PC Upgrade

[KuHakku]

1. Budget 

$1200 but I can go a little over (another 100 or so) if necessary.

 

2. Aim

The main purpose of the pc is going to be gaming which include:
1. DCS

2. VTOL VR

3. Rainbow six

4. Arma

5. Squad 

And for short projects in Davinci (nothing intense just light edits) and photoshop

 

3. Monitors

I already have a Samsung Odyssey G7 27" monitor so a build that can take advantage of it would be nice. Also I don't plan on adding another monitor, one is enough.

 

4. Peripherals

So there are 4 things I need to buy:
1. VR headset
2. Hotas (with peddals if possible)
3. Keyboard (I have a rk61 but want to change for a tkl)
4. Headphones (already have a PS5 Headset but not sure if they would work with the entire system)
As for the OS situation I'm a little tied between dual booting or fully switching to linux. The confusion is mainly because I'm not sure of how well the games I know I'll be playing will run under linux as well as the other apps.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I just want to be able to play games that seem fun at relatively good graphics and also finally upgrade to something that can handle my occasional needs.

I have thought of the following build [https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q8JPTY] but want to get the opinion of people more knowledgeable in this. 

[podkall]

What about this?:

 

You can use Corsair case instead of the one included and maybe bump up GPU to one with 16GB of VRAM:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ MSI)
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.97 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H5 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1062.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-20 10:03 EDT-0400

 

Alternative with Case and 16GB GPU:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ MSI)
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.97 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Core Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card  ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1102.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-20 10:05 EDT-0400

[KuHakku]

2 hours ago, podkall said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ MSI)
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.97 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Core Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card  ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1102.83

Could you explain the reasoning behind going with your suggested memory? Isn't DDR5 not as efficient with AMD cpu?

 

[podkall]

43 minutes ago, KuHakku said:

Could you explain the reasoning behind going with your suggested memory? Isn't DDR5 not as efficient with AMD cpu?

 

why wouldn't DDR5 be efficient? DDR5 has come to a point where it's slowly beating if not already beaten DDR4

 

there's nothing slow about DDR5 even if it's CL30, it's different, all high-end PCs use DDR5 for gaming

[KuHakku]

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

why wouldn't DDR5 be efficient? DDR5 has come to a point where it's slowly beating if not already beaten DDR4

 

there's nothing slow about DDR5 even if it's CL30, it's different, all high-end PCs use DDR5 for gaming

Thanks for answering! Actually last I remember reading into DDR5 people were saying that intel cpus were having a better utilization of DDR5 compared to amd granted this was about 5 or so months back and things have only improved since then.

[podkall]

9 minutes ago, KuHakku said:

Thanks for answering! Actually last I remember reading into DDR5 people were saying that intel cpus were having a better utilization of DDR5 compared to amd granted this was about 5 or so months back and things have only improved since then.

7800x3d runs with DDR5

 

 

[KuHakku]

4 hours ago, podkall said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ MSI)
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.97 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Core Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card  ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1102.83

I'll be ordering the parts in a couple of days so I just want to confirm will all the parts fit in the case without issue? Also anything I should be thinking about upgrading in the future if I find a good deal?

 

[podkall]

19 minutes ago, KuHakku said:

I'll be ordering the parts in a couple of days so I just want to confirm will all the parts fit in the case without issue? Also anything I should be thinking about upgrading in the future if I find a good deal?

 

Corsair 4000D is a huge case,

 

max cooler height for it is 170mm and max VGA length is 360mm

[Ryanaviator]

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