First PC Build

[Titaneur]

Budget (including currency): 3000-4000$ 

Country: France and USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: VMs and GPU intensive games

Hello everyone,
I have been saving up for a gaming-oriented PC for 2 years now and would love to build it myself since I was told it would be cheaper and sounds like a pretty cool project. I tried using websites to pick parts but I don't really know what is really important or not so that is why I am here.

1.       Budget & Location

An ideal price for me would be 3000$ though if you feel that some components will ad a significant change that it is worth the extra money it is perfectly fine, my hard budget limit is 4000$. I live in Europe (France) though I am visiting California for 2 months so any of those locations are convenient for me. ($ and/or €).

2.       Aim

This computer will be used for my studies which will require VMs though the performance I need is mostly for gaming. I am making this “investment” hoping it will last me at least 5 years and I love playing graphicly intensive titles such as Cyberpunk 2077.

3.       Monitors

As of now my main focus would be pure performance so only one 2k display maybe 27” high refresh rate but I do plan to buy a second one in the future.

4.       Peripherals

To be honest I don’t know much about peripherals but as of right now I have a keyboard, headset, mouse and mousepad which is all I need to be honest. My keyboard and mouse are really cheap so if you manage to fit a decent keyboard/mouse in there it would be nice but again, not a priority.

5.       Why am I upgrading?

I currently do not own a desktop and I will soon need one for my studies.

6.       Extras

I am not one for esthetics, I prefer performance. so, any case is fine with me, I do not care much for brands or RGB (though they are a nice touch). And I am one of those people that doesn’t care how much noise their machine makes so if the heat sink has a jet engine strapped to it, it’s fine with me...

please include at least a decent speed drive with 1TB of storage.

I will try to answer any question about the project as soon as possible.

Big thanks to everyone for paying attention and giving your time to help me.

[Fasauceome]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/9Jf7C6

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (€413.99 @ Cdiscount) 

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€104.94 @ TopAchat) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€223.99 @ Amazon France) 

Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory (€84.54 @ Amazon France) 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€199.00 @ Amazon France) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GAMING Trinity OC Video Card (€1369.95 @ Amazon France) 

Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case (€97.88 @ Alternate) 

Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€120.98 @ Cdiscount) 

Total: €2615.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-12 20:36 CEST+0200

 

Used French prices for convenience 

[Titaneur]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/9Jf7C6

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (€413.99 @ Cdiscount) 

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€104.94 @ TopAchat) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€223.99 @ Amazon France) 

Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory (€84.54 @ Amazon France) 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€199.00 @ Amazon France) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GAMING Trinity OC Video Card (€1369.95 @ Amazon France) 

Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case (€97.88 @ Alternate) 

Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€120.98 @ Cdiscount) 

Total: €2615.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-12 20:36 CEST+0200

 

Used French prices for convenience 

Thanks for replying, am looking into it now

[GeorgeMKane]

1 hour ago, Titaneur said:

Budget (including currency): 3000-4000$ 

Country: France and USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: VMs and GPU intensive games

Hello everyone,
I have been saving up for a gaming-oriented PC for 2 years now and would love to build it myself since I was told it would be cheaper and sounds like a pretty cool project. I tried using websites to pick parts but I don't really know what is really important or not so that is why I am here.

1.       Budget & Location

An ideal price for me would be 3000$ though if you feel that some components will ad a significant change that it is worth the extra money it is perfectly fine, my hard budget limit is 4000$. I live in Europe (France) though I am visiting California for 2 months so any of those locations are convenient for me. ($ and/or €).

2.       Aim

This computer will be used for my studies which will require VMs though the performance I need is mostly for gaming. I am making this “investment” hoping it will last me at least 5 years and I love playing graphicly intensive titles such as Cyberpunk 2077.

3.       Monitors

As of now my main focus would be pure performance so only one 2k display maybe 27” high refresh rate but I do plan to buy a second one in the future.

4.       Peripherals

To be honest I don’t know much about peripherals but as of right now I have a keyboard, headset, mouse and mousepad which is all I need to be honest. My keyboard and mouse are really cheap so if you manage to fit a decent keyboard/mouse in there it would be nice but again, not a priority.

5.       Why am I upgrading?

I currently do not own a desktop and I will soon need one for my studies.

6.       Extras

I am not one for esthetics, I prefer performance. so, any case is fine with me, I do not care much for brands or RGB (though they are a nice touch). And I am one of those people that doesn’t care how much noise their machine makes so if the heat sink has a jet engine strapped to it, it’s fine with me...

please include at least a decent speed drive with 1TB of storage.

I will try to answer any question about the project as soon as possible.

Big thanks to everyone for paying attention and giving your time to help me.

 

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/LyVnGL

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  (€413.99 @ Cdiscount) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler  (€99.90 @ Amazon France) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€289.99 @ Amazon France) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€128.88 @ Amazon France) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€199.00 @ Amazon France) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING LHR Video Card  (€1038.98 @ Alternate) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.88 @ Alternate) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€169.99 @ Amazon France) 
Case Fan: NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan  (€23.99 @ Amazon France) 
Case Fan: NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan  (€23.99 @ Amazon France) 
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  (€369.98 @ Alternate) 
€2856.57

 

I would recommend a beast air cpu cooler, and 2 case fans for the front of the case (mount them as intake). You can move the pre-installed case fan from the front, to the top of the case (mount it as exhaust). I would also recommend a much better psu. This psu will allow for more overclocking, if wanted or needed, as well as offer better support for future upgrades. I added a monitor recommendation as well. I couldn't tell if you were saying you already had one, or wanted one included in the list or not.

Edited June 12, 2022 by GeorgeMKane