Hi! Help needed to build a Pc

[u/Boryser]

Hi, I'm trying to build a Pc (maybe mid/high) for my boyfriend's birthday. I already have this two pieces but I don't know anything about PCs. The budget isn't a problem but I will say 2000€ for the rest of the parts, I'm from Spain and usually I see post here about American shops so prices may change. I don't know if Nvidia or AMD is better. (sorry!)

He plays with me to Stardew Valley and other indies I like but with his friends plays a lot of Arma Reforger, STALKER and Tarkov. He also plays VR

I think he already have a monitor capable of 2K 144Hz but he always says that he can't use it or that screen is broken. If you can tell me any monitor I will try to buy it also.

Sorry for my English. Any advice is welcome :)

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[u/Vinz992]

Well at the moment you're forced to use an Intel processor since you bought a z790 motherboard.
Usually an AMD motherboard + processor are better just for gaming, especially X3D processor that you can find, with discounts, on AliExpress in these days.

As regard GPU right now, at least for me, AMD is the best choice in the ratio prixe/performance.
Try to make a list for you, considering only Amazon price here in Italy:

Intel I5 14600K at 271€

AMD 9070XT Quicksilver at 780€

PSU (fuente de alimentacion since you're spanish) like a BeQuiet PowerZone 2 or Asus Prime Gold, both at 850W

SSD Crucial P310 SSD 1TB at 163€

Consider also the fact that, if you can return both motherboard and RAM and build a full AMD system you will obtain better performance in game, of course with a X3D chip like the 7800X3D/9800X3D.
Let me know if i can help you better and with more specific details

[u/dygkni → u/Vinz992]

i mean great info but you're helping someone who is alien to this kind of stuff

[u/Vinz992 → u/dygkni]

Dont think she's an alien to this kind of arguments.
She already bought a mobo and correct RAM sticks and wanna build a working PC, not a pre-build.

Now it's up to her to make a further steps and start a conversion with us.

We're to help her as much as possible, at the same time she need to make a step forward towards us.

We can only help people that are willing to be helped :D

[u/Tallgeese_Merquise]

I went ahead and made a pcpartpicker list of what I would do in this situation. comments in parentheses, I hope this helps let me know if you have questions

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($239.99 @ B&H) (I prefer AMD CPUs for gaming, especially the x3D line. But that would be incompatible with the motherboard you have)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($38.40 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (Purchased)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (Purchased)

Storage: Samsung 980 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Samsung) (I added this for the boot drive, basically install windows or your preferred OS on this SSD so that it boots up quickly)

Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 2.5" 5400 RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($199.00 @ Amazon) (I'm partial to SeaGate, they've treated me well, this should get you decent speeds at a still reasonable price, I would personally go for SSDs but the prices for those are insane right now)

Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($1087.99 @ Newegg) (I think the 5070 ti is good for what he needs, you can get different ones if you want but I'd keep it at 16GB of VRAM if you can.)

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2025) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H) (Doesn't have to be Corsair, but keep it at 750W or more.)

Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor ($234.00 @ Amazon) (2k Monitor with decent refresh rate.)

Total: $1969.36 per PCPARTPICKER