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PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $449.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Thermalright Phantom Spirit 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $37.90 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $209.99 @ Amazon Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gami

The motherboard is very expensive for no benefit, while you won't need Windows Pro for your purposes. Suggestions below that improve performance with a 5080 plus provide better airflow for $200 less. CPU Cooler: Much less expensive 360mm AIO with aRGB. It's overkill for the 9800X3D, but helps fill o

A few comments: 64GB of RAM is more than needed for gaming, plus the specs are not good (6000mhz CL30 is the ideal). More RAM typically won't help, while worse specs will have an effect. The 7800X3D is a very low power draw CPU (one of the lowest under gaming loads), so a 360mm AIO is unnecessary. N

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $245.45 @ Amazon Australia CPU Cooler Thermalright Assassin X 120 R Digital ARGB 70.84 CFM CPU Cooler $29.00 @ Scorptec Motherboard Gigabyte B850M EAGLE WIFI6E ICE Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard $239.00 @ Centre Com Mem

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.7 GHz 24-Core Processor $539.77 @ Newegg CPU Cooler Thermalright Frozen Warframe ULTRA ARGB 70.84 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $93.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $199.99 @ Amazon Memory

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $399.99 CPU Cooler Thermalright Grand Vision ARGB 69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $127.69 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus PRIME X870-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $0.00 Memory Patriot Viper Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32

The CPU and GPU are the best you can get within this budget (though that specific GPU model is way overpriced). You are spending a massive premium on all the other parts in your list that won't provide any better performance. Suggestions below that cut out a huge $1300 from your list while keeping t

You can get better performance for well under your budget while keeping the same look. Some suggestions that upgrade the GPU to a 5080 while keeping the same looking case, filled out with fans (including reverse flow for intake on the bottom and side), for €2256. CPU Cooler: Switched to a much less

A few suggestions to cut a bunch of costs while upgrading the CPU to a 7800X3D (for gaming). The below comes to $2183 including the cost of 64GB of RAM. CPU: The 7800X3D will provide better gaming performance than the 9700X. CPU Cooler: Less expensive low-profile 120mm cooler. Motherboard: Less expe

You can get more for less. Suggestions to upgrade to a 9800X3D while cutting about £140 from your list. CPU: Upgraded to the 9800X3D, the successor to the 7800X3D, for a little better performance. CPU Cooler: Less expensive 240mm AIO with aRGB - still far more than enough to cool the 9800X3D. Memory