Wanting to build my next PC | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:48 PM

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Hi, I have been loooking into building a new computer lately, i have had my last one for maybe 6/7 years now, i first built it with a low budget in mind, but now i want to be able to future proof my setup.

I'm willing to spend around £2500/3000.

What i want from the PC:
Cool RGB(this is honestly a joke but it would definitely be nice KEKW )
Future proof GPU/CPU(Intel and Nvidia pls <3)
Water Cooled CPU
I also use it for my work, with a lot of productivity tasks in mind.
I would like it to also be solely ran of ssd/NVMe(I want to set up a media server on my current old machine)
DDR5
Gen 4.0 is fine for the NVMe.

If any is willing to help me i would be very grateful. Any questions for me i will get back to you as quickly as possible, TiA.

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:49 PM

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First of all, futureproofing is a lie

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:49 PM

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i know 😦

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:49 PM

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Second, how watercooled do you want it. full custom? cpu + gpu?

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:49 PM

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Simple AIO set up is fine

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on cpu only

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air cooled GPU is totally fine

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:50 PM

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oh ok

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that makes things a lot simpler

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:50 PM

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Yeah i'm not willing to make a custome loop

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Helped a friend once and god it was tedious

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:51 PM

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lol yeah

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also, what country do you live in and whats the color scheme

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:52 PM

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United Kingdom(Northern Ireland)
Colour Scheme is most likely just going to be white, i have all black perirhinal that are all old so i want to change them to nice white stuff, but i dont want to include that in the final price

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:52 PM

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alr

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and assuming you want to "futureproof", ddr5 ram is obvious. what capacity?

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:53 PM

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32/64

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32 is fine honestly

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:54 PM

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we'll see how it goes

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how much storage do you want?

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:55 PM

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I was looking at possibly running 2TB NVMe and then just upgrading that later, games are way to big now adays

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depending on the mother board, i was thinking possibly just 4TB of NVMe then suplusing that with a SATA SSD in the event things get really bad some how

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:56 PM

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how about a 500GB ssd for your OS and a 2TB for games. with a lot of motherboards, you can fit 4 m.2's.

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:56 PM

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That would be great!

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:57 PM

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any particular case preference? also, is there a certain type of ram you like the look of

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:58 PM

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Possibly a Lian Li one, 011D maybe ?

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and the ram

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umm honestly no preference

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 9:59 PM

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quick scarab Possibly a Lian Li one, 011D maybe ?

dynamic evo sound good?

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 9:59 PM

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Yeah

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:01 PM

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what psu wattage do you want?

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:02 PM

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ummm well as you know need to power the minimum requirement, but on a side note gold standard efficiency, i assume it might need to be 850 ?

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:02 PM

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quick scarab Possibly a Lian Li one, 011D maybe ?

How about the Phanteks NV5 instead?

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:03 PM

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quick scarab ummm well as you know need to power the minimum requirement, but on a side note ...

yeah probably, but as you want to futureproof, i was thinking maybe 1000

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:03 PM

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Sounds good

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:03 PM

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For 850w how about the Adata XPG core Reactor 850w

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Or the Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 for 1000w

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:06 PM

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wispy tundra How about the Phanteks NV5 instead?

While its cheaper not 100 % sure on it, i like the Lian Li one

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:06 PM

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wispy tundra Or the Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 for 1000w

That not a bad suggestion

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:06 PM

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hmmm 4080 or 4090

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:06 PM

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4080

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:08 PM

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do you want it to be white?

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:08 PM

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not very pressed on that one

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it is a massive white tax on gpu's

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im ok with it being pink as long as it's a 4080

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:10 PM

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how about this
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/J2t9TW/zotac-gaming-trinity-geforce-rtx-4080-16-gb-video-card-zt-d40810d-10p

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:11 PM

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With £3000 you could probably get a 4090

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:11 PM

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yeah you could

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how's this
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4FJWt7

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:13 PM

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This actually looks great

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:14 PM

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you could fit a 4090, and possibly squeeze a 13900k in

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:15 PM

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Dang thanks, in regards to fans would i need to buy more for this case ?

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:15 PM

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oh

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you'd need to buy them all actually

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:15 PM

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any recomendations ?

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:16 PM

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i would say the arctic p12 pwm's, but they don't really seem to be available in white/rgb in the uk

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:16 PM

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Thermalright TL-C12CW-S

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They come in packs of 3 ( ~£13 ) or individually ( ~£5 )

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Pwm, argb, daisy chainable

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:18 PM

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come to think of i dont even know how many fans are in this case

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:18 PM

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there arent any

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:18 PM

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no as in how many is needed for the case**

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:18 PM

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What are you using this build for btw?

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:19 PM

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quick scarab no as in how many is needed for the case**

to make it look the nicest, 10.
to make it functional, like 4

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:19 PM

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Gaming/Recording with 4K stuff planned but i atm i dont have the monitors to support it this is all being planeed for christmas

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:19 PM

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Okay

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iirc 14th gen intel should be launching this month

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:20 PM

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13th gen overclocked

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:20 PM

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Pretty sure it’s a 15% performance boost

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Some leaks say 3% others say 15%

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Best to wait until theres some reviews out

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:21 PM

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come to think of it, most aio's come with fans, so if you got a 3 pack of fans, 6 would be quite enough

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(including the one i speced)

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:22 PM

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Yeah, maybe waiting for intel 14th gen to be realsed to see hw they perform is the best shout

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the rest can be bought prior

crude remnant Oct 16, 2023, 10:23 PM

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i'd say buy everything close to the same time

quick scarab Oct 16, 2023, 10:24 PM

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Yeah, alright thank you very much guys. if i run into any other issues i will make another post. 🙂

wispy tundra Oct 16, 2023, 10:31 PM

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How about this? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6r6bL9

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I noticed the UD1000GM PG5 was pretty expensive

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And the LS720 wh was cheaper

chilly stream Oct 17, 2023, 3:29 AM

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wispy tundra How about this? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6r6bL9

needs fans otherwise nice

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