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Had a friend help with my build. Looking for some second opinions.

VIVIVI
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Budget (including currency): $2500

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly military sim games such as Hell Let Loose and Squad. Also will be used for music production.

Other details: (There wasn't a price for the MSI 3060 on part picker so I priced it at around MSRP)

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(1) Don't buy the Seagate 1TB, they are NOS (New Old Stock) go for 2 or 4TB

(2) Never pay retail for Win10. Go to Kinguin or eBay and get a key.

(3) (Personal opinion) that high speed RAM isn't worth it, go lower speed like DDR4-3200 and get more instead.

NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. 

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If you already have a windows machine: use media creation tool. Buying a standalone license is a scam at Retail.

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23 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

If you already have a windows machine: use media creation tool. Buying a standalone license is a scam at Retail.

The media creation tool doesn't negate needing a license, and buying a retail license is not a "scam". That's what Microsoft charges for a fully authorized license. You can get cheaper licenses on the grey market, but as with anything like that it's buyer beware. It's usually fine, but the licenses are often OEM, and one time use.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X · Cooler: Artic Liquid Freezer II 280 · Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Unify · RAM: G.skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 3600MHz CL16 (2Rx8) · Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming · Boot Drive: 500GB WD Black SN750 M.2 NVMe SSD · Game Drive: 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD · PSU: Corsair White RM850x 850W 80+ Gold · Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow · Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34” UWQHD 3440x1440 144Hz · Keyboard: Corsair K100 RGB Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (OPX Switch) · Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor $999.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $134.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $174.99 @ Amazon
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $82.99 @ Amazon
Storage Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $149.97 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card $500.00
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Logitech G PRO RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard $101.99 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse $39.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2303.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-19 22:06 EDT-0400  

 

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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Little point in putting a locked cpu on a Z motherbord. 

 

PCIe 4.0 support on a Z590 motherboard is only available when a Rocketlake cpu is ntalled. 

 

The case has a psu shroud and the psu orientation is fan down. I'm not sure the lighting would be visible.

 

I suggest putting more emphasis on performance parts and less on lighting. I think one ends up with a better system.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory  ($162.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($307.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($519.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Light Tint ATX Mid Tower Case  ($135.30 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($111.47 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design Prisma AL 85.71 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design Prisma AL 85.71 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1934.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-19 23:25 EDT-0400

 

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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14 hours ago, Chris Pratt said:

The media creation tool doesn't negate needing a license, and buying a retail license is not a "scam". That's what Microsoft charges for a fully authorized license. You can get cheaper licenses on the grey market, but as with anything like that it's buyer beware. It's usually fine, but the licenses are often OEM, and one time use.

I agree, that's why I said buying at Retail is a scam. Paying the full $104+ for one is highway robbery.

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57 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

I agree, that's why I said buying at Retail is a scam. Paying the full $104+ for one is highway robbery.

Don't think you read that right. It's not a scam in any way, shape, or fashion, nor is it highway robbery. It's the price of the OS license. Buying on the grey market is not technically legit, because you are not an OEM and thus are not authorized to use an OEM license.

 

You can get by with it, because you're a lowly peon like the rest of us. If an actual business bought their licenses in this way, they'd be in big trouble. Regardless, if Microsoft ever realized, they don't technically have to support you or allow you to reactivate if your system is ever deactivated because of hardware changes.

 

Long and short, it's not illegal to purchase the cheap license, but it is unethical, and it technically violates the licensing agreement. The fact that you can get a shady license for cheap doesn't make a legitimate license a "scam" or "robbery".

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X · Cooler: Artic Liquid Freezer II 280 · Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Unify · RAM: G.skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 3600MHz CL16 (2Rx8) · Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming · Boot Drive: 500GB WD Black SN750 M.2 NVMe SSD · Game Drive: 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD · PSU: Corsair White RM850x 850W 80+ Gold · Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow · Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34” UWQHD 3440x1440 144Hz · Keyboard: Corsair K100 RGB Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (OPX Switch) · Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse

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