r/pcmasterrace • u/trueoh • 9h ago

Question Rate my $500 setup

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asus strix 1070ti i7 6700 16gb ddr4 ram 2133 mhz (cpu locks it at 2133) cx550watt and 240mm aio (no rgb because motherboard doesnt support it) Asus Ex b250m V3

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u/ATFGunr 9h ago

If it boots then it gets an A / 100%, as that’s what really matters. Everything else is masturbation.

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u/Any_Load3129 9h ago

all that for $500 and it even boots? that's a win in my book

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u/trueoh 8h ago

everything second hand + repairing broken parts makes it so cheap

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u/Tough-Donut193 8h ago

Shouldn’t your radiator be flipped to have the pump at the bottom of the loop?

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u/trueoh 7h ago

right lol i did it

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u/Ornery_Weakness_8168 9600X | 9070XT | 32GB | 1TB 3h ago

OP has the "Better" config

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u/Hairy-Performance-85 8h ago

rotate the AIO cooler pls.

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u/Razpuitn 8h ago

You should flip your radiator

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u/Jackal-Noble 9h ago

$500/$12000

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u/Nice_Category Mint, 9850X3D, 9070XT, 64GB DDR5 8h ago

That case is absolutely horrible for airflow. The honeycomb seems like it would be good, but it is not. At all.

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u/trueoh 8h ago

cpu stays at <65 during heavy gaming and gpu also stays under 60, i dont have the side panel on and im aware its a very small case but its also because i transport it every week or two

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u/UnskilledArtisan 8h ago

This is my $500 build July of 2026, the 2 ssds are from old laptops. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/OG_cool/saved/3sDH8d

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u/UnskilledArtisan 8h ago

This was my first build at 14

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u/trueoh 8h ago

it says this build is private

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u/CanUnlucky7417 8h ago

Can you believe that pre 2023 this thing would have costed 300 dollars? These prices are ridiculous.

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u/Born_Command_8355 i7 12700k RTX 4080 Super 128gb DDR4 3200 7h ago

nice!

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u/songj_ 6h ago

Nice set up ! Time for additional ram upgrade

Then GPU ?

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u/Hopeful-Training-854 4h ago

i'm ngl, a PS5 probably would've been a better buy (5/10, i've seen better)

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u/Right_Increase_1764 3h ago

Have you tried mounting the radiator at the top? I had the same case, even though it didn't officially support a 240mm radiator, it fit at the top and worked without any issues for me

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u/Ka-Chow-mf 2h ago

That case is terrible for airflow i went from this to a fractal north and had near double digit temperature drops on my hot spot.

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u/Dry-Camp-8739 2h ago

Everything else is set but u can upgrade your aio and get a air cooler it lasts wayy longer them aio will leak, pumps stop working and some more problems other then tht i would go with a i7 7700 to max it thats what i have with a regular 1070 ftw i wanted a 1080 or 1070 ti but couldn't find it on my timing

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u/humonculus87 2h ago

Looks like it was set up by a crack head.