I'm currently gaming on an HP Victus 16 laptop with an Intel Core i5-11400H, RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a 144Hz display. It still handles World of Warcraft reasonably well, but I'd like to start saving for a desktop that will last longer and offer better upgrade potential.
I'm considering a prebuilt system costing about €1,665 with these parts:
- Corsair 3500X RS ARGB case
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- be quiet! Pure Rock 3 AMD Edition cooler
- Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX motherboard with Wi-Fi 6
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
- 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 memory, 2x16GB
- 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
- be quiet! System Power 11 750W power supply
My overall budget is approximately €2,000 for the PC, monitor, keyboard, and other peripherals. World of Warcraft is my main game, but I'd also like to play newer AAA titles at 1440p occasionally without feeling restricted.
Does this look like a balanced build? Are any components questionable or poor value, particularly the graphics card, cooler, motherboard, SSD, or power supply? Is an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB a sensible pairing with the Ryzen 7 7800X3D for 1440p WoW, or would a graphics card with more VRAM make more sense? Memory and SSD prices also seem unusually high right now, so I'm wondering whether it would be smarter to buy soon or wait a few months. Recommendations for better-value European system builders are welcome too.
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The build isn’t bad overall, but the graphics card is the part I’d reconsider. The 7800X3D is an excellent gaming CPU, especially for WoW, but an 8GB GPU may become limiting in newer games at 1440p. If you want the system to remain useful for several years, prioritizing a 16GB card would be a better choice, even if that means stepping down slightly elsewhere or increasing the budget.
A higher-end 16GB card like an RX 9070 XT may be outside the budget, but an RX 9060 XT with 16GB could be a more realistic alternative. It should offer more breathing room for modern games than an 8GB card.