1650 dollar build

Bob__ · May 17

Budget (including currency): 1650 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: It will be used for light gaming as well as 3d modeling and photoshop/ lightroom

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I want to play games at 60fps 1080p at max settings ray tracing. 32gb ram. 8tb hard drive storage (this can be split into 2 drives) and 500gb-1tb off ssd space. Dont care much about the cpu because I am going to upgrade it to an i9 12th gen after 13th gen comes out.

This is what I got so far:

CPU: i3-12100F $107

GPU: EVGA 08G-P5-3797-KL GeForce RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING, 08G-P5-3797-KL, 8GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Technology, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate $737

Mobo : ASRock H670M PRO RS LGA 1700 Intel H670 SATA 6Gb/s DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard with Intel 9560NGW 2.4G/5G 300Mbps+1730Mbps 160 MHz Channels Bluetooth 5.0 NGFF Combo Wifi Adapter $140

Ram: Mushkin Redline Lumina – DDR4 RGB Gaming DRAM – 32GB (2x16GB) UDIMM Memory Kit – 3600MHz (PC4-28800) CL-18 – 288-pin 1.35V Desktop RAM – XMP Ready – LED Heatsink – (MLA4C360JNNM16GX2) $130

Storage: 2x WD Blue 4TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD40EZAZ and MSI SPATIUM M450 M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $190 total

Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow CC-9011173-WW Black Steel / Plastic / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $90

Thermal compound: Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut CPU GPU Cooling Ultra High Performance Liquid Metal Compound Cooler Fan Thermal Grease/Paste -1 Gram $12.50

USB (for linux download): PNY Retract USB 2.0 Flash Drive 32GB P-FD32GRTCG-GE $6

Extra fans: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB PRO Performance 120mm Triple Fan Kit with Lighting Node CORE - CO-9050094-WW $47

CPU Cooler: EVGA Clc 360mm All-in-one RGB LED CPU Liquid Cooler, 3X FX12 120mm PWM Fans, Intel, AMD, 5 Yr Warranty $82
PSU: EVGA 220-G6-0850-X1 SuperNOVA 850 G6, 80 Plus Gold 850W, Fully Modular, Eco Mode with FDB Fan, 10 Year Warranty, Includes Power ON Self Tester, Compact 140mm Size, Power Supply 220-G6-0850-X1 $97

Keyboard: EVGA 834-W0-12US-KR Z12 RGB Gaming Keyboard, RGB Backlit LED, 5 Programmable Macro Keys, Dedicated Media Keys, Water Resistant, 834-W0-12US-KR Free (got it with the GPU)

Mouse: EVGA 905-W1-12BK-KR X12 Gaming Mouse, 8k, Wired, Black, Customizable, Dual Sensor, 16,000 DPI, 5 Profiles, 8 Buttons, Ambidextrous Light Weight, RGB, 905-W1-12BK-KR $22