Advice for first computer build

[GamersDontDie]

Hi!

I am looking for feedback on my PC list, this is my first PC build so I want to make sure everything is okay.

cpu	Intel Core i5-12400F
Cpu cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core
motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI
Ram	Kingston FURY Beast (1 x 32 GB)
Main storage	Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB
Extra storage	Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB
Graphics card	Founders Edition 1080
Case	NZXT H510i
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x

I have already bought the CPU, the case, and do not want to upgrade GPU yet, but am looking at the 3080

I am happy with most of this, but am unsure about the CPU cooler, so any suggestions there would be useful.

 

Thank you in advance.

UPDATE

I have changed a few parts

cpu	Intel Core i5-12400F
Cpu cooler	Thermalright Frozen Prism ARGB
motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI
Ram	Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB)
Main storage	Kingston NV2 1 TB
Extra storage	Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB
Graphics card	Founders Edition 1080
Case	NZXT H510i
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x

[Blasty Blosty]

Motherboard seems a bit overkill, unless you are planning to future-proof this build for a high-end drop-in later down the line

[Blasty Blosty]

Use 2x 16GB sticks, not 1x 32GB

[GamersDontDie]

1 minute ago, Blasty Blosty said:

Motherboard seems a bit overkill, unless you are planning to future-proof this build for a high-end drop-in later down the line

I am planning on this PC being the machine i can just upgrade CPU and GPU, and not worry about anything else

1 minute ago, Blasty Blosty said:

Use 2x 16GB sticks, not 1x 32GB

Right now it is cheaper for me to go 1x32 over 2x16, i was going to see which is cheapest on prime day and choose that. Would it still be better to go for 2x16?

[Tetras]

2 minutes ago, GamersDontDie said:

Would it still be better to go for 2x16?

It is not good for the framerate consistency to run single channel, but it depends on the resolution and the game. I think DDR5 is generally less affected than DDR4 because it has higher throughput than DDR4 anyway, but I haven't seen that many benchmarks.

 

12 minutes ago, GamersDontDie said:

but am unsure about the CPU cooler, so any suggestions there would be useful.

The 12400 is pretty easy to cool, even though the stock cooler (in the CPU box) can do it without much trouble. A peerless assassin or phantom spirit wouldn't break a sweat.

[PDifolco]

20 minutes ago, GamersDontDie said:

Hi!

I am looking for feedback on my PC list, this is my first PC build so I want to make sure everything is okay.

cpu	Intel Core i5-12400F
Cpu cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core
motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI
Ram	Kingston FURY Beast (1 x 32 GB)
Main storage	Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB
Extra storage	Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB
Graphics card	Founders Edition 1080
Case	NZXT H510i
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x

I have already bought the CPU, the case, and do not want to upgrade GPU yet, but am looking at the 3080

I am happy with most of this, but am unsure about the CPU cooler, so any suggestions there would be useful.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Cooler is overkill unless you really want one for looks

Get 2x16GB RAM not 1x32

Get a larger SSD, at least 1TB

PSU is overkill, but ok for a future 3080 (which isn't that good, rather get a 4070)

[Blasty Blosty]

17 minutes ago, GamersDontDie said:

I am planning on this PC being the machine i can just upgrade CPU and GPU, and not worry about anything else

Yeah, if you stick with this mobo you can just drop in the best CPU later down the line and get a nice performance boost

 

17 minutes ago, GamersDontDie said:

Right now it is cheaper for me to go 1x32 over 2x16, i was going to see which is cheapest on prime day and choose that. Would it still be better to go for 2x16?

Yes, there will be a performance boost with dual channel