First PC Build Plan

[Aza_]

Budget: $5000AUD($3793.50US)

So I'm currently looking at buying and building my first proper PC for gaming and general use, and what better place to find advice then right here.

I live in Australia atm.

 

 

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$439
• Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F-$219
• RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB (2x16GB)-$279              (Should I just get 2x8GB?)
• SSD: Kingston SKC2500M8 500GB M.2 NVMe PCIe-$125
• Case: Corsair 4000D Tempered Glass Mid-tower ATX Case-Black-$105
• Power Supply: Corsair RM750x 750W 80+ Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply-$139
• CPU Cooler: Cool Master Hyper 212 LED Turbo ARGB-$69
• Graphics Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TI TUF OC 12GB Gaming (If I can get one of course)-$3,049.00
• Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy Origins Core 
• Mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz Ambidextrous Optical

 

Some suggestions would be great in areas I can drop costs would be good, as well as some ideas on some monitors.

 

Cheers 

 

 

Edited June 27, 2021 by Aza_

[Guest]

Sooo, you're looking to drop cost, and the huge looming question is what are you going to use a $3700 PC for?

[Aza_]

5 minutes ago, wavem2 said:

Sooo, you're looking to drop cost, and the huge looming question is what are you going to use a $3700 PC for?

If I can drop costs I will but I have a bit to throw around and it's just a plan rn.

 

Mostly for gaming and some editing, is it overkill??

 

 

(Sorry if the post was a bit confusing)

Edited June 27, 2021 by Aza_

[Guest]

Just now, Aza_ said:

If I can drop costs I will but I have a bit to throw around and it's just a plan rn.

 

Mostly for gaming and some editing, is it overkill??

So, how about this: How long do you want your computer to last? Or, more importantly, how long must it be able to last? Yes, this system is overkill, but if you, say, render for a job, having components like this might be important.

 

What is your target resolution for playing these games? 1080p? 1440p? 4K? What games are you playing?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Replace the ssd with a cheaper option like an sn550 or sn750

 

Rgb is not worth the extra markup, just get a fuma 2 or an aio

 

5600x is solely for gaming, 5800x def gonna need it, and once gpu prices tank you might wanna get a 5900x for editing and heavy cpu workloads.

 

Otherwise decent build

[Aza_]

2 minutes ago, wavem2 said:

So, how about this: How long do you want your computer to last? Or, more importantly, how long must it be able to last? Yes, this system is overkill, but if you, say, render for a job, having components like this might be important.

 

What is your target resolution for playing these games? 1080p? 1440p? 4K? What games are you playing?

Probably about 5+ years longevity and I do plan on rendering. I don't want to feel like I have any restrictions when it comes to how I utilise it and play games, I'd like to just boot something up and play at the most enjoyable standard, 4K would be nice.

[Aza_]

5 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

5600x is solely for gaming, 5800x def gonna need it, and once gpu prices tank you might wanna get a 5900x for editing and heavy cpu workloads.

 

I think we'll be dead by the time I'm staring at reasonable GPU prices in Australia 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Aza_ said:

Probably about 5+ years longevity and I do plan on rendering. I don't want to feel like I have any restrictions when it comes to how I utilise it and play games, I'd like to just boot something up and play at the most enjoyable standard, 4K would be nice.

Then a computer like this makes tons of sense for "I want to be able to buy a game without thinking about if I can run it or not".

 

So, the things I would change... I'd get a Noctua NH-D15 Chromax instead of the Hyper 212. You won't believe how much quieter that is in comparison, and it does a much better job of cooling. The cooler *will* fit inside that case.

 

Get a cheaper SSD as well. For the price of that 500GB SSD, you can get a 1TB from Western Digital.

 

That will have your price a little more expensive (the cooler is quite expensive), but you will appreciate the installation of the cooler being much easier and if you just need 500GB of storage, you could save money by getting a 500GB WD.

 

You can also save tons of money getting normal DIMMs instead of rainbow vomit RAM.

 

 

[Omar.B]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xF8ZYg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($614.03 @ Amazon Australia) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($243.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($426.80 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($189.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($1845.00) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($15.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Monitor: Acer Nitro XV273K Pbmiipphzx 27.0" 3840x2160 144 Hz Monitor  ($1210.73 @ Newegg Australia) 
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($136.00 @ JW Computers) 
Mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz Wired Optical Mouse  ($100.00) 
Total: $5225.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-28 04:25 AEST+1000

 

including monitor 

Edited June 27, 2021 by Omar.B

[Aza_]

3 minutes ago, wavem2 said:

Then a computer like this makes tons of sense for "I want to be able to buy a game without thinking about if I can run it or not".

 

So, the things I would change... I'd get a Noctua NH-D15 Chromax instead of the Hyper 212. You won't believe how much quieter that is in comparison, and it does a much better job of cooling. The cooler *will* fit inside that case.

 

Get a cheaper SSD as well. For the price of that 500GB SSD, you can get a 1TB from Western Digital.

 

That will have your price a little more expensive (the cooler is quite expensive), but you will appreciate the installation of the cooler being much easier and if you just need 500GB of storage, you could save money by getting a 500GB WD.

 

 

Thanks for the help man, much appreciated 

 

[Aza_]

8 minutes ago, Omar.B said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/V39CYg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($396.04 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.00) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($1350.00) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.90 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($65.99 @ Best Buy) 
Mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.58 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2881.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-27 10:20 EDT-0400

I definitely don't have the balls to set up anything with liquid  

[Omar.B]

20 minutes ago, Aza_ said:

I definitely don't have the balls to set up anything with liquid  

Edited it 

[Guest]

30 minutes ago, Omar.B said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/343wsX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($396.04 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($1350.00) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.90 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($65.99 @ Best Buy) 
Mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.58 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2895.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-27 10:49 EDT-0400

Those are USA prices. The op is in AUS.