DIY PC Rig Recommendations For 2025

[hectic13]

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-evo-review/

12th gen is already a few years old at this point, and its quite hard to find sls shops still selling it. getting a k cpu and a b series mobo also feels like a waste, since b series mobo cannot overclock and thus ur throwing money away for a feature on the cpu that u cannot use. u can also find cpu mb combos that are better for gaming and also cheaper. my go to right now is a ryzen 5 7500f and b650 for under $500 (though white amd mobos are very rare), so unless the 12600kf + b760 sl is significantly cheaper or a full white pc is a must i would go amd.

nzxt aios are generally overpriced for the level of performance on offer. i would only go for it if aesthetics are a priority, else i would just go for an arctic liquid freezer ii which delivers comparable cooling for a much lower price. or if u go amd as i suggested, u can settle on air cooling for even less like ones from thermalright as soreloser mentioned.

the price gap between the 77xt and 78xt is too little to justify the loss in performance and vram. just go for the 78xt unless ur budget is really that tight.

techyard has a very well priced kit of white 2x16gb 6400c32.

all of those cases have a psu shroud with no cutout, so no point spending extra on a white psu. if the adata xpg core reactor is still available around $120 from pckaki/perf pc, that would be ideal; otherwise an asus rog strix 750w for under $150 from pct is a decent deal too.

if ur budget is that tight, full white builds will come with too many compromises to be worth it imo, since white parts generally cost more for otherwise no functional difference.

sounds like a good idea, or u can see which shop u buying the most parts from, collect the parts not from that shop first then one shot buy and build at that shop.


case wise, ive left some recommendations at the bottom of the first post, though since it is not a very low power build, u could get away with a cheaper case.

i should note that i do not know if the 6650xt is still in stock, so if it is not, i suggest going for the rx7600 which can generally be found below 400.

u dont have to look overseas for these parts, dynacore has a decent price for 7500f + asus tuf gaming b650m-e which is only $20 more. the tuf board has a much more well rounded feature set, plus u get local warranty. and if im not mistaken, the aliexpress price is without gst, so with it added the overall price is about the same.

id get the newer better phantom spirit 120 se from pct for $51.

850w is very overkill for a 7500f + 4070s build, 550w enough. either the adata or asus psus as mentioned above in response to rain29 will be better picks as they offer double the warranty length (10y vs 5y for superflower) for a comparable if not cheaper price. and imo, going 7800xt is still the better pick as u can save almost $200 for 90% of the 4070s performance, plus u get more vram. so overall u can save quite a bit, plus u get all local parts with distro warranty if u follow the reco on the first post, with similar value when considering raster performance.

you are right, 6650xt is OOS. As per your advise, will be going for the rx7600. I know this is not the proper channel to ask this, but if you could advise is the Dell G2724D monitor a value monitor to get?

 

[1000fist]

Dear friends,
I just recently did a new build and want to share my spec for anyone interested.


$1078 (Amazon US)
GPU - XFX SPEEDSTER MERC 310 AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT Black Edition

$332 (Lazada)
PSU - Corsair RM850X 850W | Fully-Modular 80+ Gold ATX PSU
Case - Cooler Master TD500 Mesh V2 | Tower ATX Tempered Glass Case

$137 (Techyard.com)
Ram - ADATA Lancer Blade RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 RAM

$524 (Lazada)
Motherboard - MSI MAG B650M Mortar WiFi DDR5 | AM5 mATX Motherboard
CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 7600

$62 (Taobao)
CPU cooler - Thermalright PS120 SE ARGB (7 Tube)
Case fan - 3pc. Thermalright TL-C12C-S ARGB
Thermal Compound - Thermalright TF9

$244 (Amazon US)
WD Black 2TB SN850X NVME Gaming SSD w/ Heatsink

$153 (Lazada)
Lexar NM790 2TB NVME SSD


Grand Total: $2,530

 

[NightRaven49]

Which CPU should I consider to match with RTX 4070 / RTX 4070 super for 2K gaming?
i7-14700K / i5-14600K or Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Ryzen 5 7500F ?

