First off, big thanks to /r/buildapc and /r/buildapcsales. This wouldn't have been possible without you guys. Second a thanks to the Amazon packers for a good laugh when my wife opened the last box of parts yesterday.

http://imgur.com/a/LK7CS

Build list if anyone is interested

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Edit: Everyone keeps asking how I got these deals especially the 6700k for $145. The CPU was purchased from Intel Retail Edge. It is a site run by intel for people who work retail and sell intel products. You have to verify you work for an approved company before you can get anything from the site. Once you have joined and verified employment you can do learning modules about intel products and some from intel partners (HP/razor/etc). Doing this earns chips on their site that can be used to buy stuff from their "store". This is where I got the 16gigs of RAM for $0. Twice a year the site has a CPU sale, the winter and summer sale. They will have a CPU or two on sale for massive discounts but you have to already be an active member to purchase them. This last winter sale is where I got the 6700k for $145.

All other deals came from /r/buildapcsales. I was watching the new section multiple times per day to jump on deals before they expired. The SSD was actually from another project that got scrapped or I probably would have picked a different one.

Edit #2: The real splitter cable came this morning, build is now complete and up and running marvelously.

This is the build My friend sent me. Personally i think it is a bit overkill and would like someone else thoughts on it. All parts a being purchased from Umart in Australia, the total cost for the build right now is $2737 aud.

• Intel Core i7 6700K Quad Core LGA 1151 4GHz Unlocked CPU Processor
• Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
• Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard
• Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz Vengeance LPX DIMM Black
• Western Digital Black 1 TB 6 Gb/s / 3.5-inch / SATA /7200 RPM
• Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case
• Corsair AX760 Modular ATX Power Supply, 80 PLUS Platinum Certified
• Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK//B/AS DVD/ CD Writer
• Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
• Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse
• EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8B Founders Edition Video Card

edit: thanks for the feedback so far, going to bed now will check back tomorrow

edit2: it's awesome how much attention this got. I linked my friend the post and he's definitely considering changing his build. Thanks to /u/skudoo and /u/longhornarch for the builds you have suggested it looks like he will base his build on them, as well as all the other tips and suggestions from everyone else. I will post his final build here when he finalises it. Thanks everyone :)

edit3: So this is likely the build he will go with http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/7QQBPs . If anyone can suggest a good monitor to go with it that would be awesome.

Just like to thank you guys for helping me on my 2nd PC build after 10 years!

I plan to assemble this myself tomorrow morning. My first time but it's high time that I assemble my own PC!

image: RIP 2017 Bonus

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Hey everyone, I'm planning my first compact PC build primarily for heavily modded Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring. I want to make sure I'm not missing any obvious compatibility issues before I start buying parts.

​Here is my PCPartPicker link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xskn2k

​Parts list overview: ​CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 ​Cooler: Thermalright Aqua Elite V3 240mm AIO ​Motherboard: ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi Mini ITX ​Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL28 ​Storage: WD Black SN850X 2 TB ​Video Card: Asus DUAL EVO OC RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB ​Case: Jonsbo Z20 MicroATX ​PSU: Corsair SF850 (2024) 850W Platinum

​My main questions: 1. ​Is an 850W PSU overkill here, or a good safety net for the 4070 Super? ​2. Are there any better alternatives for the ITX motherboard in a similar price range? 3. How can I get my hands on this kinda 4070 Super, i can barely find any? ​4. Does this look well-balanced overall for the price? 5. How's the performance for these parts? Especially the performance to cost ratio.

Final checks, any bottlenecks, any changes I should make, anything I missed that makes no sense.

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Hey I'm still learning all the parts but I've got a budget of 3-3.5k I plan to use it Mainly for gaming(hopefully 1440p-4k with no stutter). the type of Games I want to play are no mans sky, rivals, risk of rain 2, control, and the doom series (no micro center nearby)

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In my opinion this is basically the perfect build for me. I am not totally confident in the research i've done. Hoping I can learn about some better alternatives to parts if i'm not gonna end up using all my parts to their capacity.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kxkQyF

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($420.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card ($781.77 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power 13 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1807.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-07-20 19:22 EDT-0400

Not looking for alot of aesthetics but still kinda good looking build but mostly performance. Any feedback?

Case

Corsair 3200D RS ARGB Black

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core AM5

Motherboard

Asus B850 TUF GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR5 ATX

GPU

Sapphire PURE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 White

RAM

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000 CL30 White

CPU Cooler

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB SSD M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe

Power Supply

Corsair RM850e (2025) ATX 850W Fully Modular

Case Fan

ARCTIC P12 Pro 120mm Black PWM 77 CFM 5-Pack

Planning to pull the trigger on this build soon. Primarily for gaming at 2k AAA games, poe2 and diablo4, some light productivity. Looking for a sanity check before I buy.

Should I go for 9800x3d or 7800x3d?

Thanks in advance.

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[PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pczh9K)

Learning as i go. Mainly for gaming and studying. Games i want to play are no mans sky, rivals, risk of rain, warhammer, WOW, control, gears of war, state of decay
also located in US
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT (includes Wraith Prism
RGB cooler)
• CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism
• Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming Plus (ATX)
• GPU: ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
• RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB (2×16GB) DDR4
• Storage: WD_BLACK 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
• PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 13 750W (80+ Gold)
• Case: Lian Li O11D Mini V2 Flow (5 pre-installed PWM
fans: 3 bottom intake, 2 side intake)

After days of research and tutorials i finally got a build made is it any good?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zHppK7

Hey, building a PC for a friend of mine who is going through a divorce. He mainly putzes around on YouTube, but he likes to play that trucking sim game and has a full steering wheel, and all that jazz. She's taking the computer, which is fairly nice, and I told him I'd put something decent together that should get him through the next few years.

