empty basin
Hi, I'm building a pc and second guessing my part choices. If anyone could take a look at the list attached and tell me if it's alright or have a better suggestion (or if I'm missing anything), that'd be great!
So far, I've bought the SSD, RAM, and CPU. My main confusion is the motherboard and whether a CPU cooler is a good idea vs the stock. I guess for fans, I'd go with Lian Li SL infinity? I went with the Hyte Y60 snow white case.
Gunna be honest - I've no idea what I'm doing 😰
Thank you,
spark heron
i would defnitely reccomend a cpu cooler considering your going for a i7 12th gen
considering you bought rgb ram im assuming you can afford a nh d15
kind steppe
Stock coolers are notoriously bad, I don't know about the current gen ones, but historically speaking
spark heron
intel generally has the worst stock coolers from what I've heard
kind steppe
considering you bought rgb ram im assuming you can afford a nh d15
Would second this, although AIO units aren't that bad either - the corsair h###i series are pretty decent
Depends on if you want a big block in the middle of your build or not
sharp herald
The 12700 doesnt come with a stock cooler anyways
spark heron
The 12700 doesnt come with a stock cooler anyways
yes it does the F model does atleast and that’s what they’re getting
sharp herald
Oh shoot thought it was a kf
My bad
But definitely agree dont use the stock cooler
Its not gonna do anything
kind steppe
any new cpu after 11th gen from intel just get a aftermarket cooler
Any new cpu from intel*
barren meadow
Any CPU that isn't an i3 that is
empty basin
Oh okay! Heard a few comments on stock coolers being ass - I'll go for a cooler then. Thank you for the help guys!
spark heron
np
charred saddle
The 3070 is a great card but it may not be enough. A lot of Newer AAA games are looking for min of 12gb vram but 16gb would be preferable.
8gb vram is still good for now, but not for long. So keep that in mind while selecting a GPU.
kind steppe
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barren meadow
running at 4k ultra settings maybe but theres no point in running that in most cases
otherwise a 3070 will last for years
charred saddle
Lets see if the game creators feel the same way as you. But they are already pushing for more vram. Now if you have a low refresh rate monitor that is another topic and the 3070 will last you for a long time. but if you are getting a 160Hz or better monitor you really want to get as close to that as possible. The 3070 will struggle even at 1440. The reviews are out there I am not making this stuff up out of thin air.
kind steppe
Lets see if the game creators feel the same way as you. But they are already pus...
Most people who are entering gaming barely have 144hz lol. You read a lot like r/PCMR - a lot of people choose to play older titles like myself, and not everyone needs super duper ultra graphics
I've been gaming over a decade at this point and finally decided to up my refresh rate from 60, you don't need that speed
spark heron
