With the recent issues involving 13th and 14th gen Intel CPUs failing, I'd love to see alternate AMD builds for each tier

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The chart team is definitely keeping a close eye on the recent Intel news, but until the cause of the issue is confirmed it's unlikely that they'll rush into making sweeping changes to the recommendations.

In the meantime, those interested in high-tier AMD builds can find examples of them in the first sections of our guides for video editing, live streaming, and 3D rendering.

Cpu i5 13400f
Mobo gigabyte b760m ds3h ax
Cooler noctua nh u12s redux
Ram Corsair vengeance 2*16gb ddr5 5600mhz
Gfx card zotac rtx 4060 8gb twin edge
SSD wd black sn850x
Case Corsair 4000d airflow

1. Suggestion about this build? Compatibility, fitting etc.
2. Want to play any games at lowest setting for upcoming 2-3 years, is this build enough? Any changes, hardly increase my budget like 100 dollars.
3. Most importantly, is 650 watt SMPS enough for this? Like Corsair CX 650 80+ bronze non modular?

Please reply. Thank you.

1. The only compatibility concern I see at a glance is that the ports on the front panel of the 4000D don't line up with the headers on that motherboard. The 4000D has a USB 3 port (which the motherboard has a header to support) as well as a USB C port (which the motherboard does not have a separate header to support). It may be possible to get an adapter for one of the USB 2 headers, but then your front-panel USB C port would be limited to the transfer rates of USB 2. Still, the B760M DS3H AX does have its own USB C port on the rear I/O panel, so the foregoing issue may not be a big concern for you.

2. That system should have overall gaming performance somewhere in between the current 'Very Good' and 'Great' tiers of the chart above, so we would definitely expect it tobe capable of smooth performance at 1080p with low settings in new games for the next few years (maybe even medium or better settings, actually).

3. Yes, 650 Watts should be plenty to run that machine. You'll notice that 650 Watts is the exact amount on the PSUs in the tiers of the chart above that I mentioned a moment ago.

Will you guys be following Amazon Prime Day Deals (16, 17 of July)? Do you recommend any 3rd party resources for keeping up with the deals?

No, we have no plans to cover Prime Day and no recommendations of sites that do. But we wish you the best of luck if you hunt for deals then!

Hi I can’t stress enough about how little I know about computers and how to build one. The information here is just incredible!
But I am still worried about making a mistake and breaking something expensive and not being able to use the computer of my dreams! Is there anything that can reassure me that everything will be alright? Again I know diddly squat about computers.

Well, here are two things that might reassure you: (1) nearly every component comes with its own individual warranty, and (2) there are in-depth step-by-step tutorial videos online that you can follow along with as you build (two that we recommend are this one by Carey Holzman and this one by Newegg).

Thank you for your guidance! A small issue, on the French suggestion for the "Modest" machine, the upgrade memory suggested (CMK16GX4M2D3600C18) doesn't seem to be compatible with either motherboard (GIGABYTE H610M S2H, ASUS PRIME H610M-A D4-CSM), as both are compatible with up to DDR4 3200.

Thank you very much for pointing this out, but that is (strictly speaking) not a compatibility issue. There should be no big problem with installing DDR4-3600 RAM into a system whose motherboard maxes out at supporting 3200 MHz. The system in question will simply run the RAM as though it were DDR4-3200. It's not an optimal situation for users that may be expecting 3600 MHz, and I will mention this to the chart team in case they would prefer to alter either the mobo or the RAM involved---but the parts should be compatible as-is!

Hi guys,

First of all thank you for your hard work. Your efforts are much appreciated. Just wanted to ask if you have any plans to update the UK page? Seems it was last updated in Jan 2024 and prices have varied wildly since then. Thanks once again!

There have been a few rounds of updates to the main chart since then, but it seems that those updates have not yet been ported over to the UK version of the chart for some reason. May be a simple oversight. I'll follow up with the chart team and that version should hopefully be updated soon. Thank you for the kind comment!

Thank you!

will you do parts for indonesia?

Unfortunately, we are not adding support for additional countries at this time. But we do hope to resume the work of expanding that support in the future---so it's not impossible!

Hi, what would be the AMD equivalent of the outstanding tier for CPU (for both gaming and content creation) ?
And is the difference between a mid tower and a full tower case very noticeable? Thanks

I'd say the answer to your first question is probably the R7 7800X3D, or something slightly weaker like an R7 7700X.

And the answer to your second question is 'yes.' That difference is fairly noticeable; a full tower is a pretty huge case, so I'd recommend checking the actual physical dimensions of the case you're considering against the dimensions of the place you want to put the PC.

Can you please update the India section of the above guide??? Thank you.

Yes, it looks like that version hasn't received a major round of updates for a some months at this point. I will pass along your sentiment to the chart team. Thank you for the comment!

