What do you guys think of my future builds for me and my friend?

[magic zephyr]

Note: I'm buying everything off of Amazon besides windows 11 I'm buying at best buy and everything is in usd. The case and case fans you see in my friends build I already have and the storage devices you see in mine I already have. The monitor I'm going to buy him is a Acer Nitro KG241Y Sbiip 23.8 inch full HD by 1920x1080 at 165 hz, I'm using a hp w1707 1440p 60hz. There is no budget. I will buy the parts when I can and my friend is going to pay me back for his build.

The image below is what I have installed on my pc right now but there is other games i want to get that are on my steam wish list. I mainly just want high performance and run the games at make graphics. The reason why I am going with that cpu for me is because of twitch streaming, running a lot of programs in the background, cpu intensive games, running pc vr with my quest 2. When I get the case for my build I will make another post asking about the future water loop system I have planned for it

Here is my build
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Gamer_pug43/saved/qRDMwP

Here's my friends build. Idk if he wants the same cpu I'm getting but I will have to talk to him later. The only game I know is fortnite he be playing on it. Idk what else he would play on it
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BfXGrM

I see now I have to get different storage devices for him then. unless they come back

[quiet tangle]

Dont waste 100 bucks on Windows, also just get less Ram for now, dont pay 400 bucks for that

Your friend shouldnt get an Ryzen 9 if he just games, even for you its overkill and i believe an 265K would be better for multitasking

Why get him a low profile cooler?

[magic zephyr]

i need 64gb ram for beamng drive because i have 700 plus mods

[quiet tangle]

Understandable

However look at the prices

Would make a list rn if the Wifi wasnt so garbage

[quiet tangle]

Also why buy him an 1080p screen with such an monster PC

[magic zephyr]

Because room to remove the cpu power connectors and clearance to work on stuff/clean the pc. This is the case he is getting that my current pc is using

[quiet tangle]

We'll just get him a normal tower cooler

[magic zephyr]

True

[magic zephyr]

something like this you think this might work? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MzMMnQ/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se-argb

[quiet tangle]

Yes thats the go to choice

If he fancys it id also recommend the Phantom Spirit Evo

Does he need RGB?

And how far does the no budget thing reach, does he still like saving a hundred bucks where it isnt needed?

Also i would NOT pair an Asrock board with an 9000X3D CPU

[magic zephyr]

what about this? it's made by the company that made the case fans the the case has right now https://pcpartpicker.com/product/L9dG3C/arctic-freezer-36-a-rgb-cpu-cooler-acfre00124a

[quiet tangle]

Freezer 36 is also great

[magic zephyr]

not really but i already have rgb fans installed so why not a full rgb build?

[quiet tangle]

In the old case youre giving him right

[magic zephyr]

i checked the size i am with in 2 mm of not fitting. max is 160mm, the fan 159

[quiet tangle]

And hell dont go with an 200$ PSU

[quiet tangle]

Wait is he planning to keep the old case?

New gpus barely fit in there

[magic zephyr]

what about this one? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NqcgXL/raijintek-ampere-1000-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-0r30b00013

the cheapest i could find

[quiet tangle]

You dont need a Kilowatt

750 - 850 is plenty

Montech Century 2 or FSP VIta

Or Corsair RMe 2025

[magic zephyr]

i just want to future proof plus pc part picker gives you an estimated power consumption

my pc could draw maybe 600 to 1000 wats when fully under load with all the shit that's going to be plugged into the usb ports

[quiet tangle]

Future proof

Lol

Components will get more efficient

It will not need much more than now

[magic zephyr]

okay so is this a good one? it's cheaper than the corsair sf750 that's 169.99 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/H4ZXsY/fsp-group-hydro-ptm-x-progen5-850-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-hpt3-850m-g5

[magic zephyr]

he will probably upgrade later on but this is his first pc and i'm just making his build cheaper by giving him my old case and idk how much room he has on his deck for it

[quiet tangle]

Not the sf750

The rme

When im home i can look throught it carefully

[magic zephyr]

okay

[quiet tangle]

Would rather just get him a new one, would like to fit him with a larger Sapphire card

[magic zephyr]

i my plan was to get the same gpu. so if he has a problem with it i know how to fix it since we both have the same card. the case can only fit a 310 mm gpu

