Question Need help and guidance on my first PC build i5-14600K

[GentleX]

Hey there guys!
I'm a cybersecurity (offensive) prefessional. So, i need to work a lot more on VMware workstation. I just use PC for my work. Nothing else.
And here I'm about to build my first PC ever (i worked on laptop before). I did my own online research and came up with this combination :

Processor:
Intel Core i5-14600K Raptor Lake

Motherboard:
MSI Pro Z790-P Wifi DDR5 LGA1700 ATX

RAM:
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB Black (2x16GB) 5600MHz DDR5 CL30 1.25V

Cooling Unit:

• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
• Casing Cooler: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm 4-Pin Premium Quiet

SSD:
Western Digital Black SN770 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe

PSU:
Thermaltake Toughpower GFA3 850W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular

Case:
Darkflash Pollux Mid-tower ATX Gaming Case Tempered Glass Black

Monitor:
Asus VG279Q3A TUF 24" Full HD 180Hz IPS Gaming Monitor

Keyboard & Mouse Combo:
A4Tech 4200N Wireless

UPS:
Not Sure

I need your expert opinions on whether these components are good and compatible with one another or if I'm bound to face any issue whatsoever.
Thanks in advance for your time providing feedbacks!

Kind Regards,
GentleX

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hey there guys!
I'm a cybersecurity (offensive) prefessional. So, i need to work a lot more on VMware workstation. I just use PC for my work. Nothing else.
And here I'm about to build my first PC ever (i worked on laptop before). I did my own online research and came up with this combination :

Processor:
Intel Core i5-14600K Raptor Lake

Motherboard:
MSI Pro Z790-P Wifi DDR5 LGA1700 ATX

RAM:
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB Black (2x16GB) 5600MHz DDR5 CL30 1.25V

Cooling Unit:

• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
• Casing Cooler: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm 4-Pin Premium Quiet

SSD:
Western Digital Black SN770 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe

PSU:
Thermaltake Toughpower GFA3 850W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular

Case:
Darkflash Pollux Mid-tower ATX Gaming Case Tempered Glass Black

Monitor:
Asus VG279Q3A TUF 24" Full HD 180Hz IPS Gaming Monitor

Keyboard & Mouse Combo:
A4Tech 4200N Wireless

UPS:
Not Sure

I need your expert opinions on whether these components are good and compatible with one another or if I'm bound to face any issue whatsoever.
Thanks in advance for your time providing feedbacks!

Kind Regards,
GentleX

As a VMware admin I have a couple question. How many VMs are you going to be running at once? Are these linux, windows, or both? How much RAM per VM will you be allocating? How much storage are you allocating to each VM?

 

[GentleX]

As a VMware admin I have a couple question. How many VMs are you going to be running at once? Are these linux, windows, or both? How much RAM per VM will you be allocating? How much storage are you allocating to each VM?

1. 3 VMware. And yes, both
2. 4 GB RAM per VM
3. Storage for Linux 50GB & for windows 100GB

 

[jeremyj_83]

1. 3 VMware. And yes, both
2. 4 GB RAM per VM
3. Storage for Linux 50GB & for windows 100GB

That build looks good for what you are doing. You don't need an 850W PSU so you could save some money going with a smaller one of similar quality. A 14500 instead of the 14600K will save a few dollars as well. Overall you will have enough storage and RAM. Just remember that with a Type 2 hypervisor (VMware Workstation for example) your VMs take RAM from the host OS. With 3 VMs running at 4GB each they will have 12GB RAM dedicated to them. If you end up sending out 32GB RAM to VMs you will crash your desktop as Windows won't have any RAM. In other words you cannot over provision RAM with Workstation.