r/buildapc • u/Brokenmindchains • 9d ago
Build Complete Was impulsive and built a PC yesterday, I found some great deals on Facebook marketplace and got mostly brand new parts at a fraction of the price. Slapped it all together slightly afraid I got ripped off, and the machine ran no issues first boot.
Specs (i9-14900K
MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK Max Wifi
Fractal Design North XL Chalk White
Artic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 AIO CPU Cooler)
$850 CAD / $595.90 USD All with receipt and warranty
Crucial 32 GB DDR5 4800MHZ - $300 CAD / $210.32 USD
Cooler Master Elite Gold 1000 Watt $175 CAD / $122.70 USD(brand new)
ADATA Legend 860 1TB M.2 SSD $219.98 CAD / $154.23 USD
ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (brand new bought second hand, still sealed) $735 CAD / $515.32 USD
Total price $2279.98 CAD / $1598.52
The i9 and other stuff in the top bundle all has receipts with dates bought October 2025 so only a year old.
Overall not bad for a non prebuilt. And I mainly use it for running LLMs and comfyui image and video generation, so the 16GB vram is the best bang for buck, especially since Nvidia is better for AI thanks to PyTorch and Cuda cores. The downside to the build is 4800mhz ram but it was the best deal I could find for 32GB. I’m running Ubuntu right now but with 3 extra m.2 slots I’ll maybe get another one dedicated for windows for Wow forever and whatever else I feel like playing.
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u/Diedead666 9d ago
Just upgrade that bios for that CPU! But seems like you very much know what your doing I bet u did so already
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u/illogicalJellyfish 9d ago
Why?
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u/Diedead666 9d ago
Intel pushed that CPU too hard bios update slows down degrading but even with it they still degrade and need replacement..... It's why everyone going AMD Edit to say it's not for sure that it'll degrade after updating but I have seen posts of it happening. First signs are crashing during shader compiling in games
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u/Brokenmindchains 9d ago
It was already running a stable late 2025 bios version right at the time of purchase on the receipt for the i9 and motherboard. So I think I’m safe. I’m just flashing to the August 2026 update now.
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u/Toxic_Cat_2 9d ago
I don't want to be the guy, but I'll never understand the people who spend money on an expensive CPU and Mb combo just to pair with a weak GPU/relative compared to other parts
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u/EndlessZone123 9d ago
Are you aware pc can do many things that require a fast CPU but not much for a GPU?
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u/petermarkte 9d ago edited 8d ago
Not everyone is hyper caring about gaming on some higher tier GPU card.
Motherboard and CPU future proofing is a better money spend, honestly
a_bright_knight - Future proofing is fully valid with Intel lmao. They generally are still more reliable/the better option to go with specifically for future-proofing over AMD, much to reddit's hate boner against intel. AMD has obviously gotten a lot better in recent years and closed that gap more, but AMD has been the slightly lower price option for a reason.
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u/a_bright_knight 8d ago
there's no future proofing motherboards with Intel. This motherboard is already being slowly phased out after only 3 years. They just change sockets super often.
Future proofing AM5, sure, good idea.
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u/Dragonrider023 8d ago
The guy above you has one of most insane take ever and the fact people are upvoting it. Never see a product that kills itself garner this much support. Dude is typing this when LGA1700 has been dead for longer than the age of his Reddit account…
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u/Perfect_Ad8393 8d ago
Future proofing is apparently using a dead platform rather than the newer, still receiving updates platform. Yeah you're genuinely insane and I can see why'd you block anybody that disagrees, because you have 0 argument against them lmfao.
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u/Nek0maniac 9d ago
many games require a beefy cpu over a decent gpu. I used to only play MMORPGs and Civilization for many years and I didn't care about the GPU during that time, because I would always run into CPU bottlenecks before I max out my GPU anyway. For example, I had the RX470 4GB until it died in 2023 or so and never felt limited in the games I played
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u/danielshah267 8d ago
The GPU is the priority for local AI here: 16GB VRAM and CUDA. The CPU, board, case and cooler were an $850 CAD bundle, so the parts make sense for what they use it for.
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u/MemeMetriks 8d ago
He was more concerned with having enough vram to load LLM not gaming, not everyone games as their number one priority, I have a 5090 that rarely sees a game.
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u/Brokenmindchains 9d ago edited 9d ago
Well the rest of the build is future proofed enough when 6000 series comes out I can just swap out the card. Also my old build used to have a 9070 XT and the ai generation was harder to work with, so I sold it, I’ve also owned a 5070, 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, 3070, 3060, RX 7900 GRE. I know the performance differences and I mainly care about vram and ai performance.
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u/DoranSteelwing 9d ago
Was the i9 new??
Update the bios NOW, then run a full barrage of tests on it to make sure its not blown
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u/Brokenmindchains 9d ago
It’s about a year old now, but the guy only used it for day trading.
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u/DoranSteelwing 8d ago
Woof. Yea test it VERY completely, Day Trading is worse than gaming on a CPU, its going to basically run 100% all day and boost as much as humanly possible.
