I should start by saying this isn't my first PC build. It's just that the last one I built was in 2015 and it used onboard graphics, stock CPU fan, and a $26 case, if that tells you anything about how simple that build was.
This will be my first time building a gaming PC and I'll be honest in that I almost have no idea what I'm doing but I've been watching a ton of videos and doing a ton of reading. Anyways, I was hoping some of y'all would take a look at what I've got in my cart and give me any tips/pointers or let me know if I'm flat out missing something.
I should start by saying that the graphics card isn't something I can change. I was lucky enough to get one from Newegg Shuffle so, at least for now, I'm just going to stick with what I was able to get.
CPU: Intel i7-12700K
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix (this is another part I'd really rather not change because I already have it and the LGA 1700 retrofit)
MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (4x8) DDR4 3600
GPU: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 3070 (this is something I know absolutely nothing about but it's what I was able to get so we're rolling with it)
Case: Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB
PSU: Corsair 750w RMx Series
Storage: 1Tb WD Black SN850 NVMe M.2 2280
I've also added Win10 as my OS and picked up some thermal paste (not sure if I even need it or if it's pre-applied).
I'm using a lot of Corsair stuff mainly because I want to play with the RGB colors and I figure if everything, or almost everything, is the same brand it's probably going to be easier to control for someone who has never done anything with this stuff before. Also, I do like having matching brands as much as possible because of my OCD.
Also, I'm still not 100% sure what keyboard/mouse or monitor I'll be going with. I'm guessing I'll just pick up one of the Corsair sets they have at Best Buy for my keyboard/mouse combo. May do the same with the monitor (pick it up at Best Buy that is). Any recommendations here would be awesome.
I guess also worth noting is that I'm not a huge gamer (yet). Right now I have an Xbox One and I only play CoD, Farming Sim, and The Hunter (mostly Farming Sim these days). I'd like to be able to play all of those games, and possibly add more to my lineup in the future.
Thanks, in advance, for any advice y'all are willing to give. Any and all feedback here is much appreciated.
This will be my first time building a gaming PC and I'll be honest in that I almost have no idea what I'm doing but I've been watching a ton of videos and doing a ton of reading. Anyways, I was hoping some of y'all would take a look at what I've got in my cart and give me any tips/pointers or let me know if I'm flat out missing something.
I should start by saying that the graphics card isn't something I can change. I was lucky enough to get one from Newegg Shuffle so, at least for now, I'm just going to stick with what I was able to get.
CPU: Intel i7-12700K
Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix (this is another part I'd really rather not change because I already have it and the LGA 1700 retrofit)
MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (4x8) DDR4 3600
GPU: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 3070 (this is something I know absolutely nothing about but it's what I was able to get so we're rolling with it)
Case: Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB
PSU: Corsair 750w RMx Series
Storage: 1Tb WD Black SN850 NVMe M.2 2280
I've also added Win10 as my OS and picked up some thermal paste (not sure if I even need it or if it's pre-applied).
I'm using a lot of Corsair stuff mainly because I want to play with the RGB colors and I figure if everything, or almost everything, is the same brand it's probably going to be easier to control for someone who has never done anything with this stuff before. Also, I do like having matching brands as much as possible because of my OCD.
Also, I'm still not 100% sure what keyboard/mouse or monitor I'll be going with. I'm guessing I'll just pick up one of the Corsair sets they have at Best Buy for my keyboard/mouse combo. May do the same with the monitor (pick it up at Best Buy that is). Any recommendations here would be awesome.
I guess also worth noting is that I'm not a huge gamer (yet). Right now I have an Xbox One and I only play CoD, Farming Sim, and The Hunter (mostly Farming Sim these days). I'd like to be able to play all of those games, and possibly add more to my lineup in the future.
Thanks, in advance, for any advice y'all are willing to give. Any and all feedback here is much appreciated.
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