My friend wants to build a new computer for herself and is looking for help in choosing parts. She prefers Intel and NVIDIA and her price range is around $1500. She already chose a case, Hyte Y70 Touch, which is already ~$390. What parts can she get for a pretty average PC with the remaining $1110?
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If she choose amd cpu, she could get a much higher Nvidia gpu. In AM5 platform mobo & cpu price has dropped significantly.
Okay, let's say we do choose AMD for CPU and keep NVIDIA for GPU. What CPU, MB, and RAM do you recommend?
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Cpu: Ryzen 7 7700
M/b : Gigabyte b650 gaming plus wifi am5
GPU: Asus 4060ti evo oc 16gb gddr6
Ram : 32gb(2×16gb)G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB
SSD: Corsair MP600 Pro M.2 1TB
PSU:CORSAIR CX750 80PLUS Bronze
Cooler: MSI MAG Core Liquid 240R V2 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 240mm Radiator,
This built costs $1080 in new-egg. You can change the brands of the components if you prefer any. The price may differs with some dollars.
M/b : Gigabyte b650 gaming plus wifi am5
GPU: Asus 4060ti evo oc 16gb gddr6
Ram : 32gb(2×16gb)G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB
SSD: Corsair MP600 Pro M.2 1TB
PSU:CORSAIR CX750 80PLUS Bronze
Cooler: MSI MAG Core Liquid 240R V2 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 240mm Radiator,
This built costs $1080 in new-egg. You can change the brands of the components if you prefer any. The price may differs with some dollars.
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AMD Ryzen 5 7500F $131.73
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB 72.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ MSI)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *NZXT C750 (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $976.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:19 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: *Gigabyte EAGLE OC ICE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($639.99 @ Amazon)
Case: *Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($110.58 @ Amazon)
Total: $1440.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:13 EDT-0400
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F $131.73
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB 72.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ MSI)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *NZXT C750 (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $976.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:19 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: *Gigabyte EAGLE OC ICE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($639.99 @ Amazon)
Case: *Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($110.58 @ Amazon)
Total: $1440.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:13 EDT-0400
Your friend wants to build a PC.
To do what? Primary and secondary purposes?
She may be better off spending "a lot" on the CPU and "not so much" on the video card.
Or vice versa.
Depending on the purposes.
Have her tell you and then you tell us.
$390 is a major extravagance for a case. But if she insists....................
How soon does she want to buy? Within a week? A month? This year?
To do what? Primary and secondary purposes?
She may be better off spending "a lot" on the CPU and "not so much" on the video card.
Or vice versa.
Depending on the purposes.
Have her tell you and then you tell us.
$390 is a major extravagance for a case. But if she insists....................
How soon does she want to buy? Within a week? A month? This year?
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That is not correct, it is still cheaper to go with an Intel build than an AMD build if you use AM5.
That is not a PSU you want to have for anything but the most budget of gaming PC's
Here are a couple recommendations with and without the needless 400 dollar case. Spending nearly 1/3rd of your budget on a case is not something you should do with a mainstream budget. Here are a couple recommendations regardless:
Intel
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Video Card ($384.99 @ B&H)
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1458.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:41 EDT-0400
AMD
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 4.1 GHz 8-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ MSI)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Video Card ($384.99 @ B&H)
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1471.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:42 EDT-0400
Here are two builds without the touch version of the case. You get a lot more GPU power:
Intel
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($589.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HYTE Y70 ATX Mid Tower Case ($219.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1502.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:39 EDT-0400
AMD
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 4.1 GHz 8-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ MSI)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($589.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HYTE Y70 ATX Mid Tower Case ($219.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1515.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 19:38 EDT-0400
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So she wants a white motherboard. Do you have a recommendation for the 14600K? I doubt she'll be overclocking, so would choosing a B series board be okay with an unlocked CPU?
And while we're at it, do you think the 14600K requires a AIO or is an air cooler sufficient enough. She would also like a white version of this as well...
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B series is completely fine with a 14600k, however, you have to be mindful of the cheaper motherboards because some of them wont handle the 14600k with their poor VRMs. The motherboard I linked is silver/white over the majority of the board. Spending so much on aesthetics is not recommended, however here is a decent board that is white.
