Need advice building a new computer

[Mytic2330]

Budget (including currency): Around 1500€

Country: Slovenia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Adobe programs, Blender, Unity/UE5, Other graphical programs. Valorant, GTA...

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): Current list of parts: Intel Core i5-12400F procesor, LGA1700, Boxed | Gigabyte RTX 3060 Gaming OC LHR 12GB GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD 2.0 | Samsung 980 SSD disk, 500 GB, M.2, PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe, TLC V-NAND | Seagate BarraCuda 2 TB, 8,89 cm (3,5"), SATA3, 256 MB, 7200 (ST2000DM008) | Kingston Fury RAM, 32 GB, 3200 MHz, DDR4 | ASUS ROG Strix B660-A Gaming WiFi D4 | Be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360mm | Be quiet! Straight Power 11 650w 80 plus plat | Be quiet! Pure Base 500DX.  I would like some advice like are parts good. Is something that can be changed for same or little more/less money. The build with this components has total price of 1600€. And I am currently in a proccess of rethinking water loop as it is incompatible with LGA1700 socket without additional mounting equipment. + I would like the build to be good for around 10 years without any large upgrades. Thank you!

[venomtail]

Best to save a bit now and upgrade after 5 years that will outperform spending loads now and sitting out for 10 years and still have spent more.

Something like this should set you up and running nicely for the future. Big ATX case to fit everything. ATX motherboard to handle future 13th gen upgrades. Plenty of airflow. 850W PSU to handle future upgrade and for 2022 a powerhouse:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€196.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  (€34.90 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€143.30 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€62.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€84.90 @ Alza) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Red Devil OC Video Card  (€807.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  (€75.89 @ Caseking) 
Power Supply: EVGA 210-GQ-0850-V1 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (€90.94 @ Computeruniverse) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  (€7.02 @ Aquatuning) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  (€7.02 @ Aquatuning) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  (€7.02 @ Aquatuning) 
Total: €1518.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-01 16:04 CEST+0200

 

16GB will be enough for now, depending on the workload for Unity or UE. Student/hobbying will be enough but for full time professional AAA dev, no. Or you could stretch a bit and get a 2x16 32GB kit now. Later in a few years you can pop in another 32GB to fill out the 4 slots.

[brob]

A good build.

 

You might save a bit using the MSI PRO B660-A WiFi DDR4 instead of the STRIX B660-A. For the i5-12400F it is more than adequate.

 

Instead of an AIO (that is not needed for the i5-12400F) use something like the Deepcool AK620, Thermalrite Peerless Assassin 120, Scythe Fuma 2 rev B, NH-U12S (Redux), Bequiet Shadow Rock Slim 2, etc.

 

The Samsung 980 is a PCIe 3.0 drive, unlike the 980 Pro. If there is something less expensive you probably won't notice the difference. You might find that a 2TB NVMe drive is within reach. Otherwise, if you don't need 3.5TB storage immediately, consider getting a 1TB NVMe without the 2TB HDD. Add another NVMe drive later as prices come down and savings increase.

 

The PSU is excellent, but you might be able to save going with the 80+ Gold model or an equally good model from Corsair, Seasonic, or Phanteks.