Best $1500 Gaming PC Build 2024! 🚀 [Full Build Guide ft. RX 7900 XT & Ryzen 7600X]

In this video I'll be updating my $1500 gaming PC build guide with a system that delivers truly impressive gaming performance at 1080p, 1440p and 4K with balanced parts that work great now and in to the future!
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Full Parts List:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Masterliquid ML240L
Motherboard: GIGABYTE B650 EAGLE AX A
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5
SSD: Crucial P3 Plus 1TB
GPU: SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air RGB
PSU: Thermaltake Smart BM3 750W
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0:00 Intro
0:25 AD
0:56 GPU
2:26 CPU
3:23 Motherboard
4:21 RAM
4:44 CPU Install
5:03 RAM Install
5:22 SSD
6:26 CPU Cooler
8:00 Case
9:29 PSU
11:16 Cables
11:46 Rad Install
12:58 GPU
14:36 Montage!
14:53 COD WZ
15:17 COD MW3
15:30 Starfield
15:49 Hogwarts
16:05 Fortnite
16:17 Apex

[@GeekaWhat]

Hope everyone's had a great week! Super excited about this build, I really think it might be my best $1500 config yet, especially for those of you looking to game at 4K. What do you guys think? 🤔

[@fxfxrki]

Will you build a mini itx build some time soon? Looking to build mine, but itx tends to be more expensive so I can't find my way through the parts

[@Mainonaise]

Great build overall. I think you overspent on the cpu cooler tho. This cpu doesnt run that hot, and €20-40 coolers like a burst assassin, up to a phantom spirit would do the job just as well at a lower price. Besides, the case could be a bit better in my opinion, like an XT pro ultra or an air 903. But other than that, great build! Love it.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Seems solid. I think 7900XT hits that sweet spot between the 7800XT and 7900XTX.

[@Audiosan79]

That's a sensible, yet powerfull build. Not too far off the pc i built for my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago. That one was a 7900XT Hellhound and a 5800X3d (upgraded existing AM4 platform). with a corsair RM850x PSU and corsair premium pro cable kit.

[@GeekaWhat]

@@Mainonaise Just ordered an XT Pro Ultra for a build in the next few weeks. Excited to build in it! :)

[@thebeardedsloth6711]

I recently built my first gaming pc and the specs were close to this. I love it so much and felt so much pride that I finally built up enough confidence to build my own. Ryzen 7800X3D XFX Radeon 7900 XT Gigabyte Aorus B650 Elite AX WD Blue SN580 1TB ThermalRight Frozen Notte 240mm AIO Corsair RM750e PSU Corsair Vengeance 32gb DDR5 6000mhz Corsair 4000D RGB case

[@Vonklieve]

That is an almost perfect PC build, I bet it does 1440p and 4K pretty well.

[@karthikc07]

pretty robust for a first gaming build

[@hugabuga535]

very good build! have fun :)

[@thebeardedsloth6711]

@@Vonklieve It does. It runs Destiny 2 at 4k/120fps on high settings!

[@thebeardedsloth6711]

@@karthikc07 I demand to game at 4K, so it had to be robust lol

[@zeus12000]

Bro knows when the people needs videos😊

[@denlvr5606]

This is the video I was waiting for. I just built a new pc around my rx 6900 xt. And it is literally this same machine B650 motherboard, ryzen 7600x, 32gb ddr5 6000 ram, 1TB/2Tb NVMe drives, thank you for basically providing confirmation that I built the right PC. I know it is a 6900xt instead of 7900xt but I feel my 6900xt still has a lot to give me before I switch. Thank you again for this wonderful video!

[@GeekaWhat]

No problem!

[@Teh_Monk]

Been using this CPU/GPU combo for a while now and it’s beast at 1440p ultrawide.

[@GeekaWhat]

Ultrawide is a great shout!

