New Build Help 4.5k budget

VarinGG · January 23, 2023

Budget (including currency): 4,500 USD

Country: Usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming and streaming mainly

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):

My current idea so fair. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PvtJ9r Was aiming for a White build but not a must, Also cant decide if I want to go ultrawide like a G9 or a triple monitor setup. Don't need KB or mouse.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. TY

1440p or higher and looking to buy in the next few weeks

jaslion · January 23, 2023

Any reason for the 12900k?

For your usecase a 13600k is MORE than enough and better for gaming.

I can really lower the price of the system by just opting for cheaper options with no performance impact and staying in the white theme.

Even get like better fans and stuff.

As for the monitor I'd start with 2 and just get a nice 1440p 16:9 screen. You DO NOT want to stream in 21:9 as almost nobody can watch that and a ton of games dont handle that aspect ratio well or at all.

Then just get a secondary random monitor. Id stick to 2 for now as adding more screen is not better and can lead to a cluttered and overwhelming workflow

Queen Chrysalis · January 23, 2023

2 hours ago, jaslion said:

Any reason for the 12900k?

For your usecase a 13600k is MORE than enough and better for gaming.

I can really lower the price of the system by just opting for cheaper options with no performance impact and staying in the white theme.

Even get like better fans and stuff.

As for the monitor I'd start with 2 and just get a nice 1440p 16:9 screen. You DO NOT want to stream in 21:9 as almost nobody can watch that and a ton of games dont handle that aspect ratio well or at all.

Then just get a secondary random monitor. Id stick to 2 for now as adding more screen is not better and can lead to a cluttered and overwhelming workflow

Yeah, it is really tough. If OP wants an ultrawide for gaming alone, then a 16:9 would have to be their other monitor for when they stream. I personally love gaming on 21:9 and think they are great for productivity, but streaming from it would be a pain as you'd have to run the game in a window and then trim your streamed screen space, as opposed to just full screen and sharing the entire display.

brob · January 23, 2023

5 hours ago, VarinGG said:

Budget (including currency): 4,500 USD

Country: Usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming and streaming mainly

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):

My current idea so fair. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PvtJ9r Was aiming for a White build but not a must, Also cant decide if I want to go ultrawide like a G9 or a triple monitor setup. Don't need KB or mouse.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. TY

1440p or higher and looking to buy in the next few weeks