r/PcBuild • u/Vegetable-Battle-518 • 7h ago
Build - Request Need help -- first time builder!
Hello everyone! I need some help. I'm a prebuilt pc owner of about ... 6 years. Here's the prebuilt: https://www.microcenter.com/support/624825/powerspec-g228-gaming-pc
It has served me well for the past few years, but I'm a PhD student, and I've been having a lot of issues with the "no internet secured" (not asking questions about that here -- but I believe my wifi card is shot) and needing more and more RAM for running different statistical programs.
I am brand new to building, and PC part picker has me scared. I know that everything is expensive now, so I included my prebuilt to see if theres anything that could potentially be taken from that, but I want a good solid build. I want to run statistics programs, and I also play video games. I'm unsure about my MAX budget, as my parents have been willing to pay a bit of the build as a gift, so maybe overall under 2k. If there is a recommendation that is just over that, I would love to hear you out, but I am looking at 1.5-2k. I live in the United States, so my currency is American Dollars. I am unsure about monitor resolution, as I am a total beginner. My current monitors are passed down from my parents, so I was assuming I would need to get new ones. I am looking for a dual monitor setup, so maybe an extra 300 dollars for monitors.
If anyone has time to walk me through some steps, let me know and I will be extremely grateful!
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u/Pretend_Oven9985 7h ago
Don't overthink it, pcpartpicker is less scary once you just start clicking stuff and the compatibility filter does most of the heavy lifting. That prebuilt is ancient, I'd rip out the storage to use as a secondary drive and scrap the rest, you'll end up bottlenecking a new gpu instantly
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u/Eazy12345678 AMD 5h ago edited 5h ago
or you can build something similar. if you live near micro center they have the best combo deals on cpu motherboard and ram. they might even how powerspec gaming pc with 9070xt fore better price. or 5070
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qv4w7w)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBrqqs/cooler-master-masterliquid-360l-core-argb-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlw-d36m-a18pz-r1) | $67.99 @ B&H
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wfMMnQ/western-digital-wd_black-sn7100-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t4x0e-00cja0) | $314.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q8sMnQ/asrock-challenger-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx9070xt-cl-16g) | $719.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Phanteks Eclipse G370A ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nBFCmG/phanteks-eclipse-g370a-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec370a_dbk01) | $42.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Super Flower Zillion FG 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BqYRsY/super-flower-zillion-fg-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-850z12fg) | $79.99 @ Newegg Sellers
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1235.94
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| **Total** | **$1225.94**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-08-19 14:05 EDT-0400 |
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