Help please! pc for friend

[KM Mothy]

Budget (including currency): 

This is what i have as of rn, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4gbrqm im trying to make it more affordable, is there anything i can do? budget 1500

 

[PDifolco]

$250 on case and fans ?? You can get less than $100 cases with 3 fans and add a pack of 5xArctics P12 for $40...

Parts are good else

You're really getting a 3070 for $500? They're still hover around $600

[Ryuikko]

What are your uses for the pc? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N3wpQ6

This should perfrom better while being cheaper

 

[Bombastinator]

The first thing I see is the over powered extra expensive cooler.  The 5800x just isn’t that hot. Also noctua has a price premium because it’s noctua.  It’s good stuff but there are cheaper things.  There are a bunch of other companies that make coolers just as powerful but are much cheaper scythe is one that immediately comes to mind, but the cooler could be $30–$70 cheaper and still work.  Price-performance wise the favored number is ddr4 3200 cas 16.  It’s not quite as fast, but maybe up to $100 there. There are $80 cases that don’t need additional fans.  If you buy fans you could go with a cas more in the $40-$60 range

 

i notice almost all of this is off Amazon.  Is that a concern?

[KM Mothy]

1 hour ago, PDifolco said:

$250 on case and fans ?? You can get less than $100 cases with 3 fans and add a pack of 5xArctics P12 for $40...

Parts are good else

You're really getting a 3070 for $500? They're still hover around $600

what care and fans should i use, im getting the p12s now, and "You're really getting a 3070 for $500? They're still hover around $600" i found one for 500, i figured theyd be more expenisve im not expecting to get one that cheap

[brob]

Stock fans are sufficient for this build.

 

It's possible to get all NVMe storage and a better PSU under budget. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Adorama) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($137.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($142.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($500.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1479.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-05 20:18 EDT-0400

[KM Mothy]

it says the motherboards bios has a chance of being outdated for the cpu is that something to be worried abt?

 

[brob]

1 hour ago, KM Mothy said:

it says the motherboards bios has a chance of being outdated for the cpu is that something to be worried abt?

 

 

No. Worst case one has to use the USB BIOS Flash button feature of the motherboard. However, it's far more likely that the motherboard was made after the 5800X BIOS was released. So the motherboard you get most likely will have the updated BIOS.