Thanks for your help! Really appreciate it. :D
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I went through your suggestions, and did a bit more research. Curious about thoughts on the updated list:
Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 4.3 GHz 16-Core Processor $797.48 @ Amazon Canada CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $139.94 @ Amazon Canada Motherboard MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $309.99 @ Amazon Canada Memory Kingston FURY Beast 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $287.99 @ Memory Express Memory Kingston FURY Beast 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $287.99 @ Memory Express Storage Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive $359.97 @ Newegg Canada Case Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case $129.98 @ Newegg Canada Power Supply Corsair RM850 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $154.99 @ Best Buy Canada Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2468.33 Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-05 10:06 EDT-0400 I took a closer look at cpu cooler options, this one looks like it is probably better (cooling / noise) if I am willing to pay more (I am, CPU workload is big for me). Seems to have variable speed, and lower noise.
Found a cheaper MOBO from MSI, as you said. Seems well reviewed…
For the RAM I think I’d rather pay a little more for a better product. I definitely won’t touch G.Skill after they ghosted me during an RMA just last year.
GPU prices have gotten crazy. I see the Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE 16GB available for $709 CAD, and the Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ OC 16GB for $1139 CAD. Sapphire seems to be a well-regarded brand from what I can see, not many other brand options. Either seems crazy expensive for a GPU to me, but I guess this is just the reality we live in now? I’ve been putting off a proper GPU upgrade for so long waiting for them to be reasonable again. Torn on what to get there. 🤷♀️
Thanks for all the great info! I will check that all out. I hadn’t heard about the issues from ASUS, that’s really unfortunate.
you didn’t include a new GPU in your build list but just in case
I was a bit vague, I would like a new GPU, I just have no idea what to choose and there are so many options I don’t even know where to start.
Yeah, I am thinking to grab a 9070 XT (if I can find one in stock, somewhere near MSRP).