[SOLVED] New build help

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I am currently in the process of building a new rig and am looking for a second opinion. Looking to see what you guys think in terms of components that I should be willing to upgrade or not. I'm looking to spend around $2000 USD on the new rig (willing to go up a little in price if the performance is really worth it). It's going to be used for gaming on games like CSGO, Valorant, Apex Legends, Warzone, LoL, etc. Here is my current planned build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/moochayy/saved/

Thanks in advance everyone!
 

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It looks like a nice build.

The only suggestion I would make is this. The motherboard you selected should be fine with the 5600X even playing with OC. If you ever have in mind to upgrade to R7 or 9 CPU I would check Buildzoid (I think is his name) and or his recommends to Gamers Nexus about the new chipsets and VRM.
 
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It looks like a nice build.

The only suggestion I would make is this. The motherboard you selected should be fine with the 5600X even playing with OC. If you ever have in mind to upgrade to R7 or 9 CPU I would check Buildzoid (I think is his name) and or his recommends to Gamers Nexus about the new chipsets and VRM.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated. You wouldn't happen to have a link to his stuff, would you?
 
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor ($268.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B560 Pro4 ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($108.78 @ Other World Computing)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($119.99 @ Newegg)
External Storage: Seagate Expansion 4 TB External Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1462.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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More cores,/threads, same gaming performance, looks better.
You can sync the ram, aio fans, ll120's together in iCue software.
The H510 is a big no no imo.
Closed front panel with only a rear exhaust and top exhaust fan isnt enough for a 3060ti and a newer cpu.
The psu, storage, GPU is good.

Edit: If you want a cheaper option get rid of that 360mm aio for a arctic freezer 34 esport duo air cooler, it will be enough to cool a 10700F
 
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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor ($268.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B560 Pro4 ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($108.78 @ Other World Computing)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($119.99 @ Newegg)
External Storage: Seagate Expansion 4 TB External Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1462.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-11 17:03 EST-0500


More cores,/threads, same gaming performance, looks better.
You can sync the ram, aio fans, ll120's together in iCue software.
The H510 is a big no no imo.
Closed front panel with only a rear exhaust and top exhaust fan isnt enough for a 3060ti and a newer cpu.
The psu, storage, GPU is good.

Edit: If you want a cheaper option get rid of that 360mm aio for a arctic freezer 34 esport duo air cooler, it will be enough to cool a 10700F
Wow, thanks for the in depth breakdown. Wondering what the reasoning/numbers behind the Intel CPU over the Ryzen and why you decided on the RAM and CPU cooler that you selected?
 

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More cores,/threads, same gaming performance, looks better.
You can sync the ram, aio fans, ll120's together in iCue software.
The H510 is a big no no imo.
Closed front panel with only a rear exhaust and top exhaust fan isnt enough for a 3060ti and a newer cpu.
The psu, storage, GPU is good.

Edit: If you want a cheaper option get rid of that 360mm aio for a arctic freezer 34 esport duo air cooler, it will be enough to cool a 10700F

Something else to consider going with Intel is that if you went with the (non F) skew, you would have a graphics option until the madness is over. If you already have a GPU that is usable at this point I see only a couple of reasons not to go Ryzen.

Intel has REALLY turned up the heat as far as pricing value for this particular market moment.
 
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Wow, thanks for the in depth breakdown. Wondering what the reasoning/numbers behind the Intel CPU over the Ryzen and why you decided on the RAM and CPU cooler that you selected?
Intel > AMD since the 10700F has the same performance as the 5600X, for less money, while offering more cores/ threads.
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RAM mainly for RGB software to pair with the AIO and case fans.
Same reason for the AIO.
 
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Something else to consider going with Intel is that if you went with the (non F) skew, you would have a graphics option until the madness is over. If you already have a GPU that is usable at this point I see only a couple of reasons not to go Ryzen.

Intel has REALLY turned up the heat as far as pricing value for this particular market moment.
Yeah, I was under the impression that Ryzen is better right now in terms of performance for the price.