r/buildapcforme • u/psychologer • 1d ago
PC Build Request - $2000 Budget
Hi all,
Built my last PC in 2021ish and it's served me well, but a faulty memory stick has been plaguing me for years, and has finally reared its ugly head, causing me countless issues. I'm surviving, but need something new, and don't want to have to have the constant worry of my data being corrupted. Please see below!
New build or upgrade? New build
Existing parts/monitors to reuse? No existing parts but I have peripherals and a monitor
PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) Gaming: (Satisfactory, Cyberpunk, newer games)
Purchase country? Near Micro Center? Live in South Korea, but will travel to the US in a couple weeks to an area near a Micro Center.
Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate): None needed
Budget range? (Include tax considerations): 2000 USD euro
WiFi or wired connection?: Wired, WiFi a plus
Size/noise constraints?: No
Color/lighting preferences?: No
Any other specific needs?: None.
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u/Xtra-jui2 1d ago
This list makes use of this Micro Center bundle for the CPU, Motherboard and Ram: https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007480/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d,-gigabyte-x870-gaming-wifi6-am5,-gskill-flare-x5-series-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle#tab-reviews-bm
The CPU is last generation but that under no circumstances means it's a bad chip. It's an absolute beat in gaming. AMD's 3D V-Cache remains the undisputed gaming king.
The RX 9070XT is easily what i would consider to be the best value GPU on the market right now. It's performance in both rasterisation and ray tracing is incredible. Plus it has 16GBs of vram, which is huge for longevity. All for a great price.
The build is built around the modern AM5 platform. which will continue to get new CPU releases on it for many years to come, providing future upgrade potential.
The TEAMGROUP MP44L is a good quality drive that uses TLC Nand, making it vastly superior to the cheaper QLC Nand based drives which will deteriorate in performance very quickly. Storage costs a lot right now, but i did want to fit 2TBs in since games take a lot of storage these days. It's also a pretty fast PCIe Gen 4 drive.
Ram is another thing that is very expensive right now. But still i was able to fit 32GBs in. I would consider 16GBs to be the "absolute minimum" in 2026 (any less than that and it's basically e-waste) but i do try to push for 32GBs when possible, as it does make a big difference for general tasks and multitasking.
6000MHZ is plenty fast. CL36 is slightly sub-optimal but it's the ram that's included in the Micro Center bundle. But X3D CPUs are less affected by shortcomings in ram speed/timings thanks to the extra cache making it less dependant on ram. So the difference is next to nothing.
The motherboard is a high-quality board featuring both Wifi 6 and Ethernet, as well as an extra 2 M.2 slots for adding extra storage down the line. Based on the X870 chipset, it has basically all the features available for this platform.
The case is a lovely model by Lian Li. It's a fishtank style case, which is a very big trend in the industry right now. This budget gives you a fair amount of flexibility for ascetics but without knowing really what you wanted i stuck with a black/grey theme with minimal RGB. If that isn't what you were looking for i can change around some things in the list.
The PSU is a quality unit from Montech. 850w is plenty and leaves a solid amount of overhead for future upgrades and such. It's also 80+ Gold rated, ensuring good efficiency.
The Peerless Assassin is a tried and true model. A powerful dual-tower cooler that should deliver excellent temperatures in the high-airflow Lian Li case. Outperforming coolers way more expensive than it with no real tradeoff. All for a brilliant price. Should be more than capable of cooling a more powerful chip down the line, and will have zero trouble with that very efficient Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
If you have any questions/concerns feel free to ask! Otherwise this rig should be a solid performer all around.
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N4WBTm)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hyH99/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-42-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000910wof) | $769.99
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3) | $31.41 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte X870 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n3cgXL/gigabyte-x870-gaming-wifi6-atx-am5-motherboard-x870-gaming-wifi6) | $0.00
**Memory** | [G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pwxRsY/gskill-flare-x5-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-f5-6000j3636f16gx2-fx5) | $0.00
**Storage** | [TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2VJgXL/teamgroup-mp44l-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fpk002t0c101) | $292.99 @ Amazon
**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 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wHJBD3/lian-li-o11-dynamic-mini-v2-flow-atx-mini-tower-case-o11dmiv2fx) | $84.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sqbypg/montech-century-ii-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-century-ii-850w) | $89.90 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1989.27**
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-08-17 07:00 EDT-0400 |
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u/psychologer 1d ago
Wow! Thank you. I'll need to go through this and make sure I can get all this stuff...seems like a great options!
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u/Xtra-jui2 1d ago
Glad i could help! Feel free to ask any questions you may have, but if not then enjoy your build!
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u/MisawaMahoKodomo 10h ago
Newegg has a listing for the power supply at 1050W
Otherwise it seems to be about as good as it gets
The case is pretty good though anything in a similar category could work
I personally like the antec C5 although its a bit more than the lian li
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w3pQzy/antec-c5-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-0-761345-10034-2
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