1440p 144hz gaming + software dev build

[parttimeninja]

I am going to buy these parts mostly from Amazon SG (others if I can find cheaper deals) during Black Friday sale. For GPU, will buy locally.

Use case: 1440p 144hz gaming, software dev, running VMs

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/pcbuilder0010101/saved/#view=gfsdbv
Please feel free to provide suggestions, thanks!

 

[NightRaven49]

whats ur budget?

1440p144 is only largely obtainable with the very best of last gen (3090 ti, 6950 xt), though also depends on the games u play. i would direct u to to my other recommendation from yesterday: https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...-on-4k-pc-parts.6838127/page-2#post-144901229

i5 13600k + asus tuf gaming b660m plus wifi ii	748
kingston fury beast rgb 2x 16gb ddr5 5200c40	248
wd black sn850x 1tb	189
msi rx 6900 xt gaming x trio	1129
msi a750gf 750w	150

prices from dynacore.

6900 xt is abt 10% slower than 6950 xt, though it still averages abt 140 fps at 1440p in hwu testing and the latter is hard to find locally. what games do u play? if they are less demanding than aaa games used in media reviews, then maybe the 6900 xt is enough, or can even settle for a cheaper gpu.
u can then get a good air cooler like the scythe fuma 2 rev b for $83, or an aio, and any case that allows the parts to fit, maybe around $100-150.

 

[parttimeninja]

whats ur budget?

1440p144 is only largely obtainable with the very best of last gen (3090 ti, 6950 xt), though also depends on the games u play. i would direct u to to my other recommendation from yesterday: https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...-on-4k-pc-parts.6838127/page-2#post-144901229

6900 xt is abt 10% slower than 6950 xt, though it still averages abt 140 fps at 1440p in hwu testing and the latter is hard to find locally. what games do u play? if they are less demanding than aaa games used in media reviews, then maybe the 6900 xt is enough, or can even settle for a cheaper gpu.
u can then get a good air cooler like the scythe fuma 2 rev b for $83, or an aio, and any case that allows the parts to fit, maybe around $100-150.

Budget about 2.2k

From the benchmarks I see 3080 is good enough for me. Games I play are those online multiplayer like Escape From Tarkov, Apex Legends, MW2 war zone etc. For these games, Med-High settings are good enough for me.

For CPU, I don't think I need that powerful cpu, besides 5700x is on sale at the moment. Same goes for

For SSD, I think Samsung Evo 2TB is more worth than wd black sn850x 2tb (expecting discount during Black Friday).

For the cooler, I was thinking I could save some money, as I read that 5700x is not high power draw CPU, so a cheap cooler would be fine.

Your parts list look good but over my budget


Thanks!

 

[xonix]

Budget about 2.2k

From the benchmarks I see 3080 is good enough for me. Games I play are those online multiplayer like Escape From Tarkov, Apex Legends, MW2 war zone etc. For these games, Med-High settings are good enough for me.

For CPU, I don't think I need that powerful cpu, besides 5700x is on sale at the moment. Same goes for

For SSD, I think Samsung Evo 2TB is more worth than wd black sn850x 2tb (expecting discount during Black Friday).

For the cooler, I was thinking I could save some money, as I read that 5700x is not high power draw CPU, so a cheap cooler would be fine.

Your parts list look good but over my budget


Thanks!

Is your software dev application platform agnostic ?
If no special requirement, it depends on your budget.

 

[Phen8210]

Budget about 2.2k

From the benchmarks I see 3080 is good enough for me. Games I play are those online multiplayer like Escape From Tarkov, Apex Legends, MW2 war zone etc. For these games, Med-High settings are good enough for me.

For CPU, I don't think I need that powerful cpu, besides 5700x is on sale at the moment. Same goes for

For SSD, I think Samsung Evo 2TB is more worth than wd black sn850x 2tb (expecting discount during Black Friday).

For the cooler, I was thinking I could save some money, as I read that 5700x is not high power draw CPU, so a cheap cooler would be fine.

Your parts list look good but over my budget

Thanks!

Is your 1440P an ultrawide or normal 16:9 aspect ratio?

I asked because many software engineers like myself prefer more than one screen or an ultrawide. If it's ultrawide, for sure, u will be sacrificing a lot of settings to reach those frames.


Next, there are some key things to take note of.

1) The 4000D case requires 1 x USB 3 Header and 1x USB-C Header on the motherboard. However, the Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II has only 1 x USB 3 header. I would suggest a board that has a 2 x USB 3 header so you can use an adapter to convert one of them to USB-C.

2) 4000D only comes with 2 fans. You wanna get another 2 x arctic p12s to ensure the system is cooled well.

2) For the ram, get the G.Skill Ripjaws V instead with CL16 timings.

3) As for PSU, if you wanna save money get the Superflower Leadex III 850W locally.

 

[NightRaven49]

From the benchmarks I see 3080 is good enough for me. Games I play are those online multiplayer like Escape From Tarkov, Apex Legends, MW2 war zone etc. For these games, Med-High settings are good enough for me.

fair enough, but local stock 3080 starts at the same price as the 6900 xt i mentioned (also local) and is slower, so why not just get the 6900 xt? u get lower power draw too.

For CPU, I don't think I need that powerful cpu, besides 5700x is on sale at the moment.

well vms and software dev do require powerful cpus. for local set, i see that 12600kf + b660 combos are a little more expensive than 5700x + b550 combos but 12600kf offers more threads (good for vm) and hence is faster for all core tasks like code compile. do consider the intel combo if u find the cpu and mobo for a good price on bf.

 

[Phen8210]

Nvidia has fewer drivers n compatibility issues. If you are doing anything with emulation, it's the way to go.

Also, assigning all these slow threads from slow cores to VM may affect consistency.