I'm planning my first gaming PC and would appreciate a sanity check on the parts. The complete tower costs about €2,300 with EU pricing. The build includes an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, an ASUS Prime OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB, 32GB of Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 CL30 memory, and either a 2TB WD_BLACK SN770 or Lexar NM790 NVMe SSD. Cooling would be handled by a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE, with an ASUS B650E MAX GAMING WIFI W motherboard, an MSI MAG A850GL 850W 80+ Gold ATX 3.1 power supply, and a Montech XR ATX case. Are there any compatibility, value, noise, or component-quality issues I should address before ordering?
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The main thing I’d reconsider is the PSU model. The MAG A850GL is considered fairly loud under load, so if the A850GLS is available for roughly the same price, it would be the better pick. Before buying, check an independent PSU quality and performance list, aiming for at least a B-rated model, then look at a detailed Cybenetics report for efficiency and fan-noise measurements.
This looks like a strong upper-midrange to high-end gaming build, and the CPU/GPU pairing should work very well. DDR5-6000 CL30 is a good choice for the platform, and 750W would generally be enough for these parts, so 850W gives you plenty of headroom. For the SSD, a faster model with onboard DRAM, such as a Samsung 990 Pro or a similar drive, could be worth considering, although the SN770 or NM790 should still be perfectly usable for gaming.
Thanks, that’s reassuring. I appreciate the advice on the power supply and SSD options.