Any changes that I should make?

[YourNerdiness]

Hi,

 

This is my first time building a computer, and I am wondering if there are any improvements I could make. I don't want to go over 2,500 AUD but I want it as cheap as possible. I want to stick with DDR5 ram, and I want to stick with white components. I also want most of them to be Corsair components (I have OCD).

 

Here is my config: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/YourNerdiness/saved/#view=2Nht3C

 

Thank you in advance for any advice and I hope this is the correct place to post something of this nature.

[191x7]

Going with an i3 12100F and pairing it with DDR5 makes no sense, even if you're thinking on upgrading to the 13th series when it arrives.

I'd recommend going with a stronger CPU but a cheaper motherboard and regular DDR4 RAM. The CPU performance jump is far more noticeable than a small jump the DDR5 RAM gives.

[ddennis002]

30 minutes ago, YourNerdiness said:

Hi,

 

This is my first time building a computer, and I am wondering if there are any improvements I could make. I don't want to go over 2,500 AUD but I want it as cheap as possible. I want to stick with DDR5 ram, and I want to stick with white components. I also want most of them to be Corsair components (I have OCD).

 

Here is my config: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/YourNerdiness/saved/#view=2Nht3C

 

Thank you in advance for any advice and I hope this is the correct place to post something of this nature.

Save some money air cool that i3, not worth an AIO.

Any reason you need 32GB of ram over 16GB?

Put some money into a bigger NVMe drive.

Are you going to be gaming?

[mariushm]

Yeah,,, change to an AMD build, stick to DDR4 and go for a 6-8 core CPU and better video card... the build's all wrong. 

 

When the cooler is twice as expensive as the cooler you know you fucked up somewhere. 

I assume you already have that GTX1050 card ... in which case I'd say sell it for $200 or so and get something better, if your budget is almost 2500 AUD you can fit a better video card in your budget.

That monitor ... 1440p in 32" ... the pixels are gonna be kinda big, wouldn't look great if you have the monitor very close to your eyes. 

 

Here's a more sane configuration :

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/bNfnLs

 

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ JW Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.00 @ PCByte) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($202.22 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 6600 8 GB DUAL Video Card  ($469.00 @ JW Computers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $1721.21
 

Monitor not included, pick whatever you want. 

The power supply is hidden inside that separate compartment, so it doesn't really matter if it's white or not. You could just get a well known black model, and buy white sleeved cables from Cablemod or some other provider ... if it's a Corsair/Seasonic/ maybe EVGA psu and a popular modular series, you'll find sleeve cables easily for them.

Chose that mobo for good specs but also because it has lots of silver/white stuff on it, and you said you want white.  If you don't mind a more black/dark motherboard, there's similar boards for around $50 less but with more black. 

 

For new video cards, look at RTX3050 or AMD alternatives... I added RX6600 because it seems like it's around 25% faster on average than RTX3050 at 2560x1440 - here's review of RTX3050 where it's compared against other models : https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-xc-black/31.html

 

 

 

 

[dizmo]

Welcome to the forum!

You're one of the very few people that actually posted in the correct spot. Congrats, you can read further than the first location! For real though, I'm impressed.

 

There are tons of improvements you can make. Here's my suggestions:

• Don't bother with DDR5 if you're buying now. DDR5 doesn't give you any improvements, and by the time it does, it will be significantly cheaper and you'll be moving to a new platform anyway. Just get DDR4.
• Why do you want specifically Corsair components? You don't gain anything by having the same company.
• Your build is horribly unbalanced.

 

With your monitor, Corsair requirement etc, this was the best I could come up with:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($285.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($215.00 @ BPC Technology)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($119.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card  ($829.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Monitor: Corsair XENEON 32QHD165 32.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($649.99)
Total: $2698.99
 

Without such odd requirements:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($285.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($99.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card  ($829.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $2312.00
 

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, mariushm said:

Yeah,,, change to an AMD build, stick to DDR4 and go for a 6-8 core CPU and better video card... the build's all wrong. 

 

When the cooler is twice as expensive as the cooler you know you fucked up somewhere. 

 

That monitor ... 1440p in 32" ... the pixels are gonna be kinda big, wouldn't look great if you have the monitor very close to your eyes. 

 

Here's a more sane configuration :

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/bNfnLs

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ JW Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.00 @ PCByte) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($202.22 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 6600 8 GB DUAL Video Card  ($469.00 @ JW Computers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $1721.21
 

Monitor not included, pick whatever you want. 

The power supply is hidden inside that separate compartment, so it doesn't really matter if it's white or not. You could just get a well known black model, and buy white sleeved cables from Cablemod or some other provider ... if it's a Corsair/Seasonic/ maybe EVGA psu and a popular modular series, you'll find sleeve cables easily for them.

Agree with your critiques, however I wouldn't put a 6600 in. Kind of a weak card, really. No reason for 32GB of RAM when you can take some of that and put it into a better video card. The 5600x isn't really worth it over the 5600 IMO.

