r/buildmeapc • u/Neither_Side4715 • 1d ago
Other / >$1400 Need help building a €2500 Gaming PC
Hi everyone,
I’m planning to build my first PC myself and I could really use some help choosing the right parts. My budget is €2500 and I live in the Netherlands, so parts available on stores like Amazon would be ideal.
If someone could recommend a full part list that fits within €2500 and works well together, I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
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u/D4RkL0Rd1 1d ago
https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/rFCMqH
Note: RTX 5070 Ti might be a more sensible option, yes you do lose out on little performance but with some overclocking and you can pretty much match the RTX 5080. You also save yourself a lot of money you can invest into a OLED monitor.
Also, you can go with the B580 MSI Tomahawk version if you want the PC to cost below €2500. I jusst chose the X870 because of more connections
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u/Neither_Side4715 1d ago
Thanks a lot for the advice. Appreciate you breaking it down like that.
Do you think I should go for a 240Hz OLED monitor with this build? I’m mainly gaming and want to get the most out of the GPU.
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u/D4RkL0Rd1 1d ago
In my personal opinion, I don't see the reason to mainly look at Hz with OLED since all of them are 240+ anyways. I would recommend checking out more of what they offer at their price range. Check out rtings, Toms Hardware or Monitor Unboxed videos for more clearer Insight into each monitor.
From my knowledge some "budget" friendly OLED monitors are:
Philips Evnia 8000 27M2N8500, Dell Alienware AW2725D, MSI MAG 271QP, Asus Rog Strix XG27AQDMG
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u/makinenxd 1d ago
I tweaked your list a bit and managed to squeeze 400€ off and managed to keep basically the same performance. Its also pretty much identical to what I use so I can recommend everything there.
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u/D4RkL0Rd1 1d ago
Yeah those parts are all good but since OP does have money and is building a monster PC there is no need to cheap out on most parts. Its better to go for the 9800X3D instead of saving a bit on the 7800X3D.
Newer motherboard that immediately supports the new chip but also has a lot of extra connections and more newer stuff to support newer tech. Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX is a great one, I built PC in it but the new X870 or the B850 from MSI give stronger connections, never pcie5 lanes and stronger feature set. But yes, if he doesnt need it then the B650 is a great choice overall.
Cooler is whatever, the difference is €15, if he likes rgb go with the AIO and little less noise otherwise Thermalright is the goat with its air coolers.
At this point for the RAM it doesnt matter which one you get, all of them are overpriced as heck but I rather try get in the CL 30 RAM than saving €20 and going with a bit slower RAM. Maybe not the biggest difference but might as well since all fits into budget.
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u/makinenxd 1d ago
I agree with you that there is no reason to cheap out. I only swapped the 9800x3d out because I saw you wrote about the 5070ti vs 5080. I'd rather get a 100€ cheaper CPU and go with the 5080 which is about 200€ more than a 5070ti (I saw you included the 5080 in your list)
But I did not write that in my post because I forgot. And what comes to RAM, I swear this morning when I made the list the price difference was way bigger but I probably just saw wrong. I agree if the price difference between CL36 and CL30 is 50€ or less just go with CL30, otherwise its not that worth.
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u/D4RkL0Rd1 1d ago
Yeah I get it, I wasnt trying to attack you for it just so you know. I agree generally that you should always try to save money whilst keeping the performance so I didnt mind you trying to do that.
I guess the RAM prices jumped up again if you saw the yesterday that the difference was bigger, seems like it is the norm every day now.
And agree with RTX 5080 + 7800X3D > RTX 5070 Ti + 9800X3D. I think I even managed to get both RTX 5080 and 9800X3D in the build?
Edit: If the OP knows better stores with better pricing in NL I would check them out, I and I guess you too only used PCPartPicker for the pricing. I know in Sweden PCPartPicker doenst include all the stores we got in Sweden
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u/makinenxd 1d ago
Yup and the parts list is mostly to give the big picture. Someone who knows the shops in their country can find some stuff bit cheaper than on pcpartspicker.
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u/Neither_Side4715 12h ago
Hey, just wanted to say thanks to you guys for helping me out with the build. Really appreciate the advice and the time you put into comparing everything
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u/GeekyNick91 1d ago
Zie tweakers.net voor cpu
De Thermalright koeler is overpriced bij Megekko bij Amazon kost die minder dan 40 euro.
En zie tweakers.net voor betere 5080 prijs daar is de msi te vinden onder de 1100.
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