Need help with my first build

[_Mika_]

Budget: $4000 CAD (tax included)
 

Country: Canada
 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA Games, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Blender, Maya (I'm planning on a workstation/gaming setup)
 

Other details: I'm upgrading from a Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO I got gifted (you can see why I'm upgrading) and its taken a while to save up some money for a new PC, for now I'm going to stick with the monitor and the peripherals

because I cant afford any good ones in the build though I do have a new monitor and mouse in mind (The Gigabyte M27Q-X [I plan on using both monitors] and Logitech G G502 HERO)

I just cant find a solid affordable keyboard but any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I'm also planning to buy everything by next month, I honestly cannot keep working with an i5, no graphics card, and 8gb of ram.

Parts List: 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (I know about the heat and solutions for it)

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 64 GB (2 x 32 GB)
Storage: Solidigm P44 Pro 2 TB M.2
Graphics Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX (I know about the coil whine)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (May change as I don't know if parts will fit)
Power Supply: Antec NE1300G M ATX3.0 1300W 80+ Gold Certified
Total excluding tax: $2,952.89 CAD
Total Including tax: $3,336.76 CAD
list also on PCPartPicker

Thanks in advance

[Why_Me]

It all works although I would look at a Nvidia gpu for what your primary uses will be.

[PDifolco]

16 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

Budget: $4000 CAD (tax included)
 

Country: Canada
 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA Games, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Blender, Maya (I'm planning on a workstation/gaming setup)
 

Other details: I'm upgrading from a Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO I got gifted (you can see why I'm upgrading) and its taken a while to save up some money for a new PC, for now I'm going to stick with the monitor and the peripherals

because I cant afford any good ones in the build though I do have a new monitor and mouse in mind (The Gigabyte M27Q-X [I plan on using both monitors] and Logitech G G502 HERO)

I just cant find a solid affordable keyboard but any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I'm also planning to buy everything by next month, I honestly cannot keep working with an i5, no graphics card, and 8gb of ram.

Parts List: 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (I know about the heat and solutions for it)

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 64 GB (2 x 32 GB)
Storage: Solidigm P44 Pro 2 TB M.2
Graphics Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX (I know about the coil whine)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (May change as I don't know if parts will fit)
Power Supply: Antec NE1300G M ATX3.0 1300W 80+ Gold Certified
Total excluding tax: $2,952.89 CAD
Total Including tax: $3,336.76 CAD
list also on PCPartPicker

Thanks in advance

Weird choices I'd say, big budget and not best parts !

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($842.96 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Solidigm P44 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($241.96 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1396.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE G500A DRGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.87 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $3650.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:37 EDT-0400

 

Edited, list was not Canada based

 

 

[filpo]

19 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

I just cant find a solid affordable keyboard but any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

what size? Do you prefer mechanical? Here's some (wireless and wired from cheapest to more expensive

Cooler Master SK620 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (SK-620-GKTL1-US) - PCPartPicker

 

NZXT Function MiniTKL RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (KB-175US-BR) - PCPartPicker

 

Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard (K552) - PCPartPicker

 

This one's full size, I don't personally like it but you might - Corsair K60 RGB Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard (CH-910D019-NA) - PCPartPicker

 

HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (HX-KB7AQX-US) - PCPartPicker

 

Keychron K2 Plastic Wireless Standard Keyboard (K2-A1) - PCPartPicker

 

This one's full size as well - Logitech G613 Wireless Standard Keyboard (920-008386) - PCPartPicker

 

For RGB - Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard (RZ03-03891500-R3U1)

- PCPartPicker

19 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

Graphics Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX (I know about the coil whine)

On this one coil whine appears to be fine, though on models like the hellhound from powercolor it might be more apparent

 

19 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

buy everything by next month

is it because you don't have the money yet? If so, how much can you spend now?

