1st PC build

[ARKHAM66]

Budget: $4,500 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, sim racing and it be running 2 monitors a 32 inch and a 49 inch 

  

I have already purchased the case which is a ASUS TUF GT 301 and I'm wondering if what I have can all run together and is pretty good and will fit in the case and if the motherboard can run more then 1 NVMe or not and would it be better just to spend a bit extra and get a 4TB instead of a 1TB NVMe and is it possible to boot of an NVMe and also use it to download games to

[Future_Jacob]

so you have 2 tb ssd, a 250gb m.2 and1tb m.2 

if i was you and i need a lot of storage go with 1tb of m.2
and get a hardrive for mass storage and if you need speed use a optane drive with it.

[Dreckssackblase]

will fit in the case

Yes, the Mainboard is ATX with the case supports and it also supports 1 360mm radiator. The GPU will be a slim fit but with its length of 299mm and the case supporting cards up to 320mm it should still fit.

wondering if what I have can all run together

I dont see any obvious flaw as to why it shouldn't. All parts are compatible

if the motherboard can run more then 1 NVMe

Yes the Motherboard has mutliple NVME slots that can be used simultaniously

is it possible to boot of an NVMe and also use it to download games to ?

Yes, that is no problem at all

 

Edit.

If you are looking to actually take advantage of the PCI-E 4 speeds your mainboard can provide you could switch to samsungs 980 pro but that is likely very overkill.

[ARKHAM66]

ok and everything else is good ??

[Dutch_Master]

1. Look up the manual for your mainboard from the website. It'll tell you whether or not it supports 2 or more NVMe drives.
2. If the mainboard includes an NVMe slot, the BIOS can boot from it. If you need an adapter card for the NVMe drive, check the aforementioned manual.
3. SSD's, especially NVMe drives, are (still) expensive. Depending on your workload, using a traditional HDD is a much more cost-effective way of storage. Especially if you can use part of the NVMe drive as cache for that HDD.
4. The entire system should fit in the case you have, although thermals may not be the best. Watch the recent LTT video on case fans and the Gamers Nexus channel (on YT) for general testing results on case airflow to understand why.

 

In your particular case (no pun intended ) I'd suggest keeping the 1TB NVMe drive and use about 256GB for Win-OS. Then partition another 512GB for cache and leave the rest free, for wear-levelling purposes. This should keep your drive from failing too soon as the controller has room to work around failed memory cells. Then get a 4 or even 8TB HDD for storage of documents, games and other stuff you want to keep. If you want to be safe, add another HDD: same capacity, different brand. Configure those as a RAID1. This will improve access speeds and offer some redundancy.

 

edit: several others already commented, I'm adding mine anyway

[Future_Jacob]

personally i would go amd as the more cores would come in more handy than efficiently cores i owuld go with a second gen thread ripper or something sort  

[Dreckssackblase]

 

8 minutes ago, Future_Jacob said:

personally i would go amd as the more cores would come in more handy than efficiently cores i owuld go with a second gen thread ripper or something sort  

most games and especially sim racing titles are not very well threaded and just need a few fast cores. A 12900kf will be the best CPU you can get for these tasks at the moment.

[Dreckssackblase]

21 minutes ago, ARKHAM66 said:

ok and everything else is good ??

Everything else i saw looked good except for your AIO Watercooling.

Had to look up the specs and it doesnt list support for your CPU !

Look for a watercooler that list support for LGA 1700 Socket.

[Guest]

I would go with the 12700K. The extra E cores on the 12900K won't make any difference for gaming. 

[ARKHAM66]

18 hours ago, Dreckssackblase said:

Everything else i saw looked good except for your AIO Watercooling.

Had to look up the specs and it doesnt list support for your CPU !

Look for a watercooler that list support for LGA 1700 Socket.

ok for the build would the AIO cooler be better with 2 fans or 3 

[ARKHAM66]

18 hours ago, lee32uk said:

I would go with the 12700K. The extra E cores on the 12900K won't make any difference for gaming. 

so from down from the i9 to the i7 but stay 12th gen 

[ARKHAM66]

18 hours ago, Dreckssackblase said:

 

most games and especially sim racing titles are not very well threaded and just need a few fast cores. A 12900kf will be the best CPU you can get for these tasks at the moment.

  ok so would I stick with 12th gen or go to a different one 

[ARKHAM66]

Does anyone know what's the best for the Intel i9 12900KF 12th gen 

[Dreckssackblase]

6 hours ago, ARKHAM66 said:

ok for the build would the AIO cooler be better with 2 fans or 3 

Your case ffits 3 fans or a 360mm radiator so thats what I would go for. after all the new Intel Chips tend to get pretty toasty

[Dreckssackblase]

6 hours ago, ARKHAM66 said:

  ok so would I stick with 12th gen or go to a different one 

12th gen is currently the best you can get for what you want to do, so stick with that.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, ARKHAM66 said:

so from down from the i9 to the i7 but stay 12th gen 

Yes. The 12700K has more or less the same gaming performance but is $200+ cheaper. Even the i5 12600K would be a good choice if you are purely gaming. The 13th gen cpu's should also be compatible with Z690 so you would still have a decent upgrade path.

 

 

[VEXICUS]

This can be an option....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($589.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler  ($179.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($332.10 @ JW Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory  ($300.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($295.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB NITRO+ SE Video Card  ($2249.00 @ PC Byte) 
Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT301 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $129.00) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $4222.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-31 16:49 AEDT+1100

[ahmad13610]

On 12/30/2021 at 12:42 PM, ARKHAM66 said:

Does anyone know what's the best for the Intel i9 12900KF 12th gen 

choose which have three spiner

[ahmad13610]

samsung qvo very terrible choice at end of 2021. swap it to barracuda 120 ssd 2TB

[Cool Dude 101]

Get the 12900k, if you need to troubleshoot, integrated graphics will be super helpful.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Cool Dude 101 said:

Get the 12900k, if you need to troubleshoot, integrated graphics will be super helpful.

The 12700K also has an iGPU and is $256 cheaper than the 12900K. 

[ARKHAM66]

On 12/31/2021 at 5:07 PM, ahmad13610 said:

samsung qvo very terrible choice at end of 2021. swap it to barracuda 120 ssd 2TB

Whats the best for gaming on the market

[ARKHAM66]

Just now, ARKHAM66 said:

Whats the best for gaming on the market

In Australia the only place to get the Barracuda 120 SSD 2TB is on Amazon

[RandomGuy7]

Not helping or any recommendations but holy crap you have so much money.

[ahmad13610]

4 hours ago, ARKHAM66 said:

Whats the best for gaming on the market

if you want the best ssd sata for gaming, here it is

PNY Pro Elite 1TB USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Portable Solid State Drive – (PSD0CS2060-1TB-RB) : Amazon.com.au: Electronics

 

2 hours ago, RandomChild said:

Not helping or any recommendations but holy crap you have so much money.

keep hard work bruh