Hi Catta.
Really? You can't access Partpicker via my link? That's odd. It should work.
Anyway, here you go:
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Asus ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
Storage
Samsung 870 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage
Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage
Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage
Samsung 870 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage
Samsung 870 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage
Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage
Crucial T705 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card
Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card
Case
Lian Li V3000 PLUS White GGF Edition ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply
NZXT C1500 1500 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan
Noctua P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan
Case Fan
Noctua P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan
Case Fan
Noctua P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan
Case Fan
Noctua P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan
Keyboard
Razer Huntsman V2 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Custom
Techpulse120 External UHD-Writer
Custom
TCL 27R83U Monitor
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... here is my new PC which, hopefully, will last for many, many years:
A delusion many pc builders have. I'm a proponent of gradual upgrades thus keeping my pc somewhat up to date. Can confirm Mini-LED displays with dozens or better yet hundreds of dimming zones are an alternative for OLED. I was deliberating buying an OLED but decided against because of cost and possible burn in concerns.
I'm quite content with my 4K 120 Hz 65" display driven by a 4090 and games look spectacular.
PS: Wouldn't have bought the NZXT PSU because they're a shitty company if gamersnexus' reporting on them is to trust and for 1500 Watts you could use a mini nuclear reactor as well ;)
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The 1500 Watt were meant for the 5090 with its 600 Watt TDP and Spikes reaching up to double that amount and with headroom for the other components.
Since I didn't buy the 5090 but the 5080, the PSU now is overpowered. On the plus side, it now gets stressed way less, runs more silent and will probably last longer.
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I'm all in for over-powered. If the PSU has a silent mode you won't hear anything as the fan doesn't turn on for such low power consumption. When you don't run Furmark day in/ day out you'll never come near TDP and any PSU rated high in PSU Cultist List and/or certified by Cybenetics Labs should manage transient spikes without issues. E.g. a good 1500 Watts PSU should be able to handle power demand of 3000 Watts for around 20 milliseconds minimum.
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Indeed, you are correct. I can't hear the PSU at all and yes, the NZXT is on the list and ATX 3.1, so I am pretty sure it will last at least its ten years of warranty.
When I fire up Furmark or play a game, the fans of the GPU and, sometimes, of the AiO are spinning so fast, you would not hear the PSU anyway ^^
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It is a decision of mine I took the last time I had a hardware failure of a drive that was partitioned into two drives, one for programs and one for games.
Since that, I stopped partitioning drives and use one physical drive for one specific content. When I will have a hardware failure in the future, I will only lose one specific type of content. For example, if I lose my drive where all my programs are installed, I will not lose my videos or games or anything else.
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I mean, your choice. But i would use less storage in a desktop computer itself, like having some storage for games on SSD/M2, hard drives for movies, pictures, documents, whatever.
And writing automated backup scripts for a small set of data, you would like to keep / have backed up. Some kind of file share / data grave NAS is cheap as fuck.
I get the no partition and seperated disk philosophy, but most data loss doesn't matter (at least to me), because you can redownload movies, music, ISOs etc. and there is a really small percentage of files, i would like to keep or hoard: Personal pictures and important documents.
I have 3 SSDs for OS and gaming space. Some smaller, some bigger. So i needed more SSDs, because games got really big.
1TB HDD for movies and other data, which can be on a HDD for storage / don't wanna wear out my SSDs.
Important data on my 8TB NAS + on a external drive. Since it's just documents and pictures, it ain't big.
Rest of NAS filled with music, which i can redownload.
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To each his or her own.
This is the method I chose for me and I am really happy doing it this way and will not change it. I do use two NASs in addition to this: One for backups and one as a kind of media file server within the living room.
If I wanted to backup all my data (including the data of my wife), we would need 20TB storage drives. At least two drives are needed in a Raid-config, so this will be expensive. Haven't pulled the trigger on that, yet.
You are thinking from your use case, I am thinking from my use case ;) For rexample, all the data I still like to keep from my now closed YouTube Gaming channel is over 6TB and when that data is gone, it is gone for good. No re-downloading of anything.
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Yeah,to each his or her own. I just wanted to give my perspective, ofc that doesn't have to fit in your use case :D
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I wouldn't pay more than 700-800 bucks for a GPU, which is why I'm not upgrading - dunno which one to select. Your price for that Windforce of less than $1,200 makes it look even "rational" and "sensible" when I see $1,600 for some of the RTX 5000 series.
All in all it's a great starship. I hope you have lotsa fun playing at 4K. Once you try it, you never want to go back. (Be sure to configure G-Sync properly, download the G-Sync Pendulum demo from nVidia to test it.)
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I was able to buy the RTX 5080 within the first 5 minutes on release day, that's the only reason why I was able to get that card for MSRP. Same with the 9800X3D: Release was at 3pm, I was able to buy the CPU at MSRP at 2:59pm XD
Within your price range, you could look at the AMD 9700XT or at the Nvidia 5070 Ti. Only if you get the 5070 Ti at MSRP, of course, which will still be a few months time.
Will try out the Pendulum Demo asap, thank you :)
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I don't have a problem, if I trust the source. My Steam Deck is refurbished. I examined it for a few minutes when opening the box to see if I could see any sign of "used". Not a single scratch, not even fingerprints or anything.
I still think a tiny alien egg is in there waiting the right conditions to hatch.
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I still think a tiny alien egg is in there waiting the right conditions to hatch.
You know, that COULD become an issue. Personally, I'm most concerned keeping that magic blue smoke in my devices.
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Hi guys.
I started planning my new build at the end of 2023 and opened a thread about in in this very forum, looking for help.
At that time, I was still using my old build from February 2015 which in the whole time only got two upgrades due to two parts failing: the GTX 970 was replaced by a GTX 1660 Super and the Samsung monitor got replaced by a Benq monitor.
The Benq was a cheap one, since it was planned to be a temporary replacement that never got replaced.
All in all, the machine was great for FHD gaming.
I wanted to make the switch to 4K-UHD-Gaming in combination with the switch to PCIe 5.0. Since the new PC presumably will be the last PC in my lifetime, I decided to build my dream machine. And saving money for it the last ten years paid out to help tremendously.
The original plan was to build the PC around the AMD 9800X3D, then wait until the Nvidia RTX 5090 releases, buy that GPU and finish the build. I was on track until the 5000-Series turned out to be a disaster.
At this point the new machine was already built and running with the old 1660 Super. But I didn't built this machine to play games in FHD, so I had to commit and bought a RTX 5080 card for MSRP. For MSRP, it is okay, since it is an overclocking monster and a huge, huge upgrade to my old 1660 Super (except 32-Bit PhysX, f*** you, Nvidia).
So, in the end, it didn't turn out as the ultimate PC of my dreams, but it still is a monster of a gaming machine.
As a new display I went for the new ASUS OLED in 27" but alas, I had no luck, since within the first 24 hours the display went dead. I tried everything but it was broken, so I had to return it.
Which was a blessing in disguise because the OLED in real world content was too dark for me. After a little bit of research, I now went with a Mini-LED display, which is surprinsingly good. Blacks are close to OLED, which I never would have guessed, 1400nits on a 100% window and no risk of Burn-In. HDR looks absolutely stunning on this display and is close to an OLED experience. SDR on the other hand is very lacking and I can't get it to a point where I am 100% satisfied with the picture I get.
Okay, enough talk, here is my new PC which, hopefully, will last for many, many years:
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/b/pxhtt6
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