 

19 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI

You're not using pcie 5 so a b650 gaming plus wifi from MSI will be more than enough, X670e does offer some more features so you can still go for it

 

19 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (May change as I don't know if parts will fit)

for the same price I'd get the lian li lancool III as it's got great thermals and even supports a 420mil rad up top

 

19 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (I know about the heat and solutions for it)

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 64 GB (2 x 32 GB)
Storage: Solidigm P44 Pro 2 TB M.2
Graphics Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX (I know about the coil whine)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (May change as I don't know if parts will fit)
Power Supply: Antec NE1300G M ATX3.0 1300W 80+ Gold Certified
Total excluding tax: $2,952.89 CAD
Total Including tax: $3,336.76 CAD

Not bad but use canadian pc partpicker

here's some improvements

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($842.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($154.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($1259.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PQ1000M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: Gigabyte GS27Q X 27.0" 2560 x 1440 250 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Keyboard: Logitech G613 Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($146.72 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3904.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:38 EDT-0400

 

AMD + Nvidia is also an option 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($842.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($154.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1349.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Gigabyte GS27Q X 27.0" 2560 x 1440 250 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Keyboard: Logitech G613 Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($146.72 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $4013.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:39 EDT-0400

Just now, _Mika_ said:

The only other equivalent would be a 4080 and those are pretty expensive in my area so that's why I chose a 7900 XTX

they're about $100 CAD more, not much if they do help with your workload. Yes, the 4080 super does have less vram, but it performs the same in games at least and it does perform noticeably better in productivity 

Edited April 18 by filpo

[_Mika_]

2 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

It all works although I would look at a Nvidia gpu for what your primary uses will be.

The only other equivalent would be a 4080 and those are pretty expensive in my area so that's why I chose a 7900 XTX

[_Mika_]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

what size? Do you prefer mechanical? Here's some (wireless and wired from cheapest to more expensive

Cooler Master SK620 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (SK-620-GKTL1-US) - PCPartPicker

 

NZXT Function MiniTKL RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (KB-175US-BR) - PCPartPicker

 

Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard (K552) - PCPartPicker

 

This one's full size, I don't personally like it but you might - Corsair K60 RGB Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard (CH-910D019-NA) - PCPartPicker

 

HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (HX-KB7AQX-US) - PCPartPicker

 

Keychron K2 Plastic Wireless Standard Keyboard (K2-A1) - PCPartPicker

 

This one's full size as well - Logitech G613 Wireless Standard Keyboard (920-008386) - PCPartPicker

 

For RGB - Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard (RZ03-03891500-R3U1)

- PCPartPicker

On this one coil whine appears to be fine, though on models like the hellhound from powercolor it might be more apparent

 

is it because you don't have the money yet? If so, how much can you spend now?

 

You're not using pcie 5 so a b650 gaming plus wifi from MSI will be more than enough, X670e does offer some more features so you can still go for it

 

for the same price I'd get the lian li lancool III as it's got great thermals and even supports a 420mil rad up top

 

Not bad but use canadian pc partpicker

here's some improvements

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($842.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($154.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($1259.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PQ1000M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: Gigabyte GS27Q X 27.0" 2560 x 1440 250 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Keyboard: Logitech G613 Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($146.72 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3904.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:38 EDT-0400

 

AMD + Nvidia is also an option 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($842.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($154.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1349.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Gigabyte GS27Q X 27.0" 2560 x 1440 250 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Keyboard: Logitech G613 Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($146.72 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $4013.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:39 EDT-0400

A full size keyboard is what I would prefer but as long as they have a numpad I'm fine with it

I can spend about 3000 dollars right now but I wont be able to cover tax if I bought everything at once

also thanks for the suggestions

[filpo]

Just now, _Mika_ said:

I can spend about 3000 dollars right now but I wont be able to cover tax if I bought everything at onc

I’d say wait until you get the money then, is that USD or CAD?

 

1 minute ago, _Mika_ said:

A full size keyboard is what I would prefer but as long as they have a numpad I'm fine with it

Look through the keyboards I sent, choose the one that you like (Logitech G613 wireless and Corsair k60 rgb pro are the only full size ones)

[Why_Me]

Just now, _Mika_ said:

The only other equivalent would be a 4080 and those are pretty expensive in my area so that's why I chose a 7900 XTX

Try this. One of the better cases on the market, especially if using an AIO. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-14700 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor  ($524.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: *ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($179.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($369.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($209.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1349.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.05 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.87 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: *Gigabyte GS27Q X 27.0" 2560 x 1440 250 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $3641.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:41 EDT-0400

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/GS27Q-X#kf 

 

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

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236781/intel-core-i7-processor-14700-33m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html

 

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/377/1649234605/F5-6000J3040G32GX2-RS5K-F5-6000J3040G32GA2-RS5K 

 

https://semiconductor.samsung.com/us/consumer-storage/internal-ssd/980pro/

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N408SWF3V2-16GD#kf

 

https://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/4161 

 

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/ 

 

 

[_Mika_]

10 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Weird choices I'd say, big budget and not best parts !

