$2,000 Gaming PC (with borrowed parts)

[drquack]

With parts pricing normalizing I would like to buy the components for my 2nd PC build to replace the first system I put together back in 2013. I would love any advice or comments on the parts I am picking based on my use. I have given myself a budget of $2,200 though I think I can build for a lot less by moving the GTX 1070 from my current machine and delaying a new graphic card to later in the year as well as moving some storage drives.

Main Use: Daily driver, 2K Gaming (Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed, Far Cry, etc..)
Desired Features: Stability, quiet, responsive, longevity (8 years+ of use), expandability
Don’t need: Overclocking, RGB, portability

I picked my parts based on advice from https://www.pcgamer.com/ and am keeping the list at https://pcpartpicker.com/list/68qxcb

Component	Item	Notes	Cost
CPU	Intel CoreI7 12700K		$375
Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black		$110
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard	H670 motherboard instead?	$240
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory		$125
Boot Drive	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD		$150
Game Drive	Crucial MX500 1TB SSD SATA 6GB	Move from current PC	$0
Data Drives	2 x Western Digital WD Green WD30EZRX 3TB	Move from current PC	$0
GPU	MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1070 8GB RAM	Move from current PC, future upgrade to RTX 3070	$0
Case	Be Quiet 500DX		$110
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply		$110
Optical Drive	None		$0
Displays	2x GIGABYTE G27Q 2K	Move from current PC	$0
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion Brown	Move from current PC	$0
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Chroma	Move from current PC	$0
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 11 Home		$120
		Total	$1,340

 

[Why_Me]

If you don't plan on overclocking then I'd look to make these changes in your build and btw you'll never see a Thermaltake psu recommended on any tech site worth its salt.

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MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 $179.99

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or ...

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MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 $189.99

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Are you a human?

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Intel Core i7-12700F $312.96

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CPU cooler worth having a look at.

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-AK620-High-Performance-Dual-Tower-Dissipation/dp/B09CSXS3X4
DeepCool AK620 CPU Cooler $64.99

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak620-review

 

[drquack]

If you don't plan on overclocking then I'd look to make these changes in your build and btw you'll never see a Thermaltake psu recommended on any tech site worth its salt.
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Good feedback thank you. I had discounted the i7-12700F because I have had a video card fail on me and want some kind of onboard video in case I need to troubleshoot. I hadn't read up on the Thermalake, thank you for the heads up!

 

[Why_Me]

Good feedback thank you. I had discounted the i7-12700F because I have had a video card fail on me and want some kind of onboard video in case I need to troubleshoot. I hadn't read up on the Thermalake, thank you for the heads up!

Here's your integrated graphics.

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-12700-core-i7-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118368
Intel Core i7-12700 $349.99

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...12700-processor-25m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz.html
Processor Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770

 

[drquack]

Here's your integrated graphics.

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-12700-core-i7-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118368
Intel Core i7-12700 $349.99

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...12700-processor-25m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz.html
Processor Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Perfect. $25 savings for features I wont use

 

[Brian Boru]

Welcome to the forum

Boot Drive—Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD$150

If this is only for Windows & software, 256GB is more than enough.

longevity (8 years+ of use), expandability

If the expandability might include future graphics cards—eg 40XX, 50XX—then consider a more powerful PSU. It sounds a bit like they'll need their own dedicated PSU soon!

You'll probably want DDR5 RAM when it stabilizes and drops in price in a few years, so make sure current parts will play with it—I'm no expert, so can't tell

 

[drquack]

Welcome to the forum


If this is only for Windows & software, 256GB is more than enough.


If the expandability might include future graphics cards—eg 40XX, 50XX—then consider a more powerful PSU. It sounds a bit like they'll need their own dedicated PSU soon!

You'll probably want DDR5 RAM when it stabilizes and drops in price in a few years, so make sure current parts will play with it—I'm no expert, so can't tell

Thank you. Good note on the boot drive, I will reduce the size of it.
For the PSU the 850 should be enough for a 3070 which is the most likely next card. By the time a 40xx or 50xx comes along we might have different power distribution so... maybe for a future system.
I thought about DDR5 but it is MUCH more expensive at the moment and from what I can tell the performance uplift is nominal..