Question Mid-range (ish) Build

[Reso]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£299.88 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID R 78.73 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£57.95 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£171.49 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£69.48 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£85.99 @ Technextday)
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card
Case: MSI MPG GUNGNIR 110R ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Currys PC World)
Power Supply: MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.25 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £865.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-25 21:24 BST+0100

(The FE 3060ti is £379, bringing the total to c.£1200)

With limited research, recommendations and personal preference I have created the above list; any further guidance or recommendations of your own would be appreciated.

For reference I have a 165hz 1080p monitor and will upgrade to 1440p soon ish; I doubt I will be gaming at 4k with this build.

The only thing i'm torn over is the CPU; is the K version of the 12600 worth the extra money for a few more (e)cores as I know it won't be overclockable on this mobo.

Thanks

 

[Lafong]

Looks OK to me.....

I'd go with the 12600K because if I avoided the E cores I would be forever second-guessing myself, thinking they might be quite useful.

Are you locked in on liquid cooling for whatever reason?

Good choice on motherboard. There is a DDR 5 version, but I assume that's one step too far at your budget?

Not familiar with MSI power supplies and cases.

 

[rhgceghj]

Have you considered the 12600KF?

 

[Reso]

Looks OK to me.....

I'd go with the 12600K because if I avoided the E cores I would be forever second-guessing myself, thinking they might be quite useful.

Are you locked in on liquid cooling for whatever reason?

Good choice on motherboard. There is a DDR 5 version, but I assume that's one step too far at your budget?

Not familiar with MSI power supplies and cases.

Exactly my thoughts on the K, I'd have a lot of what ifs if I decided against buying it.

I'm not exactly a CPU cooling specialist but I've heard that liquid cooling is often a little more efficient and a little quieter, plus this cooler in particular is the same brand and line as the motherboard.

I think DDR5 will be an upgrade for the future once it becomes a little more affordable!

 

[Reso]

Have you considered the 12600KF?

Eh it's only an extra £20 and it might save me one day if my GPU was to ever fail

 

[Lafong]

Exactly my thoughts on the K, I'd have a lot of what ifs if I decided against buying it.

I'm not exactly a CPU cooling specialist but I've heard that liquid cooling is often a little more efficient and a little quieter, plus this cooler in particular is the same brand and line as the motherboard.

I think DDR5 will be an upgrade for the future once it becomes a little more affordable!

DDR 5: Ok, I assume you are aware that you will never be able to put DDR 5 on that motherboard. You'd have to buy a new board.

Cooling: Not at all sure liquid is quieter. It brings its own medium and long term maintenance issues. Barring heavy duty overclocking, I wouldn't think you'd need liquid on a 12600K. Liquid attracts some people for reasons other than cooling performance per se...don't know if you are one of those people.

 

[Reso]

DDR 5: Ok, I assume you are aware that you will never be able to put DDR 5 on that motherboard. You'd have to buy a new board.

Cooling: Not at all sure liquid is quieter. It brings its own medium and long term maintenance issues. Barring heavy duty overclocking, I wouldn't think you'd need liquid on a 12600K. Liquid attracts some people for reasons other than cooling performance per se...don't know if you are one of those people.

Yeah I'm happy to wait a couple of years until DDR5 becomes a bit more mainstream.

RPM's on the fans are customisable so theoretically you could make it a little quieter, I could just go safe with air cooling for now though, I think I'll have to do a tad more research. Is liquid cooling more of an aesthetic haha

edit: Just as a side note is there much of a difference between the FE 3060ti and another branded 3060ti like MSI or EVGA? I think I saw a graph somewhere and there was only a few fps difference between them all but enormous price differences?

 

[Zerk2012]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£299.88 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID R 78.73 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£57.95 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£171.49 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£69.48 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£85.99 @ Technextday)
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card
Case: MSI MPG GUNGNIR 110R ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Currys PC World)
Power Supply: MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.25 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £865.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-25 21:24 BST+0100

(The FE 3060ti is £379, bringing the total to c.£1200)

With limited research, recommendations and personal preference I have created the above list; any further guidance or recommendations of your own would be appreciated.

For reference I have a 165hz 1080p monitor and will upgrade to 1440p soon ish; I doubt I will be gaming at 4k with this build.

The only thing i'm torn over is the CPU; is the K version of the 12600 worth the extra money for a few more (e)cores as I know it won't be overclockable on this mobo.

Thanks

Don't buy that cooler.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/m...40r-360r-aio-coolers-due-to-sediment-build-up

 

[Phaaze88]

Don't even take a chance with that cooler. It looks like you are targeting a Msi-themed PC? Then MEG Coreliquid or bust - they're expensive though.
Avoid MAG and MPG.

 

[Reso]

Don't even take a chance with that cooler. It looks like you are targeting a Msi-themed PC? Then MEG Coreliquid or bust - they're expensive though.
Avoid MAG and MPG.

Thanks, with relation to MSI are you saying avoid MAG and MPG entirely or just their line of coolers?

 

[Reso]

Don't buy that cooler.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/m...40r-360r-aio-coolers-due-to-sediment-build-up

Oh dear, thanks for that; I think i'll have to delve properly into CPU coolers😟

 

[Phaaze88]

Thanks, with relation to MSI are you saying avoid MAG and MPG entirely or just their line of coolers?

Msi's been downplaying which units are faulty, when it's the MAG and MPG tiers as a whole. I'm telling you to avoid those 2.
MEG is in the clear, but more expensive than the other 2.

 

[Why_Me]

If you don't require WiFi then this board has the identical specs of the board in your build minus the WiFi.

https://www.box.co.uk/MAG-B660M-MORTAR-DDR4-MSI-MAG-B660M-MORTAR-DDR4-mATX-Intel-Soc_4107908.html
MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 £149.49

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B660M-MORTAR-DDR4

 

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