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($842.96 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Solidigm P44 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($241.96 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1396.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE G500A DRGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.87 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $3650.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:37 EDT-0400

 

Edited, list was not Canada based

 

 

Yeah I didn't want to go for the best of the best because I'm also trying to factor in other things such as tax and peripherals, if I factor in tax to that it would come out to about $4,318.66 CAD 

but I do have one question, why the X3D over the X? I have no clue what L3 cache does.

[_Mika_]

4 minutes ago, filpo said:

I’d say wait until you get the money then, is that USD or CAD?

 

Look through the keyboards I sent, choose the one that you like (Logitech G613 wireless and Corsair k60 rgb pro are the only full size ones)

CAD, and I will look thanks.

[_Mika_]

14 minutes ago, filpo said:

 

they're about $100 CAD more, not much if they do help with your workload. Yes, the 4080 super does have less vram, but it performs the same in games at least and it does perform noticeably better in productivity 

Alright, I'll compare some cards then and see if its worth it.

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

but I do have one question, why the X3D over the X

Better performance in games but slightly worse in productivity

 

1 minute ago, _Mika_ said:

CAD, and I will look thanks.

wait till you get 4000 then

 

3 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

Yeah I didn't want to go for the best of the best because I'm also trying to factor in other things such as tax and peripherals, if I factor in tax to that it would come out to about $4,318.66 CAD 

but I do have one question, why the X3D over the X? I have no clue what L3 cache does.

Now that I think of it id get the 7950x for your case since it’s cheaper and is slower in games but not terrible. Put one of those in one of my builds above and it should be around 4000 cad with tax

 

1 minute ago, _Mika_ said:

Alright, I'll compare some cards then and see if its worth it.

do you use the gpu for your workload?

[_Mika_]

7 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Try this. One of the better cases on the market, especially if using an AIO. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-14700 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor  ($524.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: *ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($179.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($369.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($279.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($209.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($1349.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.05 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.87 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: *Gigabyte GS27Q X 27.0" 2560 x 1440 250 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $3641.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 17:41 EDT-0400

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/GS27Q-X#kf 

 

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

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236781/intel-core-i7-processor-14700-33m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html

 

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/377/1649234605/F5-6000J3040G32GX2-RS5K-F5-6000J3040G32GA2-RS5K 

 

https://semiconductor.samsung.com/us/consumer-storage/internal-ssd/980pro/

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N408SWF3V2-16GD#kf

 

https://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/4161 

 

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/ 

 

 

Thanks, I know next to nothing about cases.

[_Mika_]

1 minute ago, filpo said:

Better performance in games but slightly worse in productivity

 

wait till you get 4000 then

 

Now that I think of it id get the 7950x for your case since it’s cheaper and is slower in games but not terrible. Put one of those in one of my builds above and it should be around 4000 cad with tax

 

do you use the gpu for your workload?

Got it

and yes, Blender is a mainly GPU heavy application and I need faster renders it currently takes me a few hours to render even simple things.

[Why_Me]

10 minutes ago, _Mika_ said:

Thanks, I know next to nothing about cases.

 

 

[PDifolco]

10 hours ago, _Mika_ said:

Yeah I didn't want to go for the best of the best because I'm also trying to factor in other things such as tax and peripherals, if I factor in tax to that it would come out to about $4,318.66 CAD 

but I do have one question, why the X3D over the X? I have no clue what L3 cache does.

L3 cache is used to store data close to the CPU, which is pretty useful in gaming

X3D chips have around 3x more cache than non x3D ones, giving them the edge in nearly all games

7980X3D has one 8 core CCD with cache and another without, it' s like a 7800X3D + a 7700X slapped together  , so it's powerful for all workloads