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I'm planning on finally getting a Gaming PC but I mainly have two questions (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by crafted_104@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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After having a good talk with a few folks, I've decided to buy a gaming PC and build it myself. I have everything I need, including all of the necessary equipment and accessories. I don't want to buy anything from NVIDIA because of some of its controversial decisions, its drivers' poor performance on Linux, and its high price. I'm going full red (AMD). Keep in mind that I will not be using Windows on this PC at all and will be running Pop OS on it as my primary operating system. I am also buying all the parts from Bestbuy. My budget is not to go completely over $2000

Two questions

Will everything work properly with all of the PC accessories I'm getting, and is there anything I should replace? (not including the CPU or GPU)
Do you think it will be enough with three fans, or do I need five for extra cooling?

Everything is linked here: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Crafted_104/saved/XcZCrH

The current price for everything is $1716.78

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[–] crafted_104@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

I've been looking everywhere for a mouse that was of excellent quality and actually worked, but a lot of them were quite bad. I don't like "gaming mouses" and have never been impressed with the quality of Logitech and Razer's other mouses. The only Logitech that was genuinely nice was the ergonomic one. I've tested it before, and it feels much more pleasant to use. I will still keep looking around but for now, that's the only mouse I plan on getting.

The major reason I chose the 5900X in the first place was since a friend recommended it to me; it was actually not bad for the price, and I expected it to be extremely strong, but it turned out to be too much, so I decided not to get it. I've been looking at the Ryzen 7 5800X3d, but the price went over my budget. So for now, I might plan on getting the 5700X3D.

I was considering getting 16 GB of RAM, but I thought it was best for me to get more, 16 gigabytes of RAM is fine, but I want to reach the full potential of gaming. I didn't want 64GB of RAM; it would have been far too much. So I'm sticking with 32. This is also why I chose a 2TB SSD over 1TB, or anything lower.