One Decade since building my last PC!!

[gize73]

Hello everyone,

It's been so long since i've been here I couldn't even use my old username and email anymore. I have spent the last week or so reading up and re-educating myself on building a PC after 10 years. Would really appreciate you all's advice as waaaay too much is new now and I am kind of lost. My goal is a gaming PC and medium to strong overclocking. Here is a quick idea of what I am looking at building. Any Advice? Any compatibility screw-ups or bottlenecks with these parts? Your advice is much appreciated!

https://newegg.io/47cf721

 

[Blackstar]

In the same boat as you! After much research I landed with a similar build:

MSI MEG Z490 Unify
Intel i7-10700K
Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK
32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 - 3600 CL14 -
Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance - MODDED -
3x Noctua NF-A14 CHROMAX.BLACK 140mm
4x be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVMe - R/W 3500/3000 -
Super Flower Leadex 850W 80+ Titanium


Went with this ram kit because it runs a 3600 CL14, which is the apparent sweet spot and was certified to work with the Unify mobo. Also has a built in XMP profile for timings and speeds. Just set it and forget it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VGJGKX1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[JLK03F150]

Gize73, I think you could get away with a 700-750w PSU instead of the 850w. This one at Best Buy seems to be a good alternative if you are in the US. A 10 year warranty!

What resolution & hz monitor will you be running? That will make a difference in some of your picks.

 

[trents]

You'd better reckon with the fact that overclocking ain't what it used to be. Both AMD and Intel bin their chips pretty close to the edge these days. And in a gaming scenario, you might not get the best performance by overclocking as opposed to letting the built-in algorithm for power management dynamically adjust voltages and frequencies.

 

[gize73]

Thanks Blackstar. I am looking at your build and comparing to mine. You've got me looking into CL 14 ram now, so thank for that.

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JLK, good question on the monitor. I decided on this one (GIGABYTE G34WQC 34" 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor, 3440 x 1440 VA) to get me by for a couple years since it's so cheap I won't feel bad upgrading to full 4k when cards are pushing it a little better in a couple to 3 years. I plan on cranking this I5 up hopefully to 5ghz, so I was erroring on the side of caution on the power supply. Thanks for the advice.