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Is this hardware still relevant for a 2025 PC build? (lemm.ee)
submitted 7 hours ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago) by greylinux@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Hi ,

I will hopefully be building a Linux gaming PC this year. To be honest its the first PC I've ever built, so tips would be appreciated. Currently my only game PC/console is my Steamdeck. I will probably install Bazzite, until steamOS is released and works with all the hardware I choose. This is my chosen hardware using pcpartpicker.comfor compatibility.

CPU: Ryzen 7 7700X

GPU: Gigabyte Radon RX 7800 XT

Motherboard: MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk

Storage: WD black SN770 nvme 1TB

Memory : corsair vengeance DDR5 32GB

PSU: corsair RM850e

Case: Corsair 4000D RGB airflow

(edit 1) : cooling: Peerless Assassin 120E

I don't play any online multiplayer games, mainly games like horizon zero dawn , cyberpunk 2077, God of war. etc. Obviously I play on terrible settings on the steamdeck, but would like a decent future proof or upgradable build that willl run with 1440p high settings.

I suspect this hardware is good enough for this, but will it be suitable going forward without rebuying most of the components ?

Any tips about future proofing or PC building in general would be really appreciated.

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[–] pogodem0n@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

That's a great build, OP! I got nearly the same system running Fedora KDE, at least architecture wise.

I recommend getting an SN850x for your SSD instead. It is not much more expensive but so much faster. Everything I do on my system is super snappy. I even got a close friend also to buy this one and they are super happy as well.

[–] greylinux@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Having a look at the SN850x now, thanks for the tip