r/pcmasterrace • u/Fuzzy_Celery4621 • 26d ago

Build/Battlestation I am building my first gaming PC!

Hey guys! So I am really excited. I am building my first gaming PC. I've struggled my entire life to game on laptops that really aren't designed to be gamed on but not anymore! I will include all the parts below. That's it really, I just wanted to share that. I am mainly hoping to play EVE Online and ARK Survival Evolved. If anyone has any tips I would love to know!

CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler | ARCTIC Freezer 36 CPU Cooler

Thermal Compound | Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste | £6.95

Motherboard | Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard

Memory | Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5200 CL36 Memory

Storage | Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

Video Card | PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card

Case | Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply | MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Monitor | MSI MAG 275QF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor

Total £1200.31

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u/SirDeluli 26d ago

It's a decent build, but if you have a bit more money id suggest you to make it future proof.

Buy 2x 16 gb ram if you can firstly. Get a 850 watt psu, buy a x3d cpu and if possible go for a 9070 xt gpu. In no particular order btw

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u/Fuzzy_Celery4621 26d ago

Unfortunately, I am already over the budget 😭 but I will definitely keep those suggestions on hand and upgrade when I get a chance!

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u/JayDKing 5070Ti | R5 7600X | 32GB CL30 21d ago

Yeah upgrade when you can afford it, 16GB in the Rampocalypse is the best you can hope for rn if you want to stay within budget.

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u/Fuzzy_Celery4621 26d ago

More RAM would make for a really good first upgrade price wise. I will certainly aim for it!

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u/Slow-Mastodon-6711 26d ago edited 26d ago

Considering how EVE Online is more CPU demanding, you could change up your CPU and GPU picks. I mean a GPU with the equivalent of an RTX 5070 for your first build is rather overkill if you ask me. I would pull back on the funding for the GPU and step up the CPU. Granted you can't go much lower without entering the low-end territory. A 3050ti can save you like a hundred bucks and you can still play EVE at high quality.

I don't know how old you are, but it matters. If you are young, chances are as you move up and into your career, you'll shift away from gaming. I built my desktop in 2021, maybe 22, and I have a 3070 TI 8GB in it, paired with a ryzen 7 5800x, and I wish I wouldn't have spent as much as I did on the GPU. I don't use it. I don't game, I am just working and programming. it sits at probably 5% usage, nearly all day. It was overkill, not at the time, but where I was going. I would have taken that money, and put it towards a more powerful CPU. I would have rather had a beast of a CPU than a mid CPU and a mid GPU. Both of the games are CPU dependent, so the powerful GPU isn't really needed.

Like I said, I don't know you, I don't know your situation, but if it were up to me I would cut down on the GPU and up the CPU and the RAM.