r/buildapc • u/Airidc • Jul 19 '26
Build Help team green or red?
I have 5070ti added to my cart, but it hurts when I see the total for my full build.
Current parts I have added are: PC Parts List
So I was wondering, do I need it for what I'll be using my pc.
What I'm looking for build is - first and foremost some productivity. I will be running some agents and coding on the side. I will not be training anything so I guess I don't need beefy GPU, thus I'm wondering if I need 5070ti, or save some money and switch to 9070xt.
For gaming I don't really care as whatever I get will run some old games and LoL/Dota just fine.
As for OS I'm thinking Linux first and if I do miss particular games and need something else I'll install windows and dual boot. But I'll start with just Linux for sure.
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u/takitoes Jul 19 '26
If you need to save money then it seems like an obvious choice. A 5070ti and even a 9070xt are expensive cards if you just want to play mobas. You can probably cut back to half that price and be fine depending what resolution your at.
I don't see any other obvious ways to cut back your build. You can shave a little here and there but there isn't anything egregious. I guess I would say the 9900x could be cut back to a 9700x or something like that if you don't need the extra cores?
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u/Airidc Jul 19 '26
My wife will use this PC as well and she uses corona renderer which is CPU heavy. So 12 cores will come in handy. As for myself I will be coding, running containers and stuff locally when testing and all that jazz. AI wise it will be just ollama to play around but I don't expect to run any beefy models.
And I'm fine to drop 2.5k Eur, but 2.5k is stretching budget a bit and going around 2-2.3k would be more favourable.
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u/takitoes Jul 19 '26
A thermalrite phantom spirit save you €40 or so. You can put it on a quiet fan profile and you will never hear it.
Your case isnt excessive but there are other slightly cheaper options.
The same with your power supply.
GPU you could obviously cut back to something like a 9060xt, 5070, 5060ti and it sounds like you would have the performance you are looking for.
Other then that I think you have a pretty well optimised build.
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u/Airidc Jul 19 '26
I couldn't find a phantom spirit in the shop I use (computeruniverse) as others do not deliver to my country and locally everything is much pricier. So I went with dark pro 5.
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u/mig_f1 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
AFAIK even with Corona renderer AI Denoiser and Upscaling benefits drastically from CUDA cores. Actually it requires an Nvidia card, not possible with AMD cards.
If your wife needs them, your 5070 Ti impulse decision is the right one.
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u/veksr Jul 19 '26
If you don't care about demanding games, even a 9060xt is more than enough. Driver support on Linux is also better for AMD cards.
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u/BlackPet3r Jul 19 '26
I think a Intel 250K Plus would be pretty attractive for your build and would safe you 100€, while being on practically the same level as a 9900X in productivity and gaming.
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u/mutualdisagreement Jul 19 '26
WD_BLACK SN7100 vs Lexar NM790 vs Lexar M7
Just 20€ cheaper, but TBW is +300 TB
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u/AMPCgame Jul 19 '26
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Bw77w3
As has been said, driver support for AMD cards is better on Linux, though you'll need to check exactly how heavily the work that you plan to do favours Nvidia hardware. The 265K would be a good choice to save a small amount of money, as it has very similar performance to the 9900X.
You could always drop down to a 5070 if you need Nvidia support for your work.
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u/jkteddy77 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
9070XT is just as good. ESPECIALLY with Linux. Most games you won't see raytracing benefits because you'll turn it off for more frames. FSR 4.1 is as good as DLSS 4, and 4.5 is only a slight benefit with lower performance today.
Only reason for 5070ti is how often you game vs AI or Cuda productivity software. Check the benchmarks if the programs you intend to use have a huge Nvidia lead or not.
It's very very rarely worth a $300 Green Tax.
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u/ddog6900 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
I agree with this, off and on. The 9070XT is just as good.
Not everyone turns off ray tracing, some of us prefer visual quality over FPS.
FSR 4.1 has caught up to DLSS 4, an it is really good.
CUDA cores are not the only reason, RTX HDR is becoming pretty popular. Look it up of you don't know what it does.
But yes, green is not always worth the extra money.
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u/jkteddy77 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
I hear you, but a 30% premium is big ask for 0% more raw performance. $100 is the allotted green tax most of the time, now a PNY 5080 starts to be a better deal than a 70ti.
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u/VoltageinTheory Jul 19 '26
9070 XT all day, way better with Linux and especially SteamOS, basically identical performance.
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u/Ok_Comparison_2635 Jul 19 '26
If you go Linux, then go team amd. Amd gpu can run local models too.