Thoughts on this $3000 setup?

[TomPot]

Any thoughts on this parts list? I’m getting a new setup soon with a $3000 budget. Thanks!

 

-TomPot

 

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LPrHTJ

 

[Jakob.D]

hahahaha.

I like that you spend 3000$ on a budget but you choose the coarsair k55 rgb

lol

I might be wrong but the computer seems a little overkill compared to the keyboard and mice.

It might just de me, don't take me wrong

[Helpful Tech Witch]

7 minutes ago, Jakob.D said:

hahahaha.

I like that you spend 3000$ on a budget but you choose the coarsair k55 rgb

lol

I might be wrong but the computer seems a little overkill compared to the keyboard and mice.

It might just de me, don't take me wrong

id rather buy a decent keyboard on a high budget stup than blow too much of my budget

 

 

id suggest op, that you buy a 5800x over a 3900x, unless you really need a 12core cpu. Gaming would favor the 5800x, and 8 cores will be the max thats really optimised for a good few years now, since the consoles have 8 core cpus.

[BondiBlue]

Any reason you're going with B550? Also, why are you getting a 2.5" hybrid drive?

[xNinox]

3 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

id rather buy a decent keyboard on a high budget stup than blow too much of my budget

 

 

id suggest op, that you buy a 5800x over a 3900x, unless you really need a 12core cpu. Gaming would favor the 5800x, and 8 cores will be the max thats really optimised for a good few years now, since the consoles have 8 core cpus.

yeah 12 cores is overkill unless you are going to be doing heavy CPU based work-loads 

also if u can find a 3080 then great but that's going to be really unlikely 

but other than that amazing parts choices!

[Jakob.D]

wait, do you really need thermal paste/compound to a liquid cooler?

[TomPot]

9 minutes ago, Jakob.D said:

wait, do you really need thermal paste/compound to a liquid cooler?

Good point, didn’t notice that!

[Helpful Tech Witch]

9 minutes ago, Jakob.D said:

wait, do you really need thermal paste/compound to a liquid cooler?

yeah... some might come with it paste, but most dont. anyway, stock paste tends to suck.

if not, you just hve two peices of metal touching, with bad contact, so its terrible for heat transfer.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, TomPot said:

Good point, didn’t notice that!

 

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

yeah... some might come with it paste, but most dont. anyway, stock paste tends to suck.

if not, you just hve two peices of metal touching, with bad contact, so its terrible for heat transfer.

get a new paste, even if the aio comes with some. scrpe teh pre applied paste off and put some of the stuff you got on.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

20 minutes ago, BondiBlue said:

Any reason you're going with B550? Also, why are you getting a 2.5" hybrid drive?

b550 is the only amd chipset worth getting unless you are doing heavy cpu overclocking. But price for price, unless you need more than one nvme 4.0 drive, b550 is better

[TomPot]

21 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

id rather buy a decent keyboard on a high budget stup than blow too much of my budget

 

 

id suggest op, that you buy a 5800x over a 3900x, unless you really need a 12core cpu. Gaming would favor the 5800x, and 8 cores will be the max thats really optimised for a good few years now, since the consoles have 8 core cpus.

That’s a good idea! Any motherboard suggestions with an up to date bios for 5000 series?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, TomPot said:

That’s a good idea! Any motherboard suggestions with an up to date bios for 5000 series?

the b550-f gaming has a bios flashback feature that allows you to update the bios wihtout needing to have a supported cpu, if it doesnt come with bios support.

so keep your current one.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Also , yeah, ehy are you getting a 2.5in 5400rpm 1tb hdd? 

Id get baracuda computes. you can get 2 2tb models for less than the price of that one hdd.

[Debenzor]

1 hour ago, TomPot said:

Any thoughts on this parts list? I’m getting a new setup soon with a $3000 budget. Thanks!

 

-TomPot

 

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LPrHTJ

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor	$550.00
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Pure Loop 360 Liquid CPU Cooler	$119.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$252.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$229.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$219.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$879.00
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$94.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$213.42 @ Amazon
Monitor	Gigabyte G34WQC 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$449.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3010.26
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-21 11:21 EDT-0400

  This is what I would go with.Add some arctic p12 pst 5 pack and your set.Change to a 5800x if 5900x is overkill

 

[Downkey]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor	$550.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$114.99 @ Newegg
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste	$8.92 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$204.10 @ Walmart
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$219.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.49 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$760.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.50 @ Walmart
Monitor	Gigabyte G34WQC 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$449.99 @ Best Buy
Keyboard	Corsair K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$49.99 @ Best Buy
Mouse	Corsair DARK CORE RGB PRO SE Wireless Optical Mouse	$69.98 @ Amazon
Headphones	Corsair VOID RGB ELITE 7.1 Channel Headset	$85.99 @ Amazon
Webcam	Wansview 101JD Webcam	$34.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2933.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-21 13:28 EDT-0400

 

[Hardware Guy]

Hi Tom, I think there are few things needs to be fixed.

First, since your primary focus is on gaming, I don’t see any reason to get a 12 core Ryzen 3900 of the previous gen, rather than getting the 5800X of the current 8 core Ryzen 7, as they are roughly in the same price range. Or Even the 5900X if it will fit in the budget.

And your cooler will not be sufficient for 105W TDP, given that with PBO enabled more temperature headroom you have the more single core boost it will have, which plays an important role on gaming performance.  I see that you are going with corsair built, so I recommend you get the new iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler its 280 and mounting it on the top. And like other have said there is no need of thermal paste.

 

I strongly recommended you get a PCI 4.0 M.2 and connected to the PCIE 4.0 M.2 Slot you get a 1 TB or even a 500 GB one if budget is a concern. And you can get a 1TB or 2TB PCIE 3.0 M.2 put in the other slot for extra storage, and at the very least get a SATA SSD, as 5400 RPM mechanical drive is obsolete.

 

Further I see that you picked the SP120 fan for exhaust, but it will not work with these case fans, you will need additional lighting node core for just that one fan, and lots of extra cabling and wiring as the lighting node core will not be able to handle different type of fans on the same hub. So this is something to keep in mind.

[brob]

Thee Strix B550-F will not support the usb-c port on the front panel.

 

Since rgb is important I'd suggest a cpu cooler with argb fans.

 

Unless you already own the Firecuda, get a single 2TB NVMe drive instead.

 

If gpu were not so difficult to find I'd suggest an Asus model so that the lighting can be sync'd.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($447.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($137.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($252.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($224.99 @ Western Digital) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($760.00) 
Case: Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($23.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G34WQC 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Mouse: Corsair DARK CORE RGB PRO SE Wireless Optical Mouse  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair VOID RGB ELITE 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($85.99 @ Amazon) 
Webcam: Wansview 101JD Webcam  ($34.99) 
Total: $3103.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-21 17:03 EDT-0400

[Trinopoty]

I see a lot of reviews related to CPU, MB, etc. Can anyone please provide their feedback on the monitor? I've also been looking for that same monitor and I'd like to get a 2nd opinion.