Thank you for the reply. Actually I'm going to buy a new system and your website helps it so easy to make a decision.

Was the RX 7900 GRE considered for the upper-mid tiers?

Yes, it has been considered. If you want to use it in your build, it would be a reasonable alternative GPU choice for the 4070 Super in the current 'Exceptional' tier. But it's not listed there because the 4070 Super beats it so handily on features and ray-tracing benchmarks, at a similar level of both price and general performance. GRE does win on VRAM capacity and high-res benchmarks without ray-tracing, though, so there are certainly some specific users that should prefer it.

First time build. I have a PNY GeForce 4080 that I'm building around. I'm trying hard to stay under $1200 on rest of build. Any recommendations? I was looking at AMD R7 7800 but not tied to AMD. thanks

With a budget of $1200 for everything but the GPU, our recommendation (as you might expect) would be building the current 'Exceptional' tier of the chart above. You should even be able to opt for a couple of the upgrades in that row and still stay under 1200. But if you have a strong preference for the R7 7800, then you could simply substitute that and one of the motherboards from the 'Excellent' tier into your part list.

Why don't you recommend the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D?

The R7 7800X3D was rejected as an option for the main at the time of its release, on the grounds that it is often outclassed by the R7 7700X, which is less expensive. (And the 7700X, for its part, is often outclassed in benchmarks by newer options around the same price, such as the 14600K.)

But with that being said, we've gotten that question increasingly over time and so it could be time for the research team to revisit it as an option (the earlier evaluation of it could, at any rate, have been based on issues with the chip resolved since launch). I've passed the notion along to the research team already, so they may be reconsidering it soon.

I built the enthusiast build and this thing is a tank!!!! I love this new setup of mine there is nothing holding me back anymore.

Hey question - do the new Intel Arc GPUs require resizable bar to even boot? Or do they just perform better with that enabled? Here's my situation.... I am interested in one of the Arc cards, but I have an older motherboard that needs a bios update to support resizable bar. I need to at least be able to boot to update the bios, so I'm curious if the Intel gpus will boot without resizable bar? Or do I need two gpus temporarily?? Thanks!

According to Falcon's blog post from their release, they do not require it but performance noticeably suffers.

Shame that I can't seem to view any of the products. Every browser results in a click.linksynergy.com’s server IP address could not be found error. I've tried resetting hosts file, resetting dns, disabling adblock. No go.

That's the address for affiliate links to Newegg. At the time of writing this response, the Newegg links seem to be working fine on my end. Can you be more specific as to where you're encountering this issue? Which country's version of the chart are you looking at? Do the cells of the chart pointing to other sites, such as Amazon, resolve properly? Which components in particular are you trying to click on? And do you have any other browser extensions active that may affect affiliate links?

is this a good build he very honest
i7-10700F
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
ASUS Prime H510M-K Intel H510 LGA 1200 Micro ATX
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
Kingston NV2 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4
PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 3060
Apevia Prestige 600 W 80+
Thermalright TL-C12B-S V3 X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack

Asus PRIME H510M

That sounds like a reasonably well-balanced PC (regardless of which of those PSUs and RAM kits you choose). In particular, a PC with an i7-10700F and an RTX 3060 should have overall performance that is roughly comparable to the current 'Good' tier of the chart above. So, provided that you're paying about the cost of that tier or less, you're getting a machine with a reasonable price-to-performance ratio.

or Apevia ATX-PM650W Premier 650W
Apevia ATX-PR800W Prestige 800W
TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 16GB

Sr. No. PC Part Model No.
1 Operating System (OS) Windows 11 Professional 32/64 Bit Activation Key-Retail license
2 Mouse Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse (Black) (RZ01-04630100-R3A1)
3 Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Speed (CH-9109014-NA)
4 Solid State Drive (SSD) Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB (WDS200T2X0E)
5 CPU Cooler / CPU Heatsink + Fan (HSF) CORSAIR iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX (CW-9060055-WW)
6 Power Supply (PSU) Corsair HX1000i (CP-9020259)
7 Memory (RAM) Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2 x 16GB) 4800MHz (CMK32GX5M2A4800C40)
8 Motherboard (Mobo) MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI
9 Case Cooler Master HAF 700 Evo (C)
10 Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (100-100000908WOF)
11 Monitor Alienware AW3225QF 31.6" 3840 x 2160 240 Hz Monitor
12 Mouse Pad ARTISAN NINJA FX ZERO
13 Headset Razer BlackShark V2 Pro 2023 Wireless Gaming Headset (Black) (RZ04-04530100-R3M1)
14 Printer Canon Pixma E4570 Wireless Color All-in-One Printer + Canon PG-47 Ink Cartridge (Black) + Canon CL-57 Small Ink Cartridge (Tricolour)
15 UPS System Cyberpower (OLS2000EC)
16 Gaming Chair Herman Miller x Logitech G Embody Gaming Chair
17 Video Card / Graphics Card (GPU) ASUS ROG Strix Gaming RTX 4090 OC 24GB Graphics Card (ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-O24G-GAMING)
Please provide your feedback regarding incompatibility of parts, fitting into case issues, separate thermal paste needed, etc. I live in Mumbai, India.

