Please help. Haven't built a PC in 10 years

[thattomguy]

Budget (including currency): $2,000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly gaming AAA new releases, also some 3d modeling but nothing super extensive here. 

Other details I have a build kind of put together, as I havent built a PC in about 10 years i feel like there are a lot of traps I could fall in that I havent kept up with. Also deals around the web are plentiful so long as the vendor is reliable. Mostly I am looking for a higher end gaming PC. doesnt have to be the biggest and best but I would like it to last me a good amount of years without needing upgraded. I am donating my current PC to a local child so I will be building from scratch. I plan to run 2 monitors including a brand new superwide I would like. (we have upgraded to the superwides from work and i love it.) I am not concerned with other perephals as I already know what I would like for them. 

 

If someone could let me know A if the linked build seems fine for what it sounds like I need. (Am I missing anything and what would you change to stay within budget.) B are there any great places to get deals as i am working within a budget and want to get the best for my money. thank you all for your help. 

 

 

 

Toms_build (4).pdf

[dizmo]

I'd make a build on PCPartPicker, and link to that; downloading files off a forum isn't usually something a lot of people are going to want to do.

Are the monitors in the budget?

 

Welcome to the forum.

[Why_Me]

The 120mm fan goes inside the back of this case for an exhaust fan.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($209.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Z690 Extreme ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING Trinity GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *LG UltraGear 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($255.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1909.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-02-19 18:11 EST-0500

 

A better look at that case.

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/black-tg-clear-tint/  

 

  

[Agall]

20 minutes ago, thattomguy said:

Budget (including currency): $2,000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly gaming AAA new releases, also some 3d modeling but nothing super extensive here. 

Other details I have a build kind of put together, as I havent built a PC in about 10 years i feel like there are a lot of traps I could fall in that I havent kept up with. Also deals around the web are plentiful so long as the vendor is reliable. Mostly I am looking for a higher end gaming PC. doesnt have to be the biggest and best but I would like it to last me a good amount of years without needing upgraded. I am donating my current PC to a local child so I will be building from scratch. I plan to run 2 monitors including a brand new superwide I would like. (we have upgraded to the superwides from work and i love it.) I am not concerned with other perephals as I already know what I would like for them. 

 

If someone could let me know A if the linked build seems fine for what it sounds like I need. (Am I missing anything and what would you change to stay within budget.) B are there any great places to get deals as i am working within a budget and want to get the best for my money. thank you all for your help. 

 

 

 

Toms_build (4).pdf 623.43 kB · 2 downloads

7800x3D is hard to beat. Combined with a B650/B650e motherboard, 2x16GB 6000MHz CL30 RAM, some sort of PCIe 4.0 4x M.2 SSD, 850W PSU, and an RTX 4070ti Super or RX 7900 XTX.

 

The rest is really personal choice, the above being the major performance limiting components.

[thattomguy]

sorry i didnt even think about asking people to down load files. i have added a pcpartpicker list. 

i have one monitor but i want another wide screen one. looking for about 40in at least. it would be a part of the budget

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4z3fCd

[Why_Me]

47 minutes ago, thattomguy said:

sorry i didnt even think about asking people to down load files. i have added a pcpartpicker list. 

i have one monitor but i want another wide screen one. looking for about 40in at least. it would be a part of the budget

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4z3fCd

I would look at a dual tower cooler for that cpu.

[Queen Chrysalis]

Here’s a thought:  I din’t think the 4070ti super is worth the $100 over the regular 4070ti.  You can get a WQHD OLED with this budget, which will be NIGHT AND DAY over anything else.  I didn’t include a drive, that’d out tou over budget, but if you have an SSD you can use that and maybe get an NVMe later.  If not, and NVMe now would still be worth it.  
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($169.96 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Burst Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($56.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X E OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($699.99 @ B&H) 
Case: BitFenix Nova Mesh M ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($57.90 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Alienware AW3423DWF 34.2" 3440 x 1440 165 Hz Curved Monitor  ($799.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1981.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-02-20 08:48 EST-0500

[dizmo]

16 hours ago, thattomguy said:

sorry i didnt even think about asking people to down load files. i have added a pcpartpicker list. 

i have one monitor but i want another wide screen one. looking for about 40in at least. it would be a part of the budget

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4z3fCd

You need to quote or tag people in order for them to see you've replied to the post

 

As for your list, it's not bad. I'd get a bigger cooler for the CPU. There's lots of very good budget coolers, check out Hardware Canucks, they do great shootouts on them. I'd probably get a better case as well, that one is likely a bit air flow restricted.

 

Do you really have the space for a second monitor with a 45" ultra wide? I think it'd be more of a pain than something that's genuinely useful.