First PC build

[Ryansands6]

Budget (including currency): $2000 give or take

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane 11, American Truck Simulator, and a few other simulators

Other details I don't need any new peripherals

I only have one monitor 1080p eventually I would like to get a second

Current system HP Omen 870-224, I5-7400, 8gb ram, gtx 1060 3gb, 1tb HDD

I need WIFI because there is no way I can run an Ethernet cable to the PC.

I made a list on PC part picker and I am looking for advice on what could be changed about the build or if it looks fine as I am new to this. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pCXf8r

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($279.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB ROG STRIX GAMING OC V2 Video Card  ($879.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($108.78 @ Other World Computing) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($63.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2062.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-20 20:55 EST-0500

  

 

 

[GeorgeMKane]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z2Pf8r

CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($224.92 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Vetroo V5 52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($0.00) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($0.00) 
Case: Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($109.98 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 OC Edition GPU + ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI Motherboard ($926.98)
$1848.82

 

Recommend these changes... You can get a decent combo on Newegg for the motherboard & graphics card too. I would recommend double RAM and full M.2 NVME SSD storage (preferably 2TB). Don't get the HDD, because that will be the slowest part of the build easily.

[VEXICUS]

My recommendation...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($279.98 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($233.96 @ B&H) 

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg) Comparatively faster RAM

Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon) Comparatively faster SSD

Storage: Seagate 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Comparatively faster HDD

Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Speedster QICK 319 BLACK Video Card ($889.99 @ Newegg) Comparatively a faster GPU

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.98 @ Newegg) Comes included with 3 ARGB fans

Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.17 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1883.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-20 21:25 EST-0500

 

You can skip the windows license. As you can get cheap windows keys from sites like kinguin, scdkeys, ebay, etc.

 

 

[RONOTHAN##]

Overall it's a pretty good build, but there are some things I'd change

1. You should get a better cooler than the NH-U12S for the 12600k. It's a hot CPU and while it would probably be fine with the U12S, you won't have much room for OC or have and just overall be hotter than it really should be. The Scythe Fuma 2 is $10 cheaper after buying the proper mounting hardware and will do much better since it's a dual tower cooler.
2. A Crucial P5 performs much better than the SN550 and costs $5 more. 
3. Ditch the Windows 10 license, you can get one from a key reseller for ~$20. 
4. You can get better fans for less. The Arctic P12 RGB 3 pack is about $20 less than the corsair fans and will perform better. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WL3RGL

 

 

 

[Ryansands6]

Thankyou to both of you for your suggestions I appreciate it. I am just in the planning stage for now but will definitely take both of your suggestions in to consideration. 

[Ryansands6]

For the fans I assume that I will need some kind fan hub correct? If I do can you give me a recommendation for one. 

Thanks