Build 448 – Forever: 1080p Gaming Computer

Forever is a 1080p gaming computer, designed around a 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X processor and an RTX 5060 8GB video card.

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1080p Gaming Computer

Description

Forever is a 1080p gaming computer, designed around a 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X processor and an RTX 5060 8GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X processor and an RTX 5060 8GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer wanted a new gaming computer that would last a long time.

This customer had a Sandy Bridge system that was repeatedly showing signs of failure.

This build is similar to The Fixer.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE​

Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB ​DDR5-6000

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

Video Card (GPU): PNY GeForce RTX 5060 8GB Dual Fan OC

Power Supply (PSU): be quiet! Pure Power 13 850W

Case: be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow Black Glass

OS: Windows 11 Home

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Design Rationale

  • The Ryzen 5 9600X gave the customer a good amount of single-core performance for lightly-threaded workloads, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks. It also worked very well for the budget.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, a dual-tower 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 mostly agreed with our storage recommendation, opting for a single 2TB.
  • We recommended an RTX 5060 8GB to stay in the budget.
  • We recommended a 850W power supply based on the overall design of the build.
  • We used our normal mid-tower case to fit the parts and give solid airflow.

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