First PC Planning

[Thomaskippa]

Budget (including currency): $3000 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Just gaming, I want to be able to crank any game's settings to max (or as close to) and still get 120 - 140 fps 1440p with only 1 monitor. Normal background apps, Spotify, discord, etc as well. 

Other details : Its my first build, but I want it to last me for a while. I did a bit of thinking and planning myself, but after exploring the forum yesterday, I found a reply on wilkyworldman's post by @Ryuikko 

I took this list and changed it up a bit with some wanted upgrades, so please lemme know how this is. 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yXv9v3

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($569.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 WH 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($349.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($184.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial P2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($211.76 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: Gigabyte VISION OC Rev 2.0 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB Video Card  ($1200.00) 
Case: NZXT H7 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($200.72 @ Amazon Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $3012.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-02 12:30 AEDT+1100

 

I'm currently undecided on the case, thinking either the new H5 Flow or the H7 Flow. Also, with the motherboard BIOS update, I've had a look, but cant seem to find if this has a Q-flash button because I want to use 13th Gen without the extra cost. I'll also probably get some extra fans, a bit later to save some money now, any suggestions or explanations on a fan/rgb fan hub? I'm clueless on that area. 

I want this to be future proofed a little, so that in a few years it will still be good. Wanted to go with new ryzen 7000 series to save my motherboard and upgrade CPU at end of life, but the boards are too expensive rn and I don't wanna wait for the lower end ones to become available. 

So if you have any suggestions and/or advice for a first build, please help me out cause I'm lost lmao. Thank you in advance. 

[Chikensoops]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/mbhbxs

 

Cheaper MB and ram, better gpu.

[Ryuikko]

Are you still trying to preserve the white theme?

The b660 strix has bios flashback so there's no need to worry there

7 minutes ago, Chikensoops said:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/mbhbxs

Single channel ram is definitely not an improvement 

[Thomaskippa]

40 minutes ago, Chikensoops said:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/mbhbxs

 

Cheaper MB and ram, better gpu.

I'm not looking for half of my budget to be my GPU, and single channel RAM isn't really that good either. Plus, i want the white theme also. But thank you though 

[Thomaskippa]

34 minutes ago, Ryuikko said:

Are you still trying to preserve the white theme?

The b660 strix has bios flashback so there's no need to worry there

Single channel ram is definitely not an improvement 

I am trying to keep the white, especially with the white an black H7 theme. I think it looks sick. And thank you for the help.  

[Ryuikko]

38 minutes ago, Thomaskippa said:

I am trying to keep the white, especially with the white an black H7 theme. I think it looks sick. And thank you for the help.  

I'm assuming the black comes from the psu? If so then it looks like a good list! Only minor complaint would be the ram, 3200 cl16 is usually cheaper, so I'd have a look at that instead

The h7 flow dosent look as bad as its h510 variant, I think it'll be fine as well.

[Chikensoops]

1 hour ago, Thomaskippa said:

and single channel RAM isn't really that good either.

Oh damn sorry my bad. Didn't notice that.

 

As for the gpu, if you still wanna stick to the white theme, try looking for a 6950xt Nitro+ pure