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Frostbyte Phantom
by Hayden V Posted on: 9/16/2024Build Description
I built this PC as a balanced rig for gaming, multitasking, and working from home. It should run most modern games at high or ultra settings in 1080p and 1440p, with optimized performance at 4K for certain titles. The Ryzen 5 has relatively good performance for the price, and enough cores to handle working from home or multitasking. I'm generally not too fussed about the CPU performance, and it works well enough.
I primarily play games like Valorant, League of Legends, Call of Duty Warzone, CS2, and GTA V. It also handles more demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077, God of War, and Watch Dogs Legion quite well at 1080p, thanks to the RTX 3060.
In hindsight, I might upgrade the RAM to 32GB down the line to future-proof the system for heavier multitasking or more demanding games. The 850W PSU is a bit overkill for now but gives me room to upgrade the GPU or add more components in the future, so I think that it was a good investment. Overall, I'm happy with the build, and the white case with glass looks super clean, especially with the RGB lighting.
I primarily play games like Valorant, League of Legends, Call of Duty Warzone, CS2, and GTA V. It also handles more demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077, God of War, and Watch Dogs Legion quite well at 1080p, thanks to the RTX 3060.
In hindsight, I might upgrade the RAM to 32GB down the line to future-proof the system for heavier multitasking or more demanding games. The 850W PSU is a bit overkill for now but gives me room to upgrade the GPU or add more components in the future, so I think that it was a good investment. Overall, I'm happy with the build, and the white case with glass looks super clean, especially with the RGB lighting.
Favorite Feature
I really like how well everything came together for the white theme. I was thinking it would be pretty hard to get all the parts for a white build, but it really wasn't that bad. Some parts like the GPU were a bit harder to find in white, but I found everything I needed eventually.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
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$114.99
Asus Strix B450-F ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1
$129.99
Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge Dual Fan 12GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
Qty: 1
$259.99
(White variant)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 C16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 - Black
Qty: 1
$39.99
(White variant)
SAMA SV02 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Qty: 1
$64.99
Corsair RM850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - White
Qty: 1
$119.99
Thermalright Assassin X 120 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
Qty: 1
$17.99
Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Qty: 1
$59.99