Build 363 – Firefly: 1440p/160hz Gaming Computer

Firefly is a 1440p/160hz gaming computer, designed around a 8-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and an RTX 5070 12GB video card.

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1440p/160hz Gaming Computer

Description

Firefly is a 1440p/160hz gaming computer, designed around a 8-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and an RTX 5070 12GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 8-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and an RTX 5070 12GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer was looking for a new gaming computer that would last a long time.

This system is designed for use in 1440p/160hz gaming.

This build is based on our 1440p/144hz Gaming Computer.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Silent Loop 3 360

Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7

Memory: Kingston Fury Beast 2x16GB ​DDR5-6000

OS Storage (NVME): Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB

Main Storage (NVME): Western Digital Black SN850X 2TB

Video Card (GPU): Asus GeForce RTX 5070 12GB PRIME OC

Power Supply (PSU): be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W

Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Black

OS: Windows 11 Home

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Design Rationale

  • The Ryzen 7 9800X3D gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for high end gaming, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, a 360mm cooler is recommended
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer agreed with our recommendation for 32GB RAM.
  • The customer agreed with our storage recommendation.
  • The customer agreed with our recommendation for an RTX 5070 12GB.
  • We recommended a 1000W power supply based on the overall design of the build.
  • We used our default mid-tower case to fit the parts and give solid airflow.

Customer Review

“Work was done to specs, on time, and with great care.

Chris and team know what they’re doing.”

Andrey, Raleigh NC

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