Hey everyone! I'm gearing up to buy a new PC for Christmas and would love to get your insights on the parts I've picked out. Are they solid choices? Do they work well together? Also, I'm curious if this setup will handle heavy modded games at 1440p, or at least run games with ray tracing. Here's my build list: [PCPartPicker List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cpzLt3). Thanks for your help!
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Checking out your parts list, I noticed the NV3 SSD might not be the best choice. You could switch it for something more reliable like the Teammate MP44L or Klevv Cras 910. They tend to be better in both performance and endurance!
Just a little heads up, you might want to consider looking at prebuilt options. I saw a Microcenter has a similar setup for $500 less that includes the same CPU with a 5080. You might save some cash!
Everything seems on point! Just a quick thought: maybe consider getting a 2TB SSD at the least. Also, do you really need 64GB of RAM? That seems like a lot unless it's for future-proofing. RAM prices are pretty high right now.
Yeah, I’m mostly thinking about future-proofing and handling some really heavily modded games.
Looks good overall! Just a heads up, you might want to switch to a regular GPU instead of the small form factor one, as it's better suited for mid-tower builds. It’s designed for compact cases, but for a standard case, a bigger GPU will serve you better.
Ah man, I picked the wrong one! I still need to decide on the brand and model, but I just went with Gigabyte for now.
Not a big deal! As long as it has good cooling like a three-fan setup, you're fine.
I have no idea what Microcenter is! I assume it’s a store, but we don’t have anything like that where I live.