Little 1440p Ripper Jr!!!

𝗣𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗧𝗫 𝟯𝟬𝟳𝟬 𝗧𝗶 𝟴𝗚𝗕 | 𝗔𝗠𝗗 𝗥𝘆𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝟱 𝟱𝟱𝟬𝟬 | 𝗚.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗭 𝗥𝗚𝗕 𝗗𝗗𝗥𝟰-𝟯𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗟𝟭𝟰 | 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟭 𝗣𝗿𝗼

Every benchmark here is a real run on this exact machine -- nothing borrowed, nothing cherry-picked. That's the point of 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀.

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 1440𝒑 𝑹𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑱𝒓 isn't chasing native 4K or RT: Ultra. It's built to dominate 1080p and 1440p at the best budget-to-performance ratio in a case this small, for $899. A bigger sibling exists if you want more headroom -- more at the end.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗬𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗨𝗡𝗞 𝟮𝟬𝟳𝟳 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬

Ran at native 1440p with FSR 2.1.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟯 stacks three results: High, no RT -- 91.56 FPS avg. Ultra, no RT -- 82.62 FPS avg. RT: Medium (DLSS Transformer Model, RT Sun/Shadows) -- 60.50 FPS avg, real Ray Tracing at real 1440p.

Pushing RT higher means a card roughly $500 pricier -- not this build's job.

𝟯𝗗𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 -- 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗗

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟰 -- Fire Strike Extreme: 16,344 (Graphics 17,444 / Physics 21,162).

20-loop stress tests, all PASSED: Fire Strike Extreme 98.4%, Fire Strike 98.6%, Time Spy 98.6%, Steel Nomad Light 97.0%.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟱 -- Port Royal, 3DMark's dedicated RT test: 8,809, rated "Good."

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟲 -- the one that didn't pass, staying in anyway: Time Spy Extreme Stress Test, 96.9%, just under the 97% bar -- a synthetic 4K-class test unrelated to real 1080p/1440p gaming. A listing that only shows passes isn't proving anything; this fail is what makes the other passes worth believing.

𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 -- 𝟭𝟬𝟴𝟬𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝟴𝗞

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟳 stacks three tiers: 1080p Medium 21,172 (158.36 FPS avg). 1080p High 18,682 (139.73 FPS avg). 1080p Extreme 9,134 (68.32 FPS avg) -- 60+ FPS at the hardest 1080p setting.

𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 -- 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟴 stacks three results: 1080p no AA -- 168 FPS avg, 71C, 289W. 1440p no AA -- 126 FPS avg, 72C peak. Artifact Scanner: zero artifacts. Clean.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟-𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟵 stacks three one-hour OCCT tests: GPU -- no errors, 73.2C peak, 290W peak. Memory -- no errors, 60% avg load. VRAM -- no errors, 63.4C peak. The Ryzen 5 5500 stayed under 40C through all three, on the stock cooler.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟬 -- Solar Bay Stress Test, 97.4% stability, PASSED. Models the sustained, lighter workloads laptops and handhelds run -- steady performance even outside a full desktop load.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗧

Let's be truthful: this isn't a 4K build and isn't chasing RT: Ultra. Time Spy Extreme lands at 96.9%, and 8K Superposition drops to 39 FPS. Not flaws -- the honest edges of what this price was built to do.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 -- PNY RTX 3070 Ti 8GB. Ampere, 2nd-gen RT cores, DLSS confirmed above. Right for 1080p/1440p.

𝗖𝗣𝗨 -- AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Budget-smart pairing for this GPU -- a pricier chip won't move the needle at these resolutions.

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 -- G.Skill Trident Z RGB, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL14. Dual-channel, tight timings.

𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 -- MSI Pro B550-M-VDH. Two M.2 slots, four SATA ports, PCIe 4.0 x16 for full GPU bandwidth.

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 -- Okinos Aqua UNO Micro-ATX. Tempered glass, tool-free panels, three ARGB fans pre-installed plus four added Ocypus Gamma F12 fans for correct airflow.

𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 -- Montech BETA 2 550W, ATX 3.1, 80+ Bronze. Peaked at 290W under sustained stress -- real headroom.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 -- fanxiang 500GB NVMe SSD, PCIe Gen4, up to 6,300 MB/s read -- PS5-grade throughput.

𝗖𝗣𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿 -- stock Wraith cooler. Never broke 40C under sustained stress, so an aftermarket cooler isn't needed here.

𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟭 𝗣𝗿𝗼 -- genuine OEM, activated and ready.

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘?

Every 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 machine gets this same treatment -- real benchmarks, honesty about the ceiling.

Step-up sibling available: 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 1440𝒑 𝑹𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒓 -- Ryzen 5 5600, Peerless Assassin cooler, extra 512GB SSD. Ask us about it.

Want the 5600 or more storage instead? Just ask. Tell us your budget and what you play, and we'll build it, benchmark it the same way, and show you real numbers before you buy.

-- 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