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Budget (including currency): $5,000 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming (Assassins Creed, Twitch, Call of Duty, and quite a few others)

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 want to build my own pc before june at the soonest and by july at the latest. i want to make it as high end and best performance possible with my budget but i’m not afraid to spend extra if it comes to that. this is my first build so any tips or advice or part brands and ideas that work well would all be greatly appreciated. i’m a serious gamer and want to move to pc so i want good stuff but as a console player most of my life don’t know where exactly to start.

 

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Anything over $2-3K for a gaming-specific rig is unnecessary and silly. Unless it doubles as a workstation (not mentioned) there's no need for all of that extra cost, you'll hit a point of diminishing returns before anything.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jWbj4s

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280  ($108.79 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P  ($201.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-4800Mhz CL40  ($141.00) 
Storage: Western Digital SN550 1TB  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070  ($499.99) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital  ($84.99) 
Power Supply: MSI A650GF  ($98.96 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG 27GP83B-B 1440p 165 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1910.69

[Main Desktop]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X  GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti (FTW3 Ultra)  MOBO: MSI Gaming Pro Carbon (X470)  RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 CL16 (2x8GB)

COOLER: Arctic LiquidFreezer II 280 STORAGE: G.SKILL Phoenix FTL 240GB SSD, Crucial MX500 1TB SSD, Toshiba 2TB HDD, Seagate 4TB HDD

PSU: EVGA GQ-1000W 80+ Gold  CASE: The MESHMOD v1.0 (Custom Deepcool Matrexx 70 chassis)  MONITOR: AOC 24G2 144Hz (IPS) 

MOUSE: Logitech G502 HERO (wired)  KEYBOARD: Rosewill K81 RGB (Kailh Brown)  HEADPHONES: HiFiMan Ananda, Drop x Sennheiser HD6XX

IEMS: 7Hz Timeless, Tin Audio T2, Blon BL-03, Samsung/AKG Galaxy Buds Pro  STUDIO MONITORS: Mackie MR524, Mackie MRS10  MIC: NEAT Worker Bee  

INTERFACE: Focusrite Scarlett Solo  AMPLIFIER: SMSL SP200 THX AAA-888, XDUOO XD-05 Basic  DAC: SMSL Sanskrit 10th MKII (upgraded AK4493 Version)

WHEEL: Logitech G29 + Logitech G Shifter

 

[Stream Encoder]

CPU: AMD FX-9590  GPU: Sapphire R9 390X (Tri-X OC)  MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth R2.0 (AM3+)  RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3-1866 (2x8GB)

COOLER: EVGA CLC 280 PSU: MSI A750GF 80+ Gold CASE: Phanteks P400A Digital

 

[Garage]

CAR: 2003 Honda Civic Coupe LX (EM2)  ENGINE: D17A1, planned K20A2 swap  INTAKE: DIY Solutions Short RAM  HEADERS: Motor1 4-2-1 with Cat-Delete

EXHAUST: Yonaka 2.5" Cat-Back with 3.5" tip (YMCB-CIV0105)  COILOVERS: MaXpeedingrods adjustable  RIMS: Core Racing Concept Seven Alloys (15x6.5)

RECEIVER: Kenwood DPX304MBT  SOUND DEADENING: Damplifier Pro Deadening Mats  SOUND DAMPENING: Custom solution, layers of thick insulation

DOOR SPEAKERS: Kenwood KFC-P710PS 6.5" Components  WINDOW LEDGE SPEAKERS: Kenwood KFC-6996PS 6x9" 5-Ways

 

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24 minutes ago, OfficialTechSpace said:

Anything over $2-3K for a gaming-specific rig is unnecessary and silly. Unless it doubles as a workstation (not mentioned) there's no need for all of that extra cost, you'll hit a point of diminishing returns before anything.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jWbj4s

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280  ($108.79 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P  ($201.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-4800Mhz CL40  ($141.00) 
Storage: Western Digital SN550 1TB  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070  ($499.99) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital  ($84.99) 
Power Supply: MSI A650GF  ($98.96 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG 27GP83B-B 1440p 165 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1910.69

Where are you going to find a 3070 for 499 dollars?

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5 hours ago, Stephen7 said:

Where are you going to find a 3070 for 499 dollars?

At bestbuy? Founders Edition cards are price-regulated Steven, you just have to put in the effort to wait in line for one. They restock more frequently then reports would lead you to believe, even in small towns. I live on an island off the coast of Vancouver and even we still got them 🤷

[Main Desktop]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X  GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti (FTW3 Ultra)  MOBO: MSI Gaming Pro Carbon (X470)  RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 CL16 (2x8GB)

COOLER: Arctic LiquidFreezer II 280 STORAGE: G.SKILL Phoenix FTL 240GB SSD, Crucial MX500 1TB SSD, Toshiba 2TB HDD, Seagate 4TB HDD

PSU: EVGA GQ-1000W 80+ Gold  CASE: The MESHMOD v1.0 (Custom Deepcool Matrexx 70 chassis)  MONITOR: AOC 24G2 144Hz (IPS) 

MOUSE: Logitech G502 HERO (wired)  KEYBOARD: Rosewill K81 RGB (Kailh Brown)  HEADPHONES: HiFiMan Ananda, Drop x Sennheiser HD6XX

IEMS: 7Hz Timeless, Tin Audio T2, Blon BL-03, Samsung/AKG Galaxy Buds Pro  STUDIO MONITORS: Mackie MR524, Mackie MRS10  MIC: NEAT Worker Bee  

INTERFACE: Focusrite Scarlett Solo  AMPLIFIER: SMSL SP200 THX AAA-888, XDUOO XD-05 Basic  DAC: SMSL Sanskrit 10th MKII (upgraded AK4493 Version)

WHEEL: Logitech G29 + Logitech G Shifter

 

[Stream Encoder]

CPU: AMD FX-9590  GPU: Sapphire R9 390X (Tri-X OC)  MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth R2.0 (AM3+)  RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3-1866 (2x8GB)

COOLER: EVGA CLC 280 PSU: MSI A750GF 80+ Gold CASE: Phanteks P400A Digital

 

[Garage]

CAR: 2003 Honda Civic Coupe LX (EM2)  ENGINE: D17A1, planned K20A2 swap  INTAKE: DIY Solutions Short RAM  HEADERS: Motor1 4-2-1 with Cat-Delete

EXHAUST: Yonaka 2.5" Cat-Back with 3.5" tip (YMCB-CIV0105)  COILOVERS: MaXpeedingrods adjustable  RIMS: Core Racing Concept Seven Alloys (15x6.5)

RECEIVER: Kenwood DPX304MBT  SOUND DEADENING: Damplifier Pro Deadening Mats  SOUND DAMPENING: Custom solution, layers of thick insulation

DOOR SPEAKERS: Kenwood KFC-P710PS 6.5" Components  WINDOW LEDGE SPEAKERS: Kenwood KFC-6996PS 6x9" 5-Ways

 

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Sorry my life just hasn't been going that well?  I'll do better next time if there's reincarnation?  Will they be releasing 500 dollar founder's edition cards before June or July?  I am not even from a few days of a BestBuy.  Mad props for being from a best buy island?  I see Founder's Edition 3070 for 1359.88 USD last unit.  I am pretty sure buy whole system including graphics card from hp/dell/etc. but haven't tried.

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