Quote (purplex @ Jun 2 2022 05:46pm)
you'll want a 1000w PSU for those specs. people don't bother replacing the paste on an AIO generally. you can get better paste, but not always by much. not all pastes last the same amount of time either. if you don't apply it perfectly it's also certainly going to be worse.some even let you brush your teeth -- I would get a samsung 980 pro instead of the 970, but it's fine as a purposeful cost-saver. you would see the benefit of having other things in a game at 1440p more than the impact of the faster SSD. the gigabyte card wouldnt be my first pick. if i'm getting blind RAM i'll take corsair or crucial over gskill, but sometimes gskill is the move. something something samsung b-die. i would get a different cooler. generally speaking outside of specific build constraints or just wanting it, I wouldn't ever go AIO cooling under 280mm, really 360 though personally. otherwise get a noctua dh15 or u14s. a 12900k is a time when a big AIO can see benefits enough to be worth it, but it's not needed.
Quote (Mardigan89 @ Jun 2 2022 08:51pm)
1000w psu for sure, the 980 is a good move for the PCIE 4.0, 100% agree on the cooler. If you were to go with an NZXT Kraken cooler, I'd recommend the Z63/Z73 and you can create custom gifs within the aio head (pretty cool feature) although an extra $100-$200.. and probably the Z73 (i9 12900K although the best gaming chip currently on the market, it's also hot hot hot) It's hard to compete with the Noctua NH-D15 for price/performance ratio and nice aesthetics though.. and you'd want higher ram mhz if you're going i9 and you'd want to fill all 4 dimms also, IMO
For your wants/needs, I think the i9 is overkill. If anything spend that money on a better GPU and go i7 K series, keep the Z board and overclock it. But I doubt you'd need to.
** I own a 4000D Airflow Case and it's hefty, very nice though.
Extremely helpful information from both you. Much appreciated.
Quote (urethrafranklin @ Jun 2 2022 09:15pm)
Ok
Thx for input guys
How’s this.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XpN2k9I was unsure about the cooler, I have a noctua in mine rn but I figured with i9 temps you might want liquid cooling.
Went with the i7 instead.
What do you guys think of this one?
We’re basically trying to create a build based on the suggestions and input from this thread and people I’ve talked with via pm. Appreciate any input anyone can add. Thanks all! Will send out a bunch of fg when I order the parts soon