Building my first pc

[u/Terrible_Cell_2309]

Ive put together a pc part picker list but I was wondering where I can possibly save. Im looking to play heavily modded Minecraft, cyberpunk, Total War, and moddes Stellaris as my main games and the beefiest ones ill be playing. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4XdGk)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Pk62FT/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d-43-ghz-16-core-processor-100-100000719wof) | $659.98 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hYXMnQ/arctic-liquid-freezer-iii-pro-a-rgb-360-77-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00188a) | $80.19 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vjpD4D/msi-mag-b850-tomahawk-max-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-mag-b850-tomahawk-max-wifi) | $209.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kTJp99/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2e6000c36) | $509.99 @ Corsair

**Storage** | [Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/34ytt6/samsung-990-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v9p2t0bw) | $395.62 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w2WmP6/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16-gb-video-card-11350-03-20g) | $519.99 @ Newegg

**Case** | [HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZnzXsY/hyte-y70-touch-infinite-atx-mid-tower-case-cs-hyte-y70ti-wb) | $379.99 @ iBUYPOWER

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dbCZxr/msi-mag-a750gl-pcie5-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mag-a750gl-pcie5) | $79.99 @ Newegg

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$2835.74**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-10-13 01:45 EDT-0400 |

[u/distantcactus32]

get a 9070xt lmao

[u/ForwardBoot2955 → u/distantcactus32]

ditch the 9950x3d for a 7800x3d, that cpu is way overkill for gaming and you'll barely notice a difference in the games you listed

[u/MCJMS]

The case and the CPU… unless you’re using it for work as well as gaming that 9950x3D is overpriced as shit…the 9850x3D is the king of gaming CPUs and a lot cheaper.. you can get fish tank cases a lot cheaper than the Hyte.

[u/VersaceUpholstery]

What resolution?

Are any of these games confirmed to use more than 8 cores? Otherwise the 9950x3d makes no sense for just a gaming PC. 7800x3d makes more sense from a value standpoint, and the 7600x3d is probably a better value if you don’t think you need 8 cores.

You don’t need a 360mm AIO. a cheaper air cooler is plenty for any of the Ryzen 7 x3D CPU’s. If you want it for aesthetics, 240mm AIO is plenty of cooling.

You could still go with a cheaper MOBO, but what you have is fine

9950x3d + 9060 XT is way too CPU lobsided. Dropping down to a 7600x/9600x + 9070 XT typically gives you way more gaming performance in most scenarios. I say you pick the best GPU you can afford after you decide where to cut costs.

Case is way too much money imo. That’s like an extra $250 that could go to a better CPU, GPU, or, extra storage.

[u/froz3nt]

Ditch the 9950x3d for 9800x3d or 7800x3d and get 9070xt instead of 9060xt

Also u can buy cheaper ssd and cheaper mobo.

AIO is also not needed, can get a peerless assasin instead