Build Advice Help with building a new gaming rig ?

[Drollgar]

Hello,

I'm looking for input and/or suggestions on building a new gaming rig. My current one is getting a little long in the tooth and I've been having some issues recently with it.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.


Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month, sooner possibly depending on the help I get here.

Budget Range: $2500 US

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (it's a gaming rig )

Are you buying a monitor: No. I have an ACER Predator Z35P that is still working fine.

Parts to Upgrade: Everything with the possible exception of the case. I currently have a Phanteks Enthoo Pro M which I like but am not married to.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I use Newegg but am open to any reputable vendor.

Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA

Parts Preferences: Whatever is the best bang for the buck.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 2560x1080

Additional Comments: Looking to build the best rig I can for the price point. I play games like Ark, Forever Skies, Star Citizen, Fallout, ...

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current build is almost 6 years old and I've been having some issues recently with various things so I figured it was time to build something new. This is my current rig:

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M series case
ASUS Stix z370-E MB
Intel i7 8700 CPU
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 PS
G-Skill TridentZ 16GB (2x8GB)
EVGA Geforce GTX 1080 Ti
MyDigitialSSD BPX 256 GB
Crucial MX300 1.05 TB 2.5" SSD

 

[Cyberat_88]

AMD + AMD is best buck for performance. Here's my pick for a mild built, came under budget:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QqYCyg

 

[turtletarget111]

Here is what I would go with if I were personally building a new gaming PC.

For the CPU, I would go with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. It trades blows with Intel's best offerings, but it also consumes significantly less power. I am personally willing to trade a few FPS here or there in games if it means my PC is also drawing less current. If you don't care about that, then you could just as easily go Intel.

AMD Ryzen 7800X3D

For cooling, I would go with durability. AIO's are cool, but they do not perform better in any meaningful way compared to less expensive air coolers. Custom water cooling trounces both, but that's beyond the scope of the average builder, and can be expensive to do. All that said, I would recommend the Noctua NH-D15 Black. Not only is it way less expensive to purchase than an AIO, it will occasionally outperform event the most expensive water coolers.

Noctua NH-D15

Next on the list is the motherboard. You might have to scrap this if you decide to go Intel, but my recommendation here would be the MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk. As long as you spend at least 200 bucks on a board, you really can't go wrong with any brand; this board stuck out to me, however, because of the 2.5 Gig ethernet, WiFi 6E, and plenty of USB 3.1 ports for peripherals, all at the price of $220.

MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk

For RAM, again you might need to rethink this if you go with Team Blue, but here I have 32 gigabytes of 6000 CL30 DDR5 memory. The CAS latency is nice and low for AMD systems , and it is AMD Expo certified for best performance and compatibility. 32 Gigs should be plenty even for users who like to do occasional video or photo editing.

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo

Now, the SSD. Samsung has been king for years now, and while Sabrent also has some excellent products, I just personally prefer Samsung. This is Samsung's 980 Pro 1TB NVME SSD. I went with the 980 Pro because it is quite literally ten dollars more compared to the 970 Evo. For ten bucks I'll take the extra performance, however minuscule it might be. You could rassle with the 990 Pro, but as far as I know they still seem to have compatibility, stability, and reliability issues plaguing systems. When it comes to my important data I cannot afford to lose, I would not bark up that tree.

Samsung 980 Pro

You have quite a large budget, meaning for mass storage you could easily go with solid state drives here. But for 70 dollars, this Seagate hard drive has a monstrous 4TB of space. Now, it is only 5400 RPM, but for strictly gaming this is still acceptable. Some other noteworthy mentions includes Seagate's Firecuda hard drive, which is still 4TB and is significantly faster. Alternatively, you could skip hard drives entirely and go with something like the Samsung 870 Evo.

