Build Advice Raptor Lake New Build Advice

[OxBox]

Approximate Purchase Date: Nov 2022 (willing to wait for 990 pro vs. WD Black SSD and more reviews on coolers with raptor lake)

Budget Range: $1500 (for system specs given below)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D rending/slicing, Heavy multitasking between slicing, web browsing, normal office aspects, virtual containers/machines, BeamNG,

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Cooler, MB, RAM, SSD, Case

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Amazon

Location: NC/USA (4 hrs from Microcenter)

Parts Preferences: Intel

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe although video cards aren't on my radar though I have a few ATI570 cards around but most work is done via RDP so to start I will likely just use integrated graphics-BeamNG is a later on if I ever get time.

Your Monitor Resolution:2560*1440

Additional Comments: Ability to tune system fans for quiet vs. performance. RGB does nothing for me. Case will be on the floor with airflow all around. Hobbyist overclocker vs. my old extreme days (peltiers and lapping for those that remember the BP6 ).

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current i5-4690k @ 4.4ghz on ASRock z97 Extreme 6/16GB RAM with H100i/960 Pro is a bit old in the tooth for hosting some light VM's, 3d slicing/rendering, lots of web browsing/apps running.

Here's my current shopping list from Newegg.

GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX LGA 1700 Intel Z790 ATX Motherboard with DDR5, Quad M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C, Intel WiFi 6E, 2.5GbE LAN, Q-Flash Plus, PCIe EZ-Latch
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145417?Item=N82E16813145417

Intel Core i7-13700K - Core i7 13th Gen Raptor Lake 16-Core (8P+8E) P-core Base Frequency: 3.4 GHz E-core Base Frequency: 2.5 GHz LGA 1700 125W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop Processor - BX8071513700K
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-13700k-core-i7-13th-gen/p/N82E16819118414?Item=N82E16819118414

G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 Desktop Memory Model F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Capacity: 32GB (2 x 16GB)
Type: 288-Pin DDR5 SDRAM
Speed: DDR5 6000
CAS Latency: 36
Color: Black
LED Color: RGB
Fan Included: No
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374351?Item=N82E16820374351

WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS100T2XHE
https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-1tb-black-sn850x-nvme/p/N82E16820250245?Item=N82E16820250245

Corsair 5000D Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX PC Case, Black, CC-9011210-WW
https://www.newegg.com/black-corsai...-tower/p/N82E16811139161?Item=N82E16811139161

Where I'm torn is the memory (aka for overclocking) and AIO cooler (Corsair 360mm (haven't looked at specifics) or CoolerMaster ML360R) though I'm happy to wait until more reviews are done with raptor lake and AIO's and waiting for the Samsung 990 Pro vs. the WD SSD.

For PSU I have an EVGA SuperNova 650G1 sitting around that may or may not be enough to at least boot-definitely not enough for a video card but I'll upgrade that at a later time if I decided to play games (console player now but still miss PC games and want to try BeamNG).

Thanks all for the great info (longtime lurker rare poster).

 

[Lutfij]

Build is spot on, IMHO!

Regarding the AIO, stay away from anything that's MSI. You could swap over to Fractal-Design if you want to make it an all Fractal affair though your build is good as is. Tie it up with the Corsair AIO. If you're merely going to work with the iGPU, then you can downsize the build(with a smaller form factor motherboard, lower wattage PSU and a smaller chassis).

 

[OxBox]

Build is spot on, IMHO!

Regarding the AIO, stay away from anything that's MSI. You could swap over to Fractal-Design if you want to make it an all Fractal affair though your build is good as is. Tie it up with the Corsair AIO. If you're merely going to work with the iGPU, then you can downsize the build(with a smaller form factor motherboard, lower wattage PSU and a smaller chassis).

Thanks! I used to upgrade every few months back in the late 90s-2010 during my bachelor/gaming/perf hey days but lately with family and life works well enough for a while as you can tell by the age of my build but I do try and future proof some.

My corsair AIO has been great short of an RMA a couple years ago and always had great support from them so will check out their 360mm radiator options. Since I'm not going too extreme (in theory) of OC it should suffice for anything I want to attempt.

I've debated going for a smaller build but I enjoy large cases (Supermicro towers ring a bell? ) for sheer stance plus ease of room to work in and keeping a 360mm AIO. The 5000 is slightly larger than my CoolerMaster 690 and definitely looks better which helps.

 

[OxBox]

Went ahead with the icue h150 cappellix and the rest of the list. Now to use my alumni status for more than Xbox live and go with windows 11.