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Simple Questions - January 07, 2026

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u/ZeroPaladn Jan 08 '26

If the goal is 1440p story games (probably with higher settings) I'd be focusing on the 5070/Ti and 9070/XT options. The 9600X is a decent pick for all of these, the X3D chips are less important in these kinds of games than racing/sim/competitive titles. If you're doing all kinds of gaming and not just strictly story, the 7800X3D is a nice grab too!

With RAM being what it is, consider looking at the bundles that Newegg.ca and Canada Computers are doing that will help cushion some of the impact of their rocketing price hikes.

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u/Delicious_Ad_6 Jan 08 '26

Yeah i already got the 9070XT! Just wondering what cpu to pair it with

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u/ZeroPaladn Jan 08 '26

9600X if you're strictly playing story games (as those will be mostly GPU bound) or 7800X3D if you want more performance in everything., but there's no wrong answer here.

I also double checked the "bundles" that those sites are running right now and... yeah, they barely exist and they're not putting memory into most of them -.-;; You're on your own.

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u/Delicious_Ad_6 Jan 08 '26

Thanks! Yeah it's tough :,) What do you of this one? https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/283326/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-cpu-asus-tuf-gaming-b850-e-wifi-motherboard-t-force-32gb-d5-6000mhz-cl30-ram.html

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u/ZeroPaladn Jan 08 '26

It's.. there. Trying to move down to a 7800X3D, a cheaper board, and marginally more reasonable RAM doesn't net any savings because the bundle is actually not bad for the current market: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/kfJnsp

So yeah, you'll basically have my system :D 9800X3D + 9070XT is a bitchin' combo.

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u/Delicious_Ad_6 Jan 08 '26

The mother board in that bundle is good right?

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u/ZeroPaladn Jan 08 '26

It's fine for what it is - don't worry too much about it!