First PC build

[DeadLegends]

Budget (including currency): 3600 (CAD)

Country: Canada 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games, Programming

Other details: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/MDBVvf

I need a PC to use for programming and Playing games Like Doom eternal and open world type games. I’ve never built a PC before but I’ve watched way too much Linus to even remember so if anyone wants to help me it’s very much so appreciated.

 

[aliasdred]

Looks Good!

As for alternate suggestions.
1. You could swap 3700x for a 5600x($10 difference). Unless you are doing something very CPU thread hungry you wont see the difference between a 6c12t and 8c16t. BUT you will see the IPC/single core BUMP of the newer 5000 series. In games they help a lot more.
2. That Cooler is overkill unless you plan to OC the heck out of the chip. A 240mm/280mm AIO is sufficient.
3. A 2060 costs $800, god kill me. (If you can then hold off the GPU for now)

[TylerD321]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yPpQ4d

 

I would do something more like this build. Saves you some money on the storage and 32 gb of ram is overkill (take it from someone who has 32gb of ram). If you just want to fill the slots I would get a second set of 16gb later when you have the extra money. All of the fans will match and look good with the rgb. If you are feeling spicy you can get the corsair 5000d case over the 4000d case.

 

This build leaves $1000 for getting your gpu, whatever you may choose. I would go for a 3070 personally.

[Abdullah Bhutta]

Do you need peripherals and monitor too, in your current budget???

If not, then its the best build you can have in your current budget:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nmtLZZ

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($719.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X73 RGB 52.44 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($280.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste  ($15.30 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($398.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($299.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($177.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($329.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($172.87 @ iSanek) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $3394.80 CAD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-13 10:12 EDT-0400

[TylerD321]

21 minutes ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

Do you need peripherals and monitor too, in your current budget???

If not, then its the best build you can have in your current budget:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nmtLZZ

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($719.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X73 RGB 52.44 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($280.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste  ($15.30 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($398.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($299.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($177.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($329.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($172.87 @ iSanek) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $3394.80 CAD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-13 10:12 EDT-0400

I actually like this build better than the one I submitted earlier today. Something to consider is that the 4000d case has room for 3x 120mm fans on the front, 2x 120/140 mm fans on the top, and 1x 120mm fan on the back. On top of what you have submitted as this pcpartpicker build I would throw in 2 140mm fans and a 120mm fan (or get a 3 pack of 120mm fans) so that you are fully utilizing the airflow/rgb capabilities of the case.

 

If you can find it for the right price, the Asus Strix 3070ti would better match your motherboard.

https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-strix/rog-strix-rtx3070ti-o8g-gaming-model/

 

3pack of 120mm fans: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/pDHRsY/nzxt-aer-rgb-2-5244-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-hf-2812c-t1

Single 120mm fan: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/XMNv6h/nzxt-aer-rgb-2-5244-cfm-120-mm-fan-hf-28120-b1

Single 140mm fan: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/h2CD4D/nzxt-aer-rgb-2-9119-cfm-140-mm-fan-hf-28140-b1

[Abdullah Bhutta]

8 minutes ago, TylerD321 said:

https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-strix/rog-strix-rtx3070ti-o8g-gaming-model/

it costs a 1000USD
And in that cost you can get a 3080

 

The fact that I didn't choose the fans where that I wanted OP to chose whatever fans they like, because of the NZXT AIO, I was thinking of adding the same fans as the AIO had, but I said to myself, let OP decide what suits him better.

45 minutes ago, TylerD321 said:

you can get the corsair 5000d case over the 4000d case

The reason i didn't choose the 5000D over the 4000D is that, it costs double than the 4000D, and its not useful at all in this case...IMO

[Guest]

51 minutes ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

Do you need peripherals and monitor too, in your current budget???

If not, then its the best build you can have in your current budget:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nmtLZZ

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($719.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X73 RGB 52.44 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($280.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste  ($15.30 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($398.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($299.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($177.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($329.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($172.87 @ iSanek) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $3394.80 CAD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-13 10:12 EDT-0400

You are overspending on the cooler, board and ram.

 

The extra thermal paste is not needed.

 

Why two different ssd's ? The WD Blue SN550 and Mushin Pilot-E are both cheaper than the Sabrent. There are also cheaper Gen 4 ssd's as well like the Sabrent Rocket 4.0 and Corsair MP600 Force.

[Abdullah Bhutta]

20 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

You are overspending on the cooler, board and ram.

I said the best you can have, not the other way around.

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1 hour ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

its the best build you can have in your current budget:

 

If OP wants the best then my preferred build is the best, otherwise OP has other options too.

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

I said the best you can have, not the other way around.

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If OP wants the best then my preferred build is the best, otherwise OP has other options too.

The best in what way ? 

[DeadLegends]

2 hours ago, aliasdred said:

Looks Good!

As for alternate suggestions.
1. You could swap 3700x for a 5600x($10 difference). Unless you are doing something very CPU thread hungry you wont see the difference between a 6c12t and 8c16t. BUT you will see the IPC/single core BUMP of the newer 5000 series. In games they help a lot more.
2. That Cooler is overkill unless you plan to OC the heck out of the chip. A 240mm/280mm AIO is sufficient.
3. A 2060 costs $800, god kill me. (If you can then hold off the GPU for now)

I switched to the 5600x like you suggested but it says I might need a bios update, what is a bios update?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

3 hours ago, DeadLegends said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/MDBVvf

6/10

Overspending on garbage

 

Uneccesary : board, cooler, ssd

Overpriced : cooler, ssd

Hot garbage : psu, case

Needed upgrade : cpu, psu

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qMbyMv

Obliterates your list and then some

 

The 12 core isnt neccesary but might aswell put it in there, id suggest getting a 5800x instead

 

And you can get a better gpu cause the budget isnt hogged by overpriced or uneccesary garbage

[aliasdred]

1 hour ago, DeadLegends said:

I switched to the 5600x like you suggested but it says I might need a bios update, what is a bios update?

BIOS is the firmware motherboard uses for CPU and everything else. Most AMD boards support a wide variety of CPU generations but since the ONBOARD motherboard memory is limited, they only store firmware for 1-2 generations of CPU.

 

Sometimes older motherboards CAN support newer CPUs but just need their firmware FLASHED so they accept the newer CPU.

 

Solution for you: Get motherboard with B550 or X570 chipset and you shouldn't need any firmware updating. IF PC partpicker says it needs BIOS Update then it might be confused af.

 

You can check Official Link for AMD chipset Compatibility and there's a table below that says which AMD chipsets support which CPU generations.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, aliasdred said:

Solution for you: Get motherboard with B550 or X570 chipset and you shouldn't need any firmware updating. IF PC partpicker says it needs BIOS Update then it might be confused af.

The solution is to buy a board that has bios flashback then you don't need a cpu to update the bios.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, DeadLegends said:

I switched to the 5600x like you suggested but it says I might need a bios update, what is a bios update?

A lot of boards have bios flashback so you can ignore that warning if your board has that feature. The one in your list has it, but there are lots of others as well.