This build is deliberately balanced rather than skewed toward one extreme, which matches how Black Ops III actually behaves across its different modes. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X handles the CPU side well. Its strong single-thread performance matters for the AI simulation in Zombies—especially community maps that spawn far more entities and effects than the original developers anticipated. Multiplayer benefits from the same responsiveness, keeping input feeling tight during fast engagements. It's a modern, efficient processor that won't bottleneck you in anything this game throws at it. For graphics, the XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT with 16GB of VRAM gives you comfortable headroom. Black Ops III is a DirectX 11 title from 2015, so it isn't pushing modern GPUs hard at typical settings, but the generous VRAM ensures texture-heavy custom maps and higher visual quality won't cause stutters or drops. You could technically spend less on a graphics card for this specific game, though this GPU also gives you flexibility to play newer titles down the line. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR5-6000 RAM handles the game's memory needs cleanly, including the additional overhead that modded Zombies can introduce. One terabyte of NVMe storage via the Kingston NV3 covers Black Ops III's surprisingly large install footprint with room left for other games and community content files. The ASUS B650-PLUS motherboard, 650W power supply, and Thermalright tower cooler round out a setup that runs cool and quiet without unnecessary cost. This isn't an overbuilt enthusiast rig—it's a practical gaming PC that plays Call of Duty: Black Ops III well in every mode, including the parts of the game that community mods have made much more demanding than the original system requirements suggest.