PC Build Reccomendations

[BobTheBuilder99]

Budget (including currency): $3500 US Dollars

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Heavy games

Other details:

I am not including my parts list because I want to see where it lines up with what you guys say without affecting your responses.

No gaming peripherals are needed.

I am upgrading from a crappy 2016 dell laptop.

I want to buy within the next 6-8 months

I want a decent resolution and refresh rate but I cannot go over my budget.

 

For some background I am fairly unexpierenced with building computers but I like the idea and I always had fun taking apart people's desktops and things like that. I have no expierence with water cooling and I am looking for tips and suggestions on what kind of cooling to use. Also this computer I am keeping a larger budget like this because I want the computer to last a long while and be upgradable. So for example I would prefer DDr5 because its the future. If you have any questions about any of this that will help you please let me know.

 

 

[Guest]

There is no point even suggesting a build if you are not buying for another 6 - 8 months. 

[BobTheBuilder99]

I'm not looking for super specific things necessarily just a general idea. And also I said within 6-8 months but I really hope to get this within a month or two.

@lee32uk

[MACster]

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

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($614.00 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($128.81 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB OC Formula Video Card  ($1599.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($209.90 @ B&H) 
Total: $3502.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-06 09:48 EST-0500

 

 

Since you said no peripherals, I didn't put in a monitor, but it can of course be tweaked. 

I would really not suggest going for DDR5 because you can literally get 4x more capacity with DDR4 at the same price point. In my opinion, that is better future proofing. 

[BobTheBuilder99]

I like that build. Just out of curiosity why do you think getting DDR4 is better than DDR5 as far as future proofing?

@MACster

[MACster]

@BobTheBuilder99Just because I think, for the same price, you can get so much more capacity, that this will be more important than the improvement in speed. 

For example I think 64gb DDR4 will help you longer in the future than 16gb DDR5. 

Or, a bit less extreme, you could compare 32gb premium DDR4 with 16gb DDR5 (at a price point of around 300.-)

 

Of course, depending on how long you will keep the PC, DDR5 could still be the better choice for you, because you can add more ram later without changing the motherboard.

[Guest]

Still difficult to suggest as in a couple of months the Ryzen 3D cpu's should be out. 

 

If I was going with Intel I would get the 12700K over the 12900K as the extra E cores don't matter for gaming. Also if you plan on going with a 4K monitor then there won't be any difference between Intel and AMD. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($284.95 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory  ($135.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN750 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB NITRO+ SE Video Card  ($1609.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.96 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2935.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-07 06:53 EST-0500

[BobTheBuilder99]

That looks good thanks for the tips. About the DDR4 vs DDR5 I am just looking to future-proof the heck out of this conputer. Mostly why I made the budget larger than what I would consider typical for the average gamer. So would you suggest going all out on DDR4 ram or getting a DDR5 motherboard, and then cheating out the ram untill DDR5 gets cheaper?