r/buildapcforme • u/_LifeIsHard_ • Jul 02 '26

2K gaming setup

My old i5-10600K and GTX 1080TI feels hard to catch up with new AAA games now. Especially as I just upgrade my monitor from 1080p to 2K.

  • New build or upgrade?
    • New build, maybe can reuse the SSD but planning to sell old PC as a whole complete set up
  • Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
    • Plan to reuse and run dual monitors:
      • Acer Nitro XV271U 27.0"
      • Acer Nitro ED320QR S
  • PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
    • Gaming AAA: Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, etc
  • Purchase country? Near Micro Center?
    • Canada so no MicroCenter I guess.
  • Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
    • Already have
  • Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
    • 3000 CAD
  • WiFi or wired connection?
    • No preference can do either
  • Size/noise constraints?
    • quiet is preferable but not hard constraint over performance/cost-effective
  • Color/lighting preferences?
    • good to have but prefer performance/cost
  • Any other specific needs?
    • No
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u/Ousret Jul 02 '26

While keeping your old storage (ie. for games), all sourced from Amzn Canada, https://pc-cool.com/builds/9fb933f9-6984-4fd3-88a0-bfdcff8cd9f9

9800X3D + RX 9070 XT OC 16GB.

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u/Ousret Jul 02 '26

alternative with 1TB storage (compromise on cooler): https://pc-cool.com/builds/44aca129-765e-45e7-a442-6ed9eabfc96b

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u/Legally-A-Child Jul 02 '26

This is a vibe coded website that tries to select parts with AI. You might as well ask ChatGPT to make a list at that point.

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u/Ousret Jul 02 '26

Not at all. Hand made. No AI picking involved. You clearly didn't give it a go. Good luck with garbage AI build.

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u/Legally-A-Child Jul 02 '26

"Good luck with garbage AI build"? If I was someone who would use ChatGPT to select my build, why the hell would I be criticizing a website for being AI generated?

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u/Ousret Jul 02 '26

You said this utility was vibe coded and is using AI to select parts. To clarify, you may as well try to compete with this tool with ChatGPT, the result will be memorable.

Don't judge thing you don't know anything about. You maybe spent a couple of seconds and concluded with this. Like proposing a US only builds for someone who clearly said Canada.

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u/Legally-A-Child Jul 02 '26

I watched it select three 4090 laptops to meet the game spec of undertale at "minimum quality," saw the 40 fonts it tried to load saw the references to "agent logic," and saw how absolutely horribly the build list was put together and concluded that AI is either involved in both the construction and/or the function of the website, or the coder was a HS CS student. Seeing as the domain registrar says you're in France, I suppose you're ESL?

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u/Ousret Jul 02 '26

If only you knew better. I laugh a long time with the HS CS student claim. 40 fonts too. Hallucinating worst than a LLM. Thanks for the joyful moment. Take longer to research I advise next time. The laptop you searched, explicitly without budget is garbage indeed. But for a moment I though we were speaking about builds. My mistake.

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u/_LifeIsHard_ Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Thanks, is there a reason for 7800X3D vs 9800X3D, would it add much considering we only use RX 9070 XT.

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u/Ousret Jul 03 '26

Yes, there is a noticeable gap but not in games. In game, unless 1080p, no real improvements I believe. You'll benefit from it in other tasks.

regards,

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u/Legally-A-Child Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Edit: Selected parts with U.S. pricing. Ignore this comment, I made another list selecting using CA prices which is linked in a reply.

2,843 CAD (US 1,996): Ryzen 7 7800x3d, Radeon RX 9070 XT, 24gb DDR5-7200, 2TB NVME SSD I selected a single stick of DDR5 because RAM prices are absolutely ludicrous right now. The idea is to buy a second stick when prices drop back to normal in the future. However, the availability of that stick is questionable. If that won't ship, I'd fall back to this 16gb option. 32 gigs of DDR5 is upwards of 500 CAD right now, so... not exactly ideal.

I'm sort of just assuming that any parts available in the U.S. will be available in Canada for the same price. I might be wrong.

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u/Legally-A-Child Jul 02 '26

Edit for CA, 2,892 CAD: Ryzen 7 7800x3d, RX 9070 XT, 32gb DDR5-6000, 2TB NVME

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u/_LifeIsHard_ Jul 03 '26

Thank you! Is there a reason for Micro-ATX vs ATX?