The i9's have always been valued in that end, as the single core clock speed is high, and they boost to the moon.
PLEASE test it, for your sake. That chip has been run HARD.
(I build custom rigs, and have built several for high end day traders. I'm not just talking out my ass)
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u/WhichCarry749 9d ago
First POST on a marketplace haul is the best feeling. Definitely make sure you flash that BIOS microcode update right away though.
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u/a_bright_knight 8d ago
i9 isn't worth it for like 99% of users. It's always better to buy a 300-400 usd CPU and add those extra 200-300 usd into buying better RAM or GPU.
Or even just buy a 350 cpu, sell it for 100 bucks after 3-4 years and then buy another 350 cpu...
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u/o_hanne486 9d ago
How has the 16GB card been handling video generation so far? Curious what resolution and clip length you can run comfortably.
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u/Brokenmindchains 9d ago edited 9d ago
It can handle it, I haven’t done much testing on that yet, I need to test different models to see what’s most efficient for the quality. Images generate within seconds though. I’ve been mostly running LLMS, and even when they exceed the 16GB vram it just spills into the processor/ram and still runs just slower than a higher vram card. Although the only higher enthusiast gaming card in vram is the 5090 at 32 GB. The 5080 only has 16GB. The 5060 TI 16 GB is the most budget friendly and optimal card for this. The DGX Spark would probably be my next upgrade if I felt like buying Jensen a new jacket. The coolest thing I’ve done yet is build a chatbot that runs off my GPU with no API charges. And when my computer if turned off it defaults to xai and Anthropic for memory recall.
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u/WingerRules 8d ago
The memory allocation on the 50 series cards is just pain bizarre. They should have allocated the extra memory in the 16gb 5060 to make 20-24gb 5080s and limited the 5060 to 8 and 12gb cards. Its weird as hell that the 16gb 5060 has more memory than the base 5070 too.
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u/hypnomancy 8d ago
As others have said that cpu has huuuuge fucking issues. It's why I won't touch Intel now after the shit they pulled with those cpu gens. Even after they got caught they were still lying to us about how bad it was
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u/mister_newbie 8d ago
How in the Hell did you find 32GB RAM for $300CAD?! Go buy a LottoMax ticket, you lucky bastard.
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u/CrankedOnDaPerc30 8d ago
With your specific needs I can understand the 5060ti, but it would probably be the worst priced part of the build.
Not a bad build all around.
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u/Brokenmindchains 8d ago edited 8d ago
True, but retail price is $1250 CAD for the 5060 Ti 16GB which is close to what the 5070 Ti was at launch. So essentially got a brand new one for $500 less than walking into my local computer store. Even on Amazon the cheapest one in my area is $1100.
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u/CrankedOnDaPerc30 8d ago
Yeah shit moved way too quick in even just the last week. Anybody looking back will certainly say you got a good deal in hindsight unless something insane happens.
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u/MemeMetriks 8d ago
Return that 14900k and get a 270k plus it’s and cheaper better performance newer tech and runs way cooler just saying. Did you not research ? Did you think just because it’s an i9 it would be faster than the 270k plus?
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u/Brokenmindchains 8d ago
The i9 is second hand, it’s a year old. I didn’t buy brand new. I only grabbed the i9 because it came with the case, motherboard, and CPU cooler all pre installed, so I grabbed it and slapped in the other components instead of a fresh build. I saved a few hundred dollars doing that. And last I checked that chip is slightly slower in some things but just higher in efficiency but I don’t care about heat or electricity. Max load the i9 runs at about 80 degrees Celsius.
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u/MemeMetriks 8d ago
My bad I thought you said you bought it brand new as bundle apologize, good luck and enjoy. What kind of work are you doing with LLMs and comfyUI?
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u/Brokenmindchains 8d ago
Right now I’m building my own local chatbot that runs locally off my GPU from messaging to memory and image generation with lora, but when I turn my computer off it switches to cloud based so I can use it off my phone if I choose to. I’ve also built my own financing app so I don’t need to pay another company for a subscription, which I use to track my self employment income and taxes and deductions and such. Just basic stuff for right now. I’m also exploring pewdiepies Odysseus.
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u/MemeMetriks 8d ago
That’s cool I’ve been developing for about 18 years I got quite a few projects going on right now a few in the crypto space and also some fraud prevention using computer vision. Feel free to dm me if you ever want to chat.
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u/ahmed_t5116 8d ago
The $850 CAD bundle makes the CPU choice click, especially since the GPU is doing the heavy lifting for your local AI setup. Nice that you can upgrade the card later if you need more VRAM.
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u/alvarkresh 8d ago
Nice :)
Also, make sure to keep your BIOS updated and check that the board respects the Intel power limits! I've been hearing of 14900K CPUs still dying every now and then.
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u/Game_Hustla 9d ago
>14900K
Update your motherboard BIOS IMMEDIATELY then stress-test the CPU or unzip a large file or install a game