Does this build look good and does a 4060 ti or a used 3070 seem better

[PGAcaleb]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rqwVhk PC will most likely be used for competitive gaming 

[RONOTHAN##]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g7fPMb

 

This is a significantly better system if you can afford the extra $50. The cooler is significantly better, the motherboard actually allows for some CPU overclocking, the RAM is much faster, and the GPU wipes the floor with the 4060 Ti and 3070. Plus it's actually got enough VRAM for modern AAA titles. 

[johnno23]

 

35 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g7fPMb

 

This is a significantly better system if you can afford the extra $50.

agreed with the above.....stretch that budget for 50 bucks and sit back and enjoy a far superior build.

[Crunchy Dragon]

-Moved to New Builds and Planning-

[SorryBella]

1 hour ago, RONOTHAN## said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g7fPMb

 

This is a significantly better system if you can afford the extra $50. The cooler is significantly better, the motherboard actually allows for some CPU overclocking, the RAM is much faster, and the GPU wipes the floor with the 4060 Ti and 3070. Plus it's actually got enough VRAM for modern AAA titles. 

This goes extremely hard, and you can swap for DDR4 kit and board to compress down. Case is matter of preference but Focus 2 with an Arctic P12 exhaust (and as the market stands, Pop Air) is 15$ cheaper. The one in the build is the windowless non-rgb version which are currently 30$ cheaper than the Pop Air.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-P DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($128.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Black Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($579.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.11 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1234.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-25 22:41 EDT-0400

 

 

[Why_Me]

2 hours ago, PGAcaleb said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rqwVhk PC will most likely be used for competitive gaming 

The NZXT Flow is a hose job for the price. You get 1x120mm intake fan + 1x120mm exhaust fan with that case.  Try this.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG500 WH ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($71.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M450 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte EAGLE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1071.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-25 23:12 EDT-0400

 

A better look at that case and cpu cooler. 

 

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AG500-WH-ARGB-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16253.shtml

[steelfoxy]

 

6 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g7fPMb

 

This is a significantly better system if you can afford the extra $50. The cooler is significantly better, the motherboard actually allows for some CPU overclocking, the RAM is much faster, and the GPU wipes the floor with the 4060 Ti and 3070. Plus it's actually got enough VRAM for modern AAA titles. 

I'd go with the RONOTHAN's build for competitive gaming for sure.

[Why_Me]

6 minutes ago, steelfoxy said:

 

I'd go with the RONOTHAN's build for competitive gaming for sure.

CL40 for gaming?

[RONOTHAN##]

5 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

CL40 for gaming?

It's not that bad, and the RAM itself is cheap. It'll still outperform DDR4 with anything but a dialed in B die kit (those are over $100 though), and it's priced like midrange DDR4. For a build of this price range, it's not worth the extra $25-50 to go for a CL36 or CL32 kit, especially since if you really care you can always just manually lower the timings, any currently manufactured DDR5 6000 CL40 kit will be able to do at minimum 6000 CL36-38-38 if you raise the DRAM voltage 50mV, and if you're lucky you can get it to do 6000 CL30. If the budget was $1500+, yeah I'd want to get something faster, but where I was already struggling to keep the price under $1200 like OP's original build with the GPU upgrade, it's far from a necessity.