Build Advice 2023 PC Upgrade Build

EddieA2

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I am currently thinking of buying a new PC. I plan on playing COD, Warzone, Overwatch and Fortnite on it. I also plan on using it for personal work like school or other work where I can multitask easily with a bunch of different tabs open. I also make music from time to time using FL Studio, so I would likely use it for that too. I went to my local Microcenter to get some advice on PC parts. The associate was very helpful and gave me a list of components here: Parts List

I am happy with the parts that were picked, and it fits pretty well within my budget, but I just wanted to post it here to see if anyone else had any other suggestions to either reduce cost or improve overall performance.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 

EddieA2

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That build looks pretty solid to me, although you don't really need Windows 10 Pro OEM. I would suggest a retail Windows 10 Home key, as you can tie this to a Microsoft account and bring it with you on the next build. It'll cost about the same.

Thank you. So you're suggesting that I stick with Windows 10 as opposed to upgrading to Windows 11?
 
The other thing to consider, maybe get a 512gb or 1tb ssd as a boot drive and keep the 2tb as secondary for game storage etc. In my opinion makes it easier if I ever need to reinstall windows. Then when I tell steam to install games again I can just point it to the location on the drive I didn’t wipe and it usually finds them and fixes things up.
 
That PC is extremely over specced. I would get the 7700x, mothrboard, and 32gb bundle for 499.99 instead to save 100 dollars. I would built the rest of it like this. That AIO is way over priced, and same with that 2tb SSD.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($499.99)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 A-RGB 68.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($122.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($849.99 @ B&H)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2037.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-24 12:24 EDT-0400
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($399.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory ($123.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card ($1699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($189.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2928.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-25 06:30 EDT-0400


Huge performance bump for little increase in budget.
All high quality components.