$2.5k usd budget pc

[Awesomon2234]

Budget (including currency): $2500 USD total (preferably closer to 2k USD if possible)

Country: MURICA (lol)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: light blender work, video editing, minecraft, Vrchat, Streamng, etc

Other details Im upgrading from an old 5yr old gaming laptop. I will need all peripherals, i would like to play at 1440p 144hz. Keyboard should preferably be 100% with dedicated media keys. Mouse should be wireless. also need mic and headset, headset preferably wireless, not bluetooth though. I should be buying later this year hopefully.
 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9xv28r

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($277.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 A-RGB 68.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($117.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($52.88) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($52.88) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Red Plus 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.90) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Antec DF700 Flux ATX Mid Tower Case  ($96.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($97.99 @ GameStop) 
Case Fan: upHere T7SYC7 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: EVGA Z15 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G604 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  ($61.10 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M30x  Headphones  ($79.00 @ Amazon) 
Custom: USB Streaming Podcast PC Microphone, SUDOTACK professional 96KHZ/24Bit Studio Cardioid Condenser Mic Kit with sound card Boom Arm Shock Mount Pop Filter, for Skype YouTuber Karaoke Gaming Recording  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: WD Blue SN570 2TB High-Performance M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, with up to 3500MB/s read speed  ($179.99) 
Total: $2486.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-04 10:52 EDT-0400

 

 

[jaslion]

The only thing I don't get is why the extra rgb fans from yet another different brand? You'll already have 3 fans in front and 2 on top. Put both on intake and you really don't need more fans.

 

otherwise I'd say go and buy this computer.

 

Audio wise I have those earphones but I prefer the depth I get out of my samson sr850's.

[Awesomon2234]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

The only thing I don't get is why the extra rgb fans from yet another different brand? You'll already have 3 fans in front and 2 on top. Put both on intake and you really don't need more fans.

the fans are to switch out nonrgb for rgb

[Darknighterror]

Making a list now doesn't really makes sense if you are buying later this year. Until then, new products will become available and prices can fluctuate quite a lot, considering you are buying many different things chosing stuff now is useless. Really only makes sense, if you are buying it in less then a month, preferebly sooner.

[Awesomon2234]

8 minutes ago, Darknighterror said:

Making a list now doesn't really makes sense if you are buying later this year. Until then, new products will become available and prices can fluctuate quite a lot, considering you are buying many different things chosing stuff now is useless. Really only makes sense, if you are buying it in less then a month, preferebly sooner.

i was going to buy it a while ago (this list is from then) but things came up and now i cant for at least a few months (rather not get into it). until then imma just keep tweaking my list so its perfect when i am able to get it

[Pixelfie]

I think in this case you might want to swap the GPU to a 3060 Ti or 6700 XT and the CPU to a 12700K. For your use CPU is more important than GPU.

 

But like said above, if you're waiting it's best to ask when you are actually building. New CPU's and GPU's will release, prices and availability will probably change a lot and we currently just don't know much about what to get.

[jaslion]

1 hour ago, Awesomon2234 said:

the fans are to switch out nonrgb for rgb

But you only have rgb fans. There are no fans you need to switch out.

[xxx.sps]

18 minutes ago, Pixelfie said:

I think in this case you might want to swap the GPU to a 3060 Ti or 6700 XT and the CPU to a 12700K. For your use CPU is more important than GPU.

Agreed, also 16 gb of RAM should be fine 32 is overkill at least for gaming. Start with one of the two kits and get the second one later on.

[Awesomon2234]

7 hours ago, xxx.sps said:

Agreed, also 16 gb of RAM should be fine 32 is overkill at least for gaming. Start with one of the two kits and get the second one later on.

i went with 32gb so i am not bottlenecked when playing large mc modpacks, i currently have 16gb and tend to still be somewhat bottlenecked although i realize that may be because of its speed. i also know ram is important for other things such as blender and video editing, i will take your advice into account
 

 

7 hours ago, jaslion said:

But you only have rgb fans. There are no fans you need to switch out.

the psu shroud fan, and outake fan are non rgb
i got 3 pack because it was cheaper than a 2 pack, plus then i have an extra if one fails
 

 

8 hours ago, Pixelfie said:

I think in this case you might want to swap the GPU to a 3060 Ti or 6700 XT and the CPU to a 12700K. For your use CPU is more important than GPU.

i always thought gpu was the most important, especially considering im mainly going to be gaming, and VR needs a decent gpu, will take into account though

 

8 hours ago, Darknighterror said:

Making a list now doesn't really makes sense if you are buying later this year. Until then, new products will become available and prices can fluctuate quite a lot, considering you are buying many different things chosing stuff now is useless. Really only makes sense, if you are buying it in less then a month, preferebly sooner.

8 hours ago, Pixelfie said:

But like said above, if you're waiting it's best to ask when you are actually building. New CPU's and GPU's will release, prices and availability will probably change a lot and we currently just don't know much about what to get.

when that happens i will change my list, i built the list a few months back because i was planning to build thw pc earlier but complications came up with family and i wasn't able, i promised the affected person that i would spec out a good pc he and i could build together when he got better.

