DIY PC Rig Recommendations For 2025

[deepblue_82]

I don't mind AMD GPU too. any suggestion which GPU would be more value for money for my purpose?

Saw ppl say that 6700XT is not bad

at the current price point 6700xt 12gb is better.. for me...

 

[zenitro]

Was looking at Invader. and saw the below spec at $1138.
3070ti seems to have better benchmark than 4060,6700XT, Only less VRAM than 6700XT
CPU also seems to not bottleneck 3070TI (based on online calulator, do advise if wrong)

Do you think the below spec can fit my usage?


Specifications:
- IM5600X3070TI-WH14
- AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
- ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
- AMD WRAITH STEALTH COOLER
- KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
- MSI RTX3070Ti VENTUS 3X 8GB OC TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X
- WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
- SILVERSTONE ET750 750W 80+ GOLD
- COOLER MASTER CMP 320 CASING (3 ARGB FANS)
- WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

 

[oceanstar]

those buying parts from taobao or amazon, how do you verify your product is still under warranty if you can send back to distributor in China/US as there are no invoices. how to proof to brand? TIA

 

[NightRaven49]

Hi is there any recommendation for a gaming PC. 1440p.
Planning to get the whole system build by someone (eg, Invader or Aftershock or private builder.) li so as to minimize headache when got issue and need to diagnose parts by parts.

Several thing I am unclear on
- go for RTX 4070? or is RTX3070 more value for money? or is 4060/3060 good enug?
- DDR4/DDR5? 16G or 32G

Budget ~1.3k - 1.4k

ur budget very hard to go for 4070 or similar performing cards. whether a 3060, 4060 or 3070 is enough depends on ur use case, though the slowest card of the bunch (3060 12gb) can already do 1440p gaming reasonably well. id suggest u research how well the games u plan on playing run on those cards, and dont forget amd cards like mindgamey mentioned. if ur looking for value for money and ok with aftershock, they still have their ryzen 5600 + rx 6700 xt ready to ship build for under $1k, which is faster than 4060 and can get close to the 3070 in some scenarios while packing 50% more vram than both. nvidia isnt really value oriented anyway.

if ur willing to diy, u can get a rig with very decent performance now and a good path to upgrade in the future:

ryzen 5 7600 + asrock b650m pg riptide + 2x 16gb lexar ares 6000c34 ddr5	666	tradepac
powercolor rx 6700 xt	469	aftershock - lazada
wd black sn770 1tb	68	dynacore
nzxt c650 gold	130	tradepac
any case of ur choice within the remaining budget	67	anywhere

i also long time never build pc so hand itchy liao, if u dont mind fellow forumer build can pm me

Was looking at Invader. and saw the below spec at $1138.
3070ti seems to have better benchmark than 4060,6700XT, Only less VRAM than 6700XT
CPU also seems to not bottleneck 3070TI (based on online calulator, do advise if wrong)

Do you think the below spec can fit my usage?

Specifications:
- IM5600X3070TI-WH14
- AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
- ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
- AMD WRAITH STEALTH COOLER
- KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
- MSI RTX3070Ti VENTUS 3X 8GB OC TRIPLE FAN GDDR6X
- WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
- SILVERSTONE ET750 750W 80+ GOLD
- COOLER MASTER CMP 320 CASING (3 ARGB FANS)
- WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

pretty good value too, though i would say vram capacity would become a problem quite soon for newer games at higher resolutions like 1440p. they also did cut corners (though not as much as aftershock): the mobo is not great but usable, and likewise for the stock cooler and psu. do note ur monitor refresh rate too, if the 6700xt can already match or exceed that refresh rate in ur games then spending more on a faster 3070ti would be a waste as u wouldn't be able to see those extra frames. as for bottleneck calculators, i wouldn't rely on them as bottlenecks vary a lot from game to game, so trying to calculate a singular value can be very misleading.

those buying parts from taobao or amazon, how do you verify your product is still under warranty if you can send back to distributor in China/US as there are no invoices. how to proof to brand? TIA

at least for taobao, i would take it as no warranty, though it may be sufficient to liaise with the seller for support.

