Heya,
I could use some help, as I am looking build a PC for the first time in 10 ish years.
I’m looking to convert my current system from a gaming/creative workstation into purely a creative work station and then build a new pc for gaming.
I have a ROG Strix RTX 3080 OC that is ready to go into the new gaming pc, but I need to get everything else.
I have a good 180hz 1440p screen, so high fps 1440p is my goal.
These are the parts I’ve put together currently. I lean towards AMD for CPU as that’s what’s served me well with my workstation.
I went with something that is likely overkill for CPU cooling, but my hopes are to upgrade this PC little by little as time goes on.
PSU is also overkill, but that is because I hope to snag a 2nd hand 4090 within too long, or potentially new 5090 further down the line.
I would probably also need some case fans, but I am unsure which or how many.
I would appreciate any guidance.
Looks pretty good. I would advise skipping HDD entirely for a gaming build. You can get a similarly priced M.2 SSD which will perform significantly better, be easier to install, less prone to failure (at least mechanically) and be tidier cable management wise. I haven’t used an HDD in a long while, but I have no reason to anymore. For a workstation, you should still aim to use an SSD as your “OS” drive, but HDDs make more sense when dealing with large amounts of data.
Fan wise – anything from arctic should be sufficient. Look up build guides for your case to see what size you need, and then decide if you want RGB or not.
Yes! The HDD was a leftover by mistake. I would transplant a 4tb nvme I currently have into the new PC.
Thank you for the recommendation on case fans! I’ll look into those for sure.