Build For A Friend

[RiftenGuard2011]

Budget (including currency): $2500 US

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lots of Steam Games of every variety in 1440p. College work including coding and some light 3d rendering. 

Other details: PC Part Picker Lists

intel  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z2YngB

amd https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DFyJ4M

 

I am building a PC for a friend and am working on a list. Any advice on part choices would be helpful. I am an Intel + Nvidia guy. However, I am giving him the option of both Intel or Amd, so I included two lists. I am going for a nice looking build that will still put performance over fancy lights.

 

 

Edit: I have taken some advice into account for the amd build and updated it with what I think will work best.

 

New AMD Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mMsqz6

[bal7]

10 minutes ago, RiftenGuard2011 said:

Budget (including currency): $2500 US

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lots of Steam Games of every variety in 1440p. College work including coding and some light 3d rendering. 

Other details: PC Part Picker Lists

intel  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z2YngB

amd https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DFyJ4M

 

I am building a PC for a friend and am working on a list. Any advice on part choices would be helpful. I am an Intel + Nvidia guy. However, I am giving him the option of both Intel or Amd, so I included two lists. I am going for a nice looking build that will still put performance over fancy lights.

 

well, intel+nvidia build is better depending on what you mean by "light 3d rendering"

[bal7]

Just now, bal723 said:

well, intel+nvidia build is better depending on what you mean by "light 3d rendering"

if its some really light 3d rendering and mainly gaming then the amd build is a way to go as i see no problem in it

[bal7]

4 minutes ago, bal723 said:

if its some really light 3d rendering and mainly gaming then the amd build is a way to go as i see no problem in it

also intel platform is kinda "dead" with no upgrade path besides i9 so if your friend gonna upgrade in future, you might still consider amd build

[brob]

24 minutes ago, RiftenGuard2011 said:

Budget (including currency): $2500 US

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lots of Steam Games of every variety in 1440p. College work including coding and some light 3d rendering. 

Other details: PC Part Picker Lists

intel  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z2YngB

amd https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DFyJ4M

 

I am building a PC for a friend and am working on a list. Any advice on part choices would be helpful. I am an Intel + Nvidia guy. However, I am giving him the option of both Intel or Amd, so I included two lists. I am going for a nice looking build that will still put performance over fancy lights.

 

 

A 7800X3D is likely the better choice for the use case. Excellent gaming and coding performance and decent 3D rendering.

 

Some improvements: 

 

An air tower cooler as the CPU is much easier to cool than the i7-14700K.

 

A memory kit with EXPO profiles.

 

A good but less expensive motherboard.

 

A case with 2x160 intake fans and a 140 exhaust fan.

 

An RTX 4070 Super for better performance. Nvidia is often preferred by GPU renders.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($344.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($649.89 @ B&H) 

Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1874.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-28 12:16 EDT-0400

[Why_Me]

31 minutes ago, RiftenGuard2011 said:

Budget (including currency): $2500 US

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lots of Steam Games of every variety in 1440p. College work including coding and some light 3d rendering. 

Other details: PC Part Picker Lists

intel  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z2YngB

amd https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DFyJ4M

 

I am building a PC for a friend and am working on a list. Any advice on part choices would be helpful. I am an Intel + Nvidia guy. However, I am giving him the option of both Intel or Amd, so I included two lists. I am going for a nice looking build that will still put performance over fancy lights.

