Hi everyone, and thanks for all the help so far. I'm upgrading from integrated graphics (Intel HD620) and extremely excited for a significant jump up. I was hoping to have a budget of around ~1500, but with the prices higher these days I'm reluctantly alright with my current build coming closer to ~1700 with a microcenter bundle knocking ~300 off of this list.
Questions:
- I like round numbers, so anything I can reasonably downgrade for ~1500 or upgrade for ~2000 value?
- There's a reasonably priced 9070XT for ~60 more than a new 9070. Should I jump on it? Any compat considerations with remainder of the build?
- I'd like to not have to upgrade for quite a while, or have the headroom to upgrade without a full mobo/cpu/gpu swap. Does this fit the bill?
- Newegg has a non-modular PSU bundle with the 9070. Worth the downgrade?
Use Cases:
- A bit of everything
- Game development and modding, including basic 3D modelling using blender
- Playing modern non-competitive games at 60-90fps on my 2560x1600 monitor, with a better experience than Intel UHD620 (willing to upgrade monitor in the future, but not a priority right now).
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor | $337.76 @ Amazon |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler | $33.06 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard | $205.99 @ Amazon |
| Memory | G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory | $379.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $352.15 @ Amazon |
| Video Card | ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card | $619.99 @ Amazon |
| Case | *Cooler Master QUBE 540 ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.98 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | ASRock Steel Legend SL-750G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $84.99 @ Newegg |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $2083.91 | |
| *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria | ||
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-05-03 14:51 EDT-0400 |
Am I ready to pull the trigger? Any last minute thoughts?
Edit to fix the markdown table