What do you think of my PC build? Anything you would change?
Posted by BileAndAcid@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 9 comments
My budget is around £1000 ($1200), and I will mostly be using it for gaming, game dev (Unity) and 3D modelling (Blender, Substance painter). I'm not super knowledgeable on hardware, Please let me know if there's anything you would change:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AcidAndBile/saved/dsBPK8
CPU: i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core
GPU: MSI Ventus 2X Black OC GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700
RAM: Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR5-5200
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower
PSU: Corsair RM650 650W 80+
Monitor: MSI G274QPF-QD 27" 2560x1440 170Hz
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 500GB 2.5" SSD
jasiu4pl@reddit
Storage sticks out like a sore thumb; you can get a 1 TB (more storage) NVME (faster than SATA) SSD for the price of that ssd.
The case is very expensive for the hardware in it; going for something in the 60-80£ range will free up some money for other upgrades.
I honestly don’t know enough about game dev to comment on the CPU and GPU, but for gaming I would go with a AMD based system; the AM5 platform will be supported for longer and price to performance is just as good, if not better.
For a new PC, i’d reccomend 32 gb of ram. its come down in price enough to the point where it’s worth it over 16 gb. 6000CL30 is the “sweet spot” for current systems; going faster may lead to instabilities in your system. 5200CL40 (what you have) is likely gonna affect performance
PreparationOver2310@reddit
Yes exactly right! The ssd definitely need an upgrade and the ram could use it as well
Tbh the cpu he pick was fine for for his gpu. A amd 5600x3d is the (better) equivalent though
BileAndAcid@reddit (OP)
Why is an AMD 5600x3d better?
PreparationOver2310@reddit
It's technically a slightly weaker cpu overall, but the increased L3 cache give it better performance in most games.
IncomingZangarang@reddit
I’m saying this as someone who went with a 12700K and B660 instead of a Z690 since at the time of my build they didn’t have a Z board in stock:
If you’re getting a K CPU I’d get a Z board.
DDR5 has come down in price a lot since it was released, I’d try to see if you can find a good deal on 32GB of RAM
BileAndAcid@reddit (OP)
Why do you recommend the Z board?
IncomingZangarang@reddit
So K CPUs are unlocked, but with Intel you also need an unlocked motherboard if you want to take full advantage of being able to tweak/overclock your CPU. You also have more PCIE lanes and potentially more USB ports with a Z board
I still think the K CPU is worth it. You don’t get E-cores with a 12600 non-K. Just bear in mind if you do pair it with a B chipset motherboard like I did with my 12700K/B660, you might not be able to access certain settings. I would like to undervolt my CPU but I can’t, for example. So I’m stuck with pretty much stock settings
PreparationOver2310@reddit
You should get 32gb of ram at 6000MT/s . And definitely get a 1TB pcie 4.0 nvme. It increases your price by about £100 overall, but the experience will be so much better especially with the SSD upgrade
whomad1215@reddit
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/PCWG3C/great-amd-gaming-build