Question $2000 PC Build Suggestions

[conjopi]

Can anybody suggest to me what parts to get to build a pc for a $2000 budget? I don't need monitors, windows, keyboard or a mouse included in this since I have those taken care of. I mainly just want to use this for after effects and blender. I don't game too much either. And I live in the USA if that helps.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You could start by stylizing your post like so:

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

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and the community can chime in. Off the top of my head, there have been builds meant squarely for productivity which you could find off a search of the forums.

 

[Why_Me]

Can anybody suggest to me what parts to get to build a pc for a $2000 budget? I don't need monitors, windows, keyboard or a mouse included in this since I have those taken care of. I mainly just want to use this for after effects and blender. I don't game too much either. And I live in the USA if that helps.

What's your monitor resolution?

 

[Why_Me]

I can't recommend a gpu & psu without knowing your resolution but I can get you this far.

https://www.newegg.com/black-lian-li-lancool-ii-performance-atx-mid-tower/p/2AM-000Z-00086
LIAN LI LANCOOL II MESH C PERFORMANCE Case $117.99

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-z690-aorus-ultra/p/N82E16813145344
GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ULTRA LGA1700 ATX Motherboard $199.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NPJDPVG
Intel Core i7-12700F $329.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5Q5ZWNQ/
Thermalright Intel LGA1700 Anti-Bending Bracket $12.88

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y87YHRH
Noctua NH-D15 chromax.Black Dual-Tower CPU Cooler $109.95

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374361
G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series DDR5 5200 64GB (2x32GB) CL36 $269.99

O/S SSD

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._m280cs2130_500_rb_500gb_cs2130_nvme_m_2.html
PNY CS2130 500GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 SSD $37.99

Storage SSD

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/pny...256-bit-aes/apd/ab142385/storage-drives-media
PNY CS2130 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 SSD $154.99

Total: $1233.77

https://shopsoftwarekeys.com/shop/microsoft-windows-11-home-32-64-bit-usb-box-pack-1-license/
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 32/64-bit USB $72.99

A better look at those components.

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-ii-mesh/

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-1x#kf

https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15-chromax-black

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-25m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz/specifications.html

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[conjopi]

I have a budget of around 2k. Just for the tower itself. I plan to use it for after effects, and maybe some 3d work with cinema 4d or blender.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bbRxC6

Does this look fine or is there anything I should change?

 

[Lutfij]

Please stick to one thread, unless you want the community to end up with spaghetti brains.

 

[Lafong]

I have a budget of around 2k. Just for the tower itself. I plan to use it for after effects, and maybe some 3d work with cinema 4d or blender.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bbRxC6

Does this look fine or is there anything I should change?

That B660 board may not have the proper BIOS to boot with a 13700k.

You apparently need the F20 BIOS.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-600-series-boards-for-raptor-lake

The list above says the BIOS on that board can be updated without a CPU, but it is something you have to be willing to deal with.