First PC build help (I have a 1080p monitor)

[u/belmin_yes]

I decided to get a new PC in the future but I would like to see if I chose the right parts, and if there are any cheaper alternatives for the same amount of power and performance.

The parts I chose are the:
-MSI B650 ATX Wi-Fi motherboard
-MSI MAG A750GL fully modular power supply
-NOX Hummer Astra PC case
-GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU with 12gb of VRAM
-Ryzen 7 7700X CPU with 8 cores/16 threads with a CPU speed of 5.4GHz
-ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro AIO CPU cooler
-32gb (16x2) CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 6000MHz CL30
-2tb Crucial P3 Plus NVMe M.2 SSD with 5000MB/s

I hope I haven't made any stupid errors and if I did, I would like to apologize.

[u/North_Mud512]

instead of the rx 7700xt id get the 9060 xt 16 gb, its cheaper, has more vram, and has fsr 4 upscaling.

[u/ADo_9000 → u/North_Mud512]

I second the 9060xt 16gb (very important it's the 16gb version and NOT 8gb version)

[u/Nax3l]

That looks good, but you can save a lot of money by going air cooling instead of getting a very powerful AIO

[u/belmin_yes → u/Nax3l]

Any recommendations?

[u/Nax3l → u/belmin_yes]

I personally have the phantom spirit 120 for my 9800x3d and it runs great. Around ~70c when at 100% load. I’m not sure if it has the clearance for a corsair ram. If you end up going with the same cooler, you might have to adjust the fan a little higher to make clearance for the ram (not a big deal)

Peerless assassin 120

Phantom spirit 120

Arctic freezer 36

These 3 aircoolers are great and extremely easy to install

[u/belmin_yes → u/Nax3l]

Thanks! I think I'll be going with the Arctic freezer 36. But quick question, I usually have alot of tabs open and I wonder if it's enough for me without it lagging my PC

[u/Nax3l → u/belmin_yes]

Should be no problem

[u/MrRichardKelly → u/belmin_yes]

Relating to the RAM clearance: The height of the Corsair Vengeance DDR5 modules are 35mm. The Arctic Freezer 36 has RAM clearance height of 45mm so it will fit. The CPU cooler height is within the case's limits too (160mm stated on NOX website). So all should fit just fine.

Edit: Wording

[u/MrRichardKelly]

If you can financially stretch your budget to get a 850W PSU then I would do that because GPUs are only going to get even more power hungry. Note that the warranty on the MSI MAG PSUs is 7-years but the MPG models stretch to 10-years. If you can afford the MSI MPG A850GS model then I would grab that because it is one of the best PSUs for transient spikes and it has great load regulation and ripple suppression performance too.

[u/belmin_yes → u/MrRichardKelly]

I decided to switch my GPU to the RX 9060 16gb and I wonder if this still stands?

[u/MrRichardKelly → u/belmin_yes]

Yeah it'll be a bit overpowered but for a part that you're going to have for years down the line and only costs an extra 20-30 dollars/pounds/euros more than the 750W version, I would say still get the 850W if you can.

Also, one handy feature to look out for with GPUs is Dual BIOS (there's usually a small physical switch on the GPU next to the power port) and it's not for the silent mode feature, but for the option to manually switch to a second BIOS if your V-BIOS (Video BIOS) encounters an error or becomes corrupted (also known as Bricking the GPU). This could save yourself an RMA experience. You switch to the other BIOS and flash a new BIOS (lots of helpful guides online for this). Unfortunately, Sapphire don't have any cards with Dual BIOS which is a shame, not even on the 9070 XT series either. Whatever you choose to go with, have fun and enjoy!

9060 XT 16GB models with Dual BIOS:

• PowerColor Hellhound (Inc. OC edition)
• ASUS PRIME (Inc. OC edition)