Feedback on My Gaming & Programming Build

[lone willow]

Hey everyone,

I’m building a PC primarily for gaming (1440p) and programming. My last build was 5 years ago, so I’m aiming for something future-proof within this budget to last me several years. Here’s my parts list—feedback is appreciated!

Purpose: Gaming (1440p, currently using Dell AW2327DF) and programming.
Case: I’ll reuse the case from my current setup if I can get the RTX 5080 Founders Edition. If not, I’ll need to pick up a new case.

PC PartPicker List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/dtL974

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken Elite 240 RGB (2024) 75.12 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€269.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€320.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  (€195.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€309.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€97.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2024) 1000 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€166.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) ```

**Questions/Concerns**

1. Are there any compatibility issues with this parts list?
2. Is the motherboard overkill? My only requirements are WIFI, 4 Nvme Slots and Support for AM5 and new GPU.
3. Do you suggest a different AIO cooler? This time I want to go with AIO to reduce clutter inside the case. Currently I have a Dark Rock Pro 4 and I'm quite happy with air cooling, but it takes a lot of space inside the case and making it harder to reach RAMs when I need it.

[quiet hedge]

Pleas just use pcpartpicker

[lone willow]

Thanks, already created the list from there. Added the link to the list.

[nocturne raft]

240mm AIO cooling is... not that great with an x3d chip. for the sake of avoiding the chip combusting I'd go with a 360mm one, especially considering you are going with the top of the line stuff

[quiet hedge]

what??
the X3D part is what makes it only do like 90w when gaming

[nocturne raft]

240mm generally isn't the great, but cache can get quite hot

[quiet hedge]

well its 90w?

[nocturne raft]

to avoid any risks I would go the safe route

[quiet hedge]

a 120mm can do that without any issues

[nocturne raft]

120mm is just trash full stop

[quiet hedge]

well yeah but even for a 9800X3D its more then fine

[nocturne raft]

eh... I mean I can do research but...

[bright jacinth]

I’d change the mbu, ram and cpu cooler

[nocturne raft]

ram is fine, what is mbu? you mean mb? I think it's also fine

[nocturne raft]

yeah ik thay

[quiet hedge]

so why are you telling him a 240mm will not work with the 9800X3D?

[bright jacinth]

Cooler is overpriced junk- use arctic 360/420 cheaper and stronger.

Mbu I dislike asus tuf series so I would suggest msi tomahawk or asrock

Ram change cl latency to be about 30.

[nocturne raft]

well I mean

[quiet hedge]

420mm rad for a 9800X3D??

[nocturne raft]

also gotta consider AMD doesn't suck as much power as Intel does

[nocturne raft]

that's overkill

[bright jacinth]

Ram has a lot of latency which everyone knows isn’t the ideal thing for x3D chips

[nocturne raft]

oh yeah but idrk about timings tbf

[quiet hedge]

other way around

but yes lower latency does mean performance will generally be better

[bright jacinth]

A three fans looks better 😉 or you could use an air cooler, icr which specifically but I know there’s one like Id cooling or thermal something that does a rly good job.

[bright jacinth]

Not rly

Speed isn’t as important as the latency

[nocturne raft]

well at least uh

yes true but they are both important

quick ram is useless if it isn't fast

[bright jacinth]

Important yes. Does the x3D chip have preference yes.

If you can have pay a little more, and have 6000 with cl 30/32 you will have a better experience

[quiet hedge]

by how much?

if he prefers the case this is the list i would go for
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/2c8974

[lone willow]

Case is limiting me going for 3x120, fractal meshify C is quite tight inside and on top there is room for 240-280, on front you can go 360 but can't be sure if the clearance will be good. So I was thinking I'd mount the radiator on top.

If going for 360 would really worth it then I need to buy a case as well

[quiet hedge]

you really do not need a 360

even a single tower cooler is enough for that cpu

better watercooler
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Rk28jn

same cooler but rgb
*https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/BTGPKq

[lone willow]

Thank you @quiet hedge Do you think will I lose something when going with X670 rather than X870?

[nocturne raft]

uh maybe PCI 4 instead of 5? nothing much other than that I think

PCIe*

I searched it up, no it still has PCIe 5, last thing that comes to mind that can change is I/O and ram speeds

[faint root]

could save a few bucks going nm790

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/cDJp99/lexar-nm790-4-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-lnm790x004t-rnnng