PC Building Recommendations

Introduction

People ask me all the time since they know I’ve built PCs if I could spot them a good build idea. So, instead of constantly finding the parts repeatedly I’m making this to aggregate them once and for all. First off will be some full build ideas and then some always good or recommended parts I fully support. Note that the prices are at the time I made the build. Additional pieces like case fans, GPU brackets, GPU risers, RGB accessories, etc. were not considered in any of the builds and thus not added towards the labeled price. The only thing I didn’t go find was headphones and monitors because there are honestly so many good ones. Regardless, here are the pieces I’d recommend to anyone and if you have any more questions consult the internet or my contact page.

If you want to see my current set up check this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WkQ789.

$725 | Bare Necessities Build (29 Sept 2023)

Full Build on PC Part Picker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kLYPVW

Summary of Pieces

  1. Case - Cougar MX330-X | ATX Form Factor | 427mm x 195mm x 473mm Dimensions | 350mm Maximum GPU Length

  2. Motherboard - ASRock B550 Pro4 | ATX Form Factor | 4x RAM Slots | 128GB Max RAM Support | 2x PCIe x16, 3x M.2 Slots

  3. GPU - XFX Speedster SWFT Radeon RX 6600 | 8GB | 1.626GHz (Core) - 2.491GHz (Boost) | GDDR6 | 241mm GPU Length | 132W TDP | 1x HDMI, 3x DP Ports

  4. CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 3.6GHz (Core) - 4.2GHz (Boost) | 6 Cores | AM4 Form Factor | 65W TDP | 128GB Max RAM Support

  5. CPU Cooler - be quiet! Pure Rock 2 (Black) | AM4 Chipset | < 1500 RPM | 19.1 - 26.8 dB Noise Level | 155mm Height

  6. RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws V Series | 16GB (2 x 8GB) | DDR4 | 3200 MHz | CL16

  7. Storage- SanDisk SSD Plus 1TB | 2.5” SSD

  8. PSU - Corsair RM750x | 750W | 80+ Gold | Fully Modular | ATX Form Factor | 160mm Length

$2,400 | Mid-Level Gaming Build (29 Sept 2023)

Full Build on PC Part Picker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jqz2VW

Summary of Pieces

  1. Case - Cooler Master HAF XB EVO | ATX Form Factor | 441mm x 330mm x 424mm Dimensions | 334mm Maximum GPU Length

  2. Motherboard - Gigabyte X570S AORUS MASTER | ATX Form Factor | 4x RAM Slots | 128GB Max RAM Support | 3x PCIe x16, 2x M.2 Slots

  3. GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio | 10GB | 1.44GHz (Core) - 1.71GHz (Boost) | GDDR6X | 323mm GPU Length | 320W TDP | 1x HDMI, 3x DP Ports

  4. CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 3.8GHz (Core) - 4.7GHz (Boost) | 8 Cores | AM4 Form Factor | 105W TDP | 128GB Max RAM Support

  5. CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U12A Chromax Black | AM4 Chipset | 450 - 2,000 RPM | 18.8 - 22.6 dB Noise Level | 158mm Height

  6. RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws V Series | 64GB (4 x 16GB) | DDR4 | 3200 MHz | CL16

  7. Storage- Western Digital Blue 2TB | 2.5” SSD

  8. PSU - Corsair RM850x | 850W | 80+ Gold | Fully Modular | ATX Form Factor | 160mm Length

$2,550 | NZXT & AMD Gaming Build (29 Sept 2023)

Full Build on PC Part Picker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mCZBcH

Summary of Pieces

  1. Case - NZXT H9 Flow | ATX Form Factor | 466mm x 290mm x 495mm Dimensions | 435mm Maximum GPU Length

  2. Motherboard - NZXT N7 B550 | ATX Form Factor | 4x RAM Slots | 128GB Max RAM Support | 2x PCIe x16, 3x M.2 Slots

  3. GPU - ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900XT OC | 20GB | 2GHz (Core) - 2.175GHz (Boost) | GDDR6 | 353mm GPU Length | 300W TDP | 1x HDMI, 3x DP Ports

  4. CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 3.8GHz (Core) - 4.7GHz (Boost) | 8 Cores | AM4 Form Factor | 105W TDP | 128GB Max RAM Support

  5. CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X73 | AM4 Chipset | 500 - 2,000 RPM | 21 - 36 dB Noise Level | 360mm (3 x 120mm) AIO