I also responded to your email, but will copy the response here in case you check here first:

After reviewing all of the internal components you've mentioned, I see no compatibility issues in that list. You should not need to purchase any separate thermal paste---past should be included with (or even preinstalled on) your CPU cooler. Do be sure to use separate power cables for each of the three power ports on your graphics card, and then all should be well.

And as for power, we would expect a PC with an R9 7950X3D, an RTX 4090, and 32GB of DDR5-4800 RAM to have nearly identical gaming performance to the 'Monstrous' tier of our main build chart above. This is not necessarily a build that can stay consistently above 240 FPS at 4K in The Witcher 3 with max settings---but that's because no build can stay consistently. The build you've described will get you the closest possible with modern consumer-grade parts, and should at least be capable of providing a consistent 200+ FPS at 4K in The Witcher 3 with max settings.

Hi, slight error on your page. I'm on mobile and region set to United Kingdom. When I open up a tier (e.g Very Good) and scroll down to the bottom of the components, there is a total that is in dollars for the same amount as that tier's £ total.

Thank you very much for pointing that out! On further inspection, that visual bug actually occurs at the bottom of the expanded view on mobile for every country. I will be sure to pass this issue along to the team in charge of the main chart, and we should hopefully have that fixed in the near future.

What's a good GPU for my build:

- i7-12700k CPU
- PRO Z690-A DDR4 motherboard
- EVGA 850 GQ 850 W PSU

I was planning to buy a RTX 4070, but I'm not sure. The RX7800xt looks pretty good too.
It's for gaming mostly. (Elden Ring, Dragon's Dogma 2, etc..)

Any recommendations?

You're on the right track. Either an RTX 4070 or an RX 7800 XT would suit your situation well. They're both great GPUs and I wouldn't say there's really a wrong choice here (unless one of them is significantly more expensive at the time you're looking). But personally, if I were in your situation I think I'd opt for the 7800 XT. It has more VRAM and generally a noticeably lower price tag, while competing closely with the 4070 on benchmarks.

Alright, thanks!

The drive recommendations seem outdated. Why recommend an HDD at all? NVMes are cheap and spacious these days. There's a better use for $65 at every tier of this guide, particularly for the sub-$600 tiers. "Modest" specifically stands out like a sore thumb: drop the HDD and baseline the two "upgrades," 16 GB RAM and the 6500XT. It's a better build for $26 less. It's also strange that the SSD information section describes M.2 as a "new form factor." M.2 is extremely standard in 2024, and SATA SSDs are basically obsolete. (Most SATA SSDs these days are just M.2s with a SATA adapter and therefore cost more than a cheap M.2.)

Although the research team of this site would definitely agree that the era of HDDs is coming to an end, even now HDDs offer a much better price per gigabyte than SSDs. And these general-purpose builds here on the homepage have to be designed to suit a wide variety of builders, including those who may consider a high storage capacity to be a very high priority. We have more specialized example builds targeting specific use cases in many of the guides linked in the top menu.

With all that being said, though, I strongly agree with you that a description of the M.2 format as 'new' is inaccurate, and have edited the relevant info tab accordingly.

Hi, you guys should really stop recommending 8GB ram to mid tier builds, 8GB paired with 6700xt and r5 7600x seems ridiculous on GREAT tier. I played a lot games recently and my 16GB often has 90+ ram usage during gameplay with nothing opened, some game I can't even open browser because ram usage too high.

I will be sure to pass your feedback along to the chart team. Historically, though, they have favored underestimating RAM needs both because (1) the vast majority of users overestimate them (not every builder is a gamer, and even among gamers not everyone plays primarily brand new AAA releases), and (2) because adding additional RAM if required is by far one of the easiest upgrades someone can make to an existing computer.

Why is there no suggested builds with the 7800X3D?

The R7 7800X3D was rejected as an option for the chart at the time of its release, on the grounds that it is often outclassed by the R7 7700X, which is less expensive. The prices for both of those processors have fallen and come closer together in the interim, but the reasoning presented there still stands. The 7700X, for its part, is often outclassed in benchmarks by newer options around the same price, such as the 14600K---making the 7800X3D still less attractive as a choice.

Hi. I would like to ask: Would the RX 6650 XT work good with the Ryzen 5 5600X, or should i get something with more cores/threads (i wanna play all modern games at 1080p high-ultra)? AM4 CPU's are pretty cheap where i live right now, and i can get the GPU in question for a lucky score of less than the price of an RTX 2060 Super. Any answers would be appreciated