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[139389]

Budget (including currency): 2500-3000€

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: God of War, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, Elden Ring, Borderlands 3, Valorant, Webdev (maybe VMs for testing)

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 have 2 1440p 144hz Monitors i usually play on and don't need anything besides the computer itself. I've tried to mix and match from some builds I've seen on here and on pcpartpicker but have barely any experience in building a computer, so I'd appreciate any recommendations. So this is what i came up with for now:
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/8ZHnv3

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€417.90 @ Alza)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€88.20 @ notebooksbilliger.de)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z790 PG Lightning/D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€230.93 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: *G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€81.98 @ notebooksbilliger.de)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 1.024 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€89.90 @ Alza)
Storage: *Kingston KC3000 1.024 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€89.90 @ Alza)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1199.00 @ Mindfactory)
Case: NZXT H7 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  (€133.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: *NZXT C1000 (2022) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€154.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2486.59

[brob]

I would use a single 2TB NVMe drive instead of two 1TB units. Other than that the build looks fine.

 

 

[Dr0idGh0sT]

I would go for this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€365.99 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  (€63.90 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€223.05 @ Computeruniverse) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  (€148.42 @ Computeruniverse) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€172.89 @ Computeruniverse) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1199.00 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: NZXT H7 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  (€133.88 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: NZXT C1000 (2022) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€154.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €2462.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-24 08:24 CET+0100

[greeatzy]

Here is a more premium build if youre into that kind of a thing.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€417.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€88.20 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€342.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€215.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€186.98 @ Computeruniverse) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1199.00 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid Tower Case  (€221.89 @ Alternate) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME PX 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€306.99 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Total: €2979.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-24 08:28 CET+0100

 

OR

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (€447.99 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€118.90 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€351.99 @ Computeruniverse) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€215.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€186.98 @ Computeruniverse) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1199.00 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case  (€187.20 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€213.89 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Total: €2921.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-24 08:32 CET+0100

 

[jan_flying]

I was surprised that in a 2500€ build only DDR4-3200 was included.

Can you explain where your focus was?

If it is only the GPU and the rest should roughly match (not bottleneck it), I think there are some possibilities to save money.

 

Do you want to run the SSDs in Raid?

 

edit: Your case has only 1 fan, right?

 

edit2: this made me so curios, that I configured it myself in mindfactory

Not cheaper, but I've put a super fast (overspent) boot drive and a regular SSD as storage in.

Personally, I would gor for another case, but that is just personal preferences...

I was able to put DDR5 plattform into your budget.

Alternatively, I think you get the same gaming performance with the 5800X3D if you prefer DDR4.

And it is all from one place, which saves delivery and is convinient. (I did the same in December, I think the few Euros more is worth it to have everything from Mindfactory and they are the cheapest most of the times anyway.)

 

 

2500EUR.pdf with5800X3D.pdf

[139389]

6 hours ago, jan_flying said:

I was surprised that in a 2500€ build only DDR4-3200 was included.

Can you explain where your focus was?

If it is only the GPU and the rest should roughly match (not bottleneck it), I think there are some possibilities to save money.

 

Do you want to run the SSDs in Raid?

 

edit: Your case has only 1 fan, right?

 

edit2: this made me so curios, that I configured it myself in mindfactory

Not cheaper, but I've put a super fast (overspent) boot drive and a regular SSD as storage in.

Personally, I would gor for another case, but that is just personal preferences...

I was able to put DDR5 plattform into your budget.

Alternatively, I think you get the same gaming performance with the 5800X3D if you prefer DDR4.

And it is all from one place, which saves delivery and is convinient. (I did the same in December, I think the few Euros more is worth it to have everything from Mindfactory and they are the cheapest most of the times anyway.)

 

 

2500EUR.pdf 415.5 kB · 1 download with5800X3D.pdf 383.89 kB · 1 download

I'm unable to open those pdfs.
And yes I've overlooked the DDR5 as I'm fairly new/unfamiliar with computer hardware but it would make sense to go for DDR5 as its not much more expensive.
What could bottleneck the setup?

[139389]

8 hours ago, greeatzy said:

Here is a more premium build if youre into that kind of a thing.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€417.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€88.20 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€342.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€215.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€186.98 @ Computeruniverse) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1199.00 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid Tower Case  (€221.89 @ Alternate) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME PX 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€306.99 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Total: €2979.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-24 08:28 CET+0100

 

OR

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (€447.99 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€118.90 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€351.99 @ Computeruniverse) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€215.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€186.98 @ Computeruniverse) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1199.00 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case  (€187.20 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€213.89 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Total: €2921.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-24 08:32 CET+0100

 

I like the 2nd build quite a bit, however I've never used any Liquid cooling so is there anything that i'd need to know before going that way?
Also something i forgot to mention in my post is that i really don't care about any rgb if there are some options to save some money.

[jan_flying]

16 hours ago, 139389 said:

I'm unable to open those pdfs.
And yes I've overlooked the DDR5 as I'm fairly new/unfamiliar with computer hardware but it would make sense to go for DDR5 as its not much more expensive.
What could bottleneck the setup?

Strange, I try screenshots...

 

First picture is the common part, that is probably set with your choice of graphics card and if you really need an overpowered SSD, you could take the Samsung. For all normal scenarios you don't need it and the NV2 is enough.

And than 2 screenshots of two possible ways to complete the build.

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All these setups will give you ultra high in 1440p. I think it is almost a waste of money if you don't use 4K. I think for high-end 1440p 1500€ would be enough.