  6. RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws V Series | 128GB (4 x 32GB) | DDR4 | 3200 MHz | CL16

  7. Storage- Samsung 870 QVO 8TB | 2.5” SSD

  8. PSU - NZXT C1000 | 1000W | 80+ Gold | Fully Modular | ATX Form Factor | 150mm Length

$2,945 | White RGB Build (29 Sept 2023)

Full Build on PC Part Picker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hpWZwg

Summary of Pieces

  1. Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow (White) | ATX Form Factor | 466mm x 290mm x 495mm Dimensions | 435mm Maximum GPU Length

  2. Motherboard - NZXT N7 B550 | ATX Form Factor | 4x RAM Slots | 128GB Max RAM Support | 2x PCIe x16, 3x M.2 Slots

  3. GPU - Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 (White) | 20GB | 2GHz (Core) - 2.175GHz (Boost) | GDDR6 | 353mm GPU Length | 300W TDP | 1x HDMI, 3x DP Ports

  4. CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 3.8GHz (Core) - 4.7GHz (Boost) | 8 Cores | AM4 Form Factor | 105W TDP | 128GB Max RAM Support

  5. CPU Cooler - Corsair iCUE LINK H150i RGB (White) | AM4 Chipset | 480- 2,400 RPM | 10 - 37 dB Noise Level | 360mm (3 x 120mm) AIO

  6. RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (White) | 64GB (4 x 16GB) | DDR4 | 3200 MHz | CL16

  7. Storage- Western Digital Black SN850X 2TB | M.2-2280

  8. PSU - ASUS ROG Strix 850G (White) | 850W | 80+ Gold | Fully Modular | ATX Form Factor | 160mm Length

$3,125 | High-End AMD Gaming Build (29 Sept 2023)

Full Build on PC Part Picker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FknmkJ

Summary of Pieces

  1. Case - Corsair 4000D (Airflow) | ATX Form Factor | 453mm x 230mm x 466mm Dimensions | 360mm Maximum GPU Length

  2. Motherboard - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero | ATX Form Factor | 4x RAM Slots | 128GB Max RAM Support | 3x PCIe x16, 2x M.2 Slots

  3. GPU - XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900XTX (Black Edition) | 24GB | 2.3GHz (Core) - 2.615GHz (Boost) | GDDR6 | 344mm GPU Length | 355W TDP | 1x HDMI, 3x DP Ports

  4. CPU - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 3.4GHz (Core) - 4.9GHz (Boost) | 16 Cores | AM4 Form Factor | 105W TDP | 128GB Max RAM Support

  5. CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X73 | AM4 Chipset | 500 - 2,000 RPM | 21 - 36 dB Noise Level | 360mm (3 x 120mm) AIO

  6. RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX | 128GB (4 x 32GB) | DDR4 | 3200 MHz | CL16

  7. Storage- Samsung 870 QVO 8TB | 2.5” SSD

  8. PSU - Corsair HX1000 | 1000W | 80+ Platinum | Fully Modular | ATX Form Factor | 180mm Length

$8,950 | Overkill (29 Sept 2023)

Full Build on PC Part Picker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zXHxsh

Summary of Pieces

  1. Case - Corsair 7000D (Airflow) | ATX Form Factor | 550mm x 248mm x 600mm Dimensions | 450mm Maximum GPU Length

  2. Motherboard - NZXT N7 Z790 | ATX Form Factor | 4x RAM Slots | 128GB Max RAM Support | 3x PCIe x16, 3x M.2 Slots

  3. GPU - ASUS ROG Strix Gaming OC GeForce RTX 4090 | 24GB | 2.235GHz (Core) - 2.64GHz (Boost) | GDDR6X | 358mm GPU Length | 450W TDP | 2x HDMI, 3x DP Ports

  4. CPU - Intel Core i9 13900KS | 3GHz (Core) - 6GHz (Boost) | 24 Cores | LGA1700 Form Factor | 150W TDP | 192GB Max RAM Support

  5. CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken Elite 360 | LGA1700 Chipset | 500 - 1,800 RPM | 17.9 - 30.6 dB Noise Level | 360mm (3 x 120mm) AIO

  6. RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws S5 | 128GB (4 x 32GB) | DDR5 | 6000 MHz | CL30

  7. Total Storage - Hybrid | 62TB

    1. Samsung 870 QVO | 2.5” SSD | 24TB (3 x 8TB)

    2. Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus | M.2-2280 | 24TB (3 x 8TB)

