First Time Getting a PC

[Nailington]

Budget (including currency): 1700 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: All around gaming, some dev work, 3D modeling, music production 

Other details PCPartsPicker so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7MtDZ

 

This is my first time actually buying a PC, so I’m trying to optimize the parts I have. I’m not against buying a prebuilt if it is comparable or recommended. I would prefer to use an nvidia card, and stick with an intel cpu, but if anyone has suggestions otherwise I’m open.

 

Basically, any suggestions on how to improve this I would appreciate!

 

Edited June 6, 2024 by Nailington
Added more planned use cases for the pc

[leclod]

You should buy AMD AM5, I bet others will propose sets

And if, against many odds, you stick with Intel, please spend $6 more for the 14700K

Edited June 6, 2024 by leclod

[Nailington]

11 minutes ago, leclod said:

You should buy AMD AM5, I bet others will propose sets

And if, against many odds, you stay with Intel, please spend 6 bucks more for the 14700K

If I do switch, what mobo should I get for it

 

 and if I don’t switch, is there a better mobo for the intel

cpu?

[leclod]

19 minutes ago, Nailington said:

If I do switch, what mobo should I get for it

Others will probably answer,

You could also have a look at previous posts. That question gets answered daily

 

Your intel mobo seems very fine to me.

Edited June 6, 2024 by leclod

[leclod]

The 1700 intel socket died at the beginning of 2023 while AM5 is still very young

Edited June 6, 2024 by leclod

[Nailington]

After consulting some friends and looking around, I’m now on this parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KXBnRK

 

How does this look? Any recommendations from here?

[Svenvdv]

On 6/6/2024 at 7:37 PM, Nailington said:

Budget (including currency): 1700 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: All around gaming, some dev work, 3D modeling, music production 

Other details PCPartsPicker so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7MtDZ

 

This is my first time actually buying a PC, so I’m trying to optimize the parts I have. I’m not against buying a prebuilt if it is comparable or recommended. I would prefer to use an nvidia card, and stick with an intel cpu, but if anyone has suggestions otherwise I’m open.

 

Basically, any suggestions on how to improve this I would appreciate!

 

Id also suggest going the am5 route.
You could get something like this then: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dbc8t7

[Why_Me]

On 6/6/2024 at 10:49 AM, Nailington said:

After consulting some friends and looking around, I’m now on this parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KXBnRK

 

How does this look? Any recommendations from here?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($290.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.97 @ B&H) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card  ($599.99 @ B&H) 
Case: *MagniumGear Neo Air 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *SeaSonic FOCUS GX-750 ATX 3.0 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1611.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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