Build Advice About to build my first PC, need some advice

[Samtoryu]

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for your help!

I'm looking into building a PC, I will use it for working, in particular for 3D stuff and VFX projects, so a lot of renders and heavy computing scenes...

I wouldn't go above 2000$ for my budget.

In the last days I looked on the internet for the best hardware and selected these ones:

Cpu: Intel i7 13700

GPU: rtx 3080 10 GB

Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING Z790

32 GB of ram, a 850W power supply and a Samsung Evo 970 nvme for windows.

With this setup I'm well above 2k so I wanted to ask you guys which parts I can " downgrade" without loosing too much horsepower. In a few words, is it better to save money on the cpu, the motherboard or the GPU since I'm working with visual stuff.

Also, I'd like to know if you have recommendations for reliable websites which sell PC parts, to save even more money.

And a technical question: would you recommend a liquid cooler or a air cooler with this kind of setup?

Thanks a lot for your answers!

Have a nice day

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Do you have a PCPartPicker link we can dabble in as well as tinker around with? As it stands you've listed the build's specs, devoid of the price and your seller. PCPP helps keep that listing clear and concise. If you don't want to overclock, I'd settle for a high end air cooler. If you want watercooling, look at nothing less than a 360mm AIO.

 

[Samtoryu]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Do you have a PCPartPicker link we can dabble in as well as tinker around with? As it stands you've listed the build's specs, devoid of the price and your seller. PCPP helps keep that listing clear and concise. If you don't want to overclock, I'd settle for a high end air cooler. If you want watercooling, look at nothing less than a 3560mm AIO.

Hi, thanks a lot. I do have it, I'll share it down below. I noticed the real prices for Europe are a bit higher than what is showed on PCPP, great service though!

I never really tried to overclock anything but I'll look into it and decide for the cooling.

Would you save money on GPU, CPU or MoBo?
I guess those are the 3 things that really impact on the general price...

Here's the link:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nk27xs

Thanks again

 

[Lutfij]

Made a typo on my AIO suggestion. You should look into the 360mm or the 280mm variant of Arctic's AIO. If you're looking at the RTX3080, look into a 1KW or higher PSU(the Corsair unit you chose is good, just need more wattage on it).

 

[Samtoryu]

Got it, thanks. If in the end I'll go with the 3070 instead of the 3080 would you still recommend getting 1000w?
I'm also wondering about the case, I read people have a lot of troubles with size and generally to fit everything in some cases.

Don't know if you are a graphic expert but, would you go for an i5 13th gen + rtx 3080 or i7 13th gen + rtx 3070? Does it even make sense thinking about it...?

Thank youuuu

 

[Why_Me]

Hi, thanks a lot. I do have it, I'll share it down below. I noticed the real prices for Europe are a bit higher than what is showed on PCPP, great service though!

I never really tried to overclock anything but I'll look into it and decide for the cooling.

Would you save money on GPU, CPU or MoBo?
I guess those are the 3 things that really impact on the general price...

Here's the link:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nk27xs

Thanks again

What country are you located and what is your budget in euros?

 

[Samtoryu]

What country are you located and what is your budget in euros?

Hi there, I live in Italy. 1800€ would be perfect I guess. Not counting monitor and external memory which I already have.

 

[Why_Me]

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product...-lga1700-motherboard-b760-aorus-elite-ax-ddr4
Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 €199.86

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10#kf

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/8VqPxr/intel-core-i7-13700-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700
Intel Core i7-13700 €445.99

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product...o-dark-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak620-bknnmt-g-1
Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK Dual Tower CPU Cooler €69.78

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak620-review

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16124.shtml

or ...

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product...r4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-gaming-x-ddr4
Gigabyte B760 GAMING X DDR4 €168.90

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/mtmmP6/intel-core-i5-13500-25-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071513500
Intel Core i5-13500 €272.07

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz/specifications.html

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/JN8bt6/deepcool-ak500-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak500-bknnmt-g
Deepcool AK500 CPU Cooler €51.09

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak500-review

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16040.shtml

 

[Samtoryu]

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product...-lga1700-motherboard-b760-aorus-elite-ax-ddr4
Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 €199.86

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10#kf

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/8VqPxr/intel-core-i7-13700-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700
Intel Core i7-13700 €445.99

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product...o-dark-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak620-bknnmt-g-1
Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK Dual Tower CPU Cooler €69.78

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak620-review

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16124.shtml

or ...

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product...r4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-gaming-x-ddr4
Gigabyte B760 GAMING X DDR4 €168.90

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/mtmmP6/intel-core-i5-13500-25-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071513500
Intel Core i5-13500 €272.07

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz/specifications.html

https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/JN8bt6/deepcool-ak500-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak500-bknnmt-g
Deepcool AK500 CPU Cooler €51.09

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak500-review

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16040.shtml

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.
I didn't even know that Gigabyte existed, since their hardware are cheaper than the other competitors' I guess it's second rate stuff?
I will look into it, thank you

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.
I didn't even know that Gigabyte existed, since their hardware are cheaper than the other competitors' I guess it's second rate stuff?
I will look into it, thank you

Gigabyte makes decent products ... boards, graphics cards, monitors, etc ...