Build Advice New build for gaming @1080p 240hz, deep learning & computationally intensive statistics ?

[ChizYT]

Hi all,

Looking to upgrade from my i7 6700 + GTX 1060 PC, and need some advice on what my next build should look like. For reference, I'm based in Australia and my budget is roughly AUD $3k.

The main aims of this build are to:
1. Play competitive titles at 1080p 240hz, e.g. Valorant, CSGO/CS2, Dota2, Apex, etc. The lowest, or close to, settings are fine for these titles.
2. Play most other titles on med-high settings at 1080p. No particular game I'm looking to play in mind, but I'm probably aiming for at least a playable Cyberpunk experience (assuming this is decently representative of most newer AAA games).
3. Do deep learning and computationally intensive statistics. I'm not too familiar with the 'best' hardware for this type of stuff, besides that CUDA (in NVIDIA GPUs) is vastly preferred in industry, hence all the builds below being based on an RTX 4070.

I've compiled the following (tentative) builds, the first 2 are Intel-based and the last is AMD.
bit.ly/3qp8G8Q
bit.ly/3qayLbI
bit.ly/3ILnvJe

If anybody could comment on which of the above builds would be best for meeting all 3 of my criteria above, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks heaps.

 

[Why_Me]

The DDR5 build looks to be the better build as far as being on a new platform. With that said you could do better with your budget.

 

[Why_Me]

i7 cpu, low latency RAM (games benefit from low latency), case with better airflow (2x140mm front intake fans + 1x120mm exhaust fan) and a 2TB SSD.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($558.95 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.00 @ MSY Technology)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($272.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($209.94 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($188.68 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($939.00 @ BPC Technology)
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ Centre Com)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($13.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2526.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-31 20:01 AEST+1000

A better look at those components.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/white-tg-clear-tint/

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x#kf

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/13067.shtml

WD Black SN770 SSD Review: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Updated)

Stellar performance, especially for gamers.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[ChizYT]

i7 cpu, low latency RAM (games benefit from low latency), case with better airflow (2x140mm front intake fans + 1x120mm exhaust fan) and a 2TB SSD.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($558.95 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.00 @ MSY Technology)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($272.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($209.94 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: *Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($188.68 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($939.00 @ BPC Technology)
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ Centre Com)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($13.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2526.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-31 20:01 AEST+1000

A better look at those components.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/white-tg-clear-tint/

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x#kf

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/13067.shtml

WD Black SN770 SSD Review: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Updated)

Stellar performance, especially for gamers.

www.tomshardware.com

Legend! Thanks for that. Great to know that there's a good amount I could shave off from those initial spec sheets hahah.

On another note - Noting that the i7 13700F is more expensive, is there any particular reason(s) to choose this over the i5 13600k? I'm assuming it's something to do with the core count, but just wondering what exactly the tangible benefits would be.

 

[Why_Me]

Legend! Thanks for that. Great to know that there's a good amount I could shave off from those initial spec sheets hahah.

On another note - Noting that the i7 13700F is more expensive, is there any particular reason(s) to choose this over the i5 13600k? I'm assuming it's something to do with the core count, but just wondering what exactly the tangible benefits would be.

Core count, more frames per second..

 

[Lucky_SLS]

If you go 5800X3D and DDR4 rams, you can squeeze in a 4070ti in there:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($529.85 @ Amazon Australia)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG500 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.00 @ Device Deal)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($240.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($189.00 @ MSY Technology)
Video Card: Inno3D iChill X3 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($1229.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case ($135.00 @ MSY Technology)
Power Supply: ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 850 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($126.00 @ BPC Technology)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($135.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Total: $2735.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-31 20:55 AEST+1000


If you can stretch it to 3200 AUD, you can get the 4080: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product...-4080-16-gb-video-card-gv-n4080gaming-oc-16gd

 

[ChizYT]

If you go 5800X3D and DDR4 rams, you can squeeze in a 4070ti in there:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($529.85 @ Amazon Australia)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG500 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.00 @ Device Deal)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($240.00 @ MSY Technology)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($189.00 @ MSY Technology)
Video Card: Inno3D iChill X3 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($1229.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case ($135.00 @ MSY Technology)
Power Supply: ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 850 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($126.00 @ BPC Technology)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($135.00 @ Amazon Australia)
Total: $2735.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-31 20:55 AEST+1000


If you can stretch it to 3200 AUD, you can get the 4080: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product...-4080-16-gb-video-card-gv-n4080gaming-oc-16gd

Thanks mate. Looks good.

 

[helper800]

An AMD alternative with a 4070:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor ($869.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.00 @ MSY Technology)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($287.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory ($178.00 @ I-Tech)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($188.68 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($939.00 @ BPC Technology)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($140.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2817.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-01 02:06 AEST+1000

 

[ChizYT]

An AMD alternative with a 4070:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor ($869.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.00 @ MSY Technology)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($287.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory ($178.00 @ I-Tech)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($188.68 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($939.00 @ BPC Technology)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($140.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2817.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-01 02:06 AEST+1000

Awesome. Thanks!