new desktop buy advice

[rssail81]

Laptop or Desktop?

Desktop

My budget for the new computer is:
$1,500 - $3,000

What are the primary uses for this computer (IE: mail, web browsing, programming, games, etc)?
Gaming and learning cyber security. Want to learn and then work doing cyber securfity

What software do you intend on using on the computer?
MS Office

Do you play games? If so, what type of games?
Mostly shooting games

Do you tend to have a lot of programs running at the same time, or do you close every program when you are done using it?
2 or 3 programs at most - unless cyber security requires more

Do you store a lot of pictures or music on the computer?
no

Will you be overclocking?
no

Location for online shopping/shipment/prices?

Boston, MA

How many monitors are you planning to use?
2

Do you need peripherals? OS?

sound, wifi, bluetooth, windows 11 pro

Any particular reason why you are upgrading?

10 year old home made finally died. looking for pre made

 

[Why_Me]

Laptop or Desktop?

Desktop

My budget for the new computer is:
$1,500 - $3,000

What are the primary uses for this computer (IE: mail, web browsing, programming, games, etc)?
Gaming and learning cyber security. Want to learn and then work doing cyber securfity

What software do you intend on using on the computer?
MS Office

Do you play games? If so, what type of games?
Mostly shooting games

Do you tend to have a lot of programs running at the same time, or do you close every program when you are done using it?
2 or 3 programs at most - unless cyber security requires more

Do you store a lot of pictures or music on the computer?
no

Will you be overclocking?
no

Location for online shopping/shipment/prices?

Boston, MA

How many monitors are you planning to use?
2

Do you need peripherals? OS?

sound, wifi, bluetooth, windows 11 pro

Any particular reason why you are upgrading?

10 year old home made finally died. looking for pre made

What it will essentially be imo is a gaming build with Windows Pro. How much storage are you wanting?

 

[rssail81]

What it will essentially be imo is a gaming build with Windows Pro. How much storage are you wanting?

Was thinking 32 meg of ram and 2 1tb ssd drives but open to suggestions

 

[Why_Me]

Was thinking 32 meg of ram and 2 1tb ssd drives but open to suggestions

I'm going to post two builds for you on here ... an AMD build followed by an Intel build. The AMD build has the edge on gaming and thermals. 500GB SSD for Windows so that you don't lose any data if you have to do a full reinstall in the future and 2TB SSD for storage.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($344.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: *MSI X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($229.99 @ MSI)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($73.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING Trinity GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($789.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Monitor: *Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($245.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2318.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-28 11:53 EDT-0400

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($304.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A720 BLACK 98.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($221.75 @ Amazon)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($73.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Zotac GAMING Trinity GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($789.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Monitor: *Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($245.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2300.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-28 11:55 EDT-0400