Would this be a decent build?

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Hello! I'm planning to build my first ever PC so I'm completely new to the scene, although I've tried to do as much research as possible.
I'd like some feedback on my plan, to make sure I'm getting good value. Most of the games I play rn don't need that much power (silksong, rainworld, celeste) however I do really want to be able to play games such as Reanimal, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Baldur's Gate 3 without my computer blowing up
-Budget is £1500 (around $2000) excluding RAM
-Focusing more on functionality (gaming and sometimes drawing) than aesthetics
-Already bought the RAM, I ordered it before Micron announced the shutdown of crucial
-Have a preference towards AMD since I've heard it's good for Linux and I want to try it out sometime
-I do have a partspicker set up but it gets flagged as a 'suspicious link'
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (£223)
  • gigabyte AUROS WATERFORCE II (£75)
  • MSI B650 gaming plus wifi atx am5 motherboard (£134.5)
  • Klevv CRAS C910 1TB M.2 2280 (£80)
  • PowerColor Hellhound OC Radeon RX 9070 (£560)
  • Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid tower case (£75)
  • MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750W fully modular ATX power supply (£80)
  • Asus ProArt Display 27" 75Hz monitor (£200)

    Running total- £1427.5
    If any other information is needed please ask, I'll try my best to provide! Sorry if this isn't the place to ask this sort of question, lmk if not
 
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (£259.99 @ Box Limited)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B850 Pro-A WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard (£159.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£151.69 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound OC Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card (£559.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£96.99 @ AWD-IT)
Monitor: Acer Nitro XV271U M3Bmiiprfx 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1511.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-12-12 20:42 GMT+0000


This one with latest gen processor, much better monitor, newer motherboard, bigger NVME, bigger PSU if needed in the future is not much more.

No need for the expensive water cooler, this one is really good for cheaper.
 
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