I am on GTX 1060 now and would like to try some RT in games on my 2K monitor.
An alternative to RTX 4070 / RTX 4070 super would be RX 7800 XT?

Is 7800X3D & i7-14700KF an overkill for RTX 4070 super? i5-14600KF or 7500F would be good enough?

if ur looking at rt games, then going nvidia is a better choice, the 7800xt falls quite behind the 4070 series in rt. generally, once u enable rt, the gpu becomes the limiting factor, so any any decent modern cpu will do fine and not be the bottleneck. the 7500f should be able to serve ur needs well.

Which makes more sense to pair with 4070ti super?
14600kf, 14700kf
7600x, 7700x, 7800x3d

depends on what games and resolution u are planning to play games at. if u play gpu light games like cs and valo and require the most fps to be competitive, then prioritising cpu performance would make sense. but if u play gpu demanding games where the gpu is the limiting factor (eg cp2077, alan wake 2 or turning rt on), then any of those listed cpus will be able to keep up with the gpu. again, i generally recommend the 7500f as it is quite similar to the 7600x and most ppl usually max out gpu.

Are intel's E cores any significant compared to AMD?

in gaming, generally no, unless the games u play are supported by intel apo (which technically makes the game prefer p cores instead of the e cores). they mainly benefit apps that require many cores, so if u do some productivity on the side intel makes sense for an all round solution.

just that the ryzen 9000 series is really close to launch. Would be a shame to buy a 7600 now when new products are coming out soon.

not really. amd generally releases the more expensive x parts at the beginning, with cheaper non x parts like the 7600 coming out only later. usually when a new gen launches the previous gen is also usually much lower in price while still being relatively performant, so value wise it still makes sense.

Dear friends,
I just recently did a new build and want to share my spec for anyone interested.


$1078 (Amazon US)
GPU - XFX SPEEDSTER MERC 310 AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT Black Edition

$332 (Lazada)
PSU - Corsair RM850X 850W | Fully-Modular 80+ Gold ATX PSU
Case - Cooler Master TD500 Mesh V2 | Tower ATX Tempered Glass Case

$137 (Techyard.com)
Ram - ADATA Lancer Blade RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 RAM

$524 (Lazada)
Motherboard - MSI MAG B650M Mortar WiFi DDR5 | AM5 mATX Motherboard
CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 7600

$62 (Taobao)
CPU cooler - Thermalright PS120 SE ARGB (7 Tube)
Case fan - 3pc. Thermalright TL-C12C-S ARGB
Thermal Compound - Thermalright TF9

$244 (Amazon US)
WD Black 2TB SN850X NVME Gaming SSD w/ Heatsink

$153 (Lazada)
Lexar NM790 2TB NVME SSD


Grand Total: $2,530

gxgx, do share pics!

 

[ExArchz]

depends on what games and resolution u are planning to play games at. if u play gpu light games like cs and valo and require the most fps to be competitive, then prioritising cpu performance would make sense. but if u play gpu demanding games where the gpu is the limiting factor (eg cp2077, alan wake 2 or turning rt on), then any of those listed cpus will be able to keep up with the gpu. again, i generally recommend the 7500f as it is quite similar to the 7600x and most ppl usually max out gpu

I see. I'm currently on 34" ultrawide 1440p
Older games like destiny 2 or warframe or anno1800, i'm still able to play on high/ultra at a decent fps.
My only issue was when halo infinite multiplayer launched, i tweaked everything to low setting, can't achieve stable 30fps. The entire game is basically unplayable as it often dip to like single digit fps.
So can't imagine playing newer titles on my current system for now.

