BBest $1000 RTX 3070 PC Build. Nvidia has launched the RTX 3070 at $499 which is really good pricing considering how the RTX 2000 series graphics cards were priced. The RTX 2000 series had fabrication issues which led to low yield of the silicon chips. Due to this Nvidia had to price it at a higher price. Now the 2nd generation RTX graphics codenamed Ampere is based on the 8nm process and is manufactured by samsung which has resulted in high yield. Hence driving the costs down. This has made nvidia price the RTX 3000 series aggressively.
At $499 the RTX 3070 is a very good graphics card because it matches the performance of the RTX 2080 Ti from last generation. If you’re on a tight budget but want a RTX 3070 graphics card in your build then here is a perfect build slightly above $1000 dollars.
Here is the list of PC components you will need to build a $1000 RTX 3070 PC Build for 4K 60FPS gaming.
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Best $1000 RTX 3070 PC Build – List Of Components
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard
Asus ROG strix B450
GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
RAM
Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz 16GB RAM
SSD
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB SSD
Power Supply
Corsair CV series CV650
Cabinet Case
Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ATX Mid Tower
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The above build is the Best $1000 RTX 3070 PC build for 4K 60FPS Gaming. The CPU that is the Ryzen 5 3600X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is good enough of 4K gaming. The RTX 3070 graphics card is as powerful as the RTX 2080 Ti from last generation so gaming at 4K ultra graphics or 1440p high FPS is a breeze. 16GB of RAM is more than sufficient for most games. An SSD improves loading speeds by almost 5 times. So the above PC build is a perfect gaming Setup if you’re on a tight Budget of around $1000.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X – CPU
The Ryzen 5 3600X is the go to CPU for gaming as it is powerful enough to handle any game out there. The 6 cores with 12 threads and upto 4.3 GHz clock speed is perfect for ultra graphics gaming. So if you’re on a tight budget go for the Ryzen 5 3600X . Best $1000 RTX 3070 PC Build
If you want a more powerful CPU for any high CPU intensive workloads then go for the Ryzen 7 3800X which has 8 cores and 16 threads which are very good gaming as well as other work loads.
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The Ryzen 5 3600X is the best mid range CPU out there for gaming and it performance perfectly at 4K ultra graphics gaming.
Asus ROG Strix B450 – Motherboard
The motherboard is the most important component as it connects all the other components together. Other features such as Audio quality, network speed, and WiFi / Bluetooth support depends on whether the motherboard supports it. The Asus ROG Strix B450 goes really well with the Ryzen 5 3600X CPU. It also provides alot of features for the price. This makes the Asus ROG Strix B450 our choice for this gaming PC build.
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Asus ROG Strix B450 our choice for this gaming PC build.
Motherboard
Asus ROG strix B450
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 – GPU
The RTX 3070 is the best premium mid range graphics card out there. As it was launched on 1st September 2020 we can guarantee that it will remain as one of the best graphics card at $499 for the next few years. It is as powerful as the RTX 2080 Ti from last generation making it a really good GPU for 4K 60FPS gaming and also 1440p high FPS gaming.
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The RTX 3070 is the best premium mid range graphics card out there. Best $1000 RTX 3070 PC Build
GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz 16GB – RAM
The Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz 16GB RAM is good for gaming as most games use only about 10 to 11GB of RAM at the max in ultra graphic settings. 3200MHz frequency clock also helps in faster processing and higher FPS. So any 16GB 3200 MHz RAM sticks should be fine.
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The Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz 16GB RAM is good for gaming as most games use only about 10 to 11GB of RAM at the max in ultra graphic setting
RAM
Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz 16GB RAM
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB – SSD
SSD is very important as it can load games almost 5 times faster than a conventional hard disk. Also the prices of good SSDs have come down in price considerably in the recent past. Also an SSD is a must for the main Operating system that is windows 10
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SSD is very important as it can load games almost 5 times faster than a conventional hard disk.
SSD
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB SSD
Corsair CV series CV650 – Power supply
Taking all the components into account a power supply of about 500 to 600 watts will be perfectly fine. But if you’re looking at overclocking the CPU and GPU then 650 watts is good enough.
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If you’re looking at overclocking the CPU and GPU then 650 watts is good enough.
Power Supply
Corsair CV series CV650
Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ATX Mid Tower – Cabinet Case
A mid tower CPU cabinet is recommended as it will have good space for expansion, adding more storage, and also for air flow which is important for cooling. The Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ATX Mid Tower comes with built in fans and USB 3.0 ports in the front. So the Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ATX Mid Tower is our choice for this PC build as it’s affordable and offers all the features required.
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The Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ATX Mid Tower comes with built in fans and USB 3.0 ports in the front.
Cabinet Case
Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 ATX Mid Tower
CPU AND GPU
