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TheLazurus24 · December 9, 2023

Budget (including currency): $1500-$2000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA titles, VR, mostly a little bit of everything. I'm also an extreme multitasker so watching videos while gaming is fairly likely.

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): I have a parts list already put together but I was looking for some opinions on it. I'm coming from a Ryzen 5 2600/1660Ti rig, with 16gb ram.

Current parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CrjFbL

RONOTHAN## · December 9, 2023

Not bad, it's a pretty good build, there's just a couple things I might swap:

The RAM kit isn't particularly great. It's not going to cause that much of a performance loss on the X3D chips, but at the same time a 6000 CL30 kit (about the fastest you can get on Ryzen 7000) is the exact same price, so you might as well.
If a 4070 is $20 more than the 7800 XT, I'd get it instead. It's significantly lower power consumption, you get the extra Nvidia feature set, and from what I know VR performance is a fair bit better on Nvidia cards in general. Both are fine cards, and for the original $100 price difference the 4070 didn't make sense, but nowadays when they're nearly the same price the 4070 is the better value IMO.
I'd probably swap out the case for the Lian Li Lancool 216 since it's a better case and not that much more expensive, though if you prefer the look of the Montech case that's fine as well.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DQQ4YN

Edited December 9, 2023 by RONOTHAN##
forgot to include the link

TheLazurus24 · December 9, 2023

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Not bad, it's a pretty good build, there's just a couple things I might swap:

The RAM kit isn't particularly great. It's not going to cause that much of a performance loss on the X3D chips, but at the same time a 6000 CL30 kit (about the fastest you can get on Ryzen 7000) is the exact same price, so you might as well.

If a 4070 is $20 more than the 7800 XT, I'd get it instead. It's significantly lower power consumption, you get the extra Nvidia feature set, and from what I know VR performance is a fair bit better on Nvidia cards in general. Both are fine cards, and for the original $100 price difference the 4070 didn't make sense, but nowadays when they're nearly the same price the 4070 is the better value IMO.

I'd probably swap out the case for the Lian Li Lancool 216 since it's a better case and not that much more expensive, though if you prefer the look of the Montech case that's fine as well.

I'm a bit out of the loop with builds since I haven't built in so long, but isn't the 4070 technically a weaker card? I'd like this rig to last a little while without major upgrades.

RONOTHAN## · December 9, 2023

2 minutes ago, TheLazurus24 said:

I'm a bit out of the loop with builds since I haven't built in so long, but isn't the 4070 technically a weaker card? I'd like this rig to last a little while without major upgrades.

They trade blows, on average they're within 5% of each other overall, so I wouldn't really consider one weaker than the other. The only issue the 4070 might have is the 4GB less VRAM, so if the trend continues of games using insane amounts of VRAM the 4070 might not hold up quite as well in the long run, though I have a hard time seeing that happen in the next 4-5 years at 1440p, and by that time you'll probably want to upgrade the 4070 anyway.

Why_Me · December 9, 2023

11 minutes ago, TheLazurus24 said:

I'm a bit out of the loop with builds since I haven't built in so long, but isn't the 4070 technically a weaker card? I'd like this rig to last a little while without major upgrades.

What's the make & model of your monitor?

TheLazurus24 · December 9, 2023

1 minute ago, Why_Me said:

What's the make & model of your monitor?

I don't have the exact model off hand, but it's a 1080p 165hz monitor. I also have another 1080p display off to the side for multitasking and a 3rd 768p for whatever else i need visible.

Why_Me · December 9, 2023

This offers you low latency RAM, ATX 3.0 psu, a better case than the Montech, an SSD with DRAM cache and a cpu that's better at multitasking. The 120mm fan goes inside the back of that case for a rear exhaust fan.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($336.75 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99 @ B&H)
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1501.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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