AORUS Gen4 7300

This PC has a 7700X3D CPU. It has 3D V-Cache for incredibly fast memory access on the CPU. I don't recommend water cooling for a new builder because air cooling is plenty for consumer CPUs, and they're much easier to maintain (no pump or liquid). This Thermalright cooler is incredible value. The AM5

I used this MicroCenter bundle for the CPU, mb, and memory. This saves you $180, compared to buying the same three parts individually online. All other parts were sourced from online retailers, because MC seldom has the best prices on individual parts. CPU: The 9800X3D is the fastest CPU for gaming.

looks good but for a little less op can get a NVME with DRAM https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Qnjv6h/gigabyte-aorus-gen4-7300-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ag4732tb-n

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $374.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Thermalright Grand Vision ARGB 69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $131.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus B650E MAX GAMING WIFI W ATX AM5 Motherboard $168.00 @ Amazon Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Zenit

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor $399.00 @ Centre Com CPU Cooler MSI MAG CORELIQUID E240 WHITE 75.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $49.00 @ JW Computers Motherboard Gigabyte B860 GAMING X WIFI6E ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $259.00 @ Mwave Australia Me

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor $529.99 CPU Cooler Thermalright Frozen Prism 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $54.09 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus Z890 AYW GAMING WIFI W ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $0.00 Memory Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB

Not much to upgrade there. I recommend upgrading the RAM to 48GB if you want to game at max quality while streaming. Several games recommend 32GB RAM for 4K Ultra gaming alone already, you'd want some RAM on top of that for the video software. But 48GB RAM is more expensive per-GB than 64GB, so I we

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor $259.39 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Thermalright Frozen Prism 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $54.09 @ Amazon Motherboard ASRock B860 Lightning WiFi ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $149.99 @ Amazon Memory Patriot Viper Venom 64

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $196.00 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Thermalright RK120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $27.59 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI PRO B850M-P WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard $159.99 @ Amazon Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Storm RGB 32 GB (2 x 16

If you get the motherboard directly from msi you can get the cpu for 335. That crucial nvme is very expensive for what you get. The Gigabyte I selected is way cheaper and has dram and is tlc instead of qlc. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $335.