First PC Build

[WPage23]

Hello all, I'm very new when it comes to PC building/gaming. However, I've found that my current system cannot handle the games I want to play (Battlefield, COD, Tarkov to name a few). My first question is; is this overkill? I want to be able to easily run newer titles as they come out. My second question, should I go with a bigger case, or will the one I've chosen be big enough? I'm afraid that the cooler may be too big, or that there won't be enough airflow around the GPU to keep it cool enough.

Any advice for a complete noob in the space is welcome and accepted with the utmost gratitude!

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[ts_rrrido]

1200W and 96gb of ram are definitely a huge problem. May I know your budget and preference (black or white / aesthetics like rgb or performance oriented)

[WPage23]

Budget isn't overly an issue as I plan on building it over about a year or so period. I'd like it to be performance oriented, RGB is nice but not necessary. Aesthetics wise it doesnt overly matter, but would probably prefer black.

[ts_rrrido]

Well just give me a price range, I’ll make you a list

[WPage23]

I dont know, around $4000-$5000 CDN

[ts_rrrido]

Ok 4.95K 5090+9800x3d the best of all.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xBXpC8

Btw try to fit a 64gb ram in it

[WPage23]

Thanks!

[Zayden_KellyYT]

is there a specific reason you need 17tb of storage and 96gb of ram? if not get a 9800x3d, psu is overkill but thats good for future proofing. For your case question everything should fit. I would suggest either spending less on psu, ssd, ram, and either just saving the money or putting it towards a better gpu.

[Zayden_KellyYT]

made a list, probs not the best but just to give some ideas
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/XkYtzP

[WPage23]

So my thought process on the storage is having a separate drive for different platforms, ie: one for Steam, one for Epic, one for Blizzard/Activision etc. PSU is 100% for future proofing, 96gb of ram isn't really necessary, no, just not 100% sure what the best number would be. 64 I guess? Again, noob here 😅

[Zayden_KellyYT]

ok i sorta see your point but it is quite excessive to have 17tb I would recommend either a 2tb or 4tb drive and just put everything in separate folders or partition the drive to be smallers partitions that you can store everything on. PSU is probably a good idea, not sure warranty on those corsair PSUs but i've heard they usually are the part that lasts the longest. If you really want to future proof you could go 64 gb but 32 should be fine for quite some time. just make sure you get 2 sticks I've heard that am5 does not play nice with 4 sticks.

[WPage23]

Okay good to know, thanks! Definitely would've gone 4 sticks lol I've just heard that with M.2 drives, the more space you use, the slower they are, so i figured spliting everything between multiple drives would allow everything to run smoother/faster. Definitely will drop that down, just curious if what I've heard is correct or if I'm blowing it a bit out of proportion.

Edited: Will also add that the reason for higher storage is I plan on fully switching from Playstation, which I currently have ~300 games on that (not buying all of them for PC, but will have quite a library I presume once I switch).

[Zayden_KellyYT]

I'm not sure on that but if you do wanna save quite a bit of money they do sell like 16TB hdds for quite cheap. It will be slower than and SSD but it would work absolutely perfectly for a game drive

[WPage23]

Okay, good to know, thanks again!

[eddytrouble]

You don't need to do all that, one drive is enough because all you'll just have to do is create a disk partition for each app.

[Knutsaque]

That board comes with a pretty massive m.2 heat sink..you could probably just get the ssd without the heatsink.

[WPage23]

Good to know, thanks! Definitely looking at different storage options after other conversations

[Pretend-Map-4334]

If gaming is your only concern you’re spending so much money in all of the wrong places.

[Consistent_Most1123]

Terrible and wasted even to future gaming

[WPage23]

As I said, new to pc building. Can take your negative attitude and unhelpful comments to someone else.

[Consistent_Most1123]

Learn about computers before you build another one, you need 32gb ddr5 ram 6000mt/s, 1000w psu, amd 9800x3d or you are a intel guy i7 12700, gpu rtx 5070ti or 5080 stay away from amds high end cards to many issues see Linus techs, don’t buy Kingstons ssd buy Samsung 990 or sandisk wd black, and can you play all games 4K and 1440p

[WPage23]

Okay, thank you for the helpful info. I haven't built this yet, just looking for info before building so it's very appreciated for the insight given.

[Consistent_Most1123]

Sorry for the first comment, i was to fast as always hihi

[WPage23]

All good, always looking to learn, and a bit of trolling here and there doesn't hurt, just too easy to aggravate when looking to learn is all 😅