Advice / Sanity Check on First Build

Trogdor1520 · March 28

Budget (including currency): ~$3,000 - $4,000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Solidworks, AAA games

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):

First PC Build

This is my first build, wondering if anyone sees any glaring problems with it... or has any suggestions. I am dead set on the fractal north or north XL case with the tempered glass side. Other than that looking for mostly no RGB and relatively low noise.

Thanks!

Why_Me · March 28

120mm exhaust fan for that case, AMD EXPO RAM, a better board and less expensive cpu cooler that's comparative to that Noctua.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($357.00 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: *MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.00 @ MSI)
Memory: *G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($106.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($166.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card ($1819.99 @ ASUS)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-1000 ATX 3.0 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3503.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-27 20:27 EDT-0400

A better look at those components.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B650-TOMAHAWK-WIFI

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AK620-ZERO-DARK-High-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16124.shtml

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/396/1673491242/F5-6000J3038F16GX2-FX5

https://www.arctic.de/en/P12-PWM-PST/ACFAN00120A

Trogdor1520 · March 28

Hey @Why_Me thanks for the advice! What are the big differences between the motherboards? I am struggling to see much other than the USB headers and the PCIE slots. Also will I need to grab a SATA cable for the Samsung 870 Evo?

Why_Me · March 28

8 minutes ago, Trogdor1520 said:

Hey @Why_Me thanks for the advice! What are the big differences between the motherboards? I am struggling to see much other than the USB headers and the PCIE slots. Also will I need to grab a SATA cable for the Samsung 870 Evo?

The MSI board has a better audio codec and better audio connectors in the back .. no need for a splitter cable. Your psu will come with SATA cables .. use the one that comes with the psu. Same goes for your gpu ... use the Seasonic provided connector.

The Hope · March 30

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor ($206.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 3 67.62 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard ($302.00 @ MSI)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-7600 CL36 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Vortex Redline 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($909.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Deepcool PM850D 850 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($97.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $2251.83

brob · March 30

On 3/27/2024 at 8:18 PM, Trogdor1520 said:

Budget (including currency): ~$3,000 - $4,000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Solidworks, AAA games

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):

First PC Build

This is my first build, wondering if anyone sees any glaring problems with it... or has any suggestions. I am dead set on the fractal north or north XL case with the tempered glass side. Other than that looking for mostly no RGB and relatively low noise.

Thanks!