 

[1000fist]

if ur looking at rt games, then going nvidia is a better choice, the 7800xt falls quite behind the 4070 series in rt. generally, once u enable rt, the gpu becomes the limiting factor, so any any decent modern cpu will do fine and not be the bottleneck. the 7500f should be able to serve ur needs well.

depends on what games and resolution u are planning to play games at. if u play gpu light games like cs and valo and require the most fps to be competitive, then prioritising cpu performance would make sense. but if u play gpu demanding games where the gpu is the limiting factor (eg cp2077, alan wake 2 or turning rt on), then any of those listed cpus will be able to keep up with the gpu. again, i generally recommend the 7500f as it is quite similar to the 7600x and most ppl usually max out gpu.

in gaming, generally no, unless the games u play are supported by intel apo (which technically makes the game prefer p cores instead of the e cores). they mainly benefit apps that require many cores, so if u do some productivity on the side intel makes sense for an all round solution.

not really. amd generally releases the more expensive x parts at the beginning, with cheaper non x parts like the 7600 coming out only later. usually when a new gen launches the previous gen is also usually much lower in price while still being relatively performant, so value wise it still makes sense.

gxgx, do share pics!

with Ryzen 7 7800x3d so cheap now, not sure i should sell the ryzen 5 7600, what do you think.

 

[kingsen]

Dear friends,
I just recently did a new build and want to share my spec for anyone interested.


$1078 (Amazon US)
GPU - XFX SPEEDSTER MERC 310 AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT Black Edition

$332 (Lazada)
PSU - Corsair RM850X 850W | Fully-Modular 80+ Gold ATX PSU
Case - Cooler Master TD500 Mesh V2 | Tower ATX Tempered Glass Case

$137 (Techyard.com)
Ram - ADATA Lancer Blade RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 RAM

$524 (Lazada)
Motherboard - MSI MAG B650M Mortar WiFi DDR5 | AM5 mATX Motherboard
CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 7600

$62 (Taobao)
CPU cooler - Thermalright PS120 SE ARGB (7 Tube)
Case fan - 3pc. Thermalright TL-C12C-S ARGB
Thermal Compound - Thermalright TF9

$244 (Amazon US)
WD Black 2TB SN850X NVME Gaming SSD w/ Heatsink

$153 (Lazada)
Lexar NM790 2TB NVME SSD


Grand Total: $2,530

Hi, can share the link for the PSU? Thanks.

 

[soreloser]

with Ryzen 7 7800x3d so cheap now, not sure i should sell the ryzen 5 7600, what do you think.

lol same thoughts, I was thinking about selling my 7600 when ryzen 9000 comes out in june

 

[NightRaven49]

I see. I'm currently on 34" ultrawide 1440p
Older games like destiny 2 or warframe or anno1800, i'm still able to play on high/ultra at a decent fps.
My only issue was when halo infinite multiplayer launched, i tweaked everything to low setting, can't achieve stable 30fps. The entire game is basically unplayable as it often dip to like single digit fps.
So can't imagine playing newer titles on my current system for now.

gtx1080 cant deliver 60fps at regular 2560x1440 in halo, and likely ur cpu is also bottlenecking with just 4 threads. theres a lot of pixels to render with ultrawide qhd, so a cheap zen4/rpl with a massive increase in threads, clocks and ipc over ur 6600k should have no trouble keeping up with a 4070tiS.

with Ryzen 7 7800x3d so cheap now, not sure i should sell the ryzen 5 7600, what do you think.

buy ur current system already just enjoy. u buy the 7800x3d, still need to take out the cooler to replace the 7600, then probably hard to sell it off at a price u want, in the end still pay more for a less than proportional increase in performance, especially if ur already maxing out ur gpu. easy way to check is to play some games and monitor the gpu utilisation, if most of the time more than 90% then buying a 7800x3d is pointless.

 

[1000fist]

This is my new build

 

[jies5085]

Hi , below build I found on Shoppe with the selling price of $555.84

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
AMD WRAITH COOLER
KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7600 XT GAMING 16GB GDDR6
WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
SILVERSTONE ET650-650W V1.4 80+ BRONZE
NEOTEZ DEUS CASING
4 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH SPEED AX WIRELESS AND BT | WIFI 6 + BT 5.2
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

Is it good enough to buy or can be better by replacing some of the spec?

