First Gaming PC with a 3070TI FE

Jul 21, 2021
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Budget: About $1900
Location: United States
Use: New AAA titles and heavily modded Minecraft, Overwatch 1 and 2, Control, Flight Sim 2020, X Plane. Also might do some streaming at some point but that might not be for 2 years (I can upgrade a CPU by then if I need to)

I put together this tentative parts list what do you think?
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nBzBK3

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($289.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: EK EK-AIO Basic 240 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($221.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Team T-Force Cardea Zero Z330 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card (Purchased For $599.99)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.69 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1875.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-21 19:05 EDT-0400

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Nice set up, you are def. covered for streaming anytime you want. What are you gaming at? 4k, 2k, ultrawide? I have an EVGA 3070ti and am surprised you were able to get a 3070ti FE were you able to pick it up in a Bestbuy? Just remember hearing that the founders edition were real hard to come by, so thats good too! Anyways, this card crushes every game i throw at it at 1440p without breaking a sweat, 4k takes more but still, very acceptable 4k 60+ fps card.
 
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Nice set up, you are def. covered for streaming anytime you want. What are you gaming at? 4k, 2k, ultrawide? I have an EVGA 3070ti and am surprised you were able to get a 3070ti FE were you able to pick it up in a Bestbuy? Just remember hearing that the founders edition were real hard to come by, so thats good too! Anyways, this card crushes every game i throw at it at 1440p without breaking a sweat, 4k takes more but still, very acceptable 4k 60+ fps card.
Currently gaming at 1080p 16:9 but going to go to 1440p eventually. I picked it up in the BB in person drop on July 20. Are there any big negatives for anything in my build. Is the b550 tomahawk a good board for $160 or is there a better board you would get
 
Currently gaming at 1080p 16:9 but going to go to 1440p eventually. I picked it up in the BB in person drop on July 20. Are there any big negatives for anything in my build. Is the b550 tomahawk a good board for $160 or is there a better board you would get

ok, i thought it was, i heard they had 3070ti's but didnt know they were FE's and no you will be just fine. 850w is good enough for all that even if you want to OC.