New/upgrade build

Windu91 · October 6, 2024

Budget (including currency): ~$1500-$2000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: usually single player games, autocad/3dmodeling and learning blender

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I plan on for the moment, hanging on to my 3080Ti and upgrading the gpu at a later date so big question/ issue is figuring out a build (mainly MOBO/CPU combo) that would not be bottlenecked by the fact the GPU is a approaching two generations old but with enough kick that it is adequately making use of whatever new one that I get. In 6 months to a year.

Looks wise I prefer understated looks so as long as the case cools well I am not worried about RGB

brob · October 7, 2024

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($331.47 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.90 @ Amazon)

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

Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.00 @ iBUYPOWER)

Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)

Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)

Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1079.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-07 16:36 EDT-0400

BahnStormer · October 7, 2024

Even $1500 is plenty to go pretty crazy since you're not doing the GPU right now.

I went for a 1000W PSU so there's a chance it'll handle a RTX5080 or similar.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D gives you close to 7800X3D gaming performance and 16 cores for 3D work.

Avoid air cooling if you have the RTX3080Ti FE or any similar blow-through design... from personal experience I can tell you it blows so much heat straight into the CPU intake that it will limit the CPU's ability to PBO properly or at least it will make it run v hot.

Given how much heat that GPU can generate, I prefer the 280mm coolers and then use them on the FRONT intake and move the two supplied 140mm fans into the roof... the AIO will theoretically fit in the top of the case, but it can be very tight on the VRM heatsinks on the motherboard and better to use the cold intake air for the CPU - even a 7950X3D won't heat the air up anywhere NEAR as much as the 3080Ti (literally half the TDP).

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor ($618.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($86.23 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X670E Pro RS ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C Performance ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.30 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1408.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-07 17:49 EDT-0400

If I was building this for myself and keeping my RTX3080Ti (FE) - I would use the Lian Li 205 Mesh as it has a really neat extra GPU intake 120mm fan that sits in the PCIe slots so you get extra cold air pulled in from the rear directly onto the GPU intake.