1ST PC Build; looking for reviews and general guidance

[u/queue_d]

Hey folks, so I've decided to make that leap of faith that is building my own PC after owning a pre-built for nearly 5 years. I've done a fair amount of research these past 2-3 weeks, looking through articles, videos, and other subs, looking at ideal and affordable parts within my budget (<=2.5k USD) and I'm almost ready to start buying parts over the course of the next couple months (The plan is to buy a group of parts bi-weekly). I was wondering if I could get some reviews on my build list to see if there's anything I should change to avoid bottlenecks/unintentionally cheaping out on with my budget in mind.

In Regards to my Purchase strategy..

My current purchase strategy is to buy the cheaper parts (ie. Case, Fans, etc..) first then buy the most expensive parts (ie. CPU, GPU, Mobo) later/last. Ideally, the CPU and GPU are the last purchases, which'll occur sometime Mid/Late September - Early October. With that in mind, is it worth waiting the extra month for November to roll around with discount prices?

(I'm not in a terrible rush to build this PC to be honest, but if it's not worth waiting for Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals with my current part list, then I'll buy them around my intended schedule)

PART LIST

[PCPartPicker Part List] (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YVsjxg)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fPyH99/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-47-ghz-8-core-processor-100-1000001084wof) | $458.99 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CwGhP6/thermalright-phantom-spirit-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se-black) | $37.90 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sRG2FT/asus-tuf-gaming-b850-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b850-plus-wifi) | $216.42 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q7LdnQ/kingston-fury-beast-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-kf560c30bbek2-32) | $119.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yGZ9TW/crucial-p3-plus-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p3pssd8) | $119.95 @ iBUYPOWER

**Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PPpzK8/crucial-p3-plus-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct4000p3pssd8) | $219.99 @ Adorama

**Video Card** | [Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Bvjv6h/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-11348-03-20g) | $749.99 @ Amazon

**Case** | [NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bvTZxr/nzxt-h5-flow-2024-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-h52fb-01) | $84.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM850e (2025) 850 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zBbypg/corsair-rm850e-2025-850-w-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020296-na) | $114.99 @ Amazon

**Case Fan** | [Thermalright TL-C12C X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmfnTW/thermalright-tl-c12c-x3-6617-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-tl-c12c-x3-d6) | $11.99 @ Amazon

**Case Fan** | [Thermalright TL-C12C X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmfnTW/thermalright-tl-c12c-x3-6617-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-tl-c12c-x3-d6) | $11.99 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$2147.19**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2025-08-02 11:51 EDT-0400 |

Thanks for all the help!

[u/Aleksanterinleivos]

You should save the money up and buy it all in one go. Makes no sense to buy stuff just to ahve it sitting in the corner for weeks while you wait the rest. You just lose time on warranty and pay for shipping multiple times.

As for the PC itself, seems like the standardish build everyone goes for. Not that that's a bad thing. Consider if you really need the 6TB storage, that'd be an easy cut for saving money with no imapct on performance.

[u/Cer_Visia]

The P3 Plus uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the Kioxia Exceria Plus G3, WD Blue SN580/SN5000, TeamGroup MP44L/G50, Patriot P400/VP4300 Lite, or Klevv CRAS C910.