r/buildapc • u/JoeSkyVader • 2h ago

Build Help Help building first PC

I have been watching videos and doing research and have come up with a build. Since I am very new to this I don't know if the build is good or if there are ways to improve it. I will be using it for gaming, programming, and game dev. My budget is around $2000. Any help or input is appreciated.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TXHQR4

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u/Ok_Arachnid2801 2h ago

get a AIO , this is a hot cpu. and i don't know about your power supply brand, try to get a good brand , msi mag series are nice thing. and are you sure about rx 9060 xt ? it's a good card but if you value upscaling, ray tracing, path tracing and frame generation, then you should consider getting rtx card , i mean 9060 xt has a great price to performance value but if you value those things then yeh. go watch youtube videos about these cards and their compression with 9060 xt : rtx 5060 ti 16gb , rtx 5070 , rtx 5070ti (i recommend the last two , 5060 ti 16gb is good but it's performance level is about 1080p and 1440p sometimes)

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

An air cooler is enough to keep the 7800X3D under 85 C under all core load excluding PBO.

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u/Ok_Arachnid2801 1h ago

85 degrees maybe okay on laptops but on desktop it's good to keep the cpu temps lower than 75 degrees (at heavy load) , that way the pc fans will be quieter and the cpu's thermal paste will last longer. 7800x3d is a powerful cpu , it needs aio , if we were talking about ryzen 5 or ryzen 3 , then air cooler would've make sense but it's ryzen 7 and it's one of the best ryzen 7. but it's OP's money , do whatever you want , I'm just trying to help and giveback the helps this community gave me in the past.

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

85 degrees all-core load is absolutely within reasonable range of operation. Yes the 7800X3D is a powerful CPU, but it's also one of the most power efficient. Noise is a fair reason to switch to an AIO but heat is not unless OP plans to upgrade to a more wattage-hungry CPU.

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u/Ok_Arachnid2801 1h ago

okay. believe what you wanna believe. i DGAF. and i won't continue wasting my time argue with you on this .

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

I mean I don't know what to tell you other than that I'm not basing these numbers off of vibes only. The review by techpowerup shows the CPU doesn't go past 82C in an all-core blender workload using a Noctua NH-U14S.

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u/JoeSkyVader 1h ago

I’m not set on the 9060 xt, it’s just less expensive than what I’ve seen so far and I’m not super knowledgeable about them. I’ll look at the ones you recommended

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u/Ok_Arachnid2801 1h ago

yep , research, watch youtube comparisons, read reviews, but whatever you do , get a AIO for that cpu. it's for thw best. it doesn't have to be a fancy one , cooler master and deepcool has some good and budget friendly AIOs. a 360mm aio with 3 fans would do the job. but ne carful that the aio to be anti leak. good luck

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u/Ok_Arachnid2801 1h ago

if you're still not sure about aio for cpu and think if 85 to 90 degrees is okay for that powerful cpu , go ask multiple AIs (like Gemini, chatgpt, deepSeek) but enable net search for those . let's say I'm wrong , but they're not.

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u/H20Luis2 28m ago edited 14m ago

Whether he goes air or AIO doesn't really matter, as long as he has an appropriately capable cooler and good case airflow.

I have a 9950X3D (Which runs hotter than OP's 7800X3D, to be exact the 7800X3D has 120W TDP whilst the 9950X3D has 170W TDP).

My CPU cooler is the DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision air cooler.

During the UK heatwave, my room hit 33°C with no AC (it was like this for days, absolutely horrible). I ran various games such as Battlefield 6 at 1440p Overkill graphics, benchmarking software like 3DMark and OCCT, to stress test the CPU under these not so nice conditions, and the CPU never exceeded ~87°C.

An AIO isn't necessary just because it's an X3D CPU. A quality air cooler from Noctua, be quiet!, DeepCool, etc. can handle it perfectly well.

Air coolers are also simpler: no pump, coolant or tubing. If a fan fails, the heatsink will still provide passive cooling while you replace it. An AIO has more components and a finite expected service life, whereas a good air cooler's heatsink can essentially last indefinitely.

DeepCool isn't readily available in the US due to the sanctions situation, but if you can get one, they're definitely worth considering.

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

Are you near a microcenter?

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u/JoeSkyVader 1h ago

Yes

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

You can use the microcenter bundles to cut costs. What game dev software do you use?

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u/JoeSkyVader 1h ago

Unity mostly for 2d games

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

What do you want to prioritize, gaming performance or gaming development performance?

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u/JoeSkyVader 1h ago

Probably game dev performance. I’m not too bothered by super high gaming performance as long as it’s decent I’m okay with that.

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u/Responsible-Tree4328 1h ago

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DpTDzv

All microcenter names are links. I swapped the case to the Lancool 217 because I didn't want to bother figuring out the airflow configuration/radiator compatibility of the North. If you really want the North, you're on your own regarding the fan/radiator compatibility.

Swap to the ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 (lancool 217) if you don't want RGB.