How to Pick the Right PC Parts in 2025! ๐Ÿ‘€ [Part Selection: Explained]

GeekaWhat โ€ข February 25, 2025
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In this video I'll be walking through how to pick the best PC parts in 2025, ensuring that not only the parts you have selected are compatible, but work well together too and do so at an effective cost while minimising bottlenecking and maximising performance! โฌ‡๏ธ My Favourite PC Parts Right Now on Amazon [PAID LINKS] โฌ‡๏ธ CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X: https://geni.us/1xdTmt CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D: https://geni.us/SBW4bf0 CPU Cooler - Vetroo V5: https://geni.us/SDsYl CPU Cooler - Montech Hyperflow 360: https://geni.us/Z0j2 Motherboard - Gigabyte B850 Eagle: https://geni.us/CsFq Motherboard - MSI X870 Tomahawk WiFi: https://geni.us/AeDzS RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5: https://geni.us/okD8TA RAM - G Skill Trident Z5 RGB: https://geni.us/XSbbpUj SSD - Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: https://geni.us/zINbWb4 SSD - Corsair MP700 Elite Gen5: https://geni.us/DZp6ie GPU - AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT: https://geni.us/qIqTP GPU - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: https://geni.us/mYDT Case - Corsair Frame 4000D: https://geni.us/8qpVML Case - Montech King 95: https://geni.us/Ap39 PSU - Corsair RM750e 80+ Gold: https://geni.us/alLIwQ8 PSU - MSI A850GL 80+ Gold: https://geni.us/VIom Newegg [PAID LINKS]: CPU: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Famd-ryzen-5-9600x-ryzen-5-9000-series-granite-ridge-socket-am5-processor%2Fp%2FN82E16819113844 CPU: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Famd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-ryzen-7-9000-series-granite-ridge-zen-5-socket-am5-processor%2Fp%2FN82E16819113877 CPU Cooler: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2F13C-00F3-00020 CPU Cooler: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fmontech-liquid-cooling-system%2Fp%2FN82E16835988004 Motherboard: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2FN82E16813145547 Motherboard: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2FN82E16813144667 RAM: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fcorsair-32gb-ddr5-6000%2Fp%2FN82E16820982113 RAM: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fg-skill-32gb-ddr5-6000%2Fp%2FN82E16820374427%3FItem%3DN82E16820374427%26cm_sp%3DSP-_-1755267-_-0-_-2-_-20-374-427-_-G.Skill%2520Trident%2520Z5%2520NEO%2520RGB-_-trident%7Cz5-_-2 SSD: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fcrucial-1tb-p3-plus-nvme%2Fp%2FN82E16820156300 SSD: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fcorsair-2tb-mp700-pro-nvme-2-0%2Fp%2FN82E16820982118 GPU: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fgigabyte-gv-r77xtgaming-oc-12gd-amd-radeon-rx-7700-xt-12gb-gddr6%2Fp%2FN82E16814932654 GPU: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fgigabyte-gv-r78xtgaming-oc-16gd-amd-radeon-rx-7800-xt-16gb-gddr6%2Fp%2FN82E16814932657 Case: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fblack-corsair-frame-4000d-atx-mid-tower%2Fp%2FN82E16811139226 Case: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fblack-montech-king-95-atx-mid-tower%2Fp%2FN82E16811970005 PSU: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fcorsair-rmx-series-rm850e-850-w-cybenetics-gold%2Fp%2FN82E16817139339 PSU: https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=ErzG2S3LVfw&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fmsi-mag-a850gl-pcie5-850-w-80-plus-gold-certified%2Fp%2FN82E16817701021 Check out our Website! Written Reviews: https://geekawhat.com/category/reviews/ PC Builds: https://geekawhat.com/category/pc-builds/ Please send any business enquiries (including review samples and sponsorship) to my Business Email: [email protected] GeekaWhat is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme & Amazon Services LLC Associates, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk & Amazon.com. 00:00 Intro 00:26 How much to spend on CPU and GPU Combo 00:56 Processor 02:30 Graphics Card 04:42 Storage 05:35 Memory 06:39 Power Supply 08:08 CPU Cooler 09:08 Motherboard 11:12 Case

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