Looking at new PC to replace my 2018 PC

[Unic0rn]

My aging year 2018’s RTX2080 having issues, will be playing on PS5. Was tempted to buy aftershock simple basic rig at $7900 PC + Monitor and Mouse.

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX DDR5
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 24 Cores 32 Threads
Gigabyte RTX 4090 Aorus Master - 24GB
64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz (32x2)
1200W FSP Hydro Ptm Pro 1200W 80+ Platinum
3 Years Desktop Parts Warranty (Onsite Pickup & Return)
Deepcool AK620 Zero Dark
2TB Samsung Gen4 SSD (R: 7000 | W: 5200)
Windows 11 Home 64bit
Lian Li O11D Evo (Black)
6x be quiet! Silent Wings
Lian Li O11D GPU Vertical Riser Mount (Evo)
Asus ROG STRIX 27" 4K (XG27UQ)
Razer Deathadder V2 Wired Gaming Mouse

 

[froztheart]

My aging year 2018’s RTX2080 having issues, will be playing on PS5. Was tempted to buy aftershock simple basic rig at $7900 PC + Monitor and Mouse.

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX DDR5
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 24 Cores 32 Threads
Gigabyte RTX 4090 Aorus Master - 24GB
64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz (32x2)
1200W FSP Hydro Ptm Pro 1200W 80+ Platinum
3 Years Desktop Parts Warranty (Onsite Pickup & Return)
Deepcool AK620 Zero Dark
2TB Samsung Gen4 SSD (R: 7000 | W: 5200)
Windows 11 Home 64bit
Lian Li O11D Evo (Black)
6x be quiet! Silent Wings
Lian Li O11D GPU Vertical Riser Mount (Evo)
Asus ROG STRIX 27" 4K (XG27UQ)
Razer Deathadder V2 Wired Gaming Mouse

$7900.

 

[xonix]

Simple. Basic Rig $7900

 

[Unic0rn]

I didn’t self build from SLS since 2018, has been a long time 5 years.

this from aftershock has PC and Monitor and Mouse.

 

[kaixax555]

Not simple enough, might as well go all the way la

Intel i9-13900KS + Asus Z790 Maximus Extreme 2465
Arctic Liquid Freezer II ARGB 360mm 184
G-skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 585
WD SN850X 4TB 999
Gigabyte Aorus Master 4090 Triple Fan 2905
Seasonic GX-1300 Gold Modular 379
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo 235
Gigabyte M32U 959
8711

 

[Koenig168]

Not simple enough, might as well go all the way la

Intel i9-13900KS + Asus Z790 Maximus Extreme 2465
Arctic Liquid Freezer II ARGB 360mm 184
G-skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 585
WD SN850X 4TB 999
Gigabyte Aorus Master 4090 Triple Fan 2905
Seasonic GX-1300 Gold Modular 379
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo 235
Gigabyte M32U 959
8711

looks a lot better now

 

[86technie]

Not simple enough, might as well go all the way la

Intel i9-13900KS + Asus Z790 Maximus Extreme 2465
Arctic Liquid Freezer II ARGB 360mm 184
G-skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 585
WD SN850X 4TB 999
Gigabyte Aorus Master 4090 Triple Fan 2905
Seasonic GX-1300 Gold Modular 379
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo 235
Gigabyte M32U 959
8711

Seasonic Vertex ATX 3.0 PSU should be available soon, saw Corbell announce it recently.
But I have seen any at Sim Lim Square yet.

 

[Unic0rn]

Seasonic Vertex ATX 3.0 PSU should be available soon, saw Corbell announce it recently.
But I have seen any at Sim Lim Square yet.

23 Sept 2022 — September 23, 2022. SEA SONIC to Launch New Vertex. The new VERTEX Series units are fully compatible with ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 standards.
https://seasonic.com/news/post/sea-sonic-to-launch-new-vertex/

 

[86technie]

23 Sept 2022 — September 23, 2022. SEA SONIC to Launch New Vertex. The new VERTEX Series units are fully compatible with ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 standards.
https://seasonic.com/news/post/sea-sonic-to-launch-new-vertex/

Corbell posted few weeks ago so think coming very soon.

 

[Daty41]

Was also looking at Aftershock but their PS, Ram, M.2 drive "best" options is not the best out there.. So went to built my own(be warn... Build urself confrim will blow budget) ... But buy from them at least fully tested... I also bought from them a low end PC a few years back

Also no AIO? Go for performance (Artic liquid cooler) or looks (NZXT/Cosiar with LCD or even the ASUS Rog Ryujin if u like big and bulky. With the money saved from do urself, maybe can even get a Strix 4090...extra $500 only from the Gigabyte

 

[kaixax555]

Was also looking at Aftershock but their PS, Ram, M.2 drive "best" options is not the best out there.. So went to built my own... But buy from them at least fully tested... I also bought from them a low end PC a few years back

Also no AIO?

