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>UPCOMINGIntel Battlemage (Q3 2024)
RTX 5000 Series (Q4 2024)
Intel Arrow Lake (Q4 2024)
>CPUWeb browsing: i3 14100/5600G
Budget: i5 12600KF
Gaming: i7 12700KF/7600
High end gaming: i7 14700K/7800X3D
Workstation: 14700K/7900X
AM4 upgrade: 5600/5800X3D
>COOLERArctic Liquid Freezer III
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO
Scythe Fuma 3 (ITX/>42mm RAM)
Thermalright Peerless Assassin SE
Budget: Assassin X 120 Refined SE, ID-COOLING SE-214-XT
AVOID: Dark Rock Pro 4/5, NH-U12A/D15(S)
>MOTHERBOARDASRock B650M-HDV/M.2
>RAMDDR4: 2x16GB 3200CL16. Budget, 2x8GB
DDR5: 2x16GB 6000CL30
Workstation/high end: consider 2x32GB
>SSD (OS drive)Budget: Crucial P3 Plus, Lexar NM710 (EU)
Mid range: WD SN850X
High end: Sabrent Rocket 5, Samsung 990 Pro
>GPU1080p: RTX 4070 Super, budget: RTX 4060
1440p: RTX 4080 Super, budget: RTX 4070 Ti Super
2160p: RTX 4090
Workstation: RTX 4000 Series, AVOID: AMD cards, RTX 3060 12GB
>CASE (from $ to $$$)mATX: Montech Air 100, Fractal Pop Mini Air, Lian Li O11 Air Mini
ATX: Montech AIR 903 Base, Lian Li Lancool 216, Lian Li Lancool III
AVOID: 'Silent' cases, fanless cases, 4000D airflow
>PSUBudget: High end gold rated 500-600W PSU
Mid range: ATX 3.0 compliant gold rated PSU @ 75% max load
High end: Seasonic PRIME TX, be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13, Corsair HX1500i refresh
AVOID: GAMEMAX
PSU buying guides:
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atx-v3-0-pcie-5-0-ready-psus-picks-2023-hardware-busters/ (updated for 2024)
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/>OSActivate Windows @
>>>/g/fwt>CASE FANSMeta: get a case with good stock PWM fans
Budget: Arctic P12 PWM PST 5 pack
High end: Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM