Second Opinions Needed
I'm on the hunt for a new PC and I've got three in mind. I'm more partial to Ryzen CPUs, but I'm not against going Intel. I'm on the fence between three rigs, and would like to get some outside opinions on which machine you'd buy, and why (and if you think the prices are too high, low, or priced properly).
Ryzen 5 Rig - $1,500.00
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D GPU: Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT Memory: 32GB Kingston Fury DDR5-6000 Storage: 2TB Inland NVMe SSD Motherboard: ASUS TUF B650E-E WiFi Case: Mustex Y6 Power Supply: Corsair RM850x Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Infinity 360mm AIO
Ryzen 7 Rig - $2,000.00
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D GPU: ASRock Phantom Gaming RX 7900 XTX Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WiFi Memory: 32GB G.Skill Flare DDR5-6000 Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD Power Supply: Thermaltake GF1 850W Gold Case: Lian-Li Vector V100 (Black, Tempered Glass) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Vision 360mm AIO with 3.95” LCD screen Extra: Cooler Master Vertical GPU Mount
Intel i7-12700k Rig - $1,150.00
CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K GPU: MSI Gaming RTX 3080 10GB Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX (DDR4, Wi-Fi) Memory: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3600 Storage: 1TB Micron NVMe SSD Power Supply: EVGA Supernova G6 1000W Modular Case: Geometric Future M5 CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i Elite LCD 420mm AIO
Whichever PC I purchase will be used for some light to heavy gaming (not super high on the list), some video editing (i.e. Reels, TikTok, etc.*), and work. I'll also create some accounts so if needed, my wife and or my kids can use it. Thanks in advance to those who took the time to answer!
Edited to fix formatting and typos
Posted Feb 19, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC · edited