1440p Beast

High-End

$500 – $700Gaming1440phigh-refreshRTX

A serious 1440p gaming machine. High refresh rate capable with headroom for demanding titles.

Suggested Parts

CPU

Ryzen 5 5600X

The Ryzen 5 5600X is one of the best gaming CPUs ever made — fast, efficient, and affordable used.

Motherboard

B550 AM4 motherboard

B550 supports PCIe 4.0 for the NVMe SSD and has excellent VRM for the 5600X.

RAM

32GB DDR4

32GB DDR4 future-proofs the build and helps with 1440p texture streaming.

GPU

RTX 3070

The RTX 3070 handles 1440p high/ultra at 60+ FPS in virtually all games.

Storage

1TB NVMe SSD

1TB NVMe SSD for fast loading across a large game library.

Power Supply

650W power supply

650W provides clean power for the RTX 3070 with headroom to spare.

Case

ATX mid tower case

ATX mid tower with good airflow to keep the RTX 3070 cool.

CPU Cooler

tower cooler AM4

A decent tower cooler keeps the efficient 5600X whisper-quiet.