I'm starting to save for a new PC and want something that can handle modern games while streaming smoothly, ideally at the same time. My preferences are an Nvidia graphics card, an AMD processor, and 32GB of RAM. I'd like to keep the total cost at or below $2,000. I'm in the US and would probably play at 1080p or 1440p, although my current monitors are only 1080p. My existing system has a Ryzen 5 2600X, so I'm also unsure whether something like a Ryzen 7 9800X3D would be unnecessary overkill.
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The exact recommendation depends heavily on your target resolution and local pricing. For 1080p, you probably don’t need an extremely expensive CPU or GPU, while 1440p puts more value on the graphics card. Since you’re buying in the US and may upgrade your monitors later, building around a capable 1440p GPU makes sense.
A Ryzen 5 9600X paired with an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti would be a strong starting point for this budget. It should handle 1440p gaming and streaming well, especially with Nvidia’s hardware encoding taking some of the workload off the CPU. You could spend more on the processor, but the 9600X should leave room for a better graphics card and the rest of the build.
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