Build Advice Gaming PC $4k guidance

Mar 20, 2023
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Approximate Purchase Date: Within 6 months

Budget Range: $4k

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, large amounts of file compression and decompression

Are you buying a monitor: No - will continue to use Dell U3011 until it dies.

Parts to Upgrade: all components

Do you need to buy OS: Yes - Windows 11 Pro

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Location: New York

Parts Preferences: no preference

Overclocking: Yea probably

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: 30 inch monitor @ 2560 x 1600

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently running:

Intel 6700k / Win10 Pro
Corsair H110i GT
Asus Z170 Deluxe / Corsair 850HXi
SS 950 Pro 512GB / SS 850 Pro 1TB / WD 4TB Black
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3000
EVGA 980Ti Hybrid / Dell U3011
Altec Lansing FX6021 / Sennheiser HD595
Corsair K70 RGB / Razer Deathadder / Corsair Obsidian 550D

Looking for a worthwhile upgrade that doesn't cost $6k

How do I get this build down to $4k?

i9-13900k
Asus ROG Strix z790-e
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum RGB 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR5 6600 (PC5 52800)
GIGABYTE RTX 4090 24GB
WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2280 4TB PCI-Express
SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2 2280 2TB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0

Corsaid HX1500i
Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE cpu cooler
Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB case

Also, can someone link me or explain the 970 evo vs 980 pro vs 990 ssd nvme m2 etc... The pricing is throwing me off. Is the 990 better than the 980 pro and 970 evo?
 
i9 13900k is the best cpu yet when it comes to productivity. It runs hot and needs a lot of power.

64gb ram and 2X SSD to reduce bottlenecks. 4070ti for 2k 90hz gaming:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core Processor ($559.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 A-RGB 68.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($155.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($829.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li ODYSSEY X ATX Full Tower Case ($199.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($117.98 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $2703.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-20 07:36 EDT-0400
 
there is no point to buy rtx 4090 since your monitor has low refresh rate and even 4070Ti can do 150-170FPS (on average) in 1440p
so basically even rtx 4070Ti can do twice as much as your monitor is capable of .
it would be better to buy future 5080/5090 after you upgrade your screen to 1440p or 4K 144/165/240Hz screen

also 13900K is basically already a dead platform , consider 7900X3D which is equally as good and AM5 has a future upgrade path unlike LGA1700
 
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WggFf7/lian-li-lancool-iii-rgb-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-3r-x
Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $149.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X9...ed-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-850f14tp
Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850W 80+ Platinum Modular ATX Power Supply $129.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yh...-atx-lga1700-motherboard-mpg-z790-carbon-wifi
MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI $419.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DhVmP6/intel-core-i9-13900k-3-ghz-24-core-processor-bx8071513900k
Intel Core i9-13900K $559.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/83...0-a-rgb-689-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00109a
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 ARGB CPU AIO $155.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/63...dr5-6400-cl32-memory-f5-6400j3239g32gx2-tz5rk
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 64GB (2x32GB) CL32 $309.99

O/S SSD
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nW...gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds500g3x0e
Western Digital Black SN770 500GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME SSD $39.99

Storage SSD
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yB...tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds400t2x0e
Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME SSD $379.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KW...2-gb-video-card-rtx-4070-ti-gaming-x-trio-12g
MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB Video Card $829.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7ZpzK8/microsoft-windows-11-home-retail-download-64-bit-kw9-00664
Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit $138.99

Total: $3114.90

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z790-CARBON-WIFI

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-iii/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zE9Rg6wGvA
 
Mar 20, 2023
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Turns out I'm adding something to the list and replacing my old Dell U3011 monitor with a 4k option.

I play a lot of Smite and Eve Online (where there is only potato mode).

(Probably gonna grab me some Diablo 4, and play Crysis 12 at max settings with full anti-aliasing.) 🙃

Torn between:
Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ
and
Samsung Odyssey G7
 
Turns out I'm adding something to the list and replacing my old Dell U3011 monitor with a 4k option.

I play a lot of Smite and Eve Online (where there is only potato mode).

(Probably gonna grab me some Diablo 4, and play Crysis 12 at max settings with full anti-aliasing.) 🙃

Torn between:
Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ
and
Samsung Odyssey G7
If that's the case then I would look at a 4080 or 4090.
 
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