A friend of mine works at Nvidia and is a Good Guy Greg who refuses to be a scalper. He helped me buy a 3070, and I want to get the most out of it spending the least amount of extra cash. What do you think of my component list?
I have questions regarding compatibility with my old hardware:
I'm planning to use my old 18-inch-tall Corsair tower case from 2014. It fit my old R9 270 It also has 3 120mm fans I can use.
Also, it has a Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold PSU that's probably operated for around 3 years back in the day. I'm planning to reuse it. Do you think I can?
Finally, Do you think my old Noctua CPU cooler from my 2014 Intel tower will fit the new motherboard? (The old one was a Gigabyte GA-H87M-HD3). I can't find the actual model, but it's single fan, 140mm, and with a form factor close to the NH-U14S. Otherwise I'll use the 5600X's stock cooler, unless you tell me different!
Thank you!
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7VNb3Z
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($289.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL SUPER LUCE 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($103.80 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor
Total: $549.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-01 16:55 EDT-0400
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP! This week even.
Budget Range: $750 before shipping (excluding the GPU I already bought)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, coding, chilling.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes. Want a QHD monitor. Should I insist on 144Hz and G-sync compatible?
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, GPU, RAM, motherboard, storage.
Do you need to buy OS: No.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'll be buying outside the US, so I'll have to look for the parts myself after you suggest them. The ones I included are available where I am.
Location: Prefer not to say, Europe.
Parts Preferences: I heard too many good things about AMD 5000 series to
Overclocking: Yes, but I'm a beginner.
SLI or Crossfire: No, unless you tell me I can get a real use out of my old R9 270 somehow.
Your Monitor Resolution: QHD.
Additional Comments: See PSU, fan and CPU cooler reuse questions above. I'll be playing new single-player games, so nothing that's too reliant on extreme fps or response time.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Can't let slip an opportunity for a 3070 at MSRP!
I have questions regarding compatibility with my old hardware:
I'm planning to use my old 18-inch-tall Corsair tower case from 2014. It fit my old R9 270 It also has 3 120mm fans I can use.
Also, it has a Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold PSU that's probably operated for around 3 years back in the day. I'm planning to reuse it. Do you think I can?
Finally, Do you think my old Noctua CPU cooler from my 2014 Intel tower will fit the new motherboard? (The old one was a Gigabyte GA-H87M-HD3). I can't find the actual model, but it's single fan, 140mm, and with a form factor close to the NH-U14S. Otherwise I'll use the 5600X's stock cooler, unless you tell me different!
Thank you!
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7VNb3Z
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($289.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL SUPER LUCE 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($103.80 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor
Total: $549.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-01 16:55 EDT-0400
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP! This week even.
Budget Range: $750 before shipping (excluding the GPU I already bought)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, coding, chilling.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes. Want a QHD monitor. Should I insist on 144Hz and G-sync compatible?
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, GPU, RAM, motherboard, storage.
Do you need to buy OS: No.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'll be buying outside the US, so I'll have to look for the parts myself after you suggest them. The ones I included are available where I am.
Location: Prefer not to say, Europe.
Parts Preferences: I heard too many good things about AMD 5000 series to
Overclocking: Yes, but I'm a beginner.
SLI or Crossfire: No, unless you tell me I can get a real use out of my old R9 270 somehow.
Your Monitor Resolution: QHD.
Additional Comments: See PSU, fan and CPU cooler reuse questions above. I'll be playing new single-player games, so nothing that's too reliant on extreme fps or response time.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Can't let slip an opportunity for a 3070 at MSRP!