First build in 10 years - Any suggestions or changes you'd make?

[heizenberg]

Budget (including currency): ~$2500 CAD (not a hard stop but wouldn't want to be way above this price range)

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA Games, VirtualBox, programming but nothing too intense

Existing Parts: I already own all the peripherals I'd need, including 2x Monitors (one 144Hz monitor), a Keyboard, and a Mouse

Upgrading From: I have a really old PC that I built ~10 years ago. Going to be nice to have a new computer again

Buy Date: ASAP - I'm looking to order everything sooner rather than later.

 

I was looking at something like this but of course open to other options/suggested modifications! https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6D8sVw

 

[RadiatingLight]

Seems pretty nicely balanced.

If I were you, I'd upgrade to a 12700K for the 2 extra p-cores but it's not that big of a deal.

Also keep in mind that AMD's Zen4 might beat Intel's 12th gen and is releasing in about 5 weeks, if you feel like waiting. It might be better for you, but if not I'm sure 12th gen prices will drop even if you don't want Zen4.

[NF-A12x25]

29 minutes ago, heizenberg said:

Budget (including currency): ~$2500 CAD (not a hard stop but wouldn't want to be way above this price range)

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA Games, VirtualBox, programming but nothing too intense

Existing Parts: I already own all the peripherals I'd need, including 2x Monitors (one 144Hz monitor), a Keyboard, and a Mouse

Upgrading From: I have a really old PC that I built ~10 years ago. Going to be nice to have a new computer again

Buy Date: ASAP - I'm looking to order everything sooner rather than later.

 

I was looking at something like this but of course open to other options/suggested modifications! https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6D8sVw

 

I would upgrade to a 12700K/KF like the above commenter said. I’d also go with a MUCH better cooler especially at your price point, like the Arctic Liquid Freezer II or Deepcool AK620.

 

I’d go with a 4.0 SSD like the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus as well- you aren’t going to get max speeds with a 3.0 SSD on a 4.0 capable board.

[Pixelfie]

Cheaper and better  Couldn't find the Meshify C for some reason so I chose this case.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($408.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($67.78 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB RS 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($147.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card  ($878.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA G5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($107.80 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $2016.01
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