Question Looking for opinions on a PC build

[M05final]

Hello, I'm looking for opinions on a build. I plan on doing this build within the next month. I want to ensure I am not doing anything stupid before I purchase this.

This build is mainly for gaming, but I will be doing some hobbies like game development, including blender and unity. The idea is to do 2k resolution, some overclocking on the CPU, and later down the road, switch from AIO to a custom loop (Why I'm buying a full ATX case). I am not making a custom loop right now because my GPU (3060ti) doesn't have any water blocks, so I plan to wait a bit before I purchase a new GPU.

For the motherboard, is it wiser to go to a z690 hero instead for the same price? One of my main reason for going for a z790 is the 13th gen native support (Silly, I know)
Any advice will be helpful. I should also state that my budget is roughly $4000CAD

Thank you for your time.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m7PZyK

 

[Why_Me]

Your build lacks balance. If this is a gaming build then Frames Per Second is what it's all about. There is a whopping one FPS difference on average between the i7 12700K / KF and the i7 12700 / 12700F in a ten game average per Hardware Unboxed review of the 12700 and I doubt it's any different with the 13 gen i7 cpu's. Overclocking these 13 gen cpu's net you a small gain and when you figure in the cost in order to push these chips it isn't worth it unless you're a hobbyist who just likes to tinker with their build. These 13 gen cpu's are pretty much pushed to their limits out of the box. Also you have a whole lot of money wrapped up in case fans. Money that could be spent elsewhere. btw that case down below was named case of the year by multiple tech sites. There's several reviews on it across the net.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html
Processor Base Power: 65W
Maximum Turbo Power: 219W

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html
Processor Base Power: 125W
Maximum Turbo Power: 253W

If I was all about the frames per second I'd do something like this with your budget. Low profile RAM for that dual tower cpu cooler down below. btw Gen 3 SSD's tend to run cooler than the Gen 4 SSD's and when these M.2 SSD's heat up they throttle down.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx
Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case $144.05

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020200-na
Corsair RM850x (2021) 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply $179.50

https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_fro...1313&_nkw=corsair+600w+12vhpwr+cable&_sacat=0
Corsair 600W PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type-4 PSU Power Cable $52.38

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-z790-a-wifi
MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI $399.99

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/8VqPxr/intel-core-i7-13700-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700
Intel Core i7-13700 $519.99

https://www.amazon.ca/Thermalright-Generation-Anti-Bending-Correction-Installation/dp/B0BNB9GJP5/

Thermalright Intel 12th/13th Gen LGA1700 Anti-Bending Bracket $14.90

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...k-argb-6788-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag620-bkanmn-g-2
DeepCool AG620 BK ARGB Dual Tower CPU Cooler $77.98

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-f5-6000j3636f16gx2-rs5k
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL36 $199.99

O/S SSD
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...b-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s500bam
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD $99.89

Storage SSD
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...b-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s2t0bam
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD $218.89

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...x-4070-ti-12-gb-video-card-gv-n407teagle-12gd
Gigabyte EAGLE RTX 4070 Ti 12GB Video Card $1099.99

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/WWcG3C/lg-27gp850-b-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-27gp850-b
LG 27GP850-B 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor $499.99

Total: $3507.54 CAD

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/hMYmP6/microsoft-windows-11-home-retail-usb-64-bit-haj-00108
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit Retail USB $172.99

A better look at those components

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

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ag620-air-cooler

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...K-ARGB-Dual-Tower-CPU-Cooler/2022/16082.shtml

LANCOOL 216

• Mid-tower chassis configurable for air cooling and water cooling • Airflow optimized front, top and PSU shroud side mesh panels • Equipped with 2 x front 160 PWM fans (ARGB or non-RGB) and 1 x rear 140mm PWM fan • Supports 360 radiator at the top, front and a maximum of 10 fans • Includes rear...

lian-li.com

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lian-li-lancool-216-review

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

 

[letmepicyou]

Hello, I'm looking for opinions on a build. I plan on doing this build within the next month. I want to ensure I am not doing anything stupid before I purchase this.

This build is mainly for gaming, but I will be doing some hobbies like game development, including blender and unity. The idea is to do 2k resolution, some overclocking on the CPU, and later down the road, switch from AIO to a custom loop (Why I'm buying a full ATX case). I am not making a custom loop right now because my GPU (3060ti) doesn't have any water blocks, so I plan to wait a bit before I purchase a new GPU.

For the motherboard, is it wiser to go to a z690 hero instead for the same price? One of my main reason for going for a z790 is the 13th gen native support (Silly, I know)
Any advice will be helpful. I should also state that my budget is roughly $4000CAD

Thank you for your time.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m7PZyK

A 1200 watt power supply here is needless overkill for what you have. If you were spec'ing something faster than a 3060 Ti, say, a 3090 or 4090, I would say maybe...but you could run 850-1000 watt power supply with this build EASILY and save prolly $100.