Question Advice on new system

[Elzean]

I'm trying to get a new PC mostly for gaming but also for using Unreal Engine 5 and modding games.

Keep in mind I'm no expert but I got this after some research:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2 GHz / 5.0 GHz) - 450€
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT (Noir) - 310€
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX - 280€
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 32 Go (2x 16 Go) DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 - 169€
Graphic card: SUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition 16 GB - 1350€
Storage: Western Digital SSD WD Black SN850X 2 To (might get 2 of those) - 200€
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX - Noir - 220€
Power supply: Corsair RMx Series (2021) RM850x 80PLUS Gold - 210€

total 3189€+ an extra 260 euro if I pay for the seller to build it.
I will probably use it on a 21:9 screen (3440x1440)

I don't want a noisy PC so I favored thermal / sound performance more than the look.

First I don't even know if there is an obvious incompatibility between those components ?
Any suggestion of things that should be change or be more cost effective ?
Would this motherboard allow me to upgrade in the future ?

Should I go for an i7 instead of the Ryzen 7 ?

Thanks!


Edit with the template:

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: 2500 to 3500 Euros

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Mostly for gaming (Modded Skyrim, Cyberpunk, Witcher 3, ...) but also for Unreal Engine 5 work and modding games as well as photoshop or the occasional video editing.

Are you buying a monitor: Probably, currently I have an Alienware AW3418DW and I like the 21:9 aspect ratio.



Parts to Upgrade: /

Do you need to buy OS: Yes windows
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: https://www.ldlc.com/

Location: Annecy - FRANCE

Parts Preferences: Only preference would be going for Nvidia for GPU

This is what I gathered:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2 GHz / 5.0 GHz) - 450€
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT (Noir) - 310€
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX - 280€
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 32 Go (2x 16 Go) DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 - 169€
Graphic card: SUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition 16 GB - 1350€
Storage: Western Digital SSD WD Black SN850X 2 To (might get 2 of those) - 200€
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX - Noir - 220€
Power supply: Corsair RMx Series (2021) RM850x 80PLUS Gold - 210€

Build page: https://www.ldlc.com/s/3S95QKF

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 3440x1440

Additional Comments: I prefer a quiet PC than a colorful one.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Just run the stuff I do better (like Unreal 5) and play some demanding game with ray tracing with reasonable framerate (cyberpunk, witcher 3, ...)

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

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with info which'll help us maximize our suggestions for you/your build. A PCPartPicker link would help and ofc your location, preferred site for purchase and your maximum budget.

(Noir)
I'm assuming you're located in France or Belgium.

I don't want a noisy PC so I favored thermal / sound performance more than the look.
You could look into air cooling, with Noctua coolers/fans in your case.

 

[helper800]

I'm trying to get a new PC mostly for gaming but also for using Unreal Engine 5 and modding games.

Keep in mind I'm no expert but I got this after some research:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2 GHz / 5.0 GHz) - 450€
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT (Noir) - 310€
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX - 280€
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 32 Go (2x 16 Go) DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 - 169€
Graphic card: SUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition 16 GB - 1350€
Storage: Western Digital SSD WD Black SN850X 2 To (might get 2 of those) - 200€
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX - Noir - 220€
Power supply: Corsair RMx Series (2021) RM850x 80PLUS Gold - 210€

total 3189€+ an extra 260 euro if I pay for the seller to build it.
I will probably use it on a 21:9 screen (3440x1440)

I don't want a noisy PC so I favored thermal / sound performance more than the look.

First I don't even know if there is an obvious incompatibility between those components ?
Any suggestion of things that should be change or be more cost effective ?
Would this motherboard allow me to upgrade in the future ?

Should I go for an i7 instead of the Ryzen 7 ?

Thanks!

Nice profile picture.

As far as the build goes its good, but you can make some significant cost savings on the CPU cooler and likely elsewhere, but we need to know what countries you can purchase from that are cheapest for you. Thanks in advanced.

 

[Elzean]

I have edited my post with the template!

 

[helper800]

This is what I gathered:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2 GHz / 5.0 GHz) - 450€
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT (Noir) - 310€
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX - 280€
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 32 Go (2x 16 Go) DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 - 169€
Graphic card: SUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition 16 GB - 1350€
Storage: Western Digital SSD WD Black SN850X 2 To (might get 2 of those) - 200€
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX - Noir - 220€
Power supply: Corsair RMx Series (2021) RM850x 80PLUS Gold - 210€

Build page: https://www.ldlc.com/s/3S95QKF

Here is a much more cost optimized build with similar parts with exception of the CPU cooler:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€408.98 @ Alternate)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler (€65.90 @ Amazon France)
Motherboard: ASRock B650E PG RIPTIDE WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€253.65 @ Amazon France)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€140.88 @ Alternate)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro w/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€179.98 @ Cdiscount)
Video Card: PNY XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X RGB OC GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card (€1149.98 @ Cdiscount)
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX ATX Mid Tower Case (€195.88 @ Alternate)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-1000 ATX 3.0 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€180.67 @ Amazon France)
Total: €2575.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-16 21:44 CEST+0200

 

[artk2219]

I'm trying to get a new PC mostly for gaming but also for using Unreal Engine 5 and modding games.

