First Gaming PC, Need Help Picking Parts

[jw6450]

Budget (including currency): Below $2,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Subnautica, etc.

 

I could use help deciding what parts to get and if they are compatible.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RCFQHz

 

A lot of these parts are on sale for Prime Day so I will get some of them today and most likely wait a little while for a good priced GPU, I just don't know if they will all be compatible and also if I need more fans. PCPartPicker also says that I might need an adapter for the CPU Cooler and I don't know anything about that, should I just get a different CPU Cooler? Any help with this is much appreciated, thank you!

 

[tkitch]

There's an NVME Drive there with DRAM Cache for 50$ For 500GB, it's def better than the BX drive you have listed.

 

That cooler will come with the AM4 brackets at this point.  (When AM4 was new it didn't have it yet)

[Cool_Evlo]

9 minutes ago, jw6450 said:

Budget (including currency): Below $2,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Subnautica, etc.

 

I could use help deciding what parts to get and if they are compatible.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RCFQHz

 

A lot of these parts are on sale for Prime Day so I will get some of them today and most likely wait a little while for a good priced GPU, I just don't know if they will all be compatible and also if I need more fans. PCPartPicker also says that I might need an adapter for the CPU Cooler and I don't know anything about that, should I just get a different CPU Cooler? Any help with this is much appreciated, thank you!

 

I'd get a 5800X for the CPU, get an NH-U12S(redux) cooler, and get something like a 500 gig crucial P5, and a 2 TB HDD, which will be 50 bucks less on the storage.

[Omar.B]

4 minutes ago, tkitch said:

There's an NVME Drive there with DRAM Cache for 50$ For 500GB, it's def better than the BX drive you have listed.

 

That cooler will come with the AM4 brackets at this point.  (When AM4 was new it didn't have it yet)

The 1 TB is for 92 on newegg

[GhostRoadieBL]

13 minutes ago, jw6450 said:

Budget (including currency): Below $2,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Subnautica, etc.

 

I could use help deciding what parts to get and if they are compatible.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RCFQHz

 

why are you running a 3080 for Subnautica and Minecraft?

 

swapped out a few parts for higher fps and much better storage and psu

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 CL15 Memory  ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB KO Gaming OC Video Card  ($1049.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF Halo 47.2 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2321.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 13:19 EDT-0400

[Computer nerd from Linux]

First off, the cooler is compatible with AM4. Also, the CPU comes with an RGB cooler, which you can use or just leave in the box.

Suggestions:

Second, I would add in a boot NVME drive that is either 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB (Depending on how you will set the computer up) (with a dram cache). Other than that, add a fan in the back and two on the bottom. That should decrease thermals on the graphics card and the CPU.

Third, I would suggest going with the founder's edition cards, since they have a fan that would help with case ventilation, which you can rearrange the fans to send the air up and out. That would also cut your costs (MSRP to MSRP, which I am not talking about scalper's pricing guidelines) by $200. This would give you room to buy 5 fans and a boot SSD.

[Computer nerd from Linux]

15 minutes ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

why are you running a 3080 for Subnautica and Minecraft?

 

swapped out a few parts for higher fps and much better storage and psu

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 CL15 Memory  ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB KO Gaming OC Video Card  ($1049.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF Halo 47.2 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2321.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 13:19 EDT-0400

I modded your list with a couple of mods. This will also be very fast and will have even more RGB.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TNFQHz

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z590-P WiFi ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($170.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB KO Gaming OC Video Card  ($1049.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2282.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 13:43 EDT-0400

[GhostRoadieBL]

22 minutes ago, Computer nerd from Linux said:

I modded your list with a couple of mods. This will also be very fast and will have even more RGB.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TNFQHz

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z590-P WiFi ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($170.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB KO Gaming OC Video Card  ($1049.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2282.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-22 13:43 EDT-0400

that's a lot of RGB lol
I'd avoid the XPG drives for now, still waiting for fallout from the last LMG video which should drop prices again

[jw6450]

Thank you everyone, every addition is helping me a ton (I'm very new to computers lol)