Planned PC build for this summer

Error_Detected · February 11

Budget (including currency): $2000 USD (but okay with going a little overboard)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly Fortnite and Overwatch, but also with some Blender animation work

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): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GV2KMV

It's not included, but I also plan on getting the Wooting 80HE when that comes out

I plan on getting all this in maybe June or July this year when I can try and get a job once school's out. I mainly want to play at 1080p 165~ FPS with decent settings, but later down the line I might get a 1440p monitor with a lower refresh rate purely for single player games at high settings.

I'm currently stuck on an HP Pavilion my dad bought in I think 2017, but it can't really run games very well so I only really play old games like Team Fortress 2 or just use my Switch.

The main thing I'm considering changing in my build is the AIO cooler. I choose the NZXT Kraken mainly because it's nice looking but I do plan on eventually upgrading this build to have a 7800x3d as the CPU later down the line, although until then I'll take a cheaper, nice looking cooler if possible

IkeaGnome · February 11

Wait until it's closer to buying time. Between now and summer prices will be drastically different.

Kilrah · February 11

This, planning in advance is entirely pointless since the whole environment will have changed by the time you're ready to buy.

will0hlep · February 11

26 minutes ago, Error_Detected said:

want to play at, etc): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GV2KMV

Much of the advice anyone could give you now will be useless by Friday, let alone the summer, because of price changes and product terminations and releases. If you buy in the summer, something you spec today, you'll just get an awful deal.

That said, there is some advice I can give you that will probably hold until summer:

A AIO is complete overkill for a 7600, especially a 360mm one. The stock cooler the 7600 is easily good enough. With AMD, you don't need much CPU cooling. The 7800 class chips only needs a good air cooler, and at most you only really want a 240mm rad for the hottest chips in the 7000 series. Also, 360mm rads arn't really better than 240mm rads because the limiting factor is the cold plate, not the size of the radiator.

Also, don't buy windows at full price and avoid OEM licenses (unless cheap) as they can't be transfered to new computers.

PC HEROES · February 12

6 hours ago, Error_Detected said:

Budget (including currency): $2000 USD (but okay with going a little overboard)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly Fortnite and Overwatch, but also with some Blender animation work

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): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GV2KMV

It's not included, but I also plan on getting the Wooting 80HE when that comes out

I plan on getting all this in maybe June or July this year when I can try and get a job once school's out. I mainly want to play at 1080p 165~ FPS with decent settings, but later down the line I might get a 1440p monitor with a lower refresh rate purely for single player games at high settings.

I'm currently stuck on an HP Pavilion my dad bought in I think 2017, but it can't really run games very well so I only really play old games like Team Fortress 2 or just use my Switch.

The main thing I'm considering changing in my build is the AIO cooler. I choose the NZXT Kraken mainly because it's nice looking but I do plan on eventually upgrading this build to have a 7800x3d as the CPU later down the line, although until then I'll take a cheaper, nice looking cooler if possible

Hello... When you do Build your PC I would try and go for these Parts, The CPU Cooler that I picked is an Air Cooler and it is pretty much the best one you can have. It will even Cool the 7800X3D easily. Take a look and let me know what you think.

I have been building PCs for over 30 years so if you have any questions please ask. For future communication I use Discord for much faster response times as I have it open 24/7. Here is my Discord: Wizardsnapper#2772 I am also available if you need help before, during, or after the Build process on Discord through Voice or Video Chat. I can be with you while you build your new PC if you need me to be.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nQwPGP

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.00 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($212.89 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($136.43 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Black Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($514.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Montech KING 95 PRO ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQA1A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 170 Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair K60 RGB Pro SE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair DARK CORE RGB PRO SE Wireless Optical Mouse ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Headphones: HP HyperX Cloud Stinger Core - Wireless 7.1 Channel Headset ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1911.14

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Key $ 26.69