My first build... After 10 years.

[Sylama]

Budget (including currency): 3500-4000€

Country: Spain

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA games, Photo and video editing 

Other details:

 

Hi, the title is self-explanatory. About 10 years ago I built a PC that has worked great for me. Both working and gaming. But these last years I had to leave a lot of games pending, especially AAA, because the PC could not handle them at good quality and 60fps.

 

The PC already gives problems of temperatures and sudden shutdowns. So it's time to build a new PC completely, I have no use for any component of the old one.

 

I plan to play at 2K for the moment and 4K when the monitors go down in price. Of course aiming for 144hz/fps and as high quality as possible, both now and in the future.

Based on that I have assembled the following PC, although the processor is not definitive because I'm waiting to see what happens with the 7800X3D:

 

https://es.pcpartpicker.com/list/zkV73y

 

In case the 7800X3D goes wrong in terms of temperatures or price I intended to go for one of the non-X Ryzen.

I also value Intel, but it forces me to stay on an already dead socket and I don't like that. From what I read in reviews, for gaming the difference between cpus is "only" around 10%. 

 

Do you see any change necessary? I want the PC to last as long as possible, performing well both in current AAA games and those to come in the future 

[will0hlep]

With the 7000 X3D chips just round the corner, it really is worth holding on a little bit longer at your price point.

[Sylama]

13 minutes ago, will0hlep said:

With the 7000 X3D chips just round the corner, it really is worth holding on a little bit longer at your price point.

Yes, I was planning to wait to see the reviews of the 3D models. But I wanted to be clear about the rest of the components to plan the purchase. The build I have shown is ok?

 

Not counting the CPU.

[will0hlep]

Well, imo if the TDP of the X3D chips is still 105W, I'd go tower cooler instead of AIO (trading a small amount of performance for reliability) but there is definately still a good arguement for an AIO.

 

Otherwise, you've choosen expensive components in places where cheaper components would offer better bang for buck (RAM, MoBo, NVMe), but this stuff is within budget and so why not get the stuff that performs better (or in the case of the MoBo comes with more features and a longer warrenty).

[Sylama]

23 minutes ago, will0hlep said:

Well, imo if the TDP of the X3D chips is still 105W, I'd go tower cooler instead of AIO (trading a small amount of performance for reliability) but there is definately still a good arguement for an AIO.

 

Otherwise, you've choosen expensive components in places where cheaper components would offer better bang for buck (RAM, MoBo, NVMe), but this stuff is within budget and so why not get the stuff that performs better (or in the case of the MoBo comes with more features and a longer warrenty).

I had read that both Ryzen and Intel were very hot, hence I decided to get an AIO instead of an air cooler, to keep it cooler without so much noise.

 

I understand then that the parts are well chosen, which I'm happy about. Until two weeks ago I barely understood current hardware.

[will0hlep]

39 minutes ago, Sylama said:

I had read that both Ryzen and Intel were very hot, hence I decided to get an AIO instead of an air cooler, to keep it cooler without so much noise.

High end Intel runs very hot, whereas high end AMD just runs hotter than it used to but well within the range of good tower coolers. You might want to watch reviews to determine what will be better for you. AIOs arn't always quieter, depends on the quality of the pump (just like the noise of a tower cooler depends on the quality of the fan(s)).

[Sylama]

In the old PC I had an air cooler and it cooled well, but it was quite noisy and over the years I could not sustain the heating of the CPU when playing games. That's why I had to stop doing it.

 

For that reason and to have the case clearer and with better airflow, is why I decided to go for an AIO. Good quality, although I'm considering other models, from what I've read in the reviews.