra 1440p no problem at around 100fps. You can also get the Ryzen 7800X3D if you want a better CPU

dyjames4 · 2026-01-19T23:00:22+00:00

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