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Is this hardware still relevant for a 2025 PC build? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hi ,

I will hopefully be building a Linux gaming PC this year. To be honest its the first PC I've ever built, so tips would be appreciated. Currently my only game PC/console is my Steamdeck. I will probably install Bazzite, until steamOS is released and works with all the hardware I choose. This is my chosen hardware using pcpartpicker.comfor compatibility.

CPU: Ryzen 7 7700X

GPU: Gigabyte Radon RX 7800 XT

Motherboard: MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk

Storage: WD black SN770 nvme 1TB

Memory : corsair vengeance DDR5 32GB

PSU: corsair RM850e

Case: Corsair 4000D RGB airflow

(edit 1) : cooling: Peerless Assassin 120E

I don't play any online multiplayer games, mainly games like horizon zero dawn , cyberpunk 2077, God of war. etc. Obviously I play on terrible settings on the steamdeck, but would like a decent future proof or upgradable build that willl run with 1440p high settings.

I suspect this hardware is good enough for this, but will it be suitable going forward without rebuying most of the components ?

Any tips about future proofing or PC building in general would be really appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wait like one month for AMD to launch their new GPUs. On the off chance that they don't bungle the launch as usual you might get better value than buying a 7800 XT now.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wait for one month for the new GPUs to come out, wait for the drivers to catch up, wait for the benchmarks... Or just buy a tried and tested GPU right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Bazzite, being a gaming focused distro, probably is pretty close to the latest kernel releases so it could work ok on launch or pretty soon after.
Generally this close to a new launch, if you don't need a system immediately it's better to have wait a bit more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I mean worst case scenario they probably end up with a cheaper 7800 if the launch isn't as bad as the 50 series.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the Tip, really appreciate this, I will definitely wait a little while to see what changes in the prices