Is this a good build?

[u/Gh0ul_pie]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ymmwck

How’s it looking? Hoping to get a really good pc but I’m not sure if I’ll face any bottle necking or if the price is buns for what I’m getting.
For reference I’ve never owned or built a pc so I’m not super experienced but I’m trying to build my understanding.

[u/kyansan1]

It'll bottleneck.

If you're sticking with the 5070, downgrade the cpu to a Ryzen 5 9600x.
If you're sticking with the 9800x3d, bump the gpu up to an rtx 5080

Alternatively, bump the cpu down to a 7800x3d/9700x and get an rtx 5070 ti/rx 9070 xt

[u/Salviati_Returns]

For the size of the case, I would go for an ATX motherboard. It will fill in the space a bit better. I would also consider getting the 9070xt if you are using this as a gaming pc and get 1TB Gen 5 drive with Dram. I put in a different PSU, its a bit cheaper than the one you choose, it's A rated, and though you don't need 1000W, it never hurts to have more headroom. The 2TB drive you selected is sold out, and there are some issues with it. Unless you absolutely need 2TB, I would get a solid 1TB drive and then add additional drives when prices come back to earth.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$439.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$96.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus B650E MAX GAMING WIFI W ATX AM5 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL38 Memory	$409.99 @ Newegg
Storage	PNY CS3150 RGB 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$174.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GAMING OC ICE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card	$699.99 @ Walmart
Case	HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case	$349.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SAMA G1000 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$90.99 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit	$109.99 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total	$2521.92
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-01 12:12 EDT-0400

[u/cacman440]

what country are you buying parts in? if you are buying in the united states, do you have a microcenter near you?

https://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

what games are you playing?

do you have a display? if not, how much would you add to the budget to include one?

[u/Tyrell_James]

Small form factor motherboards tend to cost more while giving you less flexibility. If you're using a full sized ATX case, use a full sized ATX motherboard.

Your CPU cooler is way overkill, unless you want to do some heavy overclocking or live in a furnace. Get a Thermalright Peerless Assassin for like $25.

RAM is stupid expensive these days either way, but don't spend your money on super high clock speed Gamer RAM. The handful of frames you get aren't worth it. Buy the cheapest (reputable) DDR5 RAM you can. Consider 16gb then buy more later when it's cheaper/you have more money.

Flipwise, you've cheaped out on the SSD. Silicon Power will probably be fine, but for a main drive I'd consider spending a little more on something more reputable, like a Crucial or Samsung or a better tier Kingston. I use a Silicon Power for a secondary drive.

Again, to save money, also consider getting a 1TB for now.

Your case is overpriced. Unless you're willing to pay just for how it looks, consider something cheaper. Corsair 4000D is great and costs like a $100 (at least last time I checked).

Double check that your Power Supply is reputable and doesn't have higher than average failure rates or issues.

Finally, GPU and CPU:

You gotta ask yourself, what are you using your PC for and how important are things like running at UltraMax graphics or super high framerates. Most people can't easily tell if a game runs above 60fps, or 4K from 1080p (at least/especially on smaller screens), or MAX graphics from Medium-High. Especially since some settings might have a big performance hit for neglible noticeable benefit.

It's good to invest in a machine that does what you want and will keep doing it for a good while, but there comes a point where you're paying for capability that you won't really use, won't notice, or is not going to impress you enough to justify the cost.

Where that line is? Only you can decide. But check some game system requirements and performance reviews on the games you want to play and ask yourself if it's worth $100, $200, $400 vs. whatever else you could do with that money. Especially given bubble prices.

Me? I play games on 1080p because honestly 4k doesn't look that much better to me vs the cost in performance and computing power.

As always YMMV, but it's worth putting aside all the gamer hype digital foundary benchmarking stuff and asking where your actual subjective experience and enjoyment hits diminishing returns vs the money you spend.