Bedrockbreaker

Heyo, thanks for the replies! I managed to find a great deal on a 7700x, and I'm getting some ram from a friend.

10 hours ago, PC HEROES said:

2. I was able to get you 2TB of Storage from a Name Brand, ADATA, and it's just as fast as the Samsung.

Went with this, it's slightly cheaper too. Also discovered the SSD tier list on the forums, and it's in the A rank, so it seems trustworthy enough.

10 hours ago, PC HEROES said:

4. I was able to get you the "BEST" PC Case of the year, the Montech 903 Base. It comes w/ a Full Mesh Front & Top Panels as well as 3 140mm Fans w/o RGB. It's price can't be matched either.

I went with this case, due to the good reviews I see from YouTube and the 3 fans vs. 2.

10 hours ago, PC HEROES said:

5. I threw in a 850w PSU just in case you ever decide to upgrade the GPU or CPU.

I'll also go with the enermax brand PSU you suggested. It's about the same price as a different PSU I found while doing some additional research, but with the additional 200w, and maintains full modularity.

5 hours ago, SorryBella said:

Yeah kinda bit rock in a hard place. For MMORPG Ryzen has it in spades while for productivity Intel has it better. But either way youll want CUDA, Unity openCL support is bullshit.

Unfortunately, the $400 4060ti goes outside my budget with the other components, and the 6700xt seems to be a better value than the 3060 12gb. If I find myself having significant issues here, I'll look into selling and upgrading then, but I'll definitely keep this in mind.

Thank you all!

Budget (including currency): $1200 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

I'll be majoring in computer science, focusing on game programming. Needs to not just play games well, but also work as a dev machine.

Unfortunately, this means I can't give great details about specific games I'll play/write (it'll likely be a mix of everything). However, in my free time now, I usually work on small unity games or Minecraft mods, play heavily modded Minecraft, and sometimes play various RPGs (both new and old).

Other details:

Like the title said, my laptop I've been using just died. I was looking to buy a new PC before I start my first semester in the spring anyway, but I guess that's happening sooner rather than later.

I have 2 very similar lists of parts on pcpartpicker:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bedrockbreaker/saved/2vVLyc

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bedrockbreaker/saved/xc24gs

The only differences are the CPU (AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs. AMD Ryzen 7 7700X) and the SSD (1 tb vs. 2 tb.)

My main decision between these will be based on how well my PC will survive over a few years with few to no upgrades (the dreaded "future-proofing" word), and local secondhand part prices.

The second list goes above my budget, but like I mentioned, I'm planning on buying the CPU, GPU, ram, and possibly case used. Any leftover budget will be dedicated to a secondary monitor. I already have all other necessary peripherals.

Here's my rationale for each part, feel free to aid in my understanding:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

basically just a solid CPU, for both gaming and multi-core tasks like frequent compiling.

Cooler: Peerless Assassin

I seem to recall an ltt video using this as a benchmark against other coolers. Also seems to be pretty cheap on eBay/Facebook.

Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5

I sorted the motherboards from cheapest to most expensive and chose one with many reviews. Seems to provide adequate io for my needs.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36

Same as the motherboard, but I specifically need at least 32 gb. However, I believe Linus has previously stated it's difficult to find >3600 DDR5 megatransfer ram, so I'm curious why 5000+ seems to be all I can find. I could be be crazy though.

SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2 nvme, or 2 tb version of same model.

Just seemed like a well reviewed and cheaper SSD from a brand I recognize.

Graphics card: Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6700XT

Afaik, basically the best bang-for-your buck card right now. I just sorted the list from cheapest to most expensive for the specific vendor. Should I look for any specific vendors when looking at used cards?

Case: NZXT H510 Flow

I recall this being mentioned as a "savvier option" from an ltt video. I don't particularly care about the looks of a case.

PSU: MSI MPG A650GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX PSU

Seems to meet my power needs. Again, basically sorted cheapest to most expensive, with good reviews.

If there's any better parts while staying under budget (with hopefully enough headroom for another monitor), obviously feel free to let me know. I'll likely be buying today, if not tomorrow. 

One final thing, what are good places to buy a windows 11 key for cheap? I see some from a quick search listed for $30, and even $5, though I'm fairly weary of the first, and pretty confident the second are a scam.

Less than an hour ago, as of writing this post, my current headphone's right ear cup completely detached. Granted, they were already terrible quality, so literally anything was better than them before they even broke.