[@Teh_Monk]

@@GeekaWhat love the choice of case, as well. Have my rig inside of the Pop Air RGB and it’s been great.

[@FatihEsat-vy1hw]

@@Teh_MonkWhich monitor?

[@FarEdits-tweem]

this has helped so much thanks👌👌😊😊

[@afmi6896]

why didnt you show us where to connect the fan wires?

[@afmi6896]

how are we supposed to know where to plug in the fan cables??

[@been13]

I’m building my first PC and have been watching a lot of GeekaWhat videos to help me out. I was thinking the Ryzen 7 7700X and RX 7900GRE. Would these CPU and GPU work with the other components of this build? Also is this a good pairing? Any help would be appreciated!

[@Nobleness824]

Is installing a thermal sensor to the motherboard crucial or do u not use it? About to build my first PC so wanted to ask this..

[@adrianruiz2245]

I built the same build except I went for the 7800x3d Beast build. 1440p max settings for high fps on competitive games and 4k 60 for my story games Super smooth

[@GeekaWhat]

Great shout!

[@yeaIdk_]

Would a ryzen 5 7600x be good for a 7900 gre? I recently got one and have been planning on upgrading my cpu.

[@jasondinh5217]

Hey James, can you do a review/ build with the montech hyper flow liquid cooler? I, not sure where that ranks

[@dianaalyssa8726]

I agree with the choice of GPU. Maybe the cooler and 7500F are areas to save, but the only thing I don't like even with powerful cores are going 6 cores for 1500, though I think for this level GPU and platform longevity those are nice.

[@angelosuyat1983]

Need to buy an Operating System or just optional?

[@isully5641]

is it safe to use daisy chain cable rather than separate cables for this GPU?

[@MuhammadAmaan-hb9fp]

can you start benchmarking the finals in your next build?

[@jaymurray6051]

Newb here how did you fix the fan header and what’s a fan header?

[@juliusseijger8894]

is this a good build for vr gaming (GPU) MSI GeForce RTX 4070 VENTUS 2X E 12G OC Moederbord MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Opslag (SSD) Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 SSD Geheugen (RAM) Lexar DDR5 Ares RGB 2x16GB 6000 Voeding (PSU) Corsair RM750x (Case) NZXT H6 Flow RGB Black LED Verlichting NZXT CB-LED20-OR 24x Orange LED Sleeve CPU Koeler (Watherkoeling) DeepCool LS720 SE waterkoeler Extra Fan NZXT F120 Core - 120mm RGB Fan - Single - Black do i need to buy extra fan for the case

[@PalmsSoSweaty]

Can you do any video editing with this motherboard?

[@nicolas2521]

What monitor should I buy with this pc build how much hz should it have

[@alrax_1266]

I was doing research for my first ever build this afternoon and i had pretty much the exact same build idea but with a RX 7600 that i want to upgrade later on as well as a be quiet hard rock 2 for the cpu fan is this a goo starting point?

[@GeekaWhat]

Good starting point! RX 7600 is VRAM constrained for anything other than 1080p, but if you plan to upgrade not a bad shout. Also consider a used GPU if you want one as a temporary measure before upgrading

[@alrax_1266]

@@GeekaWhat thank you so much it’s reassuring to hear I’m going to look for some used RX 7600 XT as well thanks for the advice

[@linkus2427]

Can you make an itx build with the 7900gre

[@Timothy_B]

This is crazy, I’m literally thinking about this build for my girlfriend. Been tossing up between 7800x3d and 7600x tho

[@ejc-xm5db]

7600x

[@Timothy_B]

@@ejc-xm5db I’m thinking that. She will probably just play 4K AAA games around 60 fps anyway. The 7600x will save me a lot.

[@ejc-xm5db]

@@Timothy_B exactly 💯

[@actuallytristonrobertson]

At this point in time the 7600x is better. You’ll have more money to swap to a future AM5 cpu.

