"Corsair All The Way"

[Forleb]

Budget (including currency): 1700 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Blender, Photoshop, video editing

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): This build is for a friend of mine. As the title alludes, they've told me to go Corsair all the way, and I intend to deliver on that. I've put together a list below & would be glad to hear feedback.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MWRJ78

CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z590 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($173.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($144.99 @ Corsair) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($649.99) 
Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1754.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-21 00:51 EST-0500

 

I opted out of an AIO because they aren't comfortable with the potential liability versus a tower. The 3060 Ti is sourced from Micro Center - the cheaper 3070s are never available at my location.

[brob]

I'd suggest current gen Intel with a better cpu cooler.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($275.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($173.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($649.99) 
Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.55 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($52.58 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1807.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-21 01:17 EST-0500

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YsTBDq

Opted for a problably overkill 12700f and upgraded psu

 

ditched the corsair ssd cause gen4 isnt neccesary and even if it is there are better options like the rocket 4.0 or z440, heck theres a cheap aorus gen4 ssd and from what ive heard it has a massive cache or something like that

 

Upgraded to 3600 cl18 2x16 config cause 4x8 is terrible cause stresses the crap out of the imc, just fill the other slots with a lighting kit. I still consider it overpriced but for a chance of getting samsung b die then why not when ballistix rgb is either nowhere to be seen or overpriced to sht

 

Upgraded psu to an rm 850w, still good value and a solid unit

 

Changed cooler for a fuma 2 cause cheaper

 

Left the case and fans alone cause they are actually reasonably priced, though fans wise arctic p12 argb is gonna obliterate those sp and the 3 pack is the same price, well doesnt matter too much as long as it isnt too inferior or too overpriced