Build Recommendations

[HoldenVII]

Budget (including currency): Around £750 ($1000) excluding graphics card

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I will be using it for programming, big data analytics, some 3D modelling and gaming (primarily games like Warzone and Halo).

Other details: Already have all the peripherals I need. Upgrading from a Dell Latitude 7300 Laptop (8th Gen i7). Looking to build in the next month or so.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WPJpdD

 

Hi All,

 

First time building my own PC and I'm looking for any advice/recommendations on the parts selected for my build (especially the cooler and case).

 

I already have a GTX 1060 that I'll be using for now until I can get an RTX 3060 for a reasonable price, so the GPU cost doesn't need to currently be included in the budget.

 

I'm open to any suggestions so please let me know what you think and thanks in advance!

[Chilldudeno]

I'm not sure you need an NHD15 you could get away with a cheaper one if you are not over clocking it by alot

[Herman Mcpootis]

50 pounds over but this is much better:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  (£268.99 @ Technextday) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler  (£28.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£183.81 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL14 Memory  (£121.21 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£78.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £805.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-07 23:37 GMT+0000

[HoldenVII]

10 hours ago, Chilldudeno said:

I'm not sure you need an NHD15 you could get away with a cheaper one if you are not over clocking it by alot

Thanks for your advice! Do you have a cooler you recommend?

 

10 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

50 pounds over but this is much better:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  (£268.99 @ Technextday) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler  (£28.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£183.81 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL14 Memory  (£121.21 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£78.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £805.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-07 23:37 GMT+0000

Wow, thanks for the build! I actually hadn't even considered getting a 12th Gen CPU but seeing that its only £270 for an i5 I'll definitely look into it now.

[ahmad13610]

quite good. but motherboard n cooler to over price for i7

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  (£252.18 @ Technextday) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 CPU Cooler  (£44.50 @ Infinite Computing) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£184.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£93.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Patriot VPN100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£108.65 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: GameMax Hush ATX Mid Tower Case  (£40.13 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£34.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £758.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-08 11:08 GMT+0000

 

[HoldenVII]

Thanks for your suggestion! It's interesting you also suggest a 12th gen i5 instead. My budget is fairly flexible and so could happily spend more but also want to get the best value for money. Would it be better value to get an 11th gen i5 with a Z590 or would the performance difference be noticeable enough that it's not worth it?

[Jonathan Lee]

12th gen will overall be a smoother experience (theoretically) than an other CPU in the market. Average frame rate wise probably not that different, but you will get better frame pacing, timing and 1% lows. This is because all background task can be thrown to the e cores, leaving all the 6 p cores uninterrupted (for the most part) for the game. Intel definitely hitting out of the park this time around. Can't wait to see AMD's response to this though.

[Alder Lake]

18 hours ago, HoldenVII said:

Budget (including currency): Around £750 ($1000) excluding graphics card

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I will be using it for programming, big data analytics, some 3D modelling and gaming (primarily games like Warzone and Halo).

Other details: Already have all the peripherals I need. Upgrading from a Dell Latitude 7300 Laptop (8th Gen i7). Looking to build in the next month or so.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WPJpdD

 

Hi All,

 

First time building my own PC and I'm looking for any advice/recommendations on the parts selected for my build (especially the cooler and case).

 

I already have a GTX 1060 that I'll be using for now until I can get an RTX 3060 for a reasonable price, so the GPU cost doesn't need to currently be included in the budget.

 

I'm open to any suggestions so please let me know what you think and thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($75.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Samsung 980 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cougar MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($8.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($8.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($8.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $852.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-08 13:10 EST-0500

[Alder Lake]

7 hours ago, HoldenVII said:

Thanks for your advice! Do you have a cooler you recommend?

 

Wow, thanks for the build! I actually hadn't even considered getting a 12th Gen CPU but seeing that its only £270 for an i5 I'll definitely look into it now.

I might also recommend getting one without int graphics (KF) as it's ~$50 less and you won't need it if you already have a GPU, but if you will temporarily be without a GPU, get a model with integrated graphics

[badeh_builds]

Doing my first build! I can already tell this will turn into a passion/hobby.

 

Creator

• Music Production/ FL Studio
• Graphic Design/ Adobe

Gaming

• warzone
• rocket league
• snow runner

Though process

I'm planning on picking an i7 9th Gen 9700k w/ integrated graphics card ( good or bad?)

Here is my parts list so far.

 

https://newegg.io/96b8b9a

 

Hope to hear any tips or changes I should make.

 

budget

$1600-1800

 

Cheers,

 

[HoldenVII]

Thanks to everyone that's shared their advice, I really appreciate it all!

[HoldenVII]

1 hour ago, badeh_builds said:

Doing my first build! I can already tell this will turn into a passion/hobby.

 

Creator

• Music Production/ FL Studio
• Graphic Design/ Adobe

Gaming

• warzone
• rocket league
• snow runner

Though process

I'm planning on picking an i7 9th Gen 9700k w/ integrated graphics card ( good or bad?)

Here is my parts list so far.

 

https://newegg.io/96b8b9a

 

Hope to hear any tips or changes I should make.

 

budget

$1600-1800

 

Cheers,

 

 

Hey man,

 

Congrats on starting your first build too! This thread is actually a post for my list of parts, I think you'll probably get better feedback and find what you need if you start your own thread by clicking 'Start New Topic' at the top of this page.

 

Good luck!

[Guest]

1 hour ago, badeh_builds said:

Doing my first build! I can already tell this will turn into a passion/hobby.

 

Creator

• Music Production/ FL Studio
• Graphic Design/ Adobe

Gaming

• warzone
• rocket league
• snow runner

Though process

I'm planning on picking an i7 9th Gen 9700k w/ integrated graphics card ( good or bad?)

Here is my parts list so far.

 

https://newegg.io/96b8b9a

 

Hope to hear any tips or changes I should make.

 

budget

$1600-1800

 

Cheers,

 

You should start your own thread so that you don't hijack this one.

[badeh_builds]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

You should start your own thread so that you don't hijack this one.

oops my bad guys