My current build is nearly ten years old at this point and it really shows. Time to pull the switch. I got the GPU already last year but only now got around picking the remaining parts. Looking forward to feedback on my chosen parts:
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor | €329.95 @ Caseking |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler | €99.90 @ Amazon Deutschland |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte X870E AORUS PRO ATX AM5 Motherboard | €354.95 @ Amazon Deutschland |
| Memory | Kingston FURY Beast 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory | €199.00 @ Galaxus |
| Storage | Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | Purchased For €0.00 |
| Storage | Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | Purchased For €0.00 |
| Video Card | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card | Purchased For €0.00 |
| Case | Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case | €155.00 @ Amazon Deutschland |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic PRIME PX 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €211.62 @ Amazon Deutschland |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | €1350.42 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-26 15:23 CET+0100 |
The biggest thing is I’d say get at least a 750w if not a 1000w PSU. I did some research for when I got my 6950xt and it (at least used to) spike the power consumption to where you can get framerate issues without a 1000w Psu. If you want to forgo that at least get 750w so you’re in the better range for PSU efficiency of around 80%.
Based on your other comment I would like to ask if you need a 12 core cpu you could sacrifice a little bit of core count and get a 7800x3d (if they’re in stock/a reasonable price) or even keep the core count and get a 7950x3d and you’ll get a nice ~20fps bump in most games. You could go with the classic 212 Evo for the CPU cooler to bring down costs a bit to meet your budget.
Overall everything outside of the PSU size looks good, you have the right speed of ram and all that
You reminded me of the fact that I already undervolted my GPU so it’s probably a good call to nudge the PSU up a little… 750W it is.
I probably don’t specifically need a 12 core CPU but comparing the prices of the 7900 non-X, 7900X, 7800X3D and the 7950X3D in Germany and considering the fact that for me gaming vs productive work balances at ~10% to 90% it really makes not much sense to consider anything but the 7900 non-X I think. The 7800X3D is well above 500€ again unfortunately and the 7950X3D even above 600…
Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated!
Can you give more information about how you plan to use the computer? For example, what software do you use for work, what kinds of games do you play, for the games are you trying to achieve a specific frame rate at a specific resolution, etc.?
What was it with the old build that made it feel old?
For the build itself, do you have a budget in mind? Are there any specific parts you weren’t sure about?
Sure! I use mostly the terminal, my choice being kitty but aside from that rather small workload I do audio editing from time to time, have a browser with a rather large amount of tabs running all the time as well as the usual pile of electron based apps with differing amounts of actual load. If I do play games it’s titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, U-Boat, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Elite Dangerous or smaller/older titles in terms of graphical load. My goal is stable 60fps in WQHD and beyond. I’m not thriving for 144 or even 180fps but don’t mind more than 60 if possible. WQHD is what my two displays provide me right now, in the near future I plan to switch to an ultrawide screen but have not yet decided on the resolution.
Mostly the 4770K CPU that is still doing its job but that shows its age by now. Browsing the modern web™ got quiet annoying, waiting for tabs with js heavy sites to load. Beyond that it’s stuff like the case fans having run down bearings, the case having a rather limited IO shield missing USB 3 ports and the limited amount of “only” 16GB RAM. Sure, I could upgrade these without building a new computer all along but why bother when the CPU is the main issue?
I’d like to keep the budget below or at 1,5k€ max. I mostly struggled with the mainboard as the available AMD chipsets really don’t make much sense imo. I would have settled with X670E as well but the remaining available MBs with that chipset at least in Germany are on the decline apparently? I planned to use the be quiet! Silent Base 802 as my new case but it is too big to justify honestly. The North seems to be not the best in terms of noise isolation but looks nice and provides good air flow according to Gamers Nexus.
