I have almost no experience with computers and currently play on a PS5. It was damaged during a move, so I'm considering switching to PC. I found this prebuilt system and would like to know whether it is fairly priced and likely to handle new games for the next few years without major upgrades.
The system includes a Corsair 4500X case, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX WIFI motherboard, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM, a 360mm be quiet! liquid cooler, a 2TB Corsair MP700 Pro SE SSD, and a 1000W modular power supply. The asking price is €4,000. Is this a sensible purchase, or would I get much better value with different parts or a self-built system?
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The parts are powerful, but €4,000 is far too much for a system with an RTX 5070 Ti. Buying the components separately would likely put it around €2,500–€3,300, depending on local prices. Even allowing for assembly, Windows, support, and warranty, that is an unusually large premium.
If the revised version includes a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5080, 32GB RAM, a 2TB SSD, and a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Windows for €4,300, that is a much more reasonable configuration. Still compare the individual part prices and make sure the monitor is appropriate—ideally a good 1440p high-refresh display—because accessories can make the total look better than it really is.
The component choices are not well balanced for a gaming-only PC. A B850 motherboard would be plenty, and a Ryzen 7 9800X3D—or even a 7800X3D at a higher resolution—would generally make more sense than the 9900X3D. The money saved would be better spent moving up to an RTX 5080.
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