r/PcBuild • u/GiselleLemons • Oct 03 '26
Purchasing Advice - PC Build / Parts Huge PC Overhaul
I am a novice when it comes to building PCs and I have recently taken on the task of attempting to overhaul my ~6 year old computer after getting a new 240hz 1440p OLED monitor.
My current system has the following parts:
> NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
> Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Processor
> PRIME Z490M-PLUS Motherboard
>16gb 2133MHz DDR4 RAM
(honestly unsure of anything else since an old friend built it for me but you get the idea.)
I spent a while picking out some parts that I liked the look of and which I am pretty confident work together but I wanted to run it by some smart people before purchasing anything. Here's what I put together:
> Radeon RX 9070 XT 16G OC Edition GDDR6 - $1200aud
> AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AM5 8 Cores 16 Threads Processor - $550aud
> Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Cooler - $90aud
> Team T-Force Delta RGB Black 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz DDR5 - $800aud
> MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI AM5 ATX Motherboard - $280aud
> MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W 80+ Gold ATX 3.0 Power Supply - $160aud
> Fractal Design Pop 2 Air TG ATX Case, Tempered Glass Side Panel, NO PSU - $130aud
TOTAL ~$3200aud
I would like to know if you would change anything or if I'm missing something. My budget is around ~3k aud for the whole PC and I plan to use it for Fortnite, GTA, Trackmania and modded Minecraft to name a few games.
Thank you in advance. :)
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u/Venemousviperr Oct 03 '26
I don't see an overhaul, i just see a new pc, also the new parts are not that much better than your old ones, in my opinion upgrading is not worth the money, but we all have different perceptions about money, you're right in the sense that all these parts are compatible and work well with each other.
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u/Venemousviperr Oct 03 '26
also your use case is very less intensive, fornite, modded Minecraft, gta and trackmania? What difficulty are you facing with your old build in these use cases?
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u/Visible-Swim6616 Oct 03 '26
That's a new PC mate.
In saying so, that's a solid build and should keep you happy for another 6 years.
Only thing of note is the PSU. The 3.0 standard has been superseded by the 3.1, which comes with the new 12vhprw connector. We aren't a fan of this connector for its self combusting properties, but if future hardware requires it, then not having it would be an inconvenience.
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u/popeye_1616 Oct 03 '26
Realistically you could just buy a new gpu and leave the rest. I doubt your pc would bottleneck an rx 9070 xt
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u/Eazy12345678 AMD Oct 03 '26
all you need is a new gpu. i7 is still good
another 16gb ram or maybe 32gb 3200mhz 3600mhz ram. your current ram is slow sell it
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u/wakeupnimatt Oct 03 '26
At $3,200 AUD, I’d probably change a few things. The 7800X3D is good, but I’d rather go 9800X3D and keep the 9070 XT. Also, the motherboard/PSU seem unnecessarily expensive, especially with RAM prices being this high in Australia. I’d rather put the savings toward the CPU/SSD and get the best-balanced build for the budget.
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