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.
Any reason why you’re going for a hard drive in 2024? El cheapo NVMe SSDs aren’t that much more and are lightyears faster, and will probably be more reliable. Yesterday I picked up a 2tb Sk Hynix P41 for $130 which is absurdly cheap for such a good drive.
The 5090 could be released in 6 months, forget about the 40 series.
Add at least an NVMe for installing Windows and software programs. Do not use mechanical hard drive for Windows.
The B series board might not be good enough for the Ryzen 10,000 series, but 7800x3D is good, but playing at 1440p it’s going to use more GPU than CPU, but 7800x3D is still exellent.
Yes! I’ll be transplanting a 4tb nvme I currently have into this new build. The HDD was entirely a mistaken leftover.
Do you have any suggestions for another board? I gotta admit motherboards are what I knew least about.
GPU will definitely be the bottle neck for the time being.
I would suggest a X670E Aorus Master if you have the cash, otherwise X670 Aorus Elite AX. I can’t justify the price of MPG X670E Carbon.
Thank you for the suggestion. When researching x670 boards I also found the ASRock X670E Steel Legend, which seems to occupy a similar space to the Aorus Elite AX, but perhaps slightly better. Do you know anything about that board?
I like ASRock. There’s a lot of fans of their ASRock Taichi boards being on the level of Gigabyte Master boards.
I thought Steel Legend was on the lower end, but if there’s a X670E version of Steel Legend, I would have full faith and confidence in that one.
Every X670E Motherboard Tested https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=ibNjPksgaOA
For the cooler, you can get nearly equal cooling from a ThermalRight Peerless Assassin or Phantom Spirit (Evo) and save like $130. You could also get a good AIO like the Arctic Liquid Freezer III for less if you’re okay with water cooling. Even the newer D15 G2 is cheaper if you’re okay with it in classic Noctua colors instead of all black.
I don’t know that you’ll need any extra fans with the Torrent case, but for best value go with Arctic P12/P14. I think the Phanteks D30 will get you a bit better cooling and acoustic performance, but at a premium. HardwareCanucks and other youtube channels should have a good run down on your options there.
Thank you for suggestions.
My reasoning for cooler I picked was partly because of Noctua’s reputation for reliability and good noise levels. I am open to other options, but I’ll be sitting pretty close to the pc and can be sensitive to noise. I’ve tried to look up information about the coolers you’ve mentioned, but I’m struggling to get a good feel for them. I do not care and colour, but I prefer avoiding RGB if I can.
I think you’re right. I somehow missed that the torrent came with it’s own large set of fans.