[suedseefrucht]

1 hour ago, YourNerdiness said:

Thank you in advance for any advice

If your budget is 2500 AUD and you want to go for gaming,

 

spend half the money for the graphics card. Like a RTX 3070 Ti for high end 1440p gaming and even 4K gaming.

 

You can spend like 450 AUD for the CPU (like a 11700F), which gives you a lot of cores, so it will be great for other tasks too.

 

200 AUD for a nice mainboard,

 

150 for a good power supply

 

100 AUD for 16 GB RAM (2x 8 GB)

 

and you still have 300 left for an awesome case and a cooler.

 

[YourNerdiness]

3 hours ago, ddennis002 said:

Save some money air cool that i3, not worth an AIO.

Any reason you need 32GB of ram over 16GB?

Put some money into a bigger NVMe drive.

Are you going to be gaming?

 

2 hours ago, mariushm said:

Yeah,,, change to an AMD build, stick to DDR4 and go for a 6-8 core CPU and better video card... the build's all wrong. 

 

When the cooler is twice as expensive as the cooler you know you fucked up somewhere. 

I assume you already have that GTX1050 card ... in which case I'd say sell it for $200 or so and get something better, if your budget is almost 2500 AUD you can fit a better video card in your budget.

That monitor ... 1440p in 32" ... the pixels are gonna be kinda big, wouldn't look great if you have the monitor very close to your eyes. 

 

Here's a more sane configuration :

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/bNfnLs

 

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ JW Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.00 @ PCByte) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($202.22 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 6600 8 GB DUAL Video Card  ($469.00 @ JW Computers) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $1721.21
 

Monitor not included, pick whatever you want. 

The power supply is hidden inside that separate compartment, so it doesn't really matter if it's white or not. You could just get a well known black model, and buy white sleeved cables from Cablemod or some other provider ... if it's a Corsair/Seasonic/ maybe EVGA psu and a popular modular series, you'll find sleeve cables easily for them.

Chose that mobo for good specs but also because it has lots of silver/white stuff on it, and you said you want white.  If you don't mind a more black/dark motherboard, there's similar boards for around $50 less but with more black. 

 

For new video cards, look at RTX3050 or AMD alternatives... I added RX6600 because it seems like it's around 25% faster on average than RTX3050 at 2560x1440 - here's review of RTX3050 where it's compared against other models : https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-xc-black/31.html

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, dizmo said:

Welcome to the forum!

You're one of the very few people that actually posted in the correct spot. Congrats, you can read further than the first location! For real though, I'm impressed.

 

There are tons of improvements you can make. Here's my suggestions:

• Don't bother with DDR5 if you're buying now. DDR5 doesn't give you any improvements, and by the time it does, it will be significantly cheaper and you'll be moving to a new platform anyway. Just get DDR4.
• Why do you want specifically Corsair components? You don't gain anything by having the same company.
• Your build is horribly unbalanced.

 

With your monitor, Corsair requirement etc, this was the best I could come up with:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($285.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($215.00 @ BPC Technology)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($119.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card  ($829.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Monitor: Corsair XENEON 32QHD165 32.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($649.99)
Total: $2698.99
 

Without such odd requirements:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($285.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ BPC Technology)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($99.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card  ($829.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($122.00 @ Austin Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $2312.00
 

 

2 hours ago, dizmo said:

Agree with your critiques, however I wouldn't put a 6600 in. Kind of a weak card, really. No reason for 32GB of RAM when you can take some of that and put it into a better video card. The 5600x isn't really worth it over the 5600 IMO.

 

2 hours ago, suedseefrucht said:

If your budget is 2500 AUD and you want to go for gaming,

 

spend half the money for the graphics card. Like a RTX 3070 Ti for high end 1440p gaming and even 4K gaming.

 

You can spend like 450 AUD for the CPU (like a 11700F), which gives you a lot of cores, so it will be great for other tasks too.

 

200 AUD for a nice mainboard,

 

150 for a good power supply

 

100 AUD for 16 GB RAM (2x 8 GB)

 

and you still have 300 left for an awesome case and a cooler.

 

Yes I am going to gaming. I want to upgrade my CPU later hence AIO. I had it on an i3 to see if I could see you thought it would be worth the cost reduction. 32GB of RAM is because it's the lowest DDR5 Corsair kit. As previously stated I have OCD hence I want to stick with mostly Corsair. Thank you for the note about the power supply I was aware that cases had covers for them but I wasn't sure if this was true of all cases. Don't need a bigger drive I don't play large games and probably won't for a while at which point I can upgrade. Just playing Minecraft, Cold Waters, First Strike and Conflict of Nations.

