Building my first PC

[Non_Binary_Babe]

Budget (including currency): $3500 CAD 

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I plan on streaming on the PC. The games I plan on playing are Fallout 4, Skyrim, Mass Effect Legendary edition 

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): I currently have Razer Huntsman Mini Keyboard.  Also for my mouse I have Razer Basilisk Ultimate. I will be buying a Monitor on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. I also want to go for a full white pc. 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7GBwpH

CPU: Intel Core i9-11900K 3.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($510.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($229.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B560-A GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($309.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($364.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($364.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING AMP GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Video Card 
Case: Corsair iCUE 7000X RGB ATX Full Tower Case  ($429.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Asus ROG Strix 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.35 @ iSanek) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit  ($259.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $2948.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-23 04:44 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[Ottoman420]

Any reason for 11th Gen Intel CPU?  12th and 13 Gen are out now.

 

You could save money with PCIE 3.0 NVME as 4.0 is much more expensive. I bought a 2tb Wetern digital pcie 3 stick for a third of the price of the Samsung 980pro.

 

 

 

 

[Non_Binary_Babe]

The 12th Gen isn't compatible with that motherboard I think. I will look into switching the SSD.  

[PDifolco]

4 minutes ago, Non_Binary_Babe said:

The 12th Gen isn't compatible with that motherboard I think. I will look into switching the SSD.  

Don't get this board anyway, it won't allow to OC your K CPU...

Really lot of bad choices, for the money you could get way better with a 13rd gen Intel,  less costly cooler and case, less RAM as you don't even need 32GB

And then you got only a 3060 GPU when you're mostly gaming??

 

[Non_Binary_Babe]

I don't want to OverClock my CPU. I wouldn't even know how to do that. What if I swapped that to ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09G1LMC55/?coliid=I23MF91NYZEB8S&colid=1UG5ZRD09YABA&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it 

 

Right now I'm using a Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition with a NVIDIA(R) GeForce RTX(TM) 3060 and I can play all the games I play now on it on max graphics. If it will save me money I can always upgrade the video card later. I know a 3060 can play what I play now. 

[Non_Binary_Babe]

Since I don't want to OverClock can I save money by going with a KF CPU?

[Non_Binary_Babe]

44 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Don't get this board anyway, it won't allow to OC your K CPU...

Really lot of bad choices, for the money you could get way better with a 13rd gen Intel,  less costly cooler and case, less RAM as you don't even need 32GB

And then you got only a 3060 GPU when you're mostly gaming??

 

I wanted the 64 gbs cause that is double what is in my laptop right now. Also I want an all white build. So I don’t mind paying a little extra for the case and cooler so that everything is white. If you have other suggestions like the parts I can swap to and keep them white then please let me know. I also don’t intend to overclock my cpu. My laptop is Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Editionwith a NVIDIA(R) GeForce RTX(TM) 3060. I can already play all my games on max settings so I can save money on the gpu and upgrade later. 

[PDifolco]

16 minutes ago, Non_Binary_Babe said:

I wanted the 64 gbs cause that is double what is in my laptop right now. Also I want an all white build. So I don’t mind paying a little extra for the case and cooler so that everything is white. If you have other suggestions like the parts I can swap to and keep them white then please let me know. I also don’t intend to overclock my cpu. My laptop is Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Editionwith a NVIDIA(R) GeForce RTX(TM) 3060. I can already play all my games on max settings so I can save money on the gpu and upgrade later. 

Ok, there it is, it'll be like night and day compared to your build

CPU is like +40% better in game, GPU like +100%...

Kept your Win11 super expensive key and the Corsair fans, which aren't really needed

You can swap those for 64GB RAM instead (but it's still useless to have more than 32GB for gaming/streaming)

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xpQTDq

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($409.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 WH 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($257.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($150.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($679.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming D OC Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($1075.05 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($233.31 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit  ($259.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3410.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-23 06:49 EDT-0400

 

[Non_Binary_Babe]

11 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Ok, there it is, it'll be like night and day compared to your build

CPU is like +40% better in game, GPU like +100%...