[quiet tangle]

What kind of Problem would that be, a Hardware issue? Do you screw around in your gpu

Anyway

[magic zephyr]

yes when i have to replace the thermal past and clean it. i already lost screws and the board is bent but i know were the screws are at but my mom wont let me get them because they are in the couch

[magic zephyr]

one thing i don't understand why is my friends pc is drawing more power than mine? it's probably the fans and the rgb

[magic zephyr]

hope that be good enough for the future after i do water cooling because with an estimated guess my pc will draw maybe up to 620 wats with all the 12 volt stuff plugged into the usb ports and under full load

update: updated the links to the builds with different psu's

[magic zephyr]

i been thinking. should i give him a 1440p monitor? i'm trying to get a cheap monitor for him

[magic zephyr]

at least mika your helping me. idk ram to pick. i want high speed 64 gb ram

[quiet tangle]

Finaly got signal again

[quiet tangle]

He already owns the given ssds?

[magic zephyr]

he has nothing for his build yet besides a camera, capture card, case with fans and gpu support

[quiet tangle]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nHcvpK

You can buy P12 Pro and put them on the Phantom Spirit if you care about it much

May need a second opinion on the GPU model

[magic zephyr]

okay what about this ram for both pc's? it has a higher world latency than the ram i picked for both and cheaper https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KP8Pxr/crucial-pro-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl40-memory-cp2k32g60c40u5b

[magic zephyr]

i will go with that build. i will add one ssd for his windows another files. like fortnite replay mode. it will fill the other storage device and not the one it's on and if one fails he has a backup storage device

should i do a 500gb or 1tb?

i might go with 500 because cheaper

now i think of it's best to go with a 1tb just incase he has to download a game on it

[magic zephyr]

@quiet tangle i see why i picked the g.skill trident z5 neo ram for both pc's. it's because it is the fastest ram for gaming you can get right now

[quiet tangle]

Uhhhh

No

Its 6000 Mts just like the cheaper Crucial

The CPU cant do more than 6400 anyway

[quiet tangle]

You dont need to seperate it, but just get the same ssd twice i guess

[magic zephyr]

interesting that's what google said it's the best you can get

[magic zephyr]

okay got my new ram figured out https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6QcgXL/gskill-flare-x5-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-fx5

[magic zephyr]

update: build lists changed

thanks you for the help @quiet tangle

[quiet tangle]

Just dont

Thats way to expensive

[magic zephyr]

i guess i go with this. it's the cheapest i can find but i will need to get 2 pairs to get 64 gbs i want https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8ZQKHx/corsair-vengeance-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-cmk64gx5m2b6000c30

[quiet tangle]

I just wouldnt go with it at all and wait till Ram is cheaper

[magic zephyr]

it sucks i can't find any cheap that is a signal set of 64 gbs

[magic zephyr]

one problem is when. my plan was to see if my mom or one of the family members to buy the parts for Christmas. so then i could give my friend my current pc as a Christmas present but i have to buy the 1080p monitor and storage devices and a few other thing before giving it to him. them he just has to wait until i get him new parts

[quiet tangle]

Dont get overpriced stuff especialy when its not your money

Whatever

[craggy pebble]

How cheap
I found 1440p 300hz for 200 dollars

[magic zephyr]

What is the monitor? So I can look at it. I will have to buy that 1080p monitor I mentioned since he is going to eventually get my current pc until I can get his parts. My current gpu only supports 1080p

[craggy pebble]

yeah since im not getting it, i can let you have the deal
would you like it DM’d to you in case?

nvm there are many

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267099950004?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20250528145715%26meid%3D44bbcd68c6f14c218bcc6258297c5aa6%26pid%3D102790%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dpp%26itm%3D267099950004%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2WithMLRPboosterAndUpdatedFeatures_BP%26brand%3DAcer%26tu%3D01K9X4X0AX866JEV53WN8KSY79

173 dollars with shipping

[magic zephyr]

Okay i will look into it later

[haughty lagoon]

Windows 11 for like 100$ 🙁

Like come on vro

[magic zephyr]

It's sucks but I just have to deal with it

[craggy pebble]

just buy it for 10 to 15 dollars from online