PC Part List

[Rzzzz]

Budget (including currency): 1500$

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, College,  Daily stuff

so i make a list already, is there anything you would recommend? thanks

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Rezzzzz/saved/#view=Bkw3Hx

[Hinjima]

6 minutes ago, Rzzzz said:

Budget (including currency): 1500$

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, College,  Daily stuff

so i make a list already, is there anything you would recommend? thanks

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Rezzzzz/saved/#view=Bkw3Hx

Hello! Welcome to the Forum

This is not a bad list but there are things I would change.

 

The MicroATX motherboard will look a bit weird in a ATX case.  I would get a ATX motherboard like the MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI

The Corsair liquid cooler is quite overkill for a 7700x and you could get away with a Peerless Assassin SE120 for $34.

If you really want an RGB AIO then its a decent choice.

 

Rest looks good. 

 

Cheaper due to the air cooler. 2TB SSD instead of 1TB.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J6wwcx

[Taz900]

i would probably go with a 2nd SSD.
get a 256/512gb for boot.
and use the 1/2tb for games / storage 

[Rzzzz]

6 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Hello! Welcome to the Forum

This is not a bad list but there are things I would change.

 

The MicroATX motherboard will look a bit weird in a ATX case.  I would get a ATX motherboard like the MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI

The Corsair liquid cooler is quite overkill for a 7700x and you could get away with a Peerless Assassin SE120 for $34.

If you really want an RGB AIO then its a decent choice.

 

Rest looks good. 

 

Cheaper due to the air cooler. 2TB SSD instead of 1TB.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J6wwcx

hello there!
for AIO is there anything as good as the one i pick

[Rzzzz]

6 minutes ago, Taz900 said:

i would probably go with a 2nd SSD.
get a 256/512gb for boot.
and use the 1/2tb for games / storage 

i do have 128 gb ssd unused, probably going to use it for system

 

[Hinjima]

30 minutes ago, Rzzzz said:

hello there!
for AIO is there anything as good as the one i pick

The one you picked out is quite good but the Arctic Liquid Freezer II and III lineup is also very good for the price

[BahnStormer]

That AIO is very poor value... swapping it out for an Arctic Freezer III as it is better for cooling and cheaper.... they also do RGB versions at a very slight price increase.

 

Here are some ideas of other nice upgrades you could get with the savings:

Better 2Tb NVME drive

Better motherboard

Slightly higher spec PSU

 

If you wanted to get it properly BELOW $1500, then just swap the cooler down to the 240mm AIO or even the Peerless Assassin air cooler would be plenty - that CPU does NOT need much to keep it in check

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($283.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($86.23 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Abt) 
Video Card: PowerColor Red Devil OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($550.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1503.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-24 12:14 EST-0500

[Rzzzz]

19 minutes ago, BahnStormer said:

That AIO is very poor value... swapping it out for an Arctic Freezer III as it is better for cooling and cheaper.... they also do RGB versions at a very slight price increase.

 

Here are some ideas of other nice upgrades you could get with the savings:

Better 2Tb NVME drive

Better motherboard

Slightly higher spec PSU

 

If you wanted to get it properly BELOW $1500, then just swap the cooler down to the 240mm AIO or even the Peerless Assassin air cooler would be plenty - that CPU does NOT need much to keep it in check

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($283.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($86.23 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Abt) 
Video Card: PowerColor Red Devil OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($550.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1503.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-24 12:14 EST-0500

 

20 minutes ago, BahnStormer said:

That AIO is very poor value... swapping it out for an Arctic Freezer III as it is better for cooling and cheaper.... they also do RGB versions at a very slight price increase.

 

Here are some ideas of other nice upgrades you could get with the savings:

Better 2Tb NVME drive

Better motherboard

Slightly higher spec PSU

 

If you wanted to get it properly BELOW $1500, then just swap the cooler down to the 240mm AIO or even the Peerless Assassin air cooler would be plenty - that CPU does NOT need much to keep it in check

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($283.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($86.23 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Abt) 
Video Card: PowerColor Red Devil OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($550.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1503.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-24 12:14 EST-0500

people said its hard to mount Arctic Freezer 3, is it true?

[BahnStormer]

15 minutes ago, Rzzzz said:

people said its hard to mount Arctic Freezer 3, is it true?

Yes, there is certainly a bit of a knack to it: the first one was certainly more difficult than I remember my first Arctic Freezer 2.

 

Problem is that if you tighten the rails into the motherboard tray at the start, there isn't enough slack to get the waterblock screws to bite; so it is the reverse of how you would install a big air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15, where you won't see the motherboard again once it's in place.

 

Main thing is NOT to tighten the rails into the motherboard at the start (like I did with my first one ).

 

Remember that the access is still easy to all the bolts throughout, so even for the ones that go into the motherboard tray, just get each bolt "in", but only just little bite on the thread.... then when each one has SOME thread in it start adding the waterblock.... once all the "screwable" bits are actually attached, you can gradually tighten the motherboard rails and the waterblock. I just tighten them each a little - like you would on the four points of a cooler that attaches directly to the motherboard, except now you have the four on the motherboard rails and the two that attach to the rails.

 

Then you add the VRM cooler at the end - it just attaches magnetically.

[Rzzzz]

13 hours ago, BahnStormer said:

Yes, there is certainly a bit of a knack to it: the first one was certainly more difficult than I remember my first Arctic Freezer 2.

 

Problem is that if you tighten the rails into the motherboard tray at the start, there isn't enough slack to get the waterblock screws to bite; so it is the reverse of how you would install a big air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15, where you won't see the motherboard again once it's in place.

 

Main thing is NOT to tighten the rails into the motherboard at the start (like I did with my first one ).

 

Remember that the access is still easy to all the bolts throughout, so even for the ones that go into the motherboard tray, just get each bolt "in", but only just little bite on the thread.... then when each one has SOME thread in it start adding the waterblock.... once all the "screwable" bits are actually attached, you can gradually tighten the motherboard rails and the waterblock. I just tighten them each a little - like you would on the four points of a cooler that attaches directly to the motherboard, except now you have the four on the motherboard rails and the two that attach to the rails.

 

Then you add the VRM cooler at the end - it just attaches magnetically.

Here the Arctic Freezer 3 with RGB is a bit more expensive than corsair nautilus, is it still better? Or should i just stick with corsair

[BahnStormer]

AF3 is still better....

 

If price is a real issue: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360 has ARGB but has some fairly crazy pro's and cons:

Pros:

• great cooling capabilities
• it has ARGB
• much thinner 360mm rad, easier to fit in small cases
• it is <$60!

Cons:

• it has ARGB (I don't like any RGB)
• achieves results through some very "robust" fans.... with much higher noise levels on extreme heat scenarios (not 7700X!)
• smaller rad (less heat-soak capacity - again, not an issue for 7700X)
• TBC how long these last - some cheaper coolers gunk up sooner, but this is just a theoretical risk... no cases of this at present!

It's a valid choice.

 

That said... for a 7700/7700X, you will find that even a AF3 240mm is complete overkill and comes with an ARGB version too. 

 

Corsair doesn't get a single cooler on the 2024 list, if you want want to check this roundup