    3. Seagate Barracuda Pro | 3.5” HDD | 14TB | 7,200 RPM

  8. PSU - Corsair AX1600i | 1600W | 80+ Titanium | Fully Modular | ATX Form Factor | 200mm Length

Recommended Individual Parts

Cases

ATX Mid Tower

  • Fractal Design Meshify C & S2

  • Fractal Design Define R4, R5, R6, & R7

  • Fractal Design Focus 2

  • Corsair 4000D, 5000D

  • Corsair Carbide Series 175R & 275R

  • Corsair Obsidian Series 450D

  • NZXT S340 Elite

  • NZXT H500, H510

  • NZXT H5, H7, H9

  • Phanteks Eclipse P300

  • Thermaltake S300

  • Thermaltake Suppressor F31 & F51

  • Thermal Take View 21

ATX Full Tower

  • Phanteks Enthoo Pro

  • Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic

  • Corsair Obsidian Series 750D

  • Corsair Obsidian Series 9000D

  • Corsair 7000D

  • Fractal Design Define 7 XL

  • Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL

ATX Desktop

  • Cooler Master HAF XB EVO

Motherboards

ASUS

  • ROG Strix Series

  • ROG Maximus Series

  • ROG Crosshair Series

ASRock

  • Steel Legend Series

  • Pro Series

Gigabyte

  • AORUS Series

  • Gaming Series

MSI

  • Tomahawk Series

  • Carbon Series

  • MEG Unify Series

  • Edge Series

NZXT

  • N5 Series

  • N7 Series

GPUs

AMD

  • Radeon RX 5000 Series

  • Radeon RX 6000 Series

  • Radeon RX 7000 Series

Nvidia

  • GeForce RTX 2000 Series

  • GeForce RTX 3000 Series

  • GeForce RTX 4000 Series

CPUs

AMD

  • Ryzen 5 Series

  • Ryzen 7 Series

  • Ryzen 9 Series

Intel

  • Core i9: 9000 series and newer

  • Core i7: 9000 series and newer

  • Core i5: 9000 series and newer

CPU Coolers

NZXT

  • Kraken Series

Noctua

  • NH Series

Corsair

  • A70

RAM

Corsair

  • Vengeance Series

  • Vengeance LPX Series

  • Dominator Platinum Series

Crucial

  • Ballistix Series

G.Skill

  • Ripjaws S5 Series

  • Ripjaws V Series

  • Trident Z Series

Kingston

  • HyperX Fury Series

Storage

HDD

  • Western Digital Gold

  • Western Digital Black

  • Seagate Exos

  • Seagate Barracuda

SSD

  • Western Digital Blue

  • Seagate Firecuda 120

  • Seagate Barracuda 120

  • Samsung 850, 860, and 870

  • SanDisk Ultra

  • SanDisk SSD Plus

  • SanDisk Extreme

NVMe

  • Sabrent Rocket 4

  • Western Digital Black SN700 Series

  • Western Digital Blue SN500 Series

  • Crucial T700

  • Crucial P Series

  • Seagate Firecuda 500 Series

  • Seagate Barracuda 500 Series

PSUs

Corsair

  • AX Series

  • RM Series

  • HX Series

EVGA

  • SuperNOVA Series

ASUS

  • ROG Strix Series

  • ROG Thor Series

Cooler Master

  • V Series

be quiet!

  • Straight Power Series

  • Dark Power Series

NZXT

  • C Series

SeaSonic

  • PRIME Series

Silverstone

  • Strider Series

Case Fans

Noctua

  • F12 Series

Corsair

  • ML120

ARCTIC

  • P12

  • F12

NZXT

  • Aer P

Wireless Mice

Logitech

  • G305

Wireless Keyboards

Logitech

  • MX Keys

Wired Keyboards

Razer

  • Ornata V3

Thermal Compound

Noctua

  • NT-H2

Webcams

Logitech

  • C920 HD Pro

Audio Interfaces

Yamaha

  • Steinberg UR12

  • Steinberg UR22 MKII

Focusrite

  • Scarlett 8i6

  • Scarlett 18i8

XLR Microphones

Audio-Technica

  • AT2020

  • AT4040

Shure

  • SM7B

RØDE

  • NT1

USB Microphones

Blue

  • Yeti

USB Sound Systems

Cyber Acoustics

  • CA-3602

Logitech

  • Z506

  • Z906

XLR Sound Systems

JBL

  • 305P MKII

  • 306P MKII

  • 308P MKII

  • LSR310S

KRK

  • RP5 G4

  • RP7 G4

  • RP10 G4

  • RP10-3 G4

  • CL8 G3

Yamaha

  • HS5

  • HS7

  • HS8

  • NS-SW050

  • NS-SW100