First time pc build, 2k USD, moderate gaming

[TheIndecisiveMollusk]

Budget (including currency):  2000 USD (yes I'm slightly over budget for this pick, but that's acceptable)

Country: Hongkong/China & US (I can get the parts from the US, I don't think there'll be an issue with shipping or acquiring them to HK)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: See 

for more detailed explantion. Mostly web surfing, moderate gaming, most of the performence requirements will be used to play around ML and generative AIs.

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- It's going to bt 99% internet surfing, I'm terminally online, watching videos, and staring at the screen. With a bad habit of keeping a lot of tabs, windows, and programs together. Discord, mail, photoshop, if anything I can run the the background without needing to occupy the window, it's likely going to be in the background.

- Moderate gaming. Like gosh, a handful of times a month? Mostly last generation of games, StarCraft, Halo MCC, pre-2010 COD and Battlefield, Hades, I do want to try newer titles like Halo Infinite. And I do plan to play those games as visually amazing as possible. But nothing crazy with like 4K on 144Hz. 

- Generate AI. Probably the real reason I'm picking a good GPU. Just playing around with them. Stable Diffusion, local LLMs, TTS. Both using and training. 

 

 

Other detail: (planned)

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ Amazon)  [choice between Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 13700K. I want the iGPU for backup and felt I don't need comparable or better gaming performence. I don't think I need the extra cores from the 14700s or i9/Ryzen 9. LGA 1700 is sad but if I needed an upgrade I'm willing to get a new motherboard. It's probably overkill anyway]
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.99 @ Amazon) [No specific reason, just believed AIO isn't as needed or CPU cooling is that necessary anyway.]
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ ASUS) [This is a Mobo I can get locally. No real reason other than a B-chipset, microATX, and a pricy brand. All of which is just passion choices]
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-7000 CL40 Memory  ($149.99 @ Corsair) [I decided to lower the RAM size for a high clock speed, probably got sold snake oil]
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ Best Buy) [No particular reason]
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($882.93 @ Amazon)  [4070 Ti Super is a must, brand and model, I'm told, is not as important]
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Corsair) [Avalible and recommended by pcpartpicker]
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply [I thought 850W should suffice, matching brand and form factor]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tp2JWt

 

Almost everything except for the 4070 Ti Super and micro ATX for a mid-tower (well those two are arguble too) is open to suggestions.

 

[Why_Me]

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

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ MSI) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($130.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: *Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Best Buy) 
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  ($89.00 @ MSI) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.81 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1785.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-13 16:00 EDT-0400

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-P-WIFI

 

https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd.html 

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5 

 

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

 

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

 

 

[TheIndecisiveMollusk]

7 hours ago, Why_Me said:

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

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ MSI) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($130.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: *Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Best Buy) 
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  ($89.00 @ MSI) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.81 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1785.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-13 16:00 EDT-0400

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-P-WIFI

 

https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd.html 

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5 

 

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

 

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

 

 

Thank you for the recommendation, can you elaborate the component selection?

I could guess the storage, video card, and memory choices. But the Motherboard, case and power supply?

[TheIndecisiveMollusk]

On 4/14/2024 at 4:03 AM, Why_Me said:

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

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ MSI) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($130.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: *Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Best Buy) 
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  ($89.00 @ MSI) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.81 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1785.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-13 16:00 EDT-0400

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-P-WIFI

 

https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd.html 

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5 

 

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

 

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

 

 

Hello?