Radeon or Nvidia

RogerThat · August 1, 2023

Have finalised most of the parts for a new build but cant decide if I should go for the 6950XT or the RTX 4070 ti. The specs of the system will be

CPU-i7 13700K

Motherboard - MSI MPG Z790 carbon Wifi

Ram - 16x2 Corsair Dominator Platinum

Case - Corsair 7000D airflow

CPU cooler - MSI MAG Coreliquid 360R V2

jaslion · August 1, 2023

6950xt is the play for longevity vram wise as 12gb aint much especially if you aim for 1440p or up.

But also by simply cutting the cost on this pc's parts that dont need to be stupid expensive you coupd even do a 7900xtx without a sweat.

Board can be halved in price you aint ocing a 13700k anyways, msi cooler sucks compared to other CHEAPER options, 7000d is expensive and massive nothing you have needs this at all. Better cases for same or less. Dominator platnums I guess for the looks? You wre paying extra but not too much.

Anyways by just opting for cheaper NOT WORSE actually equally good if not better options you can save like 400$ and jump to a 7900xtx or hell a 4080 (dont recommend) even without a sweat

Why_Me · August 1, 2023

12 minutes ago, RogerThat said:

Have finalised most of the parts for a new build but cant decide if I should go for the 6950XT or the RTX 4070 ti. The specs of the system will be

CPU-i7 13700K

Motherboard - MSI MPG Z790 carbon Wifi

Ram - 16x2 Corsair Dominator Platinum

Case - Corsair 7000D airflow

CPU cooler - MSI MAG Coreliquid 360R V2

What is your monitor resolution?

RogerThat · August 1, 2023

20 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

What is your monitor resolution?

2560x1440

RogerThat · August 1, 2023

35 minutes ago, jaslion said:

6950xt is the play for longevity vram wise as 12gb aint much especially if you aim for 1440p or up.

But also by simply cutting the cost on this pc's parts that dont need to be stupid expensive you coupd even do a 7900xtx without a sweat.

Board can be halved in price you aint ocing a 13700k anyways, msi cooler sucks compared to other CHEAPER options, 7000d is expensive and massive nothing you have needs this at all. Better cases for same or less. Dominator platnums I guess for the looks? You wre paying extra but not too much.

Anyways by just opting for cheaper NOT WORSE actually equally good if not better options you can save like 400$ and jump to a 7900xtx or hell a 4080 (dont recommend) even without a sweat

Thank you for the suggestions. I am using the cabinet from my old build and as for the motherboard I wasn’t really sure if a B760 motherboard would be able to run the 13700K.

Mark Kaine · August 1, 2023

Nvidia for better drivers and yes get a cheaper board

jaslion · August 1, 2023

55 minutes ago, RogerThat said:

Thank you for the suggestions. I am using the cabinet from my old build and as for the motherboard I wasn’t really sure if a B760 motherboard would be able to run the 13700K.

Absolutly will do. Just not the lowest end stuff.

Got a budget for this thing?

Also is this a pure gaming pc because if so amd has the better cpu for that

RogerThat · August 1, 2023

18 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Absolutly will do. Just not the lowest end stuff.

Got a budget for this thing?

Also is this a pure gaming pc because if so amd has the better cpu for that

Budget is around 2500 dollar and yes it is mostly purely for gaming with mild video editing from time to time.

SorryBella · August 1, 2023

54 minutes ago, RogerThat said:

Budget is around 2500 dollar and yes it is mostly purely for gaming with mild video editing from time to time.

So nothing too intense? Got it, because 2 grand can get us AMD flagship for gaming. For just light video editing, openCL support for Adobe is decent enough, its when you get to fringe like Lumetri where you get suicidal thought. For coolers though whichever card you go, I HEAVILY ADVISE AGAINST CORELIQUID LINE. MSI have never added enough biocide in that thing and it guaranteed to clog within warranty period. Its unbearably bad.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($441.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($979.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2049.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-01 09:32 EDT-0400

jaslion · August 1, 2023

23 minutes ago, SorryBella said:

So nothing too intense? Got it, because 2 grand can get us AMD flagship for gaming. For just light video editing, openCL support for Adobe is decent enough, its when you get to fringe like Lumetri where you get suicidal thought. For coolers though whichever card you go, I HEAVILY ADVISE AGAINST CORELIQUID LINE. MSI have never added enough biocide in that thing and it guaranteed to clog within warranty period. Its unbearably bad.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($441.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($979.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2049.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-01 09:32 EDT-0400

If they want an aio for looks the arctic liquid freezer II 360 or 420 is available in regular and rgb

Otherwise spot on build.

Why_Me · August 1, 2023

1 hour ago, RogerThat said:

Budget is around 2500 dollar and yes it is mostly purely for gaming with mild video editing from time to time.

That three pack of fans goes inside the top of that case where an AIO would normally go. Low profile RAM so that you don't impede that dual tower ARGB cooler.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: *MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: *Lian Li UNI FAN SL V2 64.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2232.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-01 09:56 EDT-0400