Hey everyone! I'm pretty new to building PCs and I'm planning to get into it with one of the AMD Ryzen 9 processors. Right now, I'm looking at the Ryzen 9 9950X3D priced at $649.99, but I see that the Ryzen 9 9950X is going for $434 on a Prime Day deal. I mainly play games like Elden Ring and Dark Souls at 1080P. Should I snag the 9950X while it's on sale or hold out for the 9950X3D to drop in price? My goal is to keep the build around $1500, including 32GB of RAM and a 2TB solid-state drive. I'd love to hear any recommendations you might have!
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You definitely want to consider your GPU budget. For a $1500 build, ideally, you should allocate about a third to half of that for the graphics card. If you’re focusing on gaming, I'd suggest looking into the 7800X3D or 9800X3D, as they're performance-wise a better fit and often cheaper than the 9950X series.
What graphics card would pair well with the 7800X3D or 9800X3D?