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.
AIO coolers aren’t worth it imo. Stay clear of the H-series AIO from Corsair, none of my friends have had proper performing cooling from them.
If I had to choose cooler right now it would be “Thermalright peerless assassin”
Secondly, i would spend a little extra for a cpu with x3d.
Phantom Spirit from Thermalright performs a bit better and costs roughly the same as the peerless assassin
I forgot to add this to the above wishlist, Ive added it now, this was the cooling system I was thinking of getting.
Second the cooler you recommend. My cpu is frozen most of the time.