Looking for recommendations for a new build

[denniskrq]

Budget (including currency): CAD$3000 (before tax, without monitor)

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: high-end gaming focus (able to run everything under the sun at medium/high or even better settings for older titles at 1440p, 60+fps) with a touch of programming and possibly game dev (Unity etc)

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

• Part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m2gCwz
• Monitor preference: single 1440p@120/144Hz with adaptive sync, haven't started looking at these yet
• Case preference: as I have a Define 7 Compact in my list, case recommendation with similar aesthetic (clean front, preferably without transparent side panel) and front I/O (includes type C port) is welcome
• Storage: small gen 4 SSD for OS and common software, not locked on the 980 Pro, just threw it in as a placeholder because PCPartPicker can't filter gen 4 drives yet; big (4TB+) 7200RPM HDD for game storage, open to recommendations
• GPU: not set on 3080. Can go for a 6800XT as well
• PSU: is 750W enough for a 5600X + 3080/6800XT combo?
• RAM: not sure about 16 vs 32 GB; also not sure whether 3200/CL16 is fast enough?
• Upgrading from: Ryzen 5 1600X + GTX1070Ti with a 1080p60Hz monitor. Have all other peripherals so don't need to factor anything else in the budget
• I know the CPU & GPU are probably gonna be out of stock for a while... I can wait. Current build handles 1080@60 pretty well

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Could I suggest a  Meshify c and a rocket 4.0?

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$449.00 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	$79.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$212.99 @ PC-Canada
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$184.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Toshiba X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$153.99 @ PC-Canada
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case	Fractal Design Define 7 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case	$129.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fans 5-Pack	$49.99 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	LG 27GL850-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$664.99 @ PC-Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2175.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$2165.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-24 10:38 EST-0500

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	$629.99 @ Canada Computers
CPU Cooler	Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$219.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$234.99 @ PC-Canada
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$179.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$101.81 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$101.81 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card	$1000.00
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$112.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.99 @ Best Buy Canada
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fan	$47.57 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack	$129.99 @ Best Buy Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3028.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-24 10:45 EST-0500

(you could replace all of the fans with black ones, like noctua ones if you wanted)

As fot the monitor, how about this?:

https://www.amazon.ca/SAMSUNG-27-Inch-Odyssey-FreeSync-LC27G55TQWNXZA/dp/B08FF3F5HR

[Mateyyy]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$449.00 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler	$119.95 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$238.50 @ Vuugo
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$184.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Toshiba X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$153.99 @ PC-Canada
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card	$1000.00
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$199.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$159.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2656.40
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-24 11:24 EST-0500

Quick (well, depending on what quick means to you) rundown of the part selection:

• CPU: The 5600X seems to tick all the boxes required for your use case - about as good as gaming performance gets, while also being no slouch when it comes to multicore performance. If you feel like you'd need even more multithreaded horsepower however, you could go with a 5800X/5900X, if you so desire.
• CPU Cooler: I was going to suggest an NH-U12S chromax.black, but it seems to currently be out of stock; same with the NH-D15 chromax.black and NH-U12A. The D15S is honestly, quite overkill for a 5600X, but at least the fan on the heatsink won't really need to do a whole lot of work, so at least there's that. If you want something that's not quite as bulky, I'd look for a Dark Rock 4 or Dark Rock Slim from be quiet.
• Motherboard: I put in the B550 Aorus Pro AC since the Strix B550-F (which it competes with) is only $4 cheaper and lacks WIFI. By all means though, if you don't care about the WIFI and you prefer the look of the Strix, you could go for that instead.
• Memory: Not much to say here - 32GB could come in handy for what you do outside of gaming, and 3600 CL16 is a good choice in terms of speed, if you just want to enable XMP and be done with it.
• Storage: PCIe 4.0 offers... barely any real-world difference over 3.0 drives, especially considering your use cases. Also, considering your budget, you could just ditch the spinning rust and go all solid state.
• GPU: Also not a whole lot to say. The TUF is generally among the cheapest 3080 models and it's a great performer. If you don't care about all the Nvidia specific features, the 6800XT should also be a solid choice, if you can get your hands on one.
• Case: Considering you'll be putting in 300W+ of GPU power, you'll want some good case airflow and Fractal's Define cases really aren't the best in that department. The recently released Meshify 2 is a lot better in that aspect, comes in a solid side panel variant, and is also pretty clean looking if you ask me.
• PSU: You don't need 850W, but the RM850x looks to be available for less than other 750W units that are comparable terms of quality at the moment, so might as well take advantage of that discount.

For the monitor, I would consider the LG 27GL850-B and the ASUS VG27AQ. Rtings has put out reviews of both monitors, which you can check out below if you're interested:

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gl850-b

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/asus/tuf-vg27aq