 

The 14700K is a heat producing power hog. You want a 360 AIO for that cpu. 500GB SSD for your o/s so that you don't lose any data if you ever have to do a full reinstall and 4TB SSD for storage. Better case and AIO.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool LS720S ZERO DARK 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($221.75 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($73.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($649.89 @ B&H) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1970.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-28 12:31 EDT-0400

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-Z790-TOMAHAWK-WIFI 

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230500/intel-core-i713700k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html 

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuliquidcoolers/LS720S-ZERO-DARK-360mm-Pure-Performance-Liquid-Cooler-1700-AM5/2023/17571.shtml 

 

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

 

 

 

[bal7]

4 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

The 14700K is a heat producing power hog. You want a 360 AIO for that cpu. 500GB SSD for your o/s so that you don't lose any data if you ever have to do a full reinstall and 4TB SSD for storage. Better case and AIO.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool LS720S ZERO DARK 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($221.75 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($73.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($649.89 @ B&H) 
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1970.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-28 12:31 EDT-0400

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-Z790-TOMAHAWK-WIFI 

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230500/intel-core-i713700k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html 

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuliquidcoolers/LS720S-ZERO-DARK-360mm-Pure-Performance-Liquid-Cooler-1700-AM5/2023/17571.shtml 

 

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

 

 

 

only 144w? i wonder why people are calling them space heaters when exen 120mm aios can cool 200w cpus

[Why_Me]

4 minutes ago, bal723 said:

only 144w? i wonder why people are calling them space heaters when exen 120mm aios can cool 200w cpus

120 AIO's are good for paperweights.

[bal7]

Just now, Why_Me said:

120 AIO's are good for paperweights.

not funny joke, get a new joke

[brob]

18 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

The 14700K is a heat producing power hog.

 

The i7-13700K has exactly the same Processor Base Power (125W) and Maximum Turbo Power (253W). If the i7-14700K is a "heat producing power hog" so is the i7-13700K. But the i7-14700K has an additional 4 efficiency cores.

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FvJYFs

7800x3d + 4080s + 32gb 6000c30

 

gpu + psu upgrade and just made the build more cost effective in general cutting uneccesary costs like the board case cooler overpriced outdated samsung ssds etc.

 

btw if your friend actually needs fast ssds then go for a pcie gen5 like the crucial t700, dont bother dilly dallying with a slow gen4 980/990 pro if speed is really neccesary, and if your friend doesnt need ssd speed then buying a gen3 when a high end gen4 is only a few $ extra is stupid

[Why_Me]

6 minutes ago, brob said:

 

The i7-13700K has exactly the same Processor Base Power (125W) and Maximum Turbo Power (253W). If the i7-14700K is a "heat producing power hog" so is the i7-13700K. But the i7-14700K has an additional 4 efficiency cores.

 

In case you missed it ...

 

[Why_Me]

15 minutes ago, bal723 said:

not funny joke, get a new joke

You ever see a 120 AIO recommended for a new build on any tech sites? Me neither.

[bal7]

1 minute ago, Why_Me said:

You ever see a 120 AIO recommended for a new build on any tech sites? Me neither.

they are still good in some cases where huge ugly air cooler doesnt fit

[Why_Me]

1 minute ago, bal723 said:

they are still good in some cases where huge ugly air cooler doesnt fit

They are junk. 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Just now, bal723 said:

they are still good in some cases where huge ugly air cooler doesnt fit

aka sff

but thats the only thing theyre really good for otherwise a cheap dual rower like the phantom spirit will destroy em

[podkall]

2 minutes ago, bal723 said:

they are still good in some cases where huge ugly air cooler doesnt fit

120 AIO is slightly better stock cooler, no way it cools 200W

[bal7]

you are literally roasting my build rn

[brob]

13 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

In case you missed it ...

 

 

That is power consumption in a particular use case. A "heat producing power hog" refers to the thermal output. Both CPU have the same thermal envelope.

 

[podkall]

14 minutes ago, bal723 said:

you are literally roasting my build rn

lowkey, but 120 AIO is good for aesthetics if the CPU is something like below 50W TDP during boost or barely above it

[bal7]

1 minute ago, podkall said:

lowkey, but 120 AIO is good for aesthetics if the CPU is something like below 50W TDP during boost or barely above it

maybe, im gonna get 11600k anyways

[podkall]

7 minutes ago, bal723 said:

maybe, im gonna get 11600k anyways

hmmm, interesting timing