Advice for a noob

[Rbakker02]

I wanted to start a new topic for noobs joining the space. I have never built a computer before and want to get suggestions / feedback for others like me.

 

For my post, I am a programming student who wants some upgradability for the next 5 years or so, with a PC to be great for "productivity" and gaming. Please find my current build plan below, I currently have planned to use the hard drives in raid 1 with booting off the SSD, with looking to get a GPU in the future as I already have an Xbox series X, I'm just looking at getting away from the apple garden tbh as I have a MacBook m1 pro. Would appreciate the feedback, I am very very new to PC building as would love to learn more. I appreciate you all!  

 

[Rbakker02]

Sorry I forgot to link my plan: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/user/ryanb02/saved/#view=rh7Z23

[TatamiMatt]

Could you open the link in the builder page and copy the link in the share area so i can edit your build a touch?

 

Can probably knock that build down a few hundred dollars without hurting performance at all

 

[kitnoman]

Personally, I would probably buy a windows key from vipcdkeys for around 15-20USD. But as for something you can upgrade after 5yrs, what you really need is an AMD. If you go with intel, the highest you can go is a 14th gen and from 13600k, the next best upgrade option that won't break the bank  if ever is a 14700k. But those won't improve gaming performance that much. You can also use 64gb ram as depending what you will do, you might need more ram than a normal gamer.

 

Intel

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($575.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.55 @ ExtremePC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 D AC ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($368.99 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL34 Memory  ($402.71 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($286.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($1139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.99 @ PB Technologies) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 ATX 3.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Total: $3334.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-10 20:57 NZST+1200

 

AMD build is probably not better in terms of productivity, but it will do and you can probably upgrade in 3-5yrs for a 1-3generation higher than 7000 series, depending on how much AMD will be generous with us. But what's important is that, if you upgrade to 8000 or hopefully ryzen 9000 and 10k gen(f their kind), will have performance uplift compared to 13th to 14th gen upgrade that you will be stuck with if you choose to go with intel now.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($569.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.55 @ ExtremePC) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($335.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL34 Memory  ($402.71 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($286.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($1139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.99 @ PB Technologies) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 ATX 3.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Total: $3294.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-10 20:59 NZST+1200

[Blasty Blosty]

20 minutes ago, kitnoman said:

Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($1139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 

Over 1k for a 4070 super??

[Blasty Blosty]

 

21 minutes ago, kitnoman said:

Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($1139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 

Or is that CAD? 

[TatamiMatt]

6 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said:

 

Or is that CAD? 

NZD

[Blasty Blosty]

26 minutes ago, TatamiMatt said:

NZD

Won't lie didn't even know that was a currency

 

Turns out that GPU is cheaper over there, just got one myself

[PDifolco]

2 hours ago, Rbakker02 said:

I wanted to start a new topic for noobs joining the space. I have never built a computer before and want to get suggestions / feedback for others like me.

 

For my post, I am a programming student who wants some upgradability for the next 5 years or so, with a PC to be great for "productivity" and gaming. Please find my current build plan below, I currently have planned to use the hard drives in raid 1 with booting off the SSD, with looking to get a GPU in the future as I already have an Xbox series X, I'm just looking at getting away from the apple garden tbh as I have a MacBook m1 pro. Would appreciate the feedback, I am very very new to PC building as would love to learn more. I appreciate you all!  

 

I'd do some savings on cooler, board, case and Windows key, to invest in a more powerful GPU and it'll still cost less

Also drop those stupid HDD, a 4TB NVme isn't even much more expensive....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($575.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($83.52 @ Ascent Technology) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($259.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($219.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($170.20 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Storage: Kingston NV2 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($458.85 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Colorful NB EX-V GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($1265.00 @ ExtremePC) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($167.72 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($219.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $3417.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-10 23:12 NZST+1200