I have a budget of about $100 USD. I mostly only game and listen to music, with occasional video editing. I need closed-back headphones, because other people are usually in the room I work at. As for the sound levels(? curves?. I hope that's the correct term), I don't particularly care if they're bright, flat, dark, or whatever. I might lean towards flat curves, because video editing, however.
A friend of mine recommended the Arctis 5, which looks pretty good, but I would prefer headphones, with a separate mic. Moreover, I would prefer wired headphones, so I don't have to remember to charge them, and tbh I just prefer wired things. I had also taken a look at the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros. They seem fairly good, but also fairly ugly.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

18 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

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Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($397.99 @ Walmart) 

This is probably just my "oh no I'm ignorant about pc parts" talking, but for some reason I have the faintest notion that amd gpus are for some reason worse than nvidia ones for gaming (compatibility wise). It's most likely untrue, but could you elaborate on your decision?

After living with an awful potato laptop for several years, I've decided it's time to upgrade to a real pc.

Budget/Location
I've got a budget on the lower end of $1000 USD. (Not including peripherals or monitors)
This is mostly a gaming pc, but I do some other intensive tasks from time to time. (though not enough to favor some parts over others. Just some occasional editing of videos)
My main focus for upgrading is getting something with more than 8 gb of ram (I hit that limit almost constantly on my current laptop. I play ram-heavy modded games) and something with an actual graphics card other than the integrated one. Not to mention I utilize 100% of cpu quite often.
I plan on this being a VR capable machine, though the actual PC is a more immediate priority.

Monitors
I currently have pretty decent 1 monitor, but plan on buying 2 new ones (replacing the old 1, just so the two will match). I don't mind normal HD resolution, but would prefer the maximum number frames possible (within a reasonable budget) after living with ~10 fps in games for several years. (not an exaggeration. That's my average in Minecraft.) I don't like the idea of curved/ultra wide monitors (my desk wouldn't even fit the latter). Some suggestions would monitors would be nice. (Unknown budget. Try to stay below $500 USD, I guess. I'm not even really sure how expensive monitors are.) While I could see myself getting a third, I do not plan on getting it any time in the near future.

Peripherals

I don't need suggestions for mice or keyboards, but headphones would be nice. (Not headsets. I eventually plan on buying a stand mic.) I can't seem to find ones that fit my specifications which aren't $200+ but I also don't know the market that well.
My ideal headphones are circumaural (around the ears. NOT on. NOT inside), wired (I just enjoy wired things more. They literally just feel better, though I don't mind if it's wireless), closed design, and noise cancelling (This one probably drastically reduces my options, but I also don't need this feature.)

Why am I upgrading?

My games don't run that well, and I'm having an overall pretty bad experience. I could really use more ram and an existent better gpu.

Current List/Rationale For parts
As a note, I've essentially copied the parts list from Linus's recent video on a value gaming rig, with a few upgrades. (Notably, the ram, gpu, and ssd)
If you would suggest I do something else with an extra $200 budget, please do so.
Video link:

Part List: (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L6x2YH)
Rationale:

As a note for the part list: if it's not on that list, I'm not buying it. (Literally. What you see is what I'm buying.) So if I'm missing a part or tool, do tell me before I realize it's too late. (I do have a screwdriver, though)

I've nailed down a few of the specs of a monitor I would want, but I have a hard time searching for a monitor with all of these at the same time.
My monitor needs g-sync,

min 28 inches, max 38 inches,

preferably 4k,

as low a response time as possible (I do understand this number is usually meaningless, but I'm hoping for someone to know of a monitor that's pretty trusted in this area),

preferably 240hz refresh rate,

and preferably not curved. (i just don't like the curve. Unless someone can give me a few really good reasons why curved is better, then I'll decide for it, maybe.)

Also, I don't entirely know if this monitor exists, (I can't find any with all of these specs on pcpartpicker).
And price doesn't really matter in this case. However, I'm not paying for a monitor that's over 10000USD. That's just ridiculous.

I am trying to build my first ever pc (so I don't know much about building/choosing parts), when I get my first job in the next year, so I want suggestions for parts for a high-ish gaming rig. My probable maximum amount I will spend buying all of the first parts is ~5000$ USD. Here are some parts I have been looking at. Please provide any feedback on the parts I have looked at, or any others other users would suggest.

And I think those are all the parts I need. I think.... And yeah... I don't know a lot about parts. So if you suggest one, make sure to perhaps simplify some of the information.

Also, if a part doesn't really fit my budget, I encourage you to still suggest it, as I may buy it after I get all of the initial parts, to upgrade the computer when some parts get outdated.