[dizmo]

6 hours ago, YourNerdiness said:

 

 

 

 

Yes I am going to gaming. I want to upgrade my CPU later hence AIO. I had it on an i3 to see if I could see you thought it would be worth the cost reduction. 32GB of RAM is because it's the lowest DDR5 Corsair kit. As previously stated I have OCD hence I want to stick with mostly Corsair. Thank you for the note about the power supply I was aware that cases had covers for them but I wasn't sure if this was true of all cases. Don't need a bigger drive I don't play large games and probably won't for a while at which point I can upgrade. Just playing Minecraft, Cold Waters, First Strike and Conflict of Nations.

There's no point in upgrading a CPU like that. Just buy what you need at the start, otherwise you're just wasting money.

There's no point in getting DDR5, get DDR4.

[Jeppes]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($285.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-224-XT 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler  ($28.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($148.77 @ JW Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($98.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($249.00 @ PCByte)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($1086.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Case: Silverstone FARA R1 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ Centre Com)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($6.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($6.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($6.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2495.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-07 02:00 AEST+1000

[Jonathan Lee]

Here you go:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Za 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($174.12 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ PCByte) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($799.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Case: MSI MAG FORGE 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ Scorptec) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ Centre Com) 
Monitor: AOC Q27G2S 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($389.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $2546.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-07 02:24 AEST+1000

 

The B660 boards were around the same price, so just stuck with Z690

[mariushm]

While that cooler may be suitable for the plain 5600, I wouldn't recommend buying such a cheap one, if you want to have room for upgrades or reuse cooler on socket AM5 in the future. I'd be looking in the 50-70 US dollars range.

Also, kinda weird to buy the 3 fans at 6$ each when you could look at a case that costs 20-30 dollars more but comes with potentially better fans preinstalled. And a comment ... you wouldn't need 3 fans in the first place had you chosen a better cpu cooler. There's only the video card and the cpu and motherboard vrm producing heat, video card takes care of itself, the vrm is close to top and back of mobo so warm air goes straight out ... the cpu is all that's left.

 

 

[Deadpool2onBlu-Ray]

11 hours ago, YourNerdiness said:

Hi,

 

This is my first time building a computer, and I am wondering if there are any improvements I could make. I don't want to go over 2,500 AUD but I want it as cheap as possible. I want to stick with DDR5 ram, and I want to stick with white components. I also want most of them to be Corsair components (I have OCD).

 

Here is my config: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/YourNerdiness/saved/#view=2Nht3C

 

Thank you in advance for any advice and I hope this is the correct place to post something of this nature.

Holy moly. Idk where to start. Get a 12700f. The 12100f is not a cpu for that expensive of a build. Ditch the AIO. Ditch the stupid corsair requirement (they aren't paying you, why be a shill?). Spend way more of your budget towards a strong gpu.

[Deadpool2onBlu-Ray]

12 hours ago, YourNerdiness said:

Hi,

 

This is my first time building a computer, and I am wondering if there are any improvements I could make. I don't want to go over 2,500 AUD but I want it as cheap as possible. I want to stick with DDR5 ram, and I want to stick with white components. I also want most of them to be Corsair components (I have OCD).

 

Here is my config: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/YourNerdiness/saved/#view=2Nht3C

 

Thank you in advance for any advice and I hope this is the correct place to post something of this nature.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/2YXMv3

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($99.00 @ JW Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($1086.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($135.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $2467.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-07 02:43 AEST+1000

[Jeppes]

1 hour ago, mariushm said:

While that cooler may be suitable for the plain 5600, I wouldn't recommend buying such a cheap one, if you want to have room for upgrades or reuse cooler on socket AM5 in the future. I'd be looking in the 50-70 US dollars range.

Also, kinda weird to buy the 3 fans at 6$ each when you could look at a case that costs 20-30 dollars more but comes with potentially better fans preinstalled. And a comment ... you wouldn't need 3 fans in the first place had you chosen a better cpu cooler. There's only the video card and the cpu and motherboard vrm producing heat, video card takes care of itself, the vrm is close to top and back of mobo so warm air goes straight out ... the cpu is all that's left.

 

 

Those single towers are just fine with new amd and intel cpu:s till 150W:s. 5600 is 60W:s and could also be run with the stock cooler without any issues.

 

Also good luck finding a case shipping with better fans than arctic p12. And no, you cant ignore case airflow because the gpu has fans. It will just recirculate air if not enough intake or exhaust.

[Guest]

19 hours ago, Jonathan Lee said:

Here you go:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Za 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($174.12 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ PCByte) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($799.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Case: MSI MAG FORGE 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ Scorptec) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ Centre Com) 
Monitor: AOC Q27G2S 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($389.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $2546.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-07 02:24 AEST+1000

 

The B660 boards were around the same price, so just stuck with Z690

The MSI B660M-A is $70 cheaper.

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKbTwP/msi-pro-b660m-a-ddr4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-b660m-a-ddr4

[Jonathan Lee]

3 hours ago, lee32uk said:

The MSI B660M-A is $70 cheaper.

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKbTwP/msi-pro-b660m-a-ddr4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-b660m-a-ddr4

oh yea know about that, but was trying to find a nice full ATX board