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Consider a Dark Rock Pro 4 or NH-D15S Chromax Black cou cooler instead of the aio.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2HbwrH/corsair-rmx-2018-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020178-na is quieter (according to nl.hardware.info), less expensive, and has a longer warranty.

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Budget (including currency): $1500 USD, Flexible (Excluding Peripherals)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: First person shooters (Warzone, Apex, Black Ops Cold War), Ableton

Other details: Waiting for some items to restock. Planning on purchasing a 1440p 144hz monitor for the system. Let me know if you would change anything or have a monitor to recommend.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $149.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $62.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $115.99 @ Western Digital
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card  
Case Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case $151.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $118.11 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $749.05
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $739.05
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-01 21:15 EST-0500  

 

 

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Consider a Dark Rock Pro 4 or NH-D15S Chromax Black cou cooler instead of the aio.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2HbwrH/corsair-rmx-2018-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020178-na is quieter (according to nl.hardware.info), less expensive, and has a longer warranty.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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11 hours ago, brob said:

Consider a Dark Rock Pro 4 or NH-D15S Chromax Black cou cooler instead of the aio.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2HbwrH/corsair-rmx-2018-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020178-na is quieter (according to nl.hardware.info), less expensive, and has a longer warranty.

Sounds great, I'll definitely go with those. Thanks for the help.

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