Segate Barracuda 4TB

Seagate Firecuda 4TB

Samsung 870 Evo 4TB

Now the meat of every machine, the graphics card. If you are strictly after performance, you will want to go with Nvidia. The 4080 is damn expensive, but AMD hasn't brought anything to combat it yet. If you do not care about streaming your games or raytracing, the AMD 7900XTX is a good choice. It will not perform as well as the 4080, and the gap widens with 4K gaming and ray tracing, but you can save yourself a few hundreds bucks there. It's also worth mentioning that the 7900XTX has an absurd amount of video memory at 24GB. If that's something you can utilize in your workflow, that might be something to consider. Alternatively, there are some excellent deals in the used market on AMD's 6950XT and Nvidia's 30 series cards. Those might be worth looking at.

RTX 4080

7900XTX

I would really replace your case. Phanteks cases are fine, but they are on the cheaper side. Corsiar has an excellent selection of cases, but they can be more expensive. I personally really like the Cooler MasterCase H500. It has two massive 200mm fans at the front and plenty of interior room for your parts. The H500 also has a mesh front panel, but there is a version with glass if that's more your style. Having two monstrous fans as opposed to many small ones means they can move the same volume of air at a lower RPM, meaning they will operate quieter. This also allows you to fit up to a 280mm rad as opposed to 240. Again, if you want a no fluff, straight to the point PC case, go with Corsair.

Cooler MasterCase H500

A solid Corsair Case

Finally the power supply. I'm sure you know this is a part you cannot ever cheap out on. Corsair, EVGA, and Seasonic all make robust and durable power supplies. I am more privy to Corsiar myself, which is why I have the Corsair RM1000x here. It's fully modular, 80+ Gold and 1000 watts, which will be more than enough for whatever you throw at your system. If you want the best of the best and have some extra cash on hand, then go with Seasonic. The Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 is also 1000 watts, but it is 80+ Titanium (the highest efficiency rating) and comes with a twelve year warranty.


Corsiar RM1000x

Seasonic PRIME TX-1000


All said, this comes out to just under $2400.00, assuming you go with the Seagate Barracuda, Corsiar PSU and RTX 4080; this leaves you with 100 bucks for a copy of Windows (if you want to buy it directly from them, that is). I'm curious what you think of this build, so let me know your thoughts. Take care.

I also noticed you mentioned you want the best bank for buck, but in all honesty, with $2500 bucks there really is no "bang for buck." At that budget, you can pretty much get whatever parts you want (excluding Nvidia's GPUs that cost as much as a month's rent in the United States)

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Since the resolution is 1080p ultrawide, i recommend a 4070ti.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($384.00 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140 BLACK 95.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($50.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($219.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($789.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1807.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-25 02:39 EDT-0400

 

[SorryBella]

Your Monitor Resolution: 2560x1080

Run this thing on its native resolution of 3440x1440. You'll need every push available to get away from CPU bottleneck nightmares in Star Citizen.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($384.00 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($939.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1956.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-25 03:10 EDT-0400

Nvidia GPU version:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($384.00 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1099.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2115.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-25 03:10 EDT-0400

 

[Why_Me]

Is this your monitor?
https://store.acer.com/en-us/35-predator-z35-gaming-monitor-z35p-bmiphz
3440 x 1440

This gives you an SSD for your o/s and another one for storage.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1099.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($92.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2214.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-25 03:22 EDT-0400

A better look at those components.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/13067.shtml

F5-6000J3040F16GX2-RS5K F5-6000J3040F16GA2-RS5K - Overview - G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd.

Ripjaws S5 is a performance DDR5 DRAM memory series made with hand-screened memory ICs that passed G.SKILL rigorous validation tests. Each Ripjaws S5 memory kit strikes an ideal balance between performance, compatibility, and stability and is available in matte black or matte white aluminum...

www.gskill.com

https://www.samsung.com/us/computin.../980-pro-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-2tb-mz-v8p2t0b-am/

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-4080-16GB-VENTUS-3X-OC

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/psu...ular-low-noise-atx-power-supply-cp-9020249-na

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykbhuv6yLBc

 

[Lucky_SLS]

If the monitor native resolution is 3440 X 1440, i would also recommend the 4080.