Gaming PC?

[LilSnoop40]

Hello chat, question I normally build my own pcs over the past 30 years but I see with the rising prices now is it cheaper to get a prebuilt one. If so I’m looking for a 4K  pc to play mainly Arc Raiders, gears and madden and ncaa football. I am a console gamer and likely would use my gamesir g7 pro zzz on the pc.  I would like to keep the price no higher than $2500 if this is even possible.  Please advise a great setup that could achieve this. Links, prebuilt custom sites etc would be greatly appreciated!

thanks for the help!

I would be playing it on my Samsung Q60N tv

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

Nevermind..

 

AMD vs Intel preferences? AMD vs NVIDIA preferences? Amount of RAM needed? HDD/SSD storage needed?

[LilSnoop40]

I hear AMD I better but not sure, NVIDIA gpu, guessing 32gb ram, 2tb ssd. Not sure that’s why I’m asking but I understand if it’s too much to ask. 
 

thank you!

[LilSnoop40]

Hello, I purchased the following items to build my own gaming pc. So far, I have installed the motherboard and 7 fans.  I am just waiting on the SSD's to arrive today to put it together.  I have some questions hopefully someone can advise me on. 

1)  The fan's that I purchased I will be putting 2 - ARCTIC P14 Pro PST 110 CFM 140 mm Fans on the top of the case.  I am thinking I can daisy chain them together but not sure where to plug it in on the mb as there is many fan spots. 

2)  The fan's I purchased I am putting 3 - ARCTIC P12 Pro PST 77 CFM 120 mm Fans on the front of the case.  I am thinking I can daisy chain them together but not sure where to plug it in on the mb as there is many fan spots.

3)  The fan's I purchased I am putting 2 - ARCTIC P12 Pro PST 77 CFM 120 mm Fans on the bottom of the case.  I am thinking I can daisy chain them together but not sure where to plug it in on the mb as there is many fan spots. 

Thanks, appreciate the feedback!

 

 

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

So, what is your question? 

Can you daisy chain them? Yes. And there are also cable splitters, too.

Where can you put it on your motherboard? Just select where the closest spot is to the fans and plug it in.

Your motherboard manual should tell you where the fan headers are.

[LilSnoop40]

yeah, the questions were basically where I should plug each set of fans in on the mb or doesn't it really matter, picking closest spots is the best option. can't wait get it build to see how it runs, strictly using it just for games. probably going to just installed windows 11 pro and that's it.

[kiddingguy]

Would you like a desktop or (gaming) notebook?

Portability-wise a notebook is easier to grab, move and take with you...

[Mockingbird]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($443.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright RK120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($27.59 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Elite 5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Crucial P5 Plus W/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($180.53 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($729.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Phanteks Eclipse G370A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2017.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-02-06 19:14 EST-0500

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

Dudes, he already bought it. No need to coax him into a new system.

[Mockingbird]

On 06/02/2026 at 19:36, Mindovermaster said:

Dudes, he already bought it. No need to coax him into a new system.

In that case, he can just return the GeForce RTX 5070 and get the Radeon RX 9070 XT instead.