[Pixelfie]

8 hours ago, Awesomon2234 said:

i always thought gpu was the most important, especially considering im mainly going to be gaming, and VR needs a decent gpu, will take into account though

I thought the main use of the PC was video editing and blender (it looked like that when I read the first post). Both the 12700K + 3060 Ti/6700 XT and 12600K + 3070 Ti would work great for your use. Get the 3070 Ti if gaming is the most important (if it's mainly minecraft you might want to go for the CPU, it's nearly impossible to get that game GPU bottlenecked), otherwise the 12600K + 6700 XT / 3060 Ti

[Awesomon2234]

15 hours ago, Pixelfie said:

I thought the main use of the PC was video editing and blender (it looked like that when I read the first post). Both the 12700K + 3060 Ti/6700 XT and 12600K + 3070 Ti would work great for your use. Get the 3070 Ti if gaming is the most important (if it's mainly minecraft you might want to go for the CPU, it's nearly impossible to get that game GPU bottlenecked), otherwise the 12600K + 6700 XT / 3060 Ti

i mainly do gaming on the pc yea. I'm not only playing Minecraft but it is the main game i play the most (plus i add alot of mods usually soo take that into account although i think that mainly just has to do with RAM which i already overspecced). i didnt list all these because I wont be playing them as much as mc or vrchat but ill also play some Dead by Daylight, Sea of Thieves, 7 days to die, ark survival evolved, phasmophobia. and like i said I'm going to be streaming games and probably using other apps while doing so.

i think the 12700k will be better for that as (correct me if I'm wrong) having multiple apps open mainly uses the CPU. I'm planning to use this pc for a while (possibly slowly upgrading along the way as new parts come out) so a better CPU will be good so newer gen gpu's aren't so easily bottlenecked and i wont have to upgrade CPU too quickly (probs the hardest to upgrade cuz if its a new gen it needs a different socket, mbd, possibly ram if they remove DDR4 support from mbd's etc. just the most expensive).
I'm just double checking I'm correct, if I'm not please tell me, i hate being misinformed about these types of things

[Queen Chrysalis]

On 5/4/2022 at 10:17 AM, Awesomon2234 said:

i was going to buy it a while ago (this list is from then) but things came up and now i cant for at least a few months (rather not get into it). until then imma just keep tweaking my list so its perfect when i am able to get it

You're just wasting your time.  A lot of users here can make you a pretty optimal parts list in 5 minutes in a given market.  There's really nothing to be learned about optimizing for cost when cost will be different when you buy, and part availability might change with the release of new products.

 

If money is tight, you could go with like a $1000 system instead, you can def hit 1440p 144hz with a 6700xt/5600 system.  You could do peripherals on your own budget, and frankly if you actually wanna do any of the stuff you listed in your use case I'd get something now for what you can actually afford rather than awaiting 'better days'.  The case also comes with RGB fans so you'd save a little money there, too.

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($184.00 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL20 Memory  ($62.77 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Swordfish 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB MECH 2X Video Card  ($484.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB311L ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1036.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-05 20:38 EDT-0400

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This will be ever so slightly slower in games than the system you posted originally, but compared to a 5-year old gaming laptop, it's incomparable.  It'll be very, very fast compared to whatever you're using now.   If you would prefer a 12400 and b660 board, that would be about the same for only about $40 more, I just went with what I thought would yield the best gaming experience for what you're spending. For blender and video editing, this will be plenty fast, too.  The minor differences in performance between this system and the one you had in mind will be difficult to register without a framerate counter, and I would think something so minute and unnoticeable would not be worth waiting months and spending over $1000 more, especially if money is tight.

  

[Queen Chrysalis]

43 minutes ago, Awesomon2234 said:

I'm going to be streaming games and probably using other apps while doing so.

i think the 12700k will be better for that as (correct me if I'm wrong) having multiple apps open mainly uses the CPU. 

This is technically true, but it's from a time when an i5 was a 4c/4t and an i7 was a 4c/8t, both of which using cores that run at literally half the sped the new zen 3 or alder lake cores do.  A 6c/12t ryzen 5 or i5 is gonna be way faster than those systems were then, not to mention, that's insight was for if it really mattered how quickly your renders finished.  the work process is still the same, and the end product is still the same.  99% of the workflow is the same too, high core counts just have the potential to speed up the final render.  And for beginner to intermediate projects, the difference is nonexistent.  

[Pixelfie]

8 hours ago, Awesomon2234 said:

i mainly do gaming on the pc yea. I'm not only playing Minecraft but it is the main game i play the most (plus i add alot of mods usually soo take that into account although i think that mainly just has to do with RAM which i already overspecced). i didnt list all these because I wont be playing them as much as mc or vrchat but ill also play some Dead by Daylight, Sea of Thieves, 7 days to die, ark survival evolved, phasmophobia. and like i said I'm going to be streaming games and probably using other apps while doing so.

i think the 12700k will be better for that as (correct me if I'm wrong) having multiple apps open mainly uses the CPU. I'm planning to use this pc for a while (possibly slowly upgrading along the way as new parts come out) so a better CPU will be good so newer gen gpu's aren't so easily bottlenecked and i wont have to upgrade CPU too quickly (probs the hardest to upgrade cuz if its a new gen it needs a different socket, mbd, possibly ram if they remove DDR4 support from mbd's etc. just the most expensive).
I'm just double checking I'm correct, if I'm not please tell me, i hate being misinformed about these types of things

Yeah just get the 12700K. The 3060 Ti and 6700 XT should have no problem running these games and like you said it's easier to upgrade GPU than CPU (this motherboard will probably support 12th and 13th gen)