Intel Hyte y70 Touch
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B760 Pro RS WiFi White ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Video Card ($384.99 @ B&H)
Case: HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite ATX Mid Tower Case ($379.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1454.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Intel Hyte y70 (non-touch)
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B760 Pro RS WiFi White ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($589.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HYTE Y70 ATX Mid Tower Case ($219.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1498.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 20:11 EDT-0400
If you threw budget a bit higher and wanted really good parts that are all color matched this build below would be where its at, but it is impossible to keep that more expensive version of the case;
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ICE ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($594.00 @ Newegg)
Case: HYTE Y70 ATX Mid Tower Case ($219.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($110.58 @ Amazon)
Total: $1595.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-19 20:22 EDT-0400
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Again....purposes of this machine??
If "gaming", tell us what games at what settings.
If gaming is not primary purpose, say so.
For white motherboards, look at Gigabyte Aorus Elite "Ice" series. There are several for Intel and I think some for AMD.
Some are Intel B series, some are Intel Z series.
Prices begin around 200.
I think you can find decent power supplies in white also, RAM too.
If she wants to go strictly for a white theme.
Air cooler is fine on a 14600K. You could replace a black fan with a white fan if you can't find a cooler that comes with a white fan.
If "gaming", tell us what games at what settings.
If gaming is not primary purpose, say so.
For white motherboards, look at Gigabyte Aorus Elite "Ice" series. There are several for Intel and I think some for AMD.
Some are Intel B series, some are Intel Z series.
Prices begin around 200.
I think you can find decent power supplies in white also, RAM too.
If she wants to go strictly for a white theme.
Air cooler is fine on a 14600K. You could replace a black fan with a white fan if you can't find a cooler that comes with a white fan.
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Check that build i linked at the bottom of my last post. We think alike!
Yeah; that's a good choice. Never owned one, but looks OK with a good feature set.
There are B series variants of Ice.
And micro ATX Ice also.
If she is willing to wait on Arrow Lake, Ice boards have been announced.
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I have not seen a single B760 version ICE motherboard that is ATX on the gigabyte website. Can you link one?
I may have spoken too soon....off the top of my head, confusing micro ATX with B.
I'll look again.
Meanwhile, here is the Z890M Aorus Elite............micro ATX. I downloaded the manual and have this board under consideration for my own build.
Z890M AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE GlobalLasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...
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The Ice variant was listed at Newegg pre-order for 240 a couple of days ago. I was surprised because the black version was not.
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Ahh. I did not see that one because I was looking mainly at ATX motherboards. Usually in larger cases is "looks" worse to have mATX, DTX, or ITX motherboards. Since the aesthetics were so important I picked the cheapest ICE motherboard that was 700 chipset and ATX sized.
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If you choose white build you Couldn't afford 4060 ti at that price.
Sorry I forgot to reply to your post. The main use of the PC would be gaming at 1080p I believe.
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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2JWpxH
This is what I have so far and it's around $1500. Please let me know if there are some things I should change.
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With 14600k your cpu & mobo will f*uked up. The cpu burns its Silicon because of excessive power draw. Idle power consumption also very high even you could run a low end pc with that
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Solid choice if you prefer Asrock. Go for it. Don't listen to intel fan boys Lga 1700 socket is dead & 13-14 gen high-end cpu's are doomed. With an Am5 Amd will support untill 2030. You can also upgrade the cpu with the 7800x3d (absolute beast) when the price would drop. Enjoy your pc. I bought my my new one 2 months ago.
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I am no Intel fanboy, but for the money right now nothing beats the 14600k and with all the mitigation updates to BIOS they should be fine. Check my signature, I am currently on a 5800X3D I bought the day it released because I had faith the technology was amazing and it is. As far as all the questions, I stand firm on my recommendations. Never cheap out on the PSU. A Corsair CX will save you 10-20 dollars over a top tier PSU that will not give you issues like a CX can...
Spending an additional 500 or so dollars on aesthetics like the Case, AIO that is barely better than an air cooler, the SSD that is 50% more expensive for its capacity than others, paying at least 40 dollars extra for an all white motherboard, and an extra 20 dollars for RGB RAM. If aesthetics were thrown out the window you could get something with much more performance or a ton more storage.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($222.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 Lightning WiFi ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M482 Eco-Pack 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($784.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1563.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-20 06:44 EDT-0400
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