Need help planning a new PC build.

[Bundee]

Budget (including currency): Ideally I'd like to stay under USD 5000, but $5500 is the max I'd go.

Country: United States (NYC)

Games, programs, or workloads that it will be used for: I plan on using this PC for gaming and schoolwork, with occasional Twitch streaming. Some games I plan on playing on this new PC are Cyberpunk, Rainbow 6: Siege, Forza, and Call of Duty.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

I'm currently upgrading from a budget build an old friend helped me make, which was parted out at around $1700 at the time. RX 580 graphics card, i5 8600k 8 GB ram. Overall a budget build, but it has served me well. I'm running a Logitech G502 + G915 TKL peripheral combo, and have an old Hyper X Cloud Two Headset. I want to get a dedicated mic and headphone setup with the Schitt HEL DAC / amp, however, I've already planned for that and that should not be included in the $5000 budget. I would like recommendations for a microphone, but as for headphones, I plan on purchasing the Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro headphones. I do want to run at minimum 2 monitors and would like the main one to be 4k resolution. I'd like this build to be as overkill as possible while remaining sleek. All recommendations are greatly appreciated!

[Jonathan Lee]

You could go with something like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($619.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($112.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($329.08 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($267.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Red Devil Ultimate Video Card  ($1599.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer XV273K Pbmiipphzx 27.0" 3840x2160 144 Hz Monitor  ($629.95 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $4398.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-01 19:51 EST-0500

 

I wouldn't really recommend a 4k monitor unless you're ready to get the best gpu every release or mainly play older games. I believe there are better monitors on the market than I recommended, but I'm not well versed in monitor tech.

[Bundee]

38 minutes ago, Jonathan Lee said:

You could go with something like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($619.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($112.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($329.08 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($267.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Red Devil Ultimate Video Card  ($1599.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer XV273K Pbmiipphzx 27.0" 3840x2160 144 Hz Monitor  ($629.95 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $4398.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-01 19:51 EST-0500

 

I wouldn't really recommend a 4k monitor unless you're ready to get the best gpu every release or mainly play older games. I believe there are better monitors on the market than I recommended, but I'm not well versed in monitor tech.

Hmm, this doesn't look like a terrible build, but my only concern like you pointed out is the monitors. A lot of bad reviews for both monitors, so maybe I can look into those on my own. I'm mostly confused about the actual PC hardware because I'm unsure of if I will have any compatibility issues regarding the hardware. Is there a microphone that you would suggest I buy as well? Also, would it not be better if I can try to get my hands on an RTX 30 series as opposed to the RX 6900 XT?

[Jonathan Lee]

If you can get it for a decent price, I would recommend it. My only concern for 4K monitors is the vram of the 30 series card (except 3090). The 3080TI only has 12GB and 6900xt has 16GB which I think will age better. If you are into ray tracing though, 30 series is much better. Unfortunately, they are at a very high premium. A 3090 can easily be double the price a 6900xt right now and they have similar performance in most games (unless you're looking at ray tracing).