Question PC Build help1200-1500 (excluding GPU)

[matthewlovstech]

"I haven't been on here for a while and I'm out of touch with the latest hardware in 2024. Currently, I have an older PC with an RTX 2080, i7-8700K, and a Z370 motherboard. I'm planning to build a new PC, excluding the GPU which I intend to reuse for now and upgrade later. Any suggestions for parts would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Lutfij]

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including your location as well as your preferred site for purchase since you've included your budget(though we'll need to know the currency first) and the community can move forward with suggestions.

On second thoughts, please include your current PC specs like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

 

[matthewlovstech]

CPU: 8700k
CPU cooler: H150i 3 fan liquid cooler
Motherboard: z370 e strix
Ram: 16 gb ddr4 corsair pro rgb
SSD/HDD: nvme 500 gb and ssd Samsung
GPU: ASUS rog strix 2080 Ti
PSU: 750 w corsair psu
Chassis: corsair crystal white
OS: windows 10
Monitor: Benq 144 hz (not upgrading)

i plan on buying it all from amazon or Newegg and live in the united states

 

[35below0]

"I haven't been on here for a while and I'm out of touch with the latest hardware in 2024. Currently, I have an older PC with an RTX 2080, i7-8700K, and a Z370 motherboard. I'm planning to build a new PC, excluding the GPU which I intend to reuse for now and upgrade later. Any suggestions for parts would be greatly appreciated!

Why do you plan on upgrading?

In other words, what do you want your new PC to do? What kind of performance, what sort of gaming and what resolution? Any special wordloads like photo or video editing?
Is your Windows license OEM? If it isn't, you can re-use it for Win 11 if you wish.

 

[artk2219]

If you are mainly gaming, something like this would work. I didn't pick a case because that's a personal preference sort of thing, or you could just reuse your current one.

PCPartPicker Part List
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W9pdL9

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hyH99/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-42-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000910wof) | $393.51 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MzMMnQ/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se-argb) | $35.90 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock X670E Pro RS ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fCGbt6/asrock-x670e-pro-rs-atx-am5-motherboard-x670e-pro-rs) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kTJp99/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2e6000c36) | $106.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yGZ9TW/crucial-p3-plus-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p3pssd8) | $124.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tWMTwP/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpe-8501-afaag-us) | $94.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$976.37**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-07-12 17:47 EDT-0400 |

 

[Why_Me]

CPU: 8700k
CPU cooler: H150i 3 fan liquid cooler
Motherboard: z370 e strix
Ram: 16 gb ddr4 corsair pro rgb
SSD/HDD: nvme 500 gb and ssd Samsung
GPU: ASUS rog strix 2080 Ti
PSU: 750 w corsair psu
Chassis: corsair crystal white
OS: windows 10
Monitor: Benq 144 hz (not upgrading)

i plan on buying it all from amazon or Newegg and live in the united states

Your psu is dependent on your choice of gpu meaning new board, cpu and RAM for now.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($393.51 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $701.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-12 20:28 EDT-0400

 

[Zerk2012]

"I haven't been on here for a while and I'm out of touch with the latest hardware in 2024. Currently, I have an older PC with an RTX 2080, i7-8700K, and a Z370 motherboard. I'm planning to build a new PC, excluding the GPU which I intend to reuse for now and upgrade later. Any suggestions for parts would be greatly appreciated!

Not sure I would even buy right now the new AMD processors should be out in a couple of weeks.

 

[whatdoitypehere9937982739]

Didn't give much information so I took my wildest guess https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4xtm9c

 

[matthewlovstech]

Why do you plan on upgrading?

In other words, what do you want your new PC to do? What kind of performance, what sort of gaming and what resolution? Any special wordloads like photo or video editing?
Is your Windows license OEM? If it isn't, you can re-use it for Win 11 if you wish.

just general gaming while in college my pc bios is also outdated and I thought it was time to for an upgrade.

 

[matthewlovstech]

If you are mainly gaming, something like this would work. I didn't pick a case because that's a personal preference sort of thing, or you could just reuse your current one.

PCPartPicker Part List
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W9pdL9

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hyH99/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-42-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000910wof) | $393.51 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MzMMnQ/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se-argb) | $35.90 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock X670E Pro RS ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fCGbt6/asrock-x670e-pro-rs-atx-am5-motherboard-x670e-pro-rs) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kTJp99/corsair-vengeance-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmh32gx5m2e6000c36) | $106.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yGZ9TW/crucial-p3-plus-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p3pssd8) | $124.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tWMTwP/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpe-8501-afaag-us) | $94.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$976.37**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-07-12 17:47 EDT-0400 |

The CPU 7800x3D appears to be one of the best options in its price range. However, is an air cooler sufficient to keep it cool? Additionally, what are the advantages of using an X670 motherboard over a B650?

 

[Why_Me]

The CPU 7800x3D appears to be one of the best options in its price range. However, is an air cooler sufficient to keep it cool? Additionally, what are the advantages of using an X670 motherboard over a B650?

The X670 chipset has more PCIe lanes which is a plus if running dual M.2 SSD's. A dual tower air cooler for that cpu is fine although you already have a solid AIO.

 

[artk2219]

The CPU 7800x3D appears to be one of the best options in its price range. However, is an air cooler sufficient to keep it cool? Additionally, what are the advantages of using an X670 motherboard over a B650?

Yep! That cooler can cool pretty much any CPU out there, here is a review for the thermal right phantom spirit but it also includes the peerless assassin and other coolers. The review uses an i7 13700k, but that's ok because that CPU runs warmer than the 7800X3D. So given that it has no issues cooling a 13700K, it won't have an issue cooling a 7800X3D. That said, if your current cooler is less than 5 years old, and if it's still working fine, you could reuse it. If it's older than 5, I would replace it. All in one liquid coolers lose fluid over time, and typically can't be refilled. Also as whyme stated, you get more pcie lanes with x670 vs b650, but as long as you aren't going for the highest possible pcie storage performance, than either would work fine.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-review/2

 

[35below0]

The Steel Legend is a z690 motherboard and was released with 12th gen Intel CPUs. It supports 13th and 14th generation but it's BIOS may be out of date.

You'll need to prep a USB stick and copy the latest BIOS onto it, then plug the USB stick into the correct port and press the Flashback button on the I/O panel.
You should check the manual to see which USB port is the correct one. (It's usually marked, with a rectangle for example)
The computer should NOT be powered on! Plug it in and switch the PSU on. That's is all the motherboard needs for flashing.
Here is the support doc for Flashback: https://www.asrock.com/support/QA/FlashbackSOP.pdf

Otherwise it's nearly identical in features to z790 chipset motherboards but without the higher price.
It doesn't have WiFi though, so if that's important, it may be better to choose a different motherboard than a WiFi dongle. But it's up to you.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($247.68 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 3 67.62 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND/D5 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-850 ATX 3.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $875.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-14 16:52 EDT-0400

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Not sure I would even buy right now the new AMD processors should be out in a couple of weeks.

AMD said that the new 9000 series wont take the GAMING cpu crown from the 7800X3D. We will have to wait for the 9000X3D series for that.