[@actuallytristonrobertson]

At this point in time the 7600x is better. You’ll have more money to swap to a future AM5 cpu.

[@Blively25]

Should I use the Ryzen 5 7600 or the Ryzen 7 7600? With the 7900 XT.

[@karthikSA]

would it be fine to use everything from the build except replacing the gpu with rx 7900 gre instead?

[@jimdob6528]

Yes. You lose maybe 10-15% of graphics but you could over clock the memory on it and get it within 5% of the 7900xt. Solid gpus all around.

[@GeekaWhat]

Yep!

[@jiries-ex2xk]

such an underrated pc content creator

[@GeekaWhat]

Thanks dude - appreciate it

[@jiries-ex2xk]

@@GeekaWhat keep up the good work

[@moheyaldeenalmardiny82]

Thnks for the great content and helpful Advices: What do you think about this Build? is it missing anything or are there any mistakes or any unnecessary parts? 1 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 3D- 2 Asus RTX 4090 TUF OC O24g 3 Asus Motherboard PRO-ART X670 E Creator Wifi 4 Corsair Ram 64gb-Cmh64gx5M2B6600c32 5 Samsung Ssd M.2 990 Pro 2tb Pcie X 2 ( TOTAL 4 TB) 6 Lianli Lancool Case Mesh III BLACK 7 Corsair Cooler H150i-I Link Rgb Black 8 MSI MPG A11250gL PCIE5 306-7ZP9A18-CE0 1

[@gabriola_]

very high end, only thing i would change is maybe a 7800x3d instead of 7950x3d, since in gaming you dont get much of a boost for the extra 200. if you're also doing video editing or anything like that then 7950x3d

[@samuelyepes7957]

This might be My next build, now I just need 1500$

[@akcomic4202]

was exactly looking at this price point thanks, if i were to up the specs would a 7800x3d be good for a 7900xtx

[@iZynx_]

7800x3d is the fastest gaming CPU right now, you will be fine!

[@Webinho7]

That’s pretty much the fastest gpu cpu combo for gaming

[@GeekaWhat]

Yep!

[@chancewallace2258]

Just got the 7900xt from Amazon for $380 brand new. They mixed up the 7800xt I ordered and said to keep it.

[@honkeydonkey2286]

how much would it cost in the uk?

[@amoztbtk1794]

I have a ryzen 7 7700x will it bottle neck a 7900xt at 1440p in competitive games? My 4070 crapped out looking to upgrade

[@thesilentassassin1167]

It definitely will NOT bottleneck

[@jimdob6528]

I have a 5700x3d and zero bottlenecks for me. You are golden.

[@thesocker7920]

I got the amd 7800x3d bundle at microcenter. I'm gonna pair it with a rx 6800 tho...

[@jimdob6528]

Solid pc build. Excellent value and can still play at 1440p

[@SaBhu10an]

Nice👌

[@Vialli100.]

I like the Asus Crosshair boards, at the moment I have a Crosshair viii Extreme.. I know it's AM4, but it is still fast enough.. Maybe when AM5 comes down in price a lot, then I will upgrade..

[@GeekaWhat]

Crosshair is just overkill for 90% of people imo :)

[@Vialli100.]

@@GeekaWhat Is for me too LoL, but I wanted one anyway... Got one second hand for £200.. with all accessories included.. Like new..

[@mahawow3081]

Can you make pc build with only 1800$

[@DAV1DL3NN0N]

I have a 4070/7600x at the moment. Have a voucher and was going to buy a 7800x3d Is it worth changing or will I wait?

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Depends on the 7800X3D price. There will be new non-X3D 9000 series later this month and 9800X3D won't be until September. Maybe Prime Day will have some great deals coming soon too. I guess the question is the cost to upgrade to the 7800X3D, if that is looking attractive then it's not a bad idea, am assuming you're thinking of picking up the X3D and selling the 7600X to recoup the cost. If you wait too long it won't be worth as much either. Would crunch the numbers of what it would cost to upgrade this month or later.