Keep in mind I'm no expert but I got this after some research:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2 GHz / 5.0 GHz) - 450€
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT (Noir) - 310€
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX - 280€
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 32 Go (2x 16 Go) DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 - 169€
Graphic card: SUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition 16 GB - 1350€
Storage: Western Digital SSD WD Black SN850X 2 To (might get 2 of those) - 200€
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX - Noir - 220€
Power supply: Corsair RMx Series (2021) RM850x 80PLUS Gold - 210€

total 3189€+ an extra 260 euro if I pay for the seller to build it.
I will probably use it on a 21:9 screen (3440x1440)

I don't want a noisy PC so I favored thermal / sound performance more than the look.

First I don't even know if there is an obvious incompatibility between those components ?
Any suggestion of things that should be change or be more cost effective ?
Would this motherboard allow me to upgrade in the future ?

Should I go for an i7 instead of the Ryzen 7 ?

Thanks!


Edit with the template:

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: 2500 to 3500 Euros

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Mostly for gaming (Modded Skyrim, Cyberpunk, Witcher 3, ...) but also for Unreal Engine 5 work and modding games as well as photoshop or the occasional video editing.

Are you buying a monitor: Probably, currently I have an Alienware AW3418DW and I like the 21:9 aspect ratio.



Parts to Upgrade: /

Do you need to buy OS: Yes windows
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: https://www.ldlc.com/

Location: Annecy - FRANCE

Parts Preferences: Only preference would be going for Nvidia for GPU

This is what I gathered:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2 GHz / 5.0 GHz) - 450€
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT (Noir) - 310€
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX - 280€
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 32 Go (2x 16 Go) DDR5 6000 MHz CL30 - 169€
Graphic card: SUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition 16 GB - 1350€
Storage: Western Digital SSD WD Black SN850X 2 To (might get 2 of those) - 200€
Case: be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX - Noir - 220€
Power supply: Corsair RMx Series (2021) RM850x 80PLUS Gold - 210€

Build page: https://www.ldlc.com/s/3S95QKF

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 3440x1440

Additional Comments: I prefer a quiet PC than a colorful one.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Just run the stuff I do better (like Unreal 5) and play some demanding game with ray tracing with reasonable framerate (cyberpunk, witcher 3, ...)

It looks good, about the only things i would suggest would be to maybe swap out that CPU cooler, 310 Euros is ALOT of money for a CPU cooler. If you're ok with air cooling the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 is an excellent cooler, especially for the money. Also a Radeon 7900 XTX is worth looking at if you don't care as much about raytracing, cheaper, more VRAM, and a smidge faster in standard rasterization, the RTX 4080 Super is still a solid card though.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-evo-review/2

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founder edition review (Page 30)

In this review we'll take a look at the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER FE aka Founder edition from NVIDIA. With a handful more shader processors available, the card series should be a notch faster. The good news is that for the 4080 SUPER the price went down compared towards the regular 4080, as it is...

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[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€408.98 @ Alternate)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (€69.94 @ TopAchat)
Motherboard: *MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (€197.19 @ TopAchat)
Memory: *G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€145.88 @ Alternate)
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€179.99 @ Amazon France)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card (€1775.94 @ TopAchat)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case (€118.27 @ Amazon France)
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€201.88 @ Alternate)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit (€125.03 @ Amazon France)
Total: €3223.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-16 23:39 CEST+0200

A better look at those components.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B650-TOMAHAWK-WIFI

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

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/396/1673491242/F5-6000J3038F16GX2-FX5

https://semiconductor.samsung.com/us/consumer-storage/internal-ssd/980pro/

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N4090WF3V2-24GD-rev-10-11#kf

https://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/4406

LANCOOL 216

• Mid-tower chassis configurable for air cooling and water cooling • Airflow optimized front, top and PSU shroud side mesh panels • Equipped with 2 x front 160 PWM fans (ARGB or non-RGB) and 1 x rear 140mm PWM fan • Supports 360 radiator at the top, front and a maximum of 10 fans • Includes rear...

lian-li.com

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Similar take:

mobo with PCIE 5.0 ssd support

cooler with digital temp readout

64gb ram

2 x 2tb SSDs

case with front panel type C

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€400.50 @ Amazon France)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 DIGITAL 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (€73.94 @ TopAchat)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard (€221.54 @ Amazon France)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory (€236.99 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€160.74 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€160.74 @ Amazon France)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X E OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card (€1775.94 @ TopAchat)
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case (€89.90 @ LDLC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-1000 ATX 3.0 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€180.67 @ Amazon France)
Total: €3300.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-17 17:32 CEST+0200