 

[zenitro]

ur budget very hard to go for 4070 or similar performing cards. whether a 3060, 4060 or 3070 is enough depends on ur use case, though the slowest card of the bunch (3060 12gb) can already do 1440p gaming reasonably well. id suggest u research how well the games u plan on playing run on those cards, and dont forget amd cards like mindgamey mentioned. if ur looking for value for money and ok with aftershock, they still have their ryzen 5600 + rx 6700 xt ready to ship build for under $1k, which is faster than 4060 and can get close to the 3070 in some scenarios while packing 50% more vram than both. nvidia isnt really value oriented anyway.

if ur willing to diy, u can get a rig with very decent performance now and a good path to upgrade in the future:

ryzen 5 7600 + asrock b650m pg riptide + 2x 16gb lexar ares 6000c34 ddr5	666	tradepac
powercolor rx 6700 xt	469	aftershock - lazada
wd black sn770 1tb	68	dynacore
nzxt c650 gold	130	tradepac
any case of ur choice within the remaining budget	67	anywhere

i also long time never build pc so hand itchy liao, if u dont mind fellow forumer build can pm me

pretty good value too, though i would say vram capacity would become a problem quite soon for newer games at higher resolutions like 1440p. they also did cut corners (though not as much as aftershock): the mobo is not great but usable, and likewise for the stock cooler and psu. do note ur monitor refresh rate too, if the 6700xt can already match or exceed that refresh rate in ur games then spending more on a faster 3070ti would be a waste as u wouldn't be able to see those extra frames. as for bottleneck calculators, i wouldn't rely on them as bottlenecks vary a lot from game to game, so trying to calculate a singular value can be very misleading.

at least for taobao, i would take it as no warranty, though it may be sufficient to liaise with the seller for support.

Thanks for your input.
I am pass on DIY for now.

I like the spec for the Invader $1138 +$48 to upgrade ram. The only problem I have is that too bad that they dont have a 67000XT version for the vram

Aftershock 5600 + 6700XT @ $999 + $85 to upgrade ram cut too many corner I think. Eg, Gen3 SSD, FSP 650W PSU etc

I might just get the Invader one and if playing title that need too much vram then go to 1080p.

 

[zenitro]

Invader does not have 6700XT but they have 7700XT for $1299

Specifications:
- IS5600X7700XT-WH83
- AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
- ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
- COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 SPECTRUM V3 ARGB
- KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
- POWERCOLOR AMD RADEON RX 7700XT HELLHOUND
- WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
- SILVERSTONE ET750 750W 80+ GOLD
- COOLER MASTER CMP520 ARGB BLACK MESH
- 120MM X 4 ARGB FAN
- WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

am thinking now if 4GB more vram, better MB?,non-stock CPU cooler is worth the $170 topup to replace 3070ti with 7700XT.

Not alot of information is out on 7700XT yet

 

[iceblendedchoc]

Invader does not have 6700XT but they have 7700XT for $1299

Specifications:
- IS5600X7700XT-WH83
- AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
- ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
- COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 SPECTRUM V3 ARGB
- KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
- POWERCOLOR AMD RADEON RX 7700XT HELLHOUND
- WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
- SILVERSTONE ET750 750W 80+ GOLD
- COOLER MASTER CMP520 ARGB BLACK MESH
- 120MM X 4 ARGB FAN
- WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

am thinking now if 4GB more vram, better MB?,non-stock CPU cooler is worth the $170 topup to replace 3070ti with 7700XT.

Not alot of information is out on 7700XT yet

7700XT just release only. But if you can spare some money get the 7800 XT built instead.

 

[zenitro]

7700XT just release only. But if you can spare some money get the 7800 XT built instead.

the change to 7800XT is +$100 which can be considered but the CPU I think will already be bottlenecking 7700XT

If want to upgrade to better and newer CPU then will be requiring 7000 series mb and ddr5 ram which is Around $1630 (7700XT)

at that point I might as well consider the $1588 spec (on top that use rtx 4070)

this is turning into a ”might as well” purchase haha

 

[hiryu]

the change to 7800XT is +$100 which can be considered but the CPU I think will already be bottlenecking 7700XT

If want to upgrade to better and newer CPU then will be requiring 7000 series mb and ddr5 ram which is Around $1630 (7700XT)

at that point I might as well consider the $1588 spec (on top that use rtx 4070)

this is turning into a ”might as well” purchase haha

Well I started from $2500 budget and went all the way to $3400.
To me at least, a decent gaming PC budget in these times should be at least $2500 and more. Otherwise, compromise here and there becomes a chore. I waited for a few months before I decided this new build of mine should have as few compromises if possible and DIY route cos all the pre-builts have too many "cut corners".
Don't want any regrets later once PC is built.

 

[NightRaven49]

am thinking now if 4GB more vram, better MB?,non-stock CPU cooler is worth the $170 topup to replace 3070ti with 7700XT.

i don't think so. mobo is the same, the cooler is not great and the 7700xt is roughly on par with the 3070ti in performance (~5% faster). id rather top up another $50 over the 7700xt build for the 4070 at this point, though the cpu may start to become the bottleneck. the original 3070ti build should be enough, though again, do ur research regarding how well each card ur considering performs in the games u play.

