First pc build plan wanting feedback

[Algae]

Budget (including currency): below $4000 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 
Gaming (siege being highest work load that i can think of playing right now but would like some performance for slightly higher workload titles 
secondary reason:

• streaming (games)
• 3d modelling (not much)

Other details 
list below of the build i have so far not to worried about where to go for now looking more at how to optimise and make the system more efficient
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/w8fpH2

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($539.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($189.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($174.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2400 CL14 Memory  ($179.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($999.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $3335.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


 

[Bombastinator]

Some nit picks:

My temptation is to go big air (really large air cooler) instead on the grounds that if you overclock that thing it probably won’t be an “overclock the snot out of it” kind of thing and such coolers are both more reliable, quieter, and tend to be less expensive.  That AIO will push even a golden 12700kf (and the chances you’ll get one of those are pretty low) as far as it could theoretically go without sub ambient.  With a b series motherboard you won’t be overclocking anyway.  A 12700f would be cheaper and do basically the same thing.  Need a z series to overclock as a rule, though there have been exceptions and that board might be one.  I don’t know.  NVMEs get weird.  Iirc the 970 evo was considered good but isn’t any more.  I don’t know why.  I’m also not a fan of the 510 case in general.  It’s cheap and pretty which one doesn’t often find together but it is know for weird and lousy thermals.  Airflow might be an exception. If you’re getting 10, get pro.  It’s not the extra features you probably won’t use, it’s the better privacy. 2 high refresh 1440p monitors is a lot of pixels to push.  I don’t know if your card is enough or not.  Might be.

Edited April 18, 2022 by Bombastinator

[SlashedM]

6 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

If you’re getting 10, get pro.  It’s not the extra features you probably won’t use, it’s the better privacy

Curious, Outside of Bitlocker, what "privacy" are you even getting more out of Pro vs Home? I know there are some differences, but most are really only if you need those features for organizations. Outside of that I agree with almost all the suggestions. Though unless he plans to game on both monitors, 2 1440P monitors can definitely be pushed by a 3070.

48 minutes ago, Algae said:

Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 

Is there any reason why you are going dual monitors at the same refresh rate here? 

49 minutes ago, Algae said:

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2400 CL14 Memory  ($179.00 @ Amazon Australia) 

And why exactly 2400 Mhz?

[Algae]

47 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

My temptation is to go big air (really large air cooler) instead on the grounds that if you overclock that thing it probably won’t be an “overclock the snot out of it” kind of thing and such coolers are both more reliable, quieter, and tend to be less expensive.  That AIO will push even a golden 12700kf (and the chances you’ll get one of those are pretty low) as far as it could theoretically go without sub ambient. 

i don't plan on overclocking it atm or in the near future possibly not for this rig just as i'm so unfamiliar with anything to do with that. was looking as water cooling with the case as i'm looking at smaller cases was worried about the clearance with a lot of the air tower coolers as i not too sure on what size i would need.

47 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

A 12700f would be cheaper and do basically the same thing.

ya (RE: above) works out

47 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

2 high refresh 1440p monitors is a lot of pixels to push.  I don’t know if your card is enough or not.  Might be.

38 minutes ago, SlashedM said:

Is there any reason why you are going dual monitors at the same refresh rate here? 

 

mainly going for continuity although don't look to be gaming on more than 1 other is for things like discord and obs
 

 

38 minutes ago, SlashedM said:

And why exactly 2400 Mhz?

unsure although may have miss read as possibly 3000 and 3200? which is what i was thinking at the time

 

 

[Bombastinator]

2 hours ago, Algae said:

i don't plan on overclocking it atm or in the near future possibly not for this rig just as i'm so unfamiliar with anything to do with that. was looking as water cooling with the case as i'm looking at smaller cases was worried about the clearance with a lot of the air tower coolers as i not too sure on what size i would need.

ya (RE: above) works out

 

mainly going for continuity although don't look to be gaming on more than 1 other is for things like discord and obs
 

 

unsure although may have miss read as possibly 3000 and 3200? which is what i was thinking at the time

 

 

The difference between a k chip and a non k chip is k chips are overclockable.  In this case for over $100. There’s little reason to buy a k chip if you’re not going to overclock.with a b series board though you CANT overclock generally (there might be exceptions, but generally they don’t last long.  They get phased out with bios updates and whatnot ‘ooh! But it’s an overclockable board for less than a regular one’ rarely lasts more than a few months.

[Algae]

updated parts list:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sh98rD

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($189.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($174.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($186.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($999.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $3282.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-19 11:31 AEST+1000

[Bombastinator]

7 minutes ago, Algae said:

updated parts list:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sh98rD

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($189.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($174.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($186.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($999.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $3282.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-19 11:31 AEST+1000

A 12700 doesn’t need near that much cooler.  It doesn’t overclock.  A 4pipe cooler of good quality will work if you just want the rgb AIO look you could spend half what you never there and be more than fine.  Me I would still go air as such a thing would be quieter and have no joke zero maintainance.  Air coolers last nearly forever, and they’re only as loud as the fans that cool them.

[Queen Chrysalis]

It's also worth mentioning that you could save a lot by getting an i5, and there will beno difference for gaming, especially considering that i5s today have more cores (that are twice as fast) than i7s did only 5 years ago, and cpu demand on games hasn't changed much.  

 

Unless your a pro, the level of work you'll be doing in blender or video editing would be fine on a laptop, so that shouldn't really dictate anything in you parts list.  Just focus on the gaming side.  Lot's of gamers who make content on the side do so on 5+ year old gaming-oriented computers without a hitch.  Hell, the i9 6900x form 2017 had the same core count as the i5 12600k.  And the 12600k is a lot faster.  Even the 12400 is still fast enough that in game you wouldn't have a real difference in framerate as long as you weren't going for meme frames at 1080p, and that would save you over $200.

 

Hell, you could swap the i7 for an i5 and you'd have enough budget saved to get a 3070ti or 3080, which would make a big difference for gaming (and content creation, as a lot of new programs are getting better at leveraging GPUs for real-time scrubbing and rendering).

[Algae]

third revisions 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/zbtKpH

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($381.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($174.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($186.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($999.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Shadow Wings 2 38.5 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($10.59 @ Mwave Australia) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $3074.59
 

[Queen Chrysalis]

9 hours ago, Algae said:

third revisions 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/zbtKpH

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($381.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($174.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($186.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($999.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Shadow Wings 2 38.5 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($10.59 @ Mwave Australia) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G2 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($289.00 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $3074.59
 

Looks pretty good.  Why 2 separate SSDs and not a single 2tb SSD?  It'd be a lot cheaper.