Kept your Win11 super expensive key and the Corsair fans, which aren't really needed

You can swap those for 64GB RAM instead (but it's still useless to have more than 32GB for gaming/streaming)

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xpQTDq

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($409.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 WH 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($257.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($150.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($679.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming D OC Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($1075.05 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($233.31 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit  ($259.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3410.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-23 06:49 EDT-0400

 

I want to stay with nvidia. I don’t want an amd graphics card. Plus that graphics card isn’t white. Also I want to go with a liquid cooler not a fan cooler. I also work from home with a virtual drive so I need 11 pro to work with my software. Also the power supply isn’t white. The motherboard I will look into. I will probably downgrade to 32 since it’s working for me now. 
 

Also I put everything I was looking at in an Amazon cart it only came to $2830. That so cheaper then the list you made. 

[PDifolco]

23 minutes ago, Non_Binary_Babe said:

I want to stay with nvidia. I don’t want an amd graphics card. Plus that graphics card isn’t white. Also I want to go with a liquid cooler not a fan cooler. I also work from home with a virtual drive so I need 11 pro to work with my software. Also the power supply isn’t white. The motherboard I will look into. I will probably downgrade to 32 since it’s working for me now. 
 

Also I put everything I was looking at in an Amazon cart it only came to $2830. That so cheaper then the list you made. 

Ok, kinda whimsical but that's your money...

Re price I suspect you looked at US$ ones instead, I 've used pcp.ca and didn't change them, they seem ok compared to US$/EU prices given a canadian rupee is 1.37 for 1 US$...

You can get W11 pro keys for a couple bucks at resellers, but your call as well

 

White GPUs are super rare and like 50% more expensive, settled for a greyish 3080 at ok price...

PSU color don't matter, it won't be visible, it's enclosed in the case shroud

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3TNRRv

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($409.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake TH360 ARGB Sync 59.28 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($257.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($150.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($679.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Rev 2.0 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB Video Card  ($1139.84 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($233.31 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit  ($259.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3535.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-23 07:29 EDT-0400

 

[Non_Binary_Babe]

9 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Ok, kinda whimsical but that's your money...

Re price I suspect you looked at US$ ones instead, I 've used pcp.ca and didn't change them, they seem ok compared to US$/EU prices given a canadian rupee is 1.37 for 1 US$...

You can get W11 pro keys for a couple bucks at resellers, but your call as well

 

White GPUs are super rare and like 50% more expensive, settled for a greyish 3080 at ok price...

PSU color don't matter, it won't be visible, it's enclosed in the case shroud

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3TNRRv

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($409.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake TH360 ARGB Sync 59.28 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($257.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($150.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($679.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Rev 2.0 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB Video Card  ($1139.84 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($233.31 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit  ($259.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3535.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-23 07:29 EDT-0400

 

I used my Amazon app that I have on my phone. It’s set to Canada. 

[PDifolco]

1 minute ago, Non_Binary_Babe said:

I used my Amazon app that I have on my phone. It’s set to Canada. 

Ok but that's another build, with a 11th gen Intel and a 3060 vs mine on 13rd gen and 3080...Plus you have here a very cheapo 2TB SSD not the pair of 2TB 980s in your pcp list, that's like $500 less !!

I saw you had a 3500CAD budget and optimized the built on that budget, now if you want to spend $300 less you can cut storage to 2TB "only"

 

[Ottoman420]

The Commander Core comes with the AIO H150i i got mine with the H115i

 

Also I wouldnt buy the most expensive parts of this build off of Amazon as i belive alot of the products sold on Amazon are likley 2nd hand and/or overpriced.

 

TURN ANY CASE INTO A SMART CASE

Harness the power of iCUE with the included iCUE Commander CORE to control the fan speed and RGB lighting for the included ML RGB fans, with the potential to control additional CORSAIR RGB fans, up to a total of six.

 

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/CORSAIR-iCUE/Liquid-Cooling/iCUE-ELITE-CAPELLIX-Liquid-CPU-Cooler/p/CW-9060048-WW

[Ottoman420]

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Super-Tower-and-Full-Tower-Cases/iCUE-7000X-RGB-Tempered-Glass-Full-Tower-ATX-PC-Case/p/CC-9011227-WW#tab-overview

 

Even the damm case comes with that Commander Core