Approximate Purchase Date: This week, already purchased MB/CPU, and want to purchase the remaining parts before prices go up.
Budget Range: 2-3 grand
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photo/Video editing, gaming, surfing the internet, streaming movies/music, websites maintenance
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: RAM, PSU, Video Card, M.2 NVME PCIE 2TB for OS and 4 4TB for storage, will add additional 1-2 later; WiFi antennae
Do you need to buy OS: Yes - Retail Version
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, BestBuy, MSI, Corsair wherever is cheapest online with reliable vendor via Google searches)
Location: Seattle, WA
Parts Preferences:
RAM - whatever works best with MSI Z790 - Godlike MB - G.Skill? Not sure on what type to buy based on MSI MB system info:
4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 128GB
Memory Support 7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600(JEDEC)/5400(JEDEC)/5200(JEDEC)/5000(JEDEC)/4800(JEDEC) MHz
Max. overclocking frequency:
• 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ MHz
• 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz
• 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz
• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz
Supports Intel® XMP3.0 OC
Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
PSU - have used Corsair in past, please reference if there's a better product for build
Video Card - Nvidia?
M.2 NVME PCIE 4 drives - WD, Seagate, Samsung
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Dell U3219Q / 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Adobe Suite C6, Adobe Acrobat X, Adobe Acrobat Distiller X, Office Suite, Filezilla, Audacity, Nikon Capture NXD/Picture Control Utility 2/ViewNX-i,/Transfer 2, Citrix Workspace, Epic Hyperspace, Pulse Secure, Glasswire, Skype/Zoom, Malwarebytes, OBS Studio, iTunes. May upgrade to Adobe Cloud in the next year or two. I have about 1TB of photos for business, and another 1TB of videos/music
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:Old system is 10 yrs old, having old age symptoms
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Meg Z790 Godlike Motherboard (Purchased $1199.99):
https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/Intel-Platform-Motherboard/Intel-Z790/MEG-Z790-GODLIKE
Intel i9-13900KF CPU (Purchased $574):
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BCFM3CJ4/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12Gb GDDR6x PCIE 4 Graphics Card - Titanium & Black:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia...y&ref=198&refdomain=pangoly.com&skuId=6462956
PSU Corsair HXi Series HX1200i High-Performance ATX Power Supply - 1200 Watt 80 Plus Platinum
(is 1200 watts enough?)
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...l0lg3XgxyNWHQzKgxhwRaIUkDSFtRlpyyq2Q0&irgwc=1
Case - the MSI Godlike is an E-ATX board, so not sure if I should by an ATX or E-ATX case per research I've done:
MSI Prospect 700R Gaming Case
https://us-store.msi.com/PC-Components/Computer-Chassis/Computer-Chassis-MEG-Serie
MSI MEG Prospect 700RL Gaming Case: ( I like this one, but it's not for sale in USA yet
https://www.msi.com/PC-Case/MEG-PROSPECT-700RL
Seagate FireCuda 530 4TB SSD - M.2 PCIe Gen4
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q54GHTC?tag=pangoly0b-20
WD Blakc 4TB SN850X NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7CQ2CHH?tag=pangoly0b-20
Open to suggestions on what might work better.
Budget Range: 2-3 grand
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photo/Video editing, gaming, surfing the internet, streaming movies/music, websites maintenance
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: RAM, PSU, Video Card, M.2 NVME PCIE 2TB for OS and 4 4TB for storage, will add additional 1-2 later; WiFi antennae
Do you need to buy OS: Yes - Retail Version
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, BestBuy, MSI, Corsair wherever is cheapest online with reliable vendor via Google searches)
Location: Seattle, WA
Parts Preferences:
RAM - whatever works best with MSI Z790 - Godlike MB - G.Skill? Not sure on what type to buy based on MSI MB system info:
4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 128GB
Memory Support 7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600(JEDEC)/5400(JEDEC)/5200(JEDEC)/5000(JEDEC)/4800(JEDEC) MHz
Max. overclocking frequency:
• 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ MHz
• 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz
• 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz
• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz
Supports Intel® XMP3.0 OC
Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
PSU - have used Corsair in past, please reference if there's a better product for build
Video Card - Nvidia?
M.2 NVME PCIE 4 drives - WD, Seagate, Samsung
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Dell U3219Q / 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Adobe Suite C6, Adobe Acrobat X, Adobe Acrobat Distiller X, Office Suite, Filezilla, Audacity, Nikon Capture NXD/Picture Control Utility 2/ViewNX-i,/Transfer 2, Citrix Workspace, Epic Hyperspace, Pulse Secure, Glasswire, Skype/Zoom, Malwarebytes, OBS Studio, iTunes. May upgrade to Adobe Cloud in the next year or two. I have about 1TB of photos for business, and another 1TB of videos/music
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:Old system is 10 yrs old, having old age symptoms
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Meg Z790 Godlike Motherboard (Purchased $1199.99):
https://us-store.msi.com/Motherboards/Intel-Platform-Motherboard/Intel-Z790/MEG-Z790-GODLIKE
Intel i9-13900KF CPU (Purchased $574):
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BCFM3CJ4/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12Gb GDDR6x PCIE 4 Graphics Card - Titanium & Black:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia...y&ref=198&refdomain=pangoly.com&skuId=6462956
PSU Corsair HXi Series HX1200i High-Performance ATX Power Supply - 1200 Watt 80 Plus Platinum
(is 1200 watts enough?)
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...l0lg3XgxyNWHQzKgxhwRaIUkDSFtRlpyyq2Q0&irgwc=1
Case - the MSI Godlike is an E-ATX board, so not sure if I should by an ATX or E-ATX case per research I've done:
MSI Prospect 700R Gaming Case
https://us-store.msi.com/PC-Components/Computer-Chassis/Computer-Chassis-MEG-Serie
MSI MEG Prospect 700RL Gaming Case: ( I like this one, but it's not for sale in USA yet
https://www.msi.com/PC-Case/MEG-PROSPECT-700RL
Seagate FireCuda 530 4TB SSD - M.2 PCIe Gen4
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q54GHTC?tag=pangoly0b-20
WD Blakc 4TB SN850X NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7CQ2CHH?tag=pangoly0b-20
Open to suggestions on what might work better.