To me at least, a decent gaming PC budget in these times should be at least $2500 and more.

no need, a decent ryzen 5 7600 + 32gb ddr5 + 1tb gen4 nvme + 4070/7800xt build is doable for less than 2k. and it also depends on ur needs; if all u want is a hrr 1080p experience, a budget 6700xt/3060ti build can be had for close to 1k, which can still do 1440p gaming well too.

 

[mindgamey]

i don't think so. mobo is the same, the cooler is not great and the 7700xt is roughly on par with the 3070ti in performance (~5% faster). id rather top up another $50 over the 7700xt build for the 4070 at this point, though the cpu may start to become the bottleneck. the original 3070ti build should be enough, though again, do ur research regarding how well each card ur considering performs in the games u play.

no need, a decent ryzen 5 7600 + 32gb ddr5 + 1tb gen4 nvme + 4070/7800xt build is doable for less than 2k. and it also depends on ur needs; if all u want is a hrr 1080p experience, a budget 6700xt/3060ti build can be had for close to 1k, which can still do 1440p gaming well too.

Second this. You don't need 3k to do 1440p.

I have a similar itx spec that is going ard 2.3k because I am running Aio and the motherboard cos 500. Can easily cut 300 for atx build

 

[mindgamey]

the change to 7800XT is +$100 which can be considered but the CPU I think will already be bottlenecking 7700XT

If want to upgrade to better and newer CPU then will be requiring 7000 series mb and ddr5 ram which is Around $1630 (7700XT)

at that point I might as well consider the $1588 spec (on top that use rtx 4070)

this is turning into a ”might as well” purchase haha

Yes the same for RAM why get Cl36 when Cl32 only cost a bit more. Just top up. All the topping up in the end adds up to something.

My recommendation is to just go for the best value build right now.

CPU is AMD 7600 or Intel 13600k
Want to upgrade? Get the amd.
Buy once and forget? Intel.


GPU is 4070 or 7800xt
Need rtx and stream? Get nvidia
Dont need rt, scaling? Get amd

 

[FatalethaL]

this is turning into a ”might as well” purchase haha

Ya lor.... might as well build 4K reso PC config... so that the only upgrade (and probably the easiest to do) is to a 4K monitor. Done and dusted.

 

[iceblendedchoc]

the change to 7800XT is +$100 which can be considered but the CPU I think will already be bottlenecking 7700XT

If want to upgrade to better and newer CPU then will be requiring 7000 series mb and ddr5 ram which is Around $1630 (7700XT)

at that point I might as well consider the $1588 spec (on top that use rtx 4070)

this is turning into a ”might as well” purchase haha

That is also why i didn't buy from either integrator in the end and DIY again for the best value parts i want.

 

[iceblendedchoc]

@NightRaven49 Both asus rog strix 750w and 850w has a price increase this week.

 

[NightRaven49]

That is also why i didn't buy from either integrator in the end and DIY again for the best value parts i want.

not always the case. invaderpc has had their ryzen 7600 + 4070 offer around 1.6k for a while now, which is quite hard to match even if using the exact same parts. aftershocks 7900xt and xtx builds are also very cheap for what they offer, if u can look past the places where they skimped on.

@NightRaven49 Both asus rog strix 750w and 850w has a price increase this week.

yep, has been for a couple of weeks now. was just waiting for n32 to show up on price list then one shot update.

 

[linxiaobei]

Hi all, any recommendation for builds for Ryzen 7600 + 7800XT? Hoping for DDR5-6000 RAM also. Budget wise not sure if 2k will suffice.

 

[NightRaven49]

Hi all, any recommendation for builds for Ryzen 7600 + 7800XT? Hoping for DDR5-6000 RAM also. Budget wise not sure if 2k will suffice.

refer to first post, has the exact config u are looking for within ur budget.

 

[linxiaobei]

refer to first post, has the exact config u are looking for within ur budget.

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry I'm a beginner on all these.

This will require to buy separately then get tradepac to build? I think this list excludes the case and wifi function right?

 

[hiryu]

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry I'm a beginner on all these.

This will require to buy separately then get tradepac to build? I think this list excludes the case and wifi function right?

The mobo doesn't come with BT and wifi unless you opt for the Wifi version which will add around $30-40.
Case is separate and you get to choose whichever you like.
Based on the list from @NightRaven49 you can either go to Tradepac or Dynacore and ask if you can get a better price for the entire list. Building pc service is usually around $30.