First PC Build

fourstar82 · May 15, 2023

Budget (including currency): $3000

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lumion, AutoCAD, Rhino, some gaming

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):

Hi all, any feedback on this would be useful, it'll be a while before I actually get around to building this system so parts may very well be cheaper by the time I get to it. I've used the Lumion system requirements as a rough guide as well as reading and watching reviews for different parts. I'm currently using a 2015 MacBook Pro so its definitely time for an upgrade and its been 15 years since I've regularly used a Windows PC. A change of career away from cheffing and in to building design is on the horizon, so I'm in the preliminary stages of working out what I'll need PC wise. Price of parts was current at the time of posting. I haven't included the price of Windows 11 on top of this or a monitor either. I'm still researching monitors, just unsure of what I should get, refresh rates, ease on eyes, etc...

CPU- Intel 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF 16 Cores 24 Thread 5.4GHz Processor - $605

GPU- Asus DUAL Radeon RX 6750 XT OC 12GB DDR6 Graphics Card - $579

Motherboard- ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI DDR5 LGA1700 ATX Motherboard - $337

RAM- Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB DDR5 5600MHz (2x16GB) - $219

SSD- Crucial P5 Plus 1TB PCIe M.2 2280SS SSD - $139

SSD- WD_Black SN770 2TB M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD - $214

Case- Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-tower ATX Case - Black - $205

Power Supply- Corsair RMe Series RM1000e - $239

CPU Cooling- Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler - $229

Cooling- Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE Performance 120mm PWM Fan - Single Pack - $28

Total: $2794

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Andy

RONOTHAN## · May 15, 2023

2 minutes ago, fourstar82 said:

it'll be a while before I actually get around to building this system so parts may very well be cheaper by the time I get to it

In which case wait until then to ask for suggestions. Enough will change price wise that whatever we recommend won't necessarily be relevant. Sales come up, parts go out of stock, etc.

kitnoman · May 15, 2023

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

CPU- Intel 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF 16 Cores 24 Thread 5.4GHz Processor - $605

I would go with 13700k instead, it's just $20 more. having igpu is really handy for troubleshooting and even helps at certain workloads.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

GPU- Asus DUAL Radeon RX 6750 XT OC 12GB DDR6 Graphics Card - $579

Too underwhelming for the build. Your CPU is is more expensive that your gpu.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

Motherboard- ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI DDR5 LGA1700 ATX Motherboard - $337

You might not need the minor additional features. It's ok to stay with z690

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

RAM- Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB DDR5 5600MHz (2x16GB) - $219

Same with motherboard and for compatibility, you really don't need a ddr5 for 13th gen. No real advantage or gain.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

SSD- Crucial P5 Plus 1TB PCIe M.2 2280SS SSD - $139

SSD- WD_Black SN770 2TB M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD - $214

Too expensive, you can get similar performance with other brands like silicon power.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

Case- Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-tower ATX Case - Black - $205

If you really like RGB I guess. But Personally, I really don't like running the ICUE software in the background so I sold and stop using corsair parts that requires icue.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

Power Supply- Corsair RMe Series RM1000e - $239

If you really want to future proofs, but 850w is just fine, even for future proofing.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

CPU Cooling- Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler - $229

Again if you really like RGB. With your case, unless you want to mount your radiator at the front(which I personally don't like), you might want to get the 240mm or 280mm variants for a top mount, which are also more than enough to cool a 13700k.

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

Cooling- Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE Performance 120mm PWM Fan - Single Pack - $28

You must really like RGB. But go for it. More FPS and we do what we want anyway.

But yeah, either you put some of the budget for RGB or you add it on your gpu budget and get either 4070 ti or 7900 xt.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($628.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($269.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ MSY Technology)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.00 @ MSY Technology)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card ($1299.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2022) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ Umart)
Total: $3025.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 14:23 AEST+1000

PcBeExpensive · May 15, 2023

1 hour ago, fourstar82 said:

Budget (including currency): $3000

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lumion, AutoCAD, Rhino, some gaming

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):

Hi all, any feedback on this would be useful, it'll be a while before I actually get around to building this system so parts may very well be cheaper by the time I get to it. I've used the Lumion system requirements as a rough guide as well as reading and watching reviews for different parts. I'm currently using a 2015 MacBook Pro so its definitely time for an upgrade and its been 15 years since I've regularly used a Windows PC. A change of career away from cheffing and in to building design is on the horizon, so I'm in the preliminary stages of working out what I'll need PC wise. Price of parts was current at the time of posting. I haven't included the price of Windows 11 on top of this or a monitor either. I'm still researching monitors, just unsure of what I should get, refresh rates, ease on eyes, etc...

