hello pros, i've always been a laptop user... but would like to try out gaming CPU... budget wise 1.5k include win10/11.
Preference : intel 13th gen and 32gb RAM (to run multi NOX)
My current monitor is just a 1080p but might get 1440p in near future.
Generally is the below build from invader good to go ? I self pick from pricelist seems to be much more expensive.
INTEL I5-13400F 2.50GHz 20MB CACHE 10C/16THREAD
ASUS TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI DDR5
COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 SPECTRUM V3 ARGB\
KINGSTON FURY BEAST RGB 5600MHz 16GB(8GBx2) CL40 KIT
ASUS DUAL GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti O8G TWIN FAN GDDR6
WD BLACK SN770 1TB GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD
SILVERSTONE ET650-650W V1.4 80+ BRONZE
NEOTEZ DEUS CASING
4 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH SPEED AX WIRELESS AND BT | WIFI 6 + BT 5.2
WIN 11 UN-ACTIVATED
OPERATING SYSTEM:
WINDOWS 11 HOME OEM x 1
Ram Upgrade 3:
KINSGTON FURY BEAST RGB DDR5 6000MHz 32GB(16GBx2) CL40 KIT x 1
13400 and 4060ti are bad deals locally, i would go with the midrange gaming pc reco in the first post, then upgrade the ram to 32gb. or since u have the budget to 1.5k, replace the am4 base of that reco with am5, which offers not only better performance and ddr5 support today but also the potential for a drop in upgrade with a much faster cpu in the future thanks to the platform longevity, neither of which am4 or lga1700 have. while the 13400 does have more cores and threads to work with, they are fairly weak e cores and there are only 4 of them, which imo does not justify the price hike. so it would look something like this:
| ryzen 5 7500f + msi pro b650m-a wifi | 475 | pckaki |
| thermalright phantom spirit 120 se | 51 | pc themes |
| gskill flare x5 2x 16gb 5600c36 ddr5 | 142 | dynacore |
| lexar nm790 1tb | 76 | tradepac |
| gigabyte rtx 3060 ti eagle gddr6x | 428 | techdeals |
| super flower legion gx pro 750w | 102 | pckaki |
with a $150 budget for case (recos in first post), this totals 1426. sure the 3060ti is a little slower than the 4060ti but only up to 10% in the majority of aaa titles at 1080p (and closes the gap at 1440p), and in return u get a much faster (in gaming) and more consistent cpu (no e cores to worry about in ur nox instances), better quality psu and a wider variety of cases (which u can choose to skimp on and save money - if u opt for the same neotez case as invaderpc, final build will cost about the same as ur build from invaderpc with the ram upgrade).
another question : is it worth to wait for 11.11 sales ? haha
probably, invaderpc does do sales during the usual sale events too.
any mobo to recommend? (Ideally atx mobos)
if u dont need tons of nvmes or expansion slots, any b650 other than bottom of the barrel ones like the asus prime series, asrock b650
m pg lightning or gigabyte k should do fine.
id go for the newer phantom spirit 120 se, performs slightly better and is cheaper than the pa120se at pc themes.
7800xt (Hellhounds are all gone in SLS!) Sapphire Nitro / Pure or Red Devil or XFX Merc / Quik
yeah, apparently after initial launch there have been no restocks of hellhound in sls, though i do see aftershock selling it on lazada and shopee. if u can use dbs credit card, can collect the lazada voucher for $55 off $550 and use on the aftershock hellhound, or wait and see what 11/11 vouchers are like. otherwise, the gigabyte gaming oc from bizgram is a decent deal too at 784 for its 3y warranty over the sapphire and xfx models which are only 2y.
Superflower Leadex iii 850w gold
i would go for something like the adata xpg core reactor 850w for $145 from performance pc for its 10y warranty over superflower 5y. u probably dont need 850w though, even 650w is plenty.
u can refer to
this recommendation i made and swap out the xtx for the 7800xt and the 980pro for ur desired storage.
For 2nd slot ssd, should i buy those that comes with low rise heatsink(like sn850/x) or buy from 3rd party for the height clearance?
u may have to get a 3rd party low profile one. 1st party heatsinks, especially for gen4 and later nvmes, tend to be quite bulky and u are justified in worrying about clearance. but since it is ultimately a secondary drive, i wouldnt be too worried running it without a heatsink or with a cheap extruded alumnium heatsink since u probably wont be hitting it as hard as the main os drive.
N any 2tb mid-high tier recommendations(or buy another sn850x)?
u could consider something like the crucial p3/5 plus. the samsung 980pro also tends to be quite close in price at dynacore.
