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Future Proofed $1200 Build, Any opinions?

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Hi! I've never built a pc before, but this is what I've come up with. I intend to use it for games like CK3, Dwarf Fortress or modded Skyrim, as well as Photoshop, Blender, sound and music editing, CAD programs of various sorts, programing(Python, C++, etc.), and Trading. I have two old seagate harddrives that I plan to add and I am thinking of swapping out my current storage for a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive with a SanDisk SSD PLUS 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive. Also currently undecided on the Video Card, which is why I have two. Anything you could do to make this a better build would be appreciated!

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor $259.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $43.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard $159.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P2 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $159.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card -
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card $417.99 @ EVGA
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $64.99 @ Corsair
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  TOTAL $1306.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-26 13:26 EDT-0400

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($99.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($73.45 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1253.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-26 14:19 EDT-0400

 

  • Changed cooler to the Freezer 34. It's slightly cheaper and will be noticeably better.
  • Changed motherboard to Z690. Not much more expensive and will be better for this CPU.
  • This cheaper kit of RAM will work just as good.
  • The 6600 XT is slightly faster than a 3060 and cheaper.
  • This case has much better airflow than the one you chose.
  • This PSU is cheaper and still great.
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Future proof? dont buy 12th gen ddr4. It will last you 1-2years before you drooling on ddr5 system.

Ryzen 5700g @ 4.4ghz all cores | Asrock B550M Steel Legend | 3060 | 2x 16gb Micron E 2666 @ 4200mhz cl16 | 500gb WD SN750 | 12 TB HDD | Deepcool Gammax 400 w/ 2 delta 4000rpm push pull | Antec Neo Eco Zen 500w

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System : AMD R9 5900X / Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO/ 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance 3600CL18 / ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition GPU/ Phanteks P600S case /  Eisbaer 280mm AIO (with 2xArctic P14 fans) / 2TB Crucial T500  NVme + 2TB WD SN850 NVme + 4TB Toshiba X300 HDD drives/ Corsair RM850x PSU/  Alienware AW3420DW 34" 120Hz 3440x1440p monitor / Logitech G915TKL keyboard (wireless) / Logitech G PRO X Superlight mouse / Audeze Maxwell headphones

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1 minute ago, PDifolco said:

You say $1200 budget, then have a $1300 build *without the GPU price* which is at least $500... so it ends up being a $1800 build, that's +50% !!!

EVGA 3060ti is on build list @$417.99

*look closelier*

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42 minutes ago, Pixelfie said:

The 6600 XT is slightly faster than a 3060 and cheaper.

Than a 3060 Ti? The Ti is a chunk faster than the normal 3060, and Nvidia's CUDA stuff is better supported in most 3D and CAD programs, so I'd stick with the 3060 Ti. 

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Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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I would go with the 12700F instead of the 12600KF, it isn't that much more expensive but significantly faster in MT tasks and similar in ST. And like was already mentioned, for 3D work Nvidia is the way to go, in Blender even the 2060 Super is faster than the 6950XT.

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22 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

Than a 3060 Ti? The Ti is a chunk faster than the normal 3060, and Nvidia's CUDA stuff is better supported in most 3D and CAD programs, so I'd stick with the 3060 Ti. 

No, the regular 3060. If the Ti is a good option depends on the price

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1 hour ago, BiotechBen said:

EVGA 3060ti is on build list @$417.99

*look closelier*

Indeed, noticed to late, deleted the comment since !

System : AMD R9 5900X / Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO/ 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance 3600CL18 / ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition GPU/ Phanteks P600S case /  Eisbaer 280mm AIO (with 2xArctic P14 fans) / 2TB Crucial T500  NVme + 2TB WD SN850 NVme + 4TB Toshiba X300 HDD drives/ Corsair RM850x PSU/  Alienware AW3420DW 34" 120Hz 3440x1440p monitor / Logitech G915TKL keyboard (wireless) / Logitech G PRO X Superlight mouse / Audeze Maxwell headphones

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Thank you, Here is what I have now:

 

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6qyv4s)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tk8bt6/intel-core-i5-12600kf-37-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512600kf) | $259.99 @ Newegg 
**CPU Cooler** | [ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PnPKHx/arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo-cpu-cooler-acfre00061a) | $52.99 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WQBG3C/gigabyte-z690-ud-ax-ddr4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z690-ud-ax-ddr4) | $179.99 @ Amazon 
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kXbkcf/gskill-memory-f43200c16d32gvk) | $109.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Crucial P2 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QggQzy/crucial-p2-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p2ssd8) | $159.99 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2LhmP6/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-8-gb-gaming-oc-pro-video-card-gv-n306tgamingoc-pro-8gd) |-
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NsJgXL/evga-geforce-rtx-3060-12-gb-xc-black-gaming-video-card-12g-p5-3655-kr) | $417.99 @ EVGA 
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $64.99 @ Corsair 
**Power Supply** | [Phanteks AMP 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xGnTW/phanteks-amp-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ph-p650g_us01) | $69.99 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1335.92
 | Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
 | **Total** | **$1315.92**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2022-05-26 21:27 EDT-0400 |

 

 

The case Pixelfie suggested does indeed have better airflow. I wanted the extra external drive bays that the Corsair 200R has. 

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