[@DAV1DL3NN0N]

@@dianaalyssa8726 by trading in my 7600x and 5600x it would roughly cost me €100/120 to upgrade CPUs. This would trigger a CPU cooler change also as I have an air cooler and possible case upgrade. Domino effect.

[@SuperPronite-yr8en]

Can I get a streaming pc

[@jasondinh5217]

why was there less fps in Fortnite than in the 7600x 7900 are build you made?

[@AG3NT_DARK]

Just a tip, when testing fortnite dont say performance setting when using direct x 12, its not the lowest that the game gets, rather its the lowest of the high

[@pshhyeahh]

I'm getting very similar performance on fortnite running at 1440p with a 7800x3d and a 4070 Super with slightly higher settings.

[@fazemanutd2575]

Do your think I should go with the 4070 super or 7900xt

[@pshhyeahh]

@@fazemanutd2575 Well a 7900xt is more comparable to a 4070 ti super. Do your games/settings require an upper tier level gpu? A 7800XT or a 4070 Super should be able to handle any game at 1440p. I would lean on the 4070 Super in that case. Also DLSS 3 works very, very well. Many E-Sports games like Fortnite and CS benefit with the x3D cpus even at 1440p. So maybe that's why I'm seeing similar performance with my setup when comparing to the video.

[@kougas7124]

Seems like theres gonna be some issues with ram clearence 😅

[@GeorgeZupster]

AMD 7700X and 7900GRE combo makes much much more sense, and also 1TB drive in 2024???

[@ttebaby6500]

I saw when installing the CPU you pressed down on it which with un even placement of the CPU can lead to bent pins and is completely unnecessary , in a guide that isn't such a good habit to build .

[@2MangosAL2]

I’m close to building a pc for £1250 could anyone recommend any changes. GPU - 7900gre CPU - 7600x RAM - Lexar ARES RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB 6000mhz MOBO - MSI MAG B650 tomohawk WI-FI SSD - crucial P3 plus 1tb 5000MB/s PSU - Cooler Master 850W Gold fully modular CPU Cooler - Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 EVO Case - MSI MAG forge 112

[@MuhammadAmaan-hb9fp]

do you have any other cases for around 100 dollars preferably fish tank

[@user-fv9py4yy3w]

the new corsair 3500x from computex 2024 is a great fish tank one for $90. Its still on backorder tho so you cant get it until july 30

[@MuhammadAmaan-hb9fp]

@@user-fv9py4yy3w yea its pretty good might get that

[@vangelisandreakos6495]

Please do a budget build like 700 dollars please I can’t afford the builds that you are doing plssssss

[@scenawio866]

check his website he has builds on there

[@jimdob6528]

If you are fine buying used components then do a b450motherboard with a used Ryzen 3600 (100-120 combo), 1tb Nvmd 3rd gen ssd (50-60), arctic cpu cooler (30) pc case with fans (60) 750 psu (80) 32 gb 3600 cl 16 ram (70) and 280 for the gpu and you can snag a used 6750xt for that price fairly easily.

[@itsatrap4986]

Total: $758.17 I picked up the CPU/cooler the for those prices, $250 used 6700XT ebay if you want to save some money. Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($82.00) Thermalright Assassin X Refined SE ARGB 66.17 CFM ($19.29 @ Amazon) ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 ($69.98 @ Amazon) ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME ($59.99 @ Amazon) XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core RX 6750 XT 12 GB ($289.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Case: SAMA ARGB-Q5 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.94 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ Best Buy)

[@aryanpuri1336]

