Hi so my gaming laptop just died ( water damage ). Usualy i would be looking for a universal laptop but finally i finished university so i likely wont need laptop any more . So right now im looking to dab into proper PC finally. And im looking for help to build a pc. Im mostly decided on the cpu front 7800x3d most likely and im looking for somewhat decent gpu for 1080p ,maybe 1440p gaming( if you are wondering why such a strong mismatch between gpu and cpu dosent bither me , i mostly play Europa universalis 4 , stellaris and other strategy games so extremly fast cpu is a priority , and apparently eu4 benefits quite a lot from 3d vcache . GPU meanwhile, if it can play total war warhammer 3 on max details its good enough ) . It can be either radeon or nvidia( i like to dabble as a hobby in ai models so nvidia would be cool ,but on the other hand i ran linux and nvidia is a pain in the ass on linux ,also i can manage without cuda cores somehow). Frankly speaking im just looking for the most decent price to performance indicator. Also what should i know about motherboards are there any important things or should i just look out for the chepeast possible one for that cpu .
Other than that cables. Do i need any additional cables or would they come with cpu power supply etc…?
My info is somewhat out of date, but I can say that a 3060ti/6700XT will be able to do 1080p @ 144fps+ on max settings without breaking a sweat. I have a 3060ti, and I can even do ≈240fps on many titles on max.
Supposedly, the 3060ti and 6700XT can both do 1440p, but you may struggle to achieve the same fps at the same settings. 3070 or better is usually considered the minimum for 1440p gaming.
Like I said, my info is a bit out of date, so maybe somebody else can provide the newer equivalents for 3060ti/6700XT or better.
ETA: a new PSU should come with all the cables you need. Don’t buy third party cables, unless it’s just a port extension, because you will run the risk of burning out a part due to incorrect wiring. The only other cables you’d need are monitor cables, such as HDMI or DisplayPort.