I'm planning a new gaming PC build with a budget of around £1,000. I already have a 512GB NVMe SSD, so that part doesn't need to be included. I've put together a parts list and would appreciate advice on whether the build is balanced, along with any worthwhile improvements or changes.
2 Answers
I’d strongly consider spending about £120 more on an RX 9070 with 16GB of VRAM. The 16GB RX 9060 XT offers pretty poor value here, while the RX 9070 can be roughly 60% faster for around 30% more on the graphics card. That only adds about 10% to the total build cost and should delay the need for a GPU upgrade.
The build looks good overall. Just install the RAM in the motherboard’s recommended paired slots—usually DIMM 2 and 4, or 1 and 3, depending on the board. That enables dual-channel memory, which is especially helpful with a non-X3D processor.
Got it, thanks!
That makes sense. Does the rest of the build look balanced, or would you change anything else?