I really only once built my own pc and that was years ago. Now i finally have a nice job and have around a budget of 2k € to buy a pc. Im from europe, so no american prices for me.
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Y7YFBj
A friend of mine said maybe another CPU would be better? The reason i chose a watercooler was to get it very quiet. Does that achieve that? Do they have other issues i should be aware of?
I only will use this pc for gaming and watching movies. Nothing much more. I dont want a curved screen, but i dont even know if i need 165 Hz. I play shooters but only casually.
Thanks for the input already :)
EDIT:
new list without the much recommended 7800X3D but at least it keeps me under 2k€ and there is an upgrade of the GPU. I also thought about going only 27’’ but i really would like one bigger screen to watch movies.
I looked at the benchmark of the 7700 and the 7800x3d from cpumonkey and they seemed very similar with the one being somewhere better than the other and vice versa. So maybe not that much of a difference or wrong?
If your main goal is to play games and watch movies I would make some changes, mainly in order to be able to use your budget and focus it on your video card, of course, I would like the opinion of others, as everyone prioritizes different things.
The important thing is that I am not from Europe, so I do not know what are the exact prices.
With the CPU I would change it for the ryzen 5 7600, ryzen 7 is just overkill and expensive for games, I would prefer to use the extra 100 euros in the GPU, for the X and non X version depends on the price difference
If what you want is silence, I would go for an air cooler, be quiet, noctua or deeplcool are good options (dark pro 4, nh-u2 and ak620 are popular), water-coolers have pumping noises
Ram memory, I would go for 32gb, in this case 2x16gb, this is a good amount for the moment.
I think you can save a little bit on the motherboard, but it’s a matter of taste and I think your choice is fine.
The case is a matter of functionality and aesthetics, but I think you can also save a little here, I personally would go for the Corsair 4000D Airflow.
And the rest of the budget, I would put it in the best video card you can afford according to your budget.
The truth is that I think this would be the best option, since having a budget of 2k € with the 6700xt is just a bad build, for example a few weeks ago I made a build for a friend with a budget of 1k that used that video card and his only focus was to play games.
(edited) Adding link to a build example I just made, trying to use some parts that you choose: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/kcpKHG
I just chose the Ryzen 7 because I wanted a build that last a long time. Many people in the post recommended the x3d version of my CPU.
I think I will change to air-cooling. Thanks for the input.
I don’t care about the motherboard as long as it does it’s job. I just don’t need wifi since I have a lan cable.
I just chose the case because i like the front. It looks so cool in my opinion. I also would like a white case.
Thanks for the link, I might choose your GPU.
I can understand the recommendation of x3d, it is a monster of a CPU, but more in the 0.1% and 1% loads, the importance of this will depend a lot on what you prefer, and as I said, where you want to put the strength of your budget, and if you want to game in 1440p the gpu is a lot more important than the cpu.
I also love that case you chose, in fact it is one of my favorite cases and I would love it to be available in my country, but I changed the case to be able to stick to the 2k budget and add a better GPU, also the Corsair one have a white version (and if you like to make a white build I think I need to change some component to stick to your goal aesthetics).
But here comes my personal recommendation from having done different builds over a long time (and possibly the bias of being from a third world country). I still find that the recommendation of Ryzen 7 and Intel i7 for gaming, because it will last longer is a bit exaggerated, if you have a budget, you should stick to it. And you have to know where to have compromises, for example if you go for a ryzen 7 because you say, well I am already spending 2k, adding that 100 or 150 euros is not much, but then I would say, well if you are going to add that extra 100 to 150 euros, you might as well raise your GPU budget, and the 2k budget then becomes 2.5k and so on forever.
Also as a personal experience, one often has the idea of improving your build in the future (I include myself in this), but all the times I have improved my build, I end up regretting it, the times I have not had regrets have been when I sold the entire build, to buy a new one.
So I think the best thing is. Buy the best you can with the budget you currently have for your particular goal, and for the future you buy a new build selling what you have, because in 3 to 6 more years that ryzen 7 could not age well (no one know).
Sorry for the length of this message, I just got a little motivated writing, in the end it will be your opinion that matters, and anything, I’m here to help. It should be said that there are many different prioritizations when building computers, I think you will have to find yours and that is gained with experience and possibly making mistakes.
Hey, thanks for your message. Sticking to a budget is definitly something i should keep in mind.
I actually checked the case again and it wasnt even the right one. I really like the Meshify, but i guess almost every case from fractal design looks nice. I shifted around some parts from my build and i have the pc with the ryzen 7 (non x3d) and the RX 6900 XT under 2k. What do you think about it? here
I looked at a comparison of the two Ryzen 7 and they seemed very similar. I guess if I wanna stick to the 2k€ I will just get the cheaper one
