Question How did I do with this build ?

[PLzCallMeDoc]

Should I have buyer's remorse, or did I do okay? Sad to see my i7-870 with a 2GB Radeon GPU go! Well, not really, but it earned its keep!

ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI D5
INTEL I7-14700K
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD 2TB
SUPER FLOWER SF750 COMBAT FM 80+G AXT3
NZXT H9 FLOW TG MT ATX
XFX RX9060XT MERCURY OC 16G
ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER III PRO 360RGB
G.SKILL RipJAWS 32G 2X D5 6000 C36 RJ B
Windows 11 Pro
$1,292.91

 

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[helper800]

Should I have buyer's remorse, or did I do okay? Sad to see my i7-870 with a 2GB Radeon GPU go! Well, not really, but it earned its keep!

ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI D5
INTEL I7-14700K
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD 2TB
SUPER FLOWER SF750 COMBAT FM 80+G AXT3
NZXT H9 FLOW TG MT ATX
XFX RX9060XT MERCURY OC 16G
ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER III PRO 360RGB
G.SKILL RipJAWS 32G 2X D5 6000 C36 RJ B
Windows 11 Pro
$1,292.91

Seems like you did okay:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($308.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z790-AYW WIFI W II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($147.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H9 Flow (2023) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.96 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold UP 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Total: $1457.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-14 11:31 EDT-0400

I picked some better parts here and there, but overall not the worst.

 

[geofelt]

The time to ask for opinions is BEFORE you buy.

That said, your build is reasonable.

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

The time to ask for opinions is BEFORE you buy.

That said, your build is reasonable.

You are correct, but I decided Friday morning I wanted to buy. I then wanted to complete my orders before the end of the day to take advantage of pricing on Amazon and elsewhere motivated by "Prime Day".

 

[Flayed]

One thing is certain it will be much faster than your old i7-870 with a 2GB Radeon GPU system.

 

[Aeacus]

Weakest component would be this:

SUPER FLOWER SF750 COMBAT FM 80+G AXT3

Just because it is Super Flower, doesn't instantly mean it is good. That PSU (Combat series), is almost the poorest option (even worse would be Zillion), that you can currently get from Super Flower. And your FG-series is mediocre quality, borderline low quality.

For 2nd opinion about your PSU, look it up from PSU Tier list,
link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...JWkc/edit?pli=1&gid=1973454078#gid=1973454078

You'll find it to be Tier B-.
While for a good PSU, i suggest anything from Tier A, like: Seasonic Focus/Vertex/PRIME, Corsair RMx/RMi/HXi/AXi, Super Flower Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium.
Tier A- will do too, while Tier A+ is preferred.

(My 3x PCs are also powered by Seasonic. I have PRIME 650 Titanium (Tier A+), PRIME Ultra 650 Titanium (Tier A+) and Focus PX-550 (Tier A) units. Full specs with pics in my sig.)

Other than the PSU, rest is good/great.

 

[Gururu]

It will fly.

 

[logainofhades]

I would not have bought a 14th gen chip. Not convinced their so called fixes have fixed anything, with regards to chip degradation. Also 0 upgrade path. I would have went AM5.

I would make sure you update to the latest bios, to get the latest microcode updates, for the degradation problem, and set the bios to Intel defaults.

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

Weakest component would be this:

Just because it is Super Flower, doesn't instantly mean it is good. That PSU (Combat series), is almost the poorest option (even worse would be Zillion), that you can currently get from Super Flower. And your FG-series is mediocre quality, borderline low quality.

For 2nd opinion about your PSU, look it up from PSU Tier list,
link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...JWkc/edit?pli=1&gid=1973454078#gid=1973454078

You'll find it to be Tier B-.
While for a good PSU, i suggest anything from Tier A, like: Seasonic Focus/Vertex/PRIME, Corsair RMx/RMi/HXi/AXi, Super Flower Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium.
Tier A- will do too, while Tier A+ is preferred.

(My 3x PCs are also powered by Seasonic. I have PRIME 650 Titanium (Tier A+), PRIME Ultra 650 Titanium (Tier A+) and Focus PX-550 (Tier A) units. Full specs with pics in my sig.)

Other than the PSU, rest is good/great.

I have yet to plug anything into the PSU so I may just pack it up and exchange. I was thinking a be quiet 850 so I'll go look at the tier list. Thanks!

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

I would not have bought a 14th gen chip. Not convinced their so called fixes have fixed anything, with regards to chip degradation. Also 0 upgrade path. I would have went AM5.

I would make sure you update to the latest bios, to get the latest microcode updates, for the degradation problem, and set the bios to Intel defaults.

Thank you!

 

[Aeacus]

I was thinking a be quiet 850 so I'll go look at the tier list.

As long as the 850W Be Quiet! unit is not Power Zone 2 or System Power 10 Gold, you're good. All other 850W Be Quiet units are Tier A.