Build Advice Looking for opinions on an upgrade, hoping to run Ray-Tracing games at 1080p, 60fps

[warhammer3025]

Approximate Purchase Date: 4/15/2023

Budget Range: Approximately $1100, after shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 1080p gaming with Ray Tracing

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Motherboard, Video Card, RAM, PSU

I downloaded RE4 Remake on PC, only to find the minimum system requirements are a whole generation beyond my current video card (AMD RX 480). To upgrade the video card to a current generation, I'll have to upgrade my motherboard, and thus my CPU, and my RAM, etc. It's all at least 6 years old.

Here are my current plans, I just wanted to get opinions to see if there were better options out there within my budget.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX LGA 1700 Intel Z790 ATX Motherboard with DDR5

Video Card: Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB

PSU: CORSAIR RM Series RM750 750 W ATX 80 PLUS GOLD

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5600

I'm most wary about the Intel video card, as I've read it's a new product line. However it's also the most economical Ray-Tracing-enabled option I've found, with similar cards from Nvidia and ATI coming in over $100 more.

Any advice would be welcomed!

 

[Why_Me]

Your build looks fine other than you want a cpu cooler (look at the DeepCool AG620 for that cpu) and I know nothing of Intel gpu's in regards to raytracing.

Here's another option I'm going to throw out there. The RTX 4070 12GB is due for release within the next two weeks from now .... possibly April 13th by the looks of it. btw games benefit from low latency RAM.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4b...ddr5-5600-cl28-memory-f5-5600j2834f16gx2-rs5k
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 32GB (2x16GB) CL28 $119.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/N6...x-ax-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-gaming-x-ax
Gigabyte B760 GAMING X AX $169.99

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10#kf

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VNkWGX/intel-core-i5-13400f-25-ghz-10-core-processor-bx8071513400f
Intel Core i5-13400F $209.35

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...3400f-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz.html

https://pcpartpicker.com/search/?q=DeepCool+AG500
DeepCool AG500 CPU Cooler $41

https://www.techpowerup.com/306631/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-priced-at-usd-600
NVIDIA RTX 4070 12GB $600

 

[Hellfire13]

Something like this...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor | $247.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler | Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler | $64.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard | MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard | $199.99 @ Newegg
Memory | Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory | $92.17 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte EAGLE OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card | $439.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair RM650x (2021) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $104.99 @ Corsair
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1150.11
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-09 13:48 EDT-0400 |

 

[warhammer3025]

Your build looks fine other than you want a cpu cooler (look at the DeepCool AG620 for that cpu) and I know nothing of Intel gpu's in regards to raytracing.

Here's another option I'm going to throw out there. The RTX 4070 12GB is due for release within the next two weeks from now .... possibly April 13th by the looks of it. btw games benefit from low latency RAM.

Thanks for the suggestions

I'm going to re-use the Noctua CPU cooler I've already got, in addition to the hard drives, case and assorted bits.

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks for the suggestions

I'm going to re-use the Noctua CPU cooler I've already got, in addition to the hard drives, case and assorted bits.

https://noctua.at/en/webforms/form/preview/id/44

 

[warhammer3025]

https://noctua.at/en/webforms/form/preview/id/44

I did not anticipate needing an adapter

 

[Why_Me]

I did not anticipate needing an adapter

They also sell those LGA-1700 mounting kits on amazon.

Amazon.com

 

[warhammer3025]

They also sell those LGA-1700 mounting kits on amazon.

Amazon.com

Thanks again