Question NEW (hopefully final) PART LIST!

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After, heavy consideration and questioning, new part choices have been made. Feel free to comment, ask questions, or discuss. Also, AMD Ryzen 5600X or Core i7-11700K (Rocket Lake)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5600X - $299

GPU: EVGA 3070 XC3 Ultra Gaming

MOBO: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E - $319

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 MHz CL16 - $208

Storage: 1TB Samsung 980 Pro and 500GB Samsung 870 EVO 2.5” SATA/6 - $199 and $69 respectively

Case: NZXT H710i - $169

PSU: Corsair RMx 1000W - $204

Cooling: NZXT Kraken Z73 - $279


EDIT: Update: Potential Change to the GPU, may get a Gigabyte 3070 Aorus Master as it is around the same price at Micro Center near me.
 
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While there's nothing wrong with any of this, some of the balance is odd. Why a nearly $300 AIO for a six-core CPU? What features are you using in the X570 that you're not in a $200 motherboard? Why the 3070 instead of a 3080 or another quality of life upgrade (monitor, etc) with this budget? Why a 1000W PSU? It just feels like there's a lot of money spent here that will never really convert into actual performance. There's literally $300 or so you could trim from this without any meaningful change in performance. There could be specifics as to why you chose specific parts, but all I see is a list, so that's all I can react to.
 
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The AIO is future proof in case I upgrade to a 12-core CPU. The power supply is for power intensive tasks planned (cannot mention) and future proofing. I’ll be gaming at 1080p so I’ve been suggested a 3070. I’m greatly confused as to the major difference between X570 and B550 and what that translates into in terms of upgrading and performance. The 500GB SATA drive is for Boot and excess work (school, general work, etc.)
 

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Oh, for the same price, tweaking the list, making it an X73, upgrading to 5800X, and going for a B550 board. It’s the same price. AIO, I don’t mind. Is it worth dropping the X570 and go for a B550 and 5800X? @DSzymborski
 

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H510 Elite. or. H710i.
H710i: Z73 360mm rad, other stuff listed below

H510 Elite: Z63 280mm rad with pull config, other stuff listed below

MOBO: ROG Strix X570-E

GPU: EVGA 3070 XC3 Gaming

PSU: Corsair RMx 1000W

Fans: NZXT AER RGB 2 (2 if I get the H510E)

Storage: an NVMe drive which goes on the MOBO, and a SATA 2.5” drive. I would need at least 5 such trays.

Needs: good cable management, good airflow, and good performance (combining everything)
 
5600X to 5800X for gaming?
No.
3070 to 3080 for 1080p?
No.
B550 or X570 for future proofing?
Depends on what you want to do with those "future proofing features" that X570 offers, but you will be more than fine on a good B550 board.
Z73 vs X73?
My pick would be the X73, its cheaper and the only major difference i can see is the display. Specs wise they are similar/same.
Is 1000W overkill?
For 5600X/5800X with 3070/3080, yeah i would say, a bit.
You are fine with a good 850W unit.
 
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If it has to be NZXT, H710i is the one to go imo.
But not with a 360mm rad mounted on the front, since its a closed front panel with only little side-vents.
Grab a 240mm/280mm version of the X73, cheaper than Z73, will cool pretty much the same and mount it on top.
1000W is overkill with 5600x/5800x and 3070, a good 850W unit is more than enough.
Gpu and mobo are good.
 
You dont really need crazy AIO for AMD...

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor ($550.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Extreme4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($93.89 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Team MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.49 @ Newegg)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($800.00)
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.72 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2179.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-19 16:04 EDT-0400
 
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1560594-REG/lian_li_lancool2_x_lancool_ii_tempered_glass.html
Lian Li LANCOOL II Mid-Tower Case $99.99

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-Semi-Modular-Systems-Warranty-Application/dp/B084TSPNR5/
Seasonic FOCUS GM-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular $119.99

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157976
ASRock B560 Steel Legend $129.99

Expect this cpu to show up on Newegg any day now.

https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007671 601361546
Intel Core i7-11700F Rocket Lake ($350 if I had to guess)

or ...

Intel Core i7-10700F $268.21

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-212S-20PK-R1-Contact-Silencio/dp/B07H25DYM3/
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU Air Cooler $39.99

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-3200MHz-Desktop-Memory/dp/B0143UM4TC/
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 Desktop Memory Kit $86.99

https://www.amazon.com/Mushkin-Pilot-Encryption-Internal-MKNSSDPE2TB-D8/dp/B07RF4DTR4/
Mushkin Pilot-E – 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD $214.99

A few alternatives to that build.

The Z590 boards have four more PCIe lanes vs the B560 boards (20 vs 16) along with a better Realtek audio codec.

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157982
ASRock Z590 EXTREME $209.99

Faster PCIe 4 SSD.

https://www.newegg.com/sabrent-2tb-rocket-q4/p/0D9-001Y-00050
Sabrent 2TB Rocket Q4 NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD $279.99

If future proofing is your thing ...

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-Desktop-Gaming-BL2K16G32C16U4B/dp/B083TSLDF2/
Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Memory Kit 32GB (16GBx2) CL16 $174.95

https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/B560 Steel Legend/index.asp

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z590 Extreme/index.us.asp

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1634...e-i710700k-review-is-65w-comet-lake-an-option


 
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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($449.00 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.64 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($208.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P500A D-RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($133.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $1616.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-20 03:10 EDT-0400


Price without a gpu since I'd not pay $1400 for a 3070. This build won't need upgrading at all for 3-6 years and by that time it's more of a replacement than an upgrade. Many of the parts will move over, like storage, case, psu etc.
 

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A bit of a refresh:

5600X

ROG Strix X570-E Gaming

G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600 CL16

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

Gigabyte Aorus Master 3070

NZXT Kraken Z73 (I am aware of the lcd panel upping the cost and I am ok with that)

NZXT H710i

Corsair RMx 1000W (future proofing)
 
A bit of a refresh:

5600X

ROG Strix X570-E Gaming

G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600 CL16

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

Gigabyte Aorus Master 3070

NZXT Kraken Z73 (I am aware of the lcd panel upping the cost and I am ok with that)

NZXT H710i

Corsair RMx 1000W (future proofing)
That's $1,128 if shopping from Newegg for a board, psu and 6 core cpu for a gaming build. Whoever is giving you advice should be held accountable and be forced to pay for half your build.

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Oh, I'm buying the board from Newegg or ASUS, ($319), the CPU from Best Buy or Micro Center ($299), and the PSU from Best Buy ($204).

The 1000W still doesn't make much sense. It doesn't really future-proof anything.

The motherboard is still confusing. Either go up to a Crosshair VIII or down to a x570 TUF Gaming. There's very little differentiation in the motherboards more expensive than a x570 TUF Gaming until you get to the Crosshair, except for price. I'd flip the question around: what specific features are you using on a ROG Strix-E that you do not have on a TUF Gaming that are worth $130 to you? If you can't answer the question, then you have to ask yourself if you're just spending money to spend money. That is, of course, your choice, but you'll be happier with a build if you go into it with your eyes wide open.