Need some ideas for my next PC

jowest90 · September 16, 2023

Budget (including currency): $2,500 USD MAX

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Satisfactory, City Skylines. Diablo 4, Battlefield/COD, Starfield.

Would also be used for development purpose (web dev and game dev), host a Minecraft server,

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): If possible, I would like to play games at 4k (more than 60 hz), but I'll be fine with 2K if it meant higher refresh rate.

So I'm looking into getting brand new PC. The last PC I built was a little over a decade ago and aside of reusing my drives and my peripherals, the PC itself is going to be all new. With so many options now then it was 10 years ago, it's hard for me to decide what's the best value. I was also wondering with the holidays a few months away would it be worth waiting till then to get one then? I did made I guess I would call it a MOC build on newegg, but I wouldn't be fully against with what I found. Despite keeping up to date, I have no idea what's best path for me so I'm open for improvements and other feedback. Thanks

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - $232
ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) ATX - $192.99
G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 4000 (PC4 32000) - $169.00
RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC - $289.00
Corsair 4000D Airflow - $89.99
Seasonic FOCUS PX-850, 850W 80+ Platinum - $179.99
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 4TB - $299.99
Noctua NH-D15 - $110.49
Windows 11 Pro - $169.99
Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" -$469.99

Why_Me · September 16, 2023

The only true 4K gpu imo is the RTX 4090. 1440 gives you a great picture, high frame rates and doesn't break the bank. This allows you to use DLSS which is a must have for Starfield.

https://www.techpowerup.com/313604/starfield-to-finally-get-dlss-support

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($346.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1098.99 @ B&H)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($121.98 @ Other World Computing)
Monitor: *Samsung S27AG50 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2499.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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