First time PC builder. Need some help perfecting my parts list

[glob4lx]

Budget (including currency): $2600 (willing to go up to around $3000 if necessary.) The total build price of the things I have selected on pc part picker is $2526

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gonna be playing some pretty demanding AAA games, ie: MW3, Rust, Resident evil village, Cyberpunk, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. That's just a few. Ill also be doing website building, lots of video rendering and design for work.,

Other details:  The only thing I wont be changing is the case and cooling system (I want the pc to be water-cooled but will accept recommendations on different pumps) I'm looking to play these on max graphics at no less than 144 to match the refresh rate on my monitor. I prefer smaller 24 inch monitors so my resolution is 1080p. I don't have any existing parts and I wont be needing peripherals. I'm upgrading from a zotac mek mini pre-built pc (a solid one that lasted me around 4 years before it was stolen.) I'm gonna be building this in Q2 of 2024.

 

 

[TheLANguy]

What is the reason for choosing the NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB instead of choosing the cheaper NZXT Kraken Elite 360? You could use the savings to buy the 13700KF.

[glob4lx]

42 minutes ago, TheLANguy said:

What is the reason for choosing the NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB instead of choosing the cheaper NZXT Kraken Elite 360? You could use the savings to buy the 13700KF.

Well, its only a $30 dollar difference between the Kraken Elite 360 and the Kraken Elite 360 RGB. I don't mind forking over an extra $30 to have the RGB. As for the cpu, I will take your advice and buy the 13000KF, which is cheaper for me, and it seems the only difference is have integrated graphics on the K which I don't care about.

[Why_Me]

1 hour ago, glob4lx said:

Well, its only a $30 dollar difference between the Kraken Elite 360 and the Kraken Elite 360 RGB. I don't mind forking over an extra $30 to have the RGB. As for the cpu, I will take your advice and buy the 13000KF, which is cheaper for me, and it seems the only difference is have integrated graphics on the K which I don't care about.

You want to start these threads about week or even less before you plan on purchasing. Raptor Lake refresh will be released soon so keep your eyes peeled on the reviews of those cpu's. If you were building today I would do something like this with your budget. A RTX 4070 Ti along with 64GB of RAM for rendering and an ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 psu. That 3pk of fans goes inside the top of that case where an AIO would normally go. Low profile RAM so that it doesn't impede that dual tower cpu cooler. Use the M.2 2TB SSD for o/s, games, apps, and programs and the 2.5" 2TB SSD for storage in regards to your rendering.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($366.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 WH ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($56.94 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Asus ROG STRIX B760-A GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($224.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($219.20 @ MemoryC) 
Storage: *Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ B&H) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: *Lian Li UNI FAN SL V2 64.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($77.67 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2171.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-10 14:11 EDT-0400  

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b760-a-gaming-wifi/  

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230490/intel-core-i713700-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html  

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AG620-WH-ARGB-Dual-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16083.shtml  

 

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/377/1649234514/F5-6000J3040G32GX2-RS5W-F5-6000J3040G32GA2-RS5W  

 

https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5-plus/ct2000p5pssd8     

 

https://www.crucial.com/ssd/mx500/ct2000mx500ssd1  

 

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-4070-Ti-VENTUS-3X-12G-OC  

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5  

 

https://lian-li.com/product/uni-fan-sl-v2/ 

 

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

 

Add this to that build.

https://www.newegg.com/p/1BK-07N9-00002 

Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Controller (White) $11.99  

 

And you end up with something like this.

 

[glob4lx]

46 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

You want to start these threads about week or even less before you plan on purchasing. Raptor Lake refresh will be released soon so keep your eyes peeled on the reviews of those cpu's. If you were building today I would do something like this with your budget. A RTX 4070 Ti along with 64GB of RAM for rendering and an ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 psu. That 3pk of fans goes inside the top of that case where an AIO would normally go. Low profile RAM so that it doesn't impede that dual tower cpu cooler. Use the M.2 2TB SSD for o/s, games, apps, and programs and the 2.5" 2TB SSD for storage in regards to your rendering.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($366.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 WH ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($56.94 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Asus ROG STRIX B760-A GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($224.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($219.20 @ MemoryC) 
Storage: *Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ B&H) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: *Lian Li UNI FAN SL V2 64.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($77.67 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2171.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-10 14:11 EDT-0400  

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b760-a-gaming-wifi/  

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230490/intel-core-i713700-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html  

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AG620-WH-ARGB-Dual-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16083.shtml  

 

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/377/1649234514/F5-6000J3040G32GX2-RS5W-F5-6000J3040G32GA2-RS5W  

 

https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5-plus/ct2000p5pssd8     

 

https://www.crucial.com/ssd/mx500/ct2000mx500ssd1  

 

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-4070-Ti-VENTUS-3X-12G-OC  

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5  

 

https://lian-li.com/product/uni-fan-sl-v2/ 

 

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

 

Add this to that build.

https://www.newegg.com/p/1BK-07N9-00002 

Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Controller (White) $11.99  

 

And you end up with something like this.

 

Thank you so much for the advice! Ill probably have to make another one of these threads when im near my actual purchase date. I honestly didn't even know Intel was coming out with the next gen, but since im building far into the future ill be lucky enough to have the full scope of how the CPU preforms once it gets user tested. One question I have though, is there any reason I would want a 850w psu rather than a 750? the 750 is cheaper and while im not sure what the wattage of the build you provided me a lot of people have told me that 750 is plenty. Again, thanks so much for the detailed information, this helps a ton.

[Why_Me]

1 minute ago, glob4lx said:

Thank you so much for the advice! Ill probably have to make another one of these threads when im near my actual purchase date. I honestly didn't even know Intel was coming out with the next gen, but since im building far into the future ill be lucky enough to have the full scope of how the CPU preforms once it gets user tested. One question I have though, is there any reason I would want a 850w psu rather than a 750? the 750 is cheaper and while im not sure what the wattage of the build you provided me a lot of people have told me that 750 is plenty. Again, thanks so much for the detailed information, this helps a ton.

850W psu gives you some headroom if you decide on the 4070 Ti. A 750W psu if you go with the 4070.