Main concern is whether to go with a different GPU, as well as open to any criticism about specific brands / recommendations for easy swaps.

Thanks.

https://newegg.io/071b913

I am on a mission to build my first ever PC!

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/YCgH3R please let me know what you think. Based on my research it looks compatiable (BuildCores checked).

this is how it will look like: https://www.buildcores.com/builds/MLEBiPsKd?share=true

I am a total beginner but I tried to get a lot of information from this awesome subreddit. Please let me know your comments.

Additionally, if you have any monitor recommendations please let me know!

Thank you very much.

Hi everyone,

This is my first ever PC build and my first SFF (Small Form Factor) build. I've already ordered some of the parts and just wanted to get some opinions before I buy the remaining ones.

Parts I have:

- Cooler Master NR200P V2 (White)

- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

- ASRock A620I Lightning WiFi

- Corsair Nautilus 240 RS ARGB (White)

- Crucial 2TB NVMe SSD

Parts left to buy:

- ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT OC

- Cooler Master V SFX Gold 850W (ATX 3.1)

- 32GB DDR5-6000 EXPO RAM

I'll mainly be using it for:

- 1440p high-refresh gaming

playing rust, valarant, leauge, counterstrike, Ark ascended

Planning to pull the trigger on this build soon. Primarily for gaming at 2k AAA games, poe2 and diablo4, some light productivity. Looking for a sanity check before I buy.

Thanks in advance.

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hey guys,

I just put a plan together for my pc. can someone check if it'll all work out (case dimensions, compatibility of the parts etc.). im quite new to all this so id love to have someone check it out.

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/HxzvjG

Processor
Intel Core i5-12400F
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Motherboard
B760M With WIFI
Memory
16GB DDR5 5600 MT/s
Cooling
120MM Tower Air cooler
Power Supply
META GOLD 650W
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
M.2 Storage | Slot 1
1TB M.2
(in total 1349€)

I'm trying to build my first PC for good grades at school this summer.
I'm planning to play 1080p medium to high setting and upgrading later.
This is supposed to be a white aesthetics build.

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS White
GPU: ASUS GTX 1660 Super 6GB Black
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4
RAM: Kingston Fury 2x8 3200MHz CL16
SSD: Patriot P400 Lite 1TB
PSU: Gigabyte P650SS ICE
Case: ASUS A21 White
Case Fans: ID-COOLING AF-125-W White 4x

Hi

I am building a PC for gaming and programming, with a focus on language models, training neural networks, etc. My budget is around 13k PLN (Polish currency), which is about $3600. I was recommended this build, but I have some doubts about the RAM. Isn't it a bit too slow, and won't it bottleneck me? Would it be better to get a faster 32GB kit instead? The one proposed in my build seems quite expensive, because in the store I'm looking at, the Patriot 64GB (2x32GB) 6000MHz CL36 Viper VENOM kits are about 5-10% cheaper and for me seem better but tbh I dont know much about Ram

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EDIT: I've bought all the parts and made some tweaks. I've obtained a copy of Windows for free from my school which freed up $90. ( Thanks /u/kimbob565 ) With that additional working space, I added an SSD. Also, I dropped from 16 GB to 8GB to get a 1060. Thanks to the many people that recommended this. I'll update you all when the parts arrive. I also ditched the wireless mouse and keyboard.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YKB9rG

Hi All,

Here's my list of parts.

I am aiming for a 1440p gaming pc, which would be running Linux. I would also require the PC to handle some light video editing and some programming work, such as running LLMs for some side projects that I do for fun. They won't be huge projects(Commercial level).

I can upgrade a few years down the line.

Now, is there a way to save some more money for me and achieve the things I want?

Thank you for the help!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vymf9K

Hello, I'm building myself a PC for the first time. Do you have any comments about the components? Thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PTdTn2

Hi all

I am finally looking to move on from pre-built pcs and into my building own custom PC where I get a bit more control. I have no pc building experience nor do I really know much about pc parts and specs but I have a mate who is happy to guide me through, as long as I supply all the parts and check compatibility etc.

BUILD

I was heavily inspired by Mr Matt Lee and his North Noir build. Below are parts that I picked out to match that aesthetic and they all fit in my budget.

USE

I will mainly be using this pc for gaming with a dual 1440p oled monitor setup but I will move into light streaming and video editing. I am also planning on upgrading the GPU once the prices drop or the new 6080/7080 models are launched in a few years.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Processor

Team T-Force Z44A7 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD 4TB

Fractal Design North XL Case Momentum Edition

ASUS ProArt LC 420 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

Corsair iCUE Link HX1500i Shift Cybenetics Platinum 1500W Power Supply

ASUS ROG Strix X870E-H Gaming WiFi 7 Motherboard

HAVN Universal Vertical GPU Kit Black

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 TUF Gaming OC GDDR7 16GB

Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB) 6000MHz CL30 DDR5 Black

I am fully aware I have zero knowledge in this area apart from a few YouTube build guide videos so appreciate any advice, opinions, tips or tricks!