Budget (including currency): ~$1200
Country: USA
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: games. BG3 right now.
Other details:
I'm planning a platform update for my wife. This'll be here first non-hand-me-down in a while. Right now she has my old 4790K. She's going to be reusing her current GPU for now (GTX 1080) but I might move a RTX 3080 into her machine from our HTPC. Her old system has plenty of storage to carry over to this update and she's good with other peripherals/OS etc.
I'm mainly wondering if there is a better performing 280mm AIO I can toss in here. Cost is no object, RGB/aesthetics are irrelevant. I recall the Arctic Liquid Freezer II was reviewed very well on release, but maybe there's something else I should also consider. Other advice is welcome.
Here's what I've got:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($383.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($101.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650I AORUS ULTRA Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard ($239.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair SF850L 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1042.94
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