It seemed only prudent since I posted my previous builds in
2014 and
2008 that I should do so again.
It has been almost 10 years since I built the system I am using now. The site I used doesn't even exist I don't think. It still runs perfectly fine. I have no actual complaints; The thought is that if I build a new PC perhaps I will then have complaints about my existing setup. Also, I just want to, as I haven't made a "big purchase" in 3 years and this is what I was originally saving for.
Previously I posted here before I bought anything, but in this case, I've actually been planning this for over a year, as this far off thing I would eventually do. I didn't want to post and then never buy it, but then I just sorta decided to order everything that remained on Monday (I had bought the case and PSU a few weeks ago).
1. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full TowerMy only real "logic" for a case is that I wanted 5-1/4" Bays. I consider a Blu-Ray Burner a necessity, largely because I don't think I should not have something in this new system that my current system does not have if I can help it. Options for cases that still have front bays seem to be limited, so this was one of the few choices.
The thumbnail and pictures of this case did not really indicate the true size. This system is gigantic! My current case is (HLW) 17"x19"x7", and this new one is 21"x21"x9". It's actually a bit absurd. It wouldn't even fit in the spot I have my current machine. I'll have to find an alternative arrangement.
2. Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x Shift Modular ATX 3.0 I haven't had any issues with the choice of a Corsair power supply in either my current build or my previous build. I went ATX 3.0 because that's what the cool kids are into these days.
3. Motherboard: GIGABYTE B650 Gaming X AX
They don't really go ham with connections anymore these days, do they? My current motherboard has more USB 3.0 ports for some reason, and I've got eSATA for example. I didn't have a particular reason for choosing this one. I was actually trying to find one with Optical input, but that doesn't seem to really be a thing. I don't really like the whole "Gaming" vibe, but my case is opaque so I don't have to look at it anyway.
4. CPU: AND Ryzen 9 7950XIf I'm going to upgrade I want to make sure I can feel the difference. Opted not to get the X3D since I couldn't actually tell what the difference was.
Paired with a Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler.
5. Storage: 2x WD BLack 2TB SN770, 8TB WD Red Pro, 4TB WD Blue(Already had the WD Blue on standby as a spare drive). Plan is to clone my current two 4TB Drives over to these for the new system, to bring all my storage over directly. I can then store a image file of my current boot drive onto the 8TB as well. This would give me easy access to the files that were on my original boot drive. (eg. I can just copy over my profile folder probably) The two 2TB SSDs mirror my existing 1TB SSDs, one for my OS and one for steam library, which is probably what role these two will serve as well.
6. RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB (ugh) DDR5 RAM 32x2GB Sticks 6000MhzHad originally ordered some 5000Mhz sticks but found some indicators that the newer 7900 processors got a good boost out of faster memory, decided to futureproof and cancelled and ordered these ones. Couldn't find 6000Mhz RAM without this stupid RGB stuff. I'm sure t hat can be disabled. And if it can't, Opaque Case to the rescue. I went with 2 sticks of 32 here for the same reason I went with 2 sticks of 8GB in my current machine, which is to allow a future upgrade. In the case of my current machine, that meant I could add 2 more 8GB sticks for 32GB. With this new one, it means I can add two sticks of 32GB and get a whopping 128GB.
7. GPU: Gigabyte Geforce RTX 4070TiI've had good luck with Gigabyte stuff- RAM, Motherboards, Graphics cards, etc. so thought I'd stick with them for this build if possible. I don't have a specific reason for a 4070Ti, other than the fact that I currently have a 1070, and that was solid.
I've additionally bought an LG Blu-Ray drive. I considered just pulling out the one in my current system and using that (same with the sound card, actually), but I'd rather not try to work on two machines at the same time. Also I want to keep my current machine fully intact until this new one is "ready to go"- OS installed, configured, tweaked, the software I use installed, etc.
OS is probably going to be Windows 11. I need Windows for work so Linux unfortunately isn't a great option, and I never really utilize dual boot configurations.
The total price for the build came out to around $3600 CAD or so.