CPU- Intel 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF 16 Cores 24 Thread 5.4GHz Processor - $605

GPU- Asus DUAL Radeon RX 6750 XT OC 12GB DDR6 Graphics Card - $579

Motherboard- ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI DDR5 LGA1700 ATX Motherboard - $337

RAM- Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB DDR5 5600MHz (2x16GB) - $219

SSD- Crucial P5 Plus 1TB PCIe M.2 2280SS SSD - $139

SSD- WD_Black SN770 2TB M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD - $214

Case- Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-tower ATX Case - Black - $205

Power Supply- Corsair RMe Series RM1000e - $239

CPU Cooling- Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler - $229

Cooling- Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE Performance 120mm PWM Fan - Single Pack - $28

Total: $2794

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Andy

You don't need a 1000w psu for this. A 750w will be more than enough. You probably don't need a Z790 board. You don't need expensive ssds. There is barely a difference in between high and low end gen 4 ssds.

fourstar82 · May 16, 2023

20 hours ago, kitnoman said:

I would go with 13700k instead, it's just $20 more. having igpu is really handy for troubleshooting and even helps at certain workloads.

Too underwhelming for the build. Your CPU is is more expensive that your gpu.

You might not need the minor additional features. It's ok to stay with z690

Same with motherboard and for compatibility, you really don't need a ddr5 for 13th gen. No real advantage or gain.

Too expensive, you can get similar performance with other brands like silicon power.

If you really like RGB I guess. But Personally, I really don't like running the ICUE software in the background so I sold and stop using corsair parts that requires icue.

If you really want to future proofs, but 850w is just fine, even for future proofing.

Again if you really like RGB. With your case, unless you want to mount your radiator at the front(which I personally don't like), you might want to get the 240mm or 280mm variants for a top mount, which are also more than enough to cool a 13700k.

You must really like RGB. But go for it. More FPS and we do what we want anyway.

But yeah, either you put some of the budget for RGB or you add it on your gpu budget and get either 4070 ti or 7900 xt.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($628.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($269.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ MSY Technology)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.00 @ MSY Technology)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card ($1299.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2022) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ Umart)
Total: $3025.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 14:23 AEST+1000

Thanks, that’s been a massive help. I see your point about RBG, not really necessary for me. The point about the CPU AND GPU make sense too and have adjusted it accordingly. Made a few other changes too and is now under $3000.

fourstar82 · May 16, 2023

22 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

In which case wait until then to ask for suggestions. Enough will change price wise that whatever we recommend won't necessarily be relevant. Sales come up, parts go out of stock, etc.

no need to be rude. I’m not in a financial position to purchase everything all at once, so I’ll most likely buy parts over time. So planning the build is important to me. And yes, I’ll be keeping an eye out for sales to help save money.

fourstar82 · May 16, 2023

20 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

You don't need a 1000w psu for this. A 750w will be more than enough. You probably don't need a Z790 board. You don't need expensive ssds. There is barely a difference in between high and low end gen 4 ssds.

I see your point about SSDs and the PSU, thanks mate.

PcBeExpensive · May 16, 2023

20 minutes ago, fourstar82 said:

I see your point about SSDs and the PSU, thanks mate.

all good mate.

kitnoman · May 16, 2023

50 minutes ago, fourstar82 said:

Thanks, that’s been a massive help. I see your point about RBG, not really necessary for me. The point about the CPU AND GPU make sense too and have adjusted it accordingly. Made a few other changes too and is now under $3000.

I'm not saying to not get rgb, just because of people like me who doesn't like it. Just balance it a bit. For example, with what I originally provided you. You can go with a 4070 ti, which is a $100 cheaper than the 7900 xt. Then instead of 2 ssd, just get one 2tb ssd. You can get another one later. So now, you have an extra $190 with exact performance.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($628.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 240 RGB UNI FAN SL120 EDITION 58.54 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($229.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($269.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.00 @ MSY Technology)
Video Card: PNY XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X RGB OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($1199.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.22 @ Amazon Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2022) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case Fan: Lian Li UNI FAN AL360 64.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2997.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-16 12:38 AEST+1000