Building a new PC!

BredSlayer · January 26, 2023

Budget (including currency): around $1500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Call of Duty, Fortnite, Boneworks, and light content creation (recording and editing gameplay in 1080p, photoshop, fl studio)

Monitors & Peripherals: Currently two 1080p monitors and I don't intend on getting a new, keyboard, mouse, or headphones

Reason for Upgrade: I just want a build that I can boot up any game without having to worry about if my pc can run it, and if it can run it, without cranking everything to performance mode and low settings. Currently have a RX 580, i7-3770, 2x4gb DDR3 1333MHz

Intended Specs

CPU: i5-12600kf

CPU Cooler; NH-D15

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600 (2x16gb)

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500gb (I'm not too worried about storage on the pc because I do plan on installing all my other drives)

GPU: MSI VENTUS 3060 Ti LHR

Case: 4000D Airflow

PSU: Corsair CX750M Bronze

Case Fans: Noctua A14 PWM (x2) A12x25 PWM (x4)

Questions:

I want to know if there are any compatibility issues with this and if so, what to replace it with. Also if there are any components that are better than the ones I chose that are relatively the same price.

Would it be worth to get a 1440p monitor? If I am going to have to run my games on low then I don't want it, but is 1440p 60fps on high settings achievable?

Chikensoops · January 26, 2023

Get rid of that D15, it's garbage* compared to today's offerings like the Deepcool AK/AG620. Invest that money on a better PSU like the Toughpower GF1, Revolution D.F., or Phanteks Amp. Are you looking for aesthetics or performance on those case fans, because noctua just isn't worth it anymore unless you want the brown and beige look. Arctic's P series are much better for the price. Get a cheaper SSD. An MP33 or A60 should be enough. Getting a 1440p is just a matter of choice. If dual 1080p is enough for you, then don't get it.

Ryuikko · January 27, 2023

Something like this work would

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($319.88 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($64.97 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston NV2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg Sellers)

Total: $1289.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-26 19:02 EST-0500

1440p is definitely achievable here and would look something like this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/grxB3y

Dukesilver27- · January 27, 2023

Since you're going to do video editing, AMD is out of the question.

This is much better value and much faster than your picked parts.

13600K a beast of a CPU, cooled with AG620, great value cooler.

B760M, because you seem to not care about OC, 13600K OC is laughable anyway.

2X16GB 3600, cheaper RAM, performance won't be affected.

P5 Plus 1TB, great value gen 4 SSD with DRAM.

RTX 3070, because video editing and also faster than 3060 TI.

High quality 650W PSU, don't cheap out on PSU.

Arctic P12 fans, much much better value than Noctuas, performs the same too, do not waste money on Noctuas.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RCw4W4

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($319.88 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M GAMING X AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Rev 2.0 GeForce RTX 3070 LHR 8 GB Video Card ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1497.76

GeorgeMKane · January 27, 2023

2 hours ago, BredSlayer said:

Budget (including currency): around $1500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Call of Duty, Fortnite, Boneworks, and light content creation (recording and editing gameplay in 1080p, photoshop, fl studio)

Monitors & Peripherals: Currently two 1080p monitors and I don't intend on getting a new, keyboard, mouse, or headphones

Reason for Upgrade: I just want a build that I can boot up any game without having to worry about if my pc can run it, and if it can run it, without cranking everything to performance mode and low settings. Currently have a RX 580, i7-3770, 2x4gb DDR3 1333MHz

Intended Specs

CPU: i5-12600kf

CPU Cooler; NH-D15

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600 (2x16gb)

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500gb (I'm not too worried about storage on the pc because I do plan on installing all my other drives)

GPU: MSI VENTUS 3060 Ti LHR

Case: 4000D Airflow

PSU: Corsair CX750M Bronze

Case Fans: Noctua A14 PWM (x2) A12x25 PWM (x4)

Questions:

I want to know if there are any compatibility issues with this and if so, what to replace it with. Also if there are any components that are better than the ones I chose that are relatively the same price.

Would it be worth to get a 1440p monitor? If I am going to have to run my games on low then I don't want it, but is 1440p 60fps on high settings achievable?

I would actually recommend this instead. No need to update the BIOS for the newer cpu, and a little bit more storage for the C drive at least.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4GVvxs

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OCV1 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB Video Card ($459.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Corsair)
$1382.87

PlayerLorenzo · January 27, 2023

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X2MWRv

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($328.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan alpha 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL40 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M450 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB GeForce RTX 3070 LHR 8 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Pop XL Air ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Corsair)
Total: $1484.83

Edited January 27, 2023 by PlayerLorenzo
fixed link

Queen Chrysalis · January 27, 2023

2 hours ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Since you're going to do video editing, AMD is out of the question.

This is much better value and much faster than your picked parts.

13600K a beast of a CPU, cooled with AG620, great value cooler.

B760M, because you seem to not care about OC, 13600K OC is laughable anyway.

2X16GB 3600, cheaper RAM, performance won't be affected.

P5 Plus 1TB, great value gen 4 SSD with DRAM.

RTX 3070, because video editing and also faster than 3060 TI.

High quality 650W PSU, don't cheap out on PSU.

Arctic P12 fans, much much better value than Noctuas, performs the same too, do not waste money on Noctuas.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RCw4W4

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($319.88 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M GAMING X AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Rev 2.0 GeForce RTX 3070 LHR 8 GB Video Card ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1497.76

This one is the best in the group IMO, but with a few other optimizations you can cutr a lot out of this budget without sacrificing any performance.

I'd get a 13400f instead of the 13600k. It has the same core count as the 12600k and is faster, but it costs $110 less than the 13600k and will game about the same while still having plenty of threads for editing.
The Thermalright Peerless Assassin is gonna be the same as the AG620 for $20 less.
$5 more for the full height mobo. I usually never care, but having a few extra headers might be nice and it will look good.
DDR4 3200 is optimal for 12th/13th gen intel in terms of being guaranteed to work and being as fast as the system can benefit from. It's also $15 less.
You can get an A-tier 750w for $6 more. I've also had 2 terrible customer service experiences with thermaltake and on a part that is more likely than most others to need service, I'll avoid thermaltake if they aren't absolutely the best value at a given price point. It's a good PSU, I just felt so ignored by Thermaltake and it was like pulling teeth to get them to respond to me. The 750 also opens you up for a 3080.
The high end 30 series cards are not priced well new at the moment. You can get a 3080 for $500 on eBay, it won't be very old, and if it doesn't work (highly unlikely, most big sellers know better than to sell dead cards and gett themselves fucked by eBay buyer protection) you will get your money back.
- 3080 (good seller): Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb Graphics Card OEM Dell Alienware | eBay (
- The dell 3080s are actually good and would fit your aesthetic well.
- This seller claims to be not only testing, but stress testing the cards to ensure they work well.
- If you get this and it works on arrival, you should never have an issue with it, and warranties only last 2 years anyway.
- Most of these 30 series cards have barely been used.
- If it arrives non-functional you get your money back.
For the P12s, you want the PST ones because you can daisy chain them, otherwise you will run out of fan headers on your motherboard. The PSTs also come in a 5 pack for $5 more than 3 solo non-PSTs. You could put 3 on the front for intake and 2 on the top for exhaust and have an extra corsair fan on hand for a spare.