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[Pixeldrum]

Hi everyone, this is my second build:https://pcpartpicker.com/list/68Myfd

Only the case, CPU, and GPU are set in stone, not sure what PSU, motherboard, memory, etc are good. is 850W necessary? Also really have no idea difference between any of the motherboards are...definitely not going for water cooling, only air cooling, so noctua seems like the best bet, just which noctua fan though?
Thanks in advance for any advice!!

 

[logainofhades]

850w is a good choice, for that build. Gives you some headroom for future upgrades, and capacitor aging. I would not recommend those ssd's though. That Kingston drive has terrible speeds, and that samsung is overpriced. Ideally you want ddr5 6000 cl30 for Ryzen. Noctua is good, but pricey. Made some changes. Inland is Microcenter's house brand. I used the same 1tb drive in my AM4 rig and was quite happy with it, and they come with a 6yr warranty. Also upped the capacity of the second drive. Less expensive, but still good PSU. Same regarding cooling, and ram at proper speed and timings.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor ($466.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140 BLACK 95.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1832.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-20 14:18 EST-0500

 

[Eximo]

CL30 memory should be pretty easy to get.

850W is a little overkill for a 4070 Super, but if the money is right, no need to change it. RM850e isn't the highest end PSU, but it isn't bad.

 

[artk2219]

I made some tweaks to the cooler, motherboard, and storage. The Thermalright peerless assasin se has performance a little better than the Noctua cooler you selected, for alot less. I selected a 2TB M.2 NVME disk over the 1TB SATA SSD you had picked out. The P3 plus is faster all around and will have no issues slotting into your motherboard. I also swapped the board out for a B650E based board so you would have access to the extra PCIE lanes available to that chipset. It also wouldnt hurt to take a look at the RX 7900 GRE, more VRAM, slightly faster rasterization performance, and the possibility to overclock it to performance levels right around a 4070 TI Super, for less.

https://gamersnexus.net/coolers/champ-41-thermalright-peerless-assassin-cpu-cooler-review-benchmarks

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-radeon-rx-7900-gre-tuf/41.html

PCPartPicker Part List
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ct2zMC

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/22XJ7P/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-45-ghz-16-core-processor-100-100000514wof) | $466.99 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3) | $34.90 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock B650E PG RIPTIDE WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tz2WGX/asrock-b650e-pg-riptide-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-b650e-pg-riptide-wifi) | $189.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kTJp99/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2e6000c36) | $107.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FnYmP6/kingston-nv2-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-snv2s1000g) | $55.00 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yGZ9TW/crucial-p3-plus-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p3pssd8) | $112.00 @ iBUYPOWER
**Video Card** | [Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qtbRsY/asus-dual-evo-oc-geforce-rtx-4070-super-12-gb-video-card-dual-rtx4070s-o12g-evo) | $599.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ybNxFT/fractal-design-north-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-nor1c-02) | $139.99 @ B&H
**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4ZRwrH/corsair-rm850e-2023-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020263-na) | $114.00 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1820.85**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-11-20 15:11 EST-0500 |

 

[Pixeldrum]

850w is a good choice, for that build. Gives you some headroom for future upgrades, and capacitor aging. I would not recommend those ssd's though. That Kingston drive has terrible speeds, and that samsung is overpriced. Ideally you want ddr5 6000 cl30 for Ryzen. Noctua is good, but pricey. Made some changes. Inland is Microcenter's house brand. I used the same 1tb drive in my AM4 rig and was quite happy with it, and they come with a 6yr warranty. Also upped the capacity of the second drive. Less expensive, but still good PSU. Same regarding cooling, and ram at proper speed and timings.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor ($466.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140 BLACK 95.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland Performance Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1832.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-20 14:18 EST-0500

Thanks, I'll adopt most of these changes, any recommendations on thermal paste/how you apply it?

 

[logainofhades]

There are a lot of videos out there, on recommendations for thermal paste. I don't feel there is a wrong way to do it, as long as it gets a proper spread across the heatspreader, makes good contact with the heatsink, and you don't use so much that it ends up in the motherboard socket.