Hi guys iam trying to figure out my parts for the first PC build i will ever do, i researched a lot and concluded ryzen 5 7600 fits my budgets but i am so confused with the GPU There are too many options, for reference i am aiming for 1440p gaming computer with light video editing (I believe the cpu can handle that) I narrowed it down to 3 GPUs • AMD RX 7700xt(630 AUD/425USD) 12gb vram, gigabyte Gaming OC • Nvidia Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 16G ( 680 AUD/460 usd) -AMD Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT GAMING OC 16G (Boost: 2565MHZ), 16GB (800AUD/540USD) Note: There is also a version of XFX for 7800xt XFX Quicksilver Radeon RX 7800 XT Magnetic Air Gaming (Boost: 2430MHZ), 16GB (720AUD/ 485USD) though i am pretty skeptical about it as i don't know much about branding. Any help will be appreciated Thanks and much love

[@Audiosan79]

I would not aim at 12GB of Vram for 1440p gaming. It is fine right now, but it will not be in the near future. A 16GB Vram rx7800XT or 7900GRE from PowerColor, Asus TUF or Sapphire is what i would aim for.

[@aryanpuri1336]

@@Audiosan79 will 7800xt not bottleneck it?

[@Audiosan79]

@@aryanpuri1336 No. A 7600 can handle even a 7900XT with ease at 1440p.

[@aryanpuri1336]

@@Audiosan79 thanks man appreciated

[@darkshadowx803]

Good afternoon everyone & happy Friday

[@illusion9745]

I’m more comfortable with getting a 7900 gre and 7600x rather than 7900 xt because the bottleneck isn’t as bad

[@dahood429]

Can you make a updated 1300 build?

[@jimdob6528]

Just swap out the 7900xt with a 7800xt or 7900gre and that’s what he will build.

[@itsatrap4986]

Total: $1336.19 Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($280.00) Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon) ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg) TEAMGROUP T-Create 32GB 2x16GB DDR5-6000 CL30 ($97.99 @ Amazon) ADATA Legend 850 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME ($105.39 @ Newegg) ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB ($529.99 @ Newegg) SAMA ARGB-Q5 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.94 @ Newegg) Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ($80.99 @ Best Buy)

[@dahood429]

@@itsatrap4986 ok thanks but I got a question not to much of a fan of micro atx is there anything I could probably change?

[@dahood429]

@@itsatrap4986 and also where did you find 7800x3d for 280? The cheapest I could find one for is 380

[@itsatrap4986]

You can go with the one he's using the $160 Gigabyte Eagle AX, $150 MSI Pro S WiFi or $150 AsRock PG Lightning no wifi/bt but w/3 m.2, $175 Gigabyte GAMING X AX V2 w/3 m.2.@@dahood429

[@davidbro2143]

Can't 4k. 4080 super and 4090 only can run 4k

[@trinhtruong7144]

I have the 7600 and 6650xt can I upgrade to the 7800xt ?

[@itsatrap4986]

Of course. I'd assume you have at least 650w power supply.

[@SuperPronite-yr8en]

3d comment

[@itsatrap4986]

$80 for the BM3 is insane when you have the GF1 for the same price. Also, for the build, the 7800X3D for $280 can be fitted within the $1,500 price range.

[@lilbrogamer12]

1:09 tHiS what was that voice crack

[@S_64.0]

7600x will bottleneck with 7900xt in 1440p and 4k. You don't wanna spend this Much money to play 1080p. Instead you can get a 7800x3d and 7900 gre around $1500. It will be great for 1440p and also impressive for 4k. Don't buy this combination (7600x+7900xt).

[@gabekunkel4045]

Yea I agree with you, it's almost worth it to save an extra 100$ and find a 7800x3d on sale for a good price.

[@theendz9263]

he shows you games in 4k and the gpu is 100% i dont see the bottleneck

[@peterfdfdy1539]

The 7600 is better cause it can handle a 4090 ngl

[@GeekaWhat]

7600X is more of a bottleneck at 1080p than it is 1440p and especially 4K. Even with this factored in; you’re still better with this combo than the power you lose with the GRE by comparison.

[@ayboh11]

This guys doesn’t know what he’s talking about😂😂😂