Yea their RAM top option isn't great

I was looking at the RAM (DDR5-5200 2x32GB) and I found it kinda eh

Pretty sure there are better RAM modules (e.g. Kingston Fury Beast) when going DIY route

 

[Phen8210]

Was also looking at Aftershock but their PS, Ram, M.2 drive "best" options is not the best out there.. So went to built my own(be warn... Build urself confrim will blow budget) ... But buy from them at least fully tested... I also bought from them a low end PC a few years back

Also no AIO? Go for performance (Artic liquid cooler) or looks (NZXT/Cosiar with LCD or even the ASUS Rog Ryujin if u like big and bulky. With the money saved from do urself, maybe can even get a Strix 4090...extra $500 only from the Gigabyte

I don't think they actually bother to know what is the best. Distro give them w/e they just put in.

Very obvious .

They only care if it looks good on the outside.

 

[86technie]

Was also looking at Aftershock but their PS, Ram, M.2 drive "best" options is not the best out there.. So went to built my own(be warn... Build urself confrim will blow budget) ... But buy from them at least fully tested... I also bought from them a low end PC a few years back

Also no AIO? Go for performance (Artic liquid cooler) or looks (NZXT/Cosiar with LCD or even the ASUS Rog Ryujin if u like big and bulky. With the money saved from do urself, maybe can even get a Strix 4090...extra $500 only from the Gigabyte

Common brand they use are Tecware (Case), FSP (PSU), Klevv (RAM), Zotac (Graphic card),
ID Cooling (CPU cooler or AIO cooler), Lexar SSD.
Than they slap their brand on it, I recently saw one Aftershock PC their brand sticker
put almost every where/part.

 

[Phen8210]

Common brand they use are Tecware (Case), FSP (PSU), Klevv (RAM), Zotac (Graphic card),
ID Cooling (CPU cooler or AIO cooler), Lexar SSD.
Than they slap their brand on it, I recently saw one Aftershock PC their brand sticker
put almost every where/part.

In other words, It's a sim lim square store with less selection n use poorer quality part.

 

[Unic0rn]

Very serious, in consultation with two of my NS friends and one of my secondary school friend
I went to research for myself a Sim Lim Square build by FuWell Intl.

Mainboard : MSI MPG Z790 Carbon DDR5 $750
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KS | 24 Cores 32 Threads $900
GPU: MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X - 24GB $3100
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CoreLiquid 360R 360MM AIO $250
Random Access Memory: 64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000MHz (32GBx2) $500
Power Supply Unit: Seasonic Prime GX-1300W 80+ Gold (12YRS) $380
Storage: 2TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD $300
Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64bit $150
Casing: Lian Li O11DX XL ATX $300
Casing Fans: 5x case fans $200
Total: $6930

 

[neobear224]

Very serious, in consultation with two of my NS friends and one of my secondary school friend
I went to research for myself a Sim Lim Square build by FuWell Intl.

Mainboard : MSI MPG Z790 Carbon DDR5 $750
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KS | 24 Cores 32 Threads $900
GPU: MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X - 24GB $3100
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CoreLiquid 360R 360MM AIO $250
Random Access Memory: 64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000MHz (32GBx2) $500
Power Supply Unit: Seasonic Prime GX-1300W 80+ Gold (12YRS) $380
Storage: 2TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD $300
Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64bit $150
Casing: Lian Li O11DX XL ATX $300
Casing Fans: 5x case fans $200
Total: $6930

Your Windows License Key from your old rig can reuse in a new rig if it is tied to your Microsoft Account but you must check and see if it is a Retail Key not an Oem key in order to reuse. You can save $150 just by doing that. Refer to this guide for more info.

 

[86technie]

Very serious, in consultation with two of my NS friends and one of my secondary school friend
I went to research for myself a Sim Lim Square build by FuWell Intl.

Mainboard : MSI MPG Z790 Carbon DDR5 $750
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KS | 24 Cores 32 Threads $900
GPU: MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X - 24GB $3100
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CoreLiquid 360R 360MM AIO $250
Random Access Memory: 64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000MHz (32GBx2) $500
Power Supply Unit: Seasonic Prime GX-1300W 80+ Gold (12YRS) $380
Storage: 2TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD $300
Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64bit $150
Casing: Lian Li O11DX XL ATX $300
Casing Fans: 5x case fans $200
Total: $6930

If you want to go all out MSI build, I will not recommend MSI AIO especially just for the looks.
Go for either Corsair or NXZT AIO will be better than MSI AIO.
Example CORSAIR ICUE H150I ELITE triple fans.

The MSI AIO have disappointing thermal performance.

https://www.kitguru.net/components/...-coreliquid-360r-aio-cpu-cooler-review/all/1/

 

[Unic0rn]

If you want to go all out MSI build, I will not recommend MSI AIO especially just for the looks.
Go for either Corsair or NXZT AIO will be better than MSI AIO.
Example CORSAIR ICUE H150I ELITE triple fans.

The MSI AIO have disappointing thermal performance.

https://www.kitguru.net/components/...-coreliquid-360r-aio-cpu-cooler-review/all/1/

Corsair or Nzxt will be better? I’m looking at 360mm triple fans AIO.

 

[86technie]

Corsair or Nzxt will be better? I’m looking at 360mm triple fans AIO.

I will recommend Corsair.

 

[Unic0rn]

I will recommend Corsair.

Corsair iCUE H150i Elite XT $289
$40 more than MSI seems reasonable!