Thanks in advance

 

[Bardiel]

Hi , below build I found on Shoppe with the selling price of $555.84

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
AMD WRAITH COOLER
KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7600 XT GAMING 16GB GDDR6
WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
SILVERSTONE ET650-650W V1.4 80+ BRONZE
NEOTEZ DEUS CASING
4 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH SPEED AX WIRELESS AND BT | WIFI 6 + BT 5.2
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

Is it good enough to buy or can be better by replacing some of the spec?

Thanks in advance

555.84 for all this? the graphic card alone already how much.? almost 500 right?

 

[Etlich]

Hi , below build I found on Shoppe with the selling price of $555.84

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
AMD WRAITH COOLER
KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7600 XT GAMING 16GB GDDR6
WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
SILVERSTONE ET650-650W V1.4 80+ BRONZE
NEOTEZ DEUS CASING
4 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH SPEED AX WIRELESS AND BT | WIFI 6 + BT 5.2
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

Is it good enough to buy or can be better by replacing some of the spec?

Thanks in advance

Really $556? It's way too cheap to be honest..

 

[jies5085]

Really $556? It's way too cheap to be honest..

Unfortunately shopee seller (Dxxxxxre) had cancelled my order at around 11am just now , i had checked with them via WhatsApp and they promised to get bck to me on tomorrow

 

[1000fist]

This is my new build

i discover that there is a metal piece which looks like a bracket in the gpu box. found out it was meant to prevent gpu sags. after installing it my gpu does not sag anymore like the photo shown.

 

[Phen8210]

i discover that there is a metal piece which looks like a bracket in the gpu box. found out it was meant to prevent gpu sags. after installing it my gpu does not sag anymore like the photo shown.

I think your rig will look better without RGB, personal opinion. Also, heat dumps out from the back of your case. I will actually not put my external SSD hanging there.

 

[1000fist]

I think your rig will look better without RGB, personal opinion. Also, heat dumps out from the back of your case. I will actually not put my external SSD hanging there.

heat dumps 1x rear fan 2x top fan. that external ssd i put there to transfer file only. not perma there. inside case i install 2x m.2 nvme ssd

 

[deepblue_82]

Hi , below build I found on Shoppe with the selling price of $555.84

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II AX ARGB
AMD WRAITH COOLER
KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 3600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL17
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7600 XT GAMING 16GB GDDR6
WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
SILVERSTONE ET650-650W V1.4 80+ BRONZE
NEOTEZ DEUS CASING
4 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH SPEED AX WIRELESS AND BT | WIFI 6 + BT 5.2
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

Is it good enough to buy or can be better by replacing some of the spec?

Thanks in advance

if this is real hell go for it.... bloody cheap...
but likely... error price from seller...

 

[Daty41]

if this is real hell go for it.... bloody cheap...
but likely... error price from seller...

must click and see the options, sometimes the header, picture and price dont match...that price should be with integrated graphics, The 7600XT already that price

 

[deepblue_82]

must click and see the options, sometimes the header, picture and price dont match...that price should be with integrated graphics, The 7600XT already that price

no gpu also very good price... 555 for system price.. then can add 700 for new card..

 

[kage]

no gpu also very good price... 555 for system price.. then can add 700 for new card..

value gaming pc, total: $983

ryzen 5 5600 + asrock b550m wifi se	290	tradepac
patriot viper steel 2x 8gb 3600c18 ddr4	59	techdeals
wd blue sn570 1tb	75	tradepac
powercolor rx 6650 xt fighter	339	performance pc
seasonic core gm 550w	70	performance pc

if budget up to 1.5k, follow value reco but replace with the following, total: $1363

lexar nm790 1tb	100	tradepac
sapphire rx 7700 xt pulse	659	dynacore
super flower legion gx pro 750w	105	techdeals

U can take reference from Nightraven49 recommendations above. $1k to $1.5k, do the adjustment to match ur budget.