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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] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for this, I checked what I had saved as my wish list and it was a CL30 kit . Also I wasn't completely sold on the 4000D it's just the most recommended and honestly I wouldn't know what to choose for a case, so I appreciate the recommendations, I will have a look and report back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Honestly case-wise you just want something you like the look of that fits all your stuff and has some ventilation lol. In your case that’s just checking that it fits an ATX motherboard, the height of your cooler, and the length of your gpu. For your cooler and gpu most mid tower ATX cases will probably fit no problem, so try to narrow things down based on looks/style and having a couple fans (or at least room for them) first and just check dimensions once you’re seriously considering an option. A case that comes with fans is usually cheaper than buying fans separately so that can be a plus for cost savings, but if you’re picky about noise or airflow choosing your own fans lets you optimize for either/both. Different cases will have better or worse cable management options, but if you’re the type to build once for a while and not swap cases or motherboards all the time you may not care too much.

Basically:

  1. do you like it?
  2. does it have reasonable airflow (more than two fans)?
  3. does it fit? (Probably yes if it’s an average sized ATX case)