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Feed back on the parts I have chosen (self.buildapc)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Mexigore to c/buildapc

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Hey guys,

I'm helping a friend build a pc, this will be both our first time doing this. I have chosen all the parts for the PC but I wanted to know what you guys thought.

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/nn37XR

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Any specific reason you're going for Intel?

For that money, you can get much better CPUs for gaming or productivity from AMD but it may hold the lead in some very specific tasks.

You should also generally explain what specific purpose they need such an expensive CPU for; it's way outside what you need for typical gaming or PC usage. For gaming purposes, you usually want to spend most of your budget on GPU and monitor.

Motherboard is quite expensive; do you require special features that a more basic board wouldn't provide?

The memory is extremely overpriced. Cheaper memory can be had for >1€/GB less. You can get 48GB of the same model for less: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/NTHqqs/corsair-vengeance-rgb-48-gb-2-x-24-gb-ddr5-5200-cl38-memory-cmh48gx5m2b5200c38
For memory, always sort by price/GB and choose the cheapest that has an appropriate module size and is on your motherboard's supported list.

I don't trust WD. I'd get a Samsung SSD.

Case is quite expensive but if they like the looks, that obviously trumps.

[–] Mexigore 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As for the mother board I dont really have an answer I just went with a recommended one for the CPU. I dont know much about motherboards so I'm sacred to get creative there

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Any compatible motherboard generally works for the CPU.

With AMD, this is basically a non-issue but high-end Intel CPUs are so incredibly power hungry that a motherboard VRMs can become a limiting factor. More money isn't always better here though; a 120€ board could be better than a 300€ one. You'd have to look up the specific board.

Most important though is feature support which mostly boils down to what I/O you need. E.g. NVMe slots, expansion cards, thunderbolt, networking or even just how many USB-A ports there are.

I don't have any specific requirements here, so I've so far gone with one of the least expensive boards that isn't utter trash and I've had no issues.

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