New build, 4k budget, Help?

[jyjy108]

Hello all.

I have been planning a new PC build with a budget of about 4k (not fixed).
So far I have all the parts and I believe there is no compatibility issues.
Looking for any opinions, Changes, anything i have overlooked?

I have also been considering full water cooling, not just CPU, and wondering if its worth while?
Everything I seem to find online is from 10 years ago.

Parts:

Case - Fractal Design Torrent Black Solid Mid Tower Case
(chosen with no window and mid because there is a chance I will need to move it around from time to time)

Graphics card - Asus GeForce RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

RAM - VENGEANCE® RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 DRAM 6400MHz C38 Memory Kit

Power supply - CORSAIR HXi Series HX1000i Fully Modular Ultra-Low Noise ATX Power Supply

HDD's - Seagate FireCuda 530 1TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive with EKWB Heatsink
WD Black SN850 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T1X0E)
Samsung 4TB 870 QVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive

Processor - Intel Core i9-12900K 3.20GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor

Cpu cooler - Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H150i PRO XT RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 360mm (CW-9060045-WW)

Motherboard - Asus Prime Z690-P - Intel Z690 LGA 1700 DDR5 ATX Motherboard


Thanks all.

 

[jyjy108]

If you are in just the planning stage then you should be aware that AM5 is being released in just a few weeks time. It is worth waiting to see what sort of performance it will bring to the table and it may have an effect on current Intel pricing. Raptorlake (Intel 13th gen) is also due soon so lots of new tech on the horizon.

Nothing too crazy with your component choices but the 12900K almost never makes sense over the 12700k, my advice in that area is to save £200 and still have 99% of the performance with the 12700k. I really like the TUF cards but it is very late into the 3000 series cycle to be spending over 1k on that gen of gpu. If you were to get a mid range card for 4-500 then you would have over £600 ready for the 4080 in 6 months time. This is your call but new gen gpus are due this year from both Nv and AMD.
Mobo , I had an X570 prime fail on me so not a personal favourite of mine. You are planning to put a top end cpu into a mid range mobo , it will work but that would not be my choice. Certainly do not overspend on this area and be sure the mobo you do get has all the features you really need.

AIO - is a very expensive model and if you are using a non windowed case then maybe go for a cheaper version. Artic Freezer II are very good and much cheaper than the corsair. Ram is also the bling version so if you can get the same ram in no rgb you will save some money.

Thanks very much for that.

Shall look into all of that and will likely make changes.
Will have to consider about waiting a few months for the 4080.

Didnt know that about the CPU so thats a handy thing to hear.

The case I was a bit unsure about but just scrolling through overclockers didnt really give me the best option list.

Given me some good stuff there so much appreiated!

 

[jyjy108]

What are you actually using the PC for? What monitor will you be using with it? If it's just gaming, and at 4K resolution then a 12900K isn't really going to be any better than a 12700K or maybe even a 12600K. Would just be money down the drain. However, if you're using the CPU for other things such as video encoding etc then it could be worth it. We need some more details.

Also, if you just want to build the absolute best PC you can, even if it won't necessarily benefit you, that's cool too, but you should be aware of your options.

I echo the comments above. If you can, wait until the end of the year. We should have loads of new CPUs and GPUs on the way and the performance jump is looking considerable.

I will be using it for mostly gaming. I am just using a more basic 144hz monitor as of now but i intend to upgrade when I get a new PC.

So your comment about the CPU matching the other suggestions, I shall take that on board.
And it seems to just confirm that waiting will be the best option.

Ta very much.

 

[jyjy108]

Agree with the above, pretty much any new cpu or new graphics card thread is getting the "wait a few months" response. But in your case when you want to purchase high end it's extra sensible, partly because the high end stuff is being released soonest, secondly because the existing generations high end will see the largest price drops.
Also worth knowing that graphics card wise the new generations should either have large performance increases for the same power draw, or large power drops for the same performance.

I have been considering how hard I want to go with graphics cards, I may even go backwards with my GPU choice.

I shall wait to see how the prices are affected with the new releases, but dont think i will shell out for the newest gen.

 

[jyjy108]

Is it a 1080p 144Hz panel? 1440p? 4K? What kind of monitor do you plan on getting in the future?

Probably some 240hz 1440p monitor.