New (and first) build!

[Jojord]

Budget (including currency): 3000 euro

Country: Netherlands

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: non 4k 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):  Ill include my old build in the post. 

 

Hi, 

 

Soon I'll be building my first pc. Made a shopping list with a friend and some help from you guys in a previous post. I am going to order soon but figured I might ask around if I perhaps overlooked something, overpaying or if I chose something bottlenecking (or opposite, is too big for the rest). 

 

What is:  https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/VGPbFg (this monitor is going to be the secondary screen in the new build)

 

What is going to be: 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/d4fd4s

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€467.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€90.39 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€124.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€85.92 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.95 @ Megekko) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1089.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  (€139.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Asus ROG-STRIX-850G 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€138.85 @ Megekko) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER RED EAGLE 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  (€388.06 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Total: €2848.92

[filpo]

11 minutes ago, Jojord said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/d4fd4s

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€467.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€90.39 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€124.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€85.92 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.95 @ Megekko) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1089.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  (€139.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Asus ROG-STRIX-850G 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€138.85 @ Megekko) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER RED EAGLE 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  (€388.06 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Total: €2848.92

This is a pretty good build, but some places to improve

PCPartPicker Part List: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/CVpKC6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€467.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€43.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory  (€141.10 @ Azerty) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€85.92 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.95 @ Megekko) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1089.00 @ Azerty) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  (€159.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€159.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor  (€329.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Total: €2799.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-19 11:10 CEST+0200

[PDifolco]

12 minutes ago, Jojord said:

Budget (including currency): 3000 euro

Country: Netherlands

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: non 4k 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):  Ill include my old build in the post. 

 

Hi, 

 

Soon I'll be building my first pc. Made a shopping list with a friend and some help from you guys in a previous post. I am going to order soon but figured I might ask around if I perhaps overlooked something, overpaying or if I chose something bottlenecking (or opposite, is too big for the rest). 

 

What is:  https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/VGPbFg (this monitor is going to be the secondary screen in the new build)

 

What is going to be: 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/d4fd4s

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€467.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€90.39 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€124.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€85.92 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.95 @ Megekko) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1089.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  (€139.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Asus ROG-STRIX-850G 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€138.85 @ Megekko) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER RED EAGLE 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  (€388.06 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Total: €2848.92

Excellent, except the monitor, don't get a TN panel !

I suggest a Gigabyte M27Q instead

 

[Why_Me]

AM5 hits a ceiling at DDR5-6000. I would also look for a set of RAM that offers AMD EXPO such as the G.Skill that I changed up to in your build.  The only other change is the CPU cooler.  

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak620-review  

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AK620-High-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/13067.shtml

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€467.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  (€73.85 @ Megekko) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: *G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory  (€119.85 @ Megekko) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€85.92 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.95 @ Megekko) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1089.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  (€139.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Asus ROG-STRIX-850G 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€138.85 @ Megekko) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER RED EAGLE 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  (€388.06 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Total: €2827.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-19 11:10 CEST+0200

[Jojord]

1 minute ago, filpo said:

This is a pretty good build, but some places to improve

PCPartPicker Part List: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/CVpKC6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€467.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (€43.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory  (€141.10 @ Azerty) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€85.92 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.95 @ Megekko) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  (€1089.00 @ Azerty) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  (€159.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€159.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor  (€329.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Total: €2799.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-19 11:10 CEST+0200

Thanks for the quick reply! Can you go a little more in-depth on the changes you made and specifically why? So I can learn!

[filpo]

Just now, Jojord said:

Thanks for the quick reply! Can you go a little more in-depth on the changes you made and specifically why? So I can learn!

The Cooler because it performs the same for less (and looks better)

Lower latency ram is better on AM5 so CL28 is best (even if it is 5600)

Asrock 7900 xtx cuz IMO it looks better than the XFX and performs the same

Fractal North with glass panel as it looks better

RM850x as its a classic good all rounder and very reliable

Monitor as its very good for the price and a favourite

[Why_Me]

2 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Excellent, except the monitor, don't get a TN panel !

I suggest a Gigabyte M27Q instead

 

Great price. Not sure how the Dutch get this monitor for so cheap.

 

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/WWcG3C/lg-27gp850-b-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-27gp850-b 

LG 27GP850-B €299.00

[Jojord]

3 hours ago, PDifolco said:

Excellent, except the monitor, don't get a TN panel !

I suggest a Gigabyte M27Q instead

 

Double checking I saw my exact monitor was not on partpicker but It IS a IPS version! 

[PDifolco]

1 minute ago, Jojord said:

Double checking I saw my exact monitor was not on partpicker but It IS a IPS version! 

Ok then , iiyama has crappy names they call everything Red Eagle