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[pcfanqwerty]

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[BoomerD]

I am not good with motherboard cpu combination, but given the fact that most games these days are cpu bound, I have decided to go with intel with GPUs because of the price of the GPU.

Spoiler: system build

Intel Arc A770 Series, 16GB

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Intel 14th Gen Core i5-14600KF 14 Cores 20 Threads 5.3GHz Processor

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1 X MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WiFiDDR5 Motherboard

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Corsair CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) 3200MHz DDR4

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Samsung 870 EVO 500GB 2.5" SATA SSD

in stock
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73

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Corsair AIRFLOW 4000D Black Mid Tower ATX Case, Tempered Glass Window

in stock
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159

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Samsung LS32A700NWEXXY 32inch S7 4K UHD VA Monitor

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Corsair CX750M 750W Power Supply

First of all, you have chosen DDR4 RAM for a board that uses DDR5. Won't work.

Next, instead of the 2.5" SSD, why not get a good quality NVMe drive? MUCH faster.

Try using https://pcpartpicker.com/ to choose your components to make sure things are compatible.

 

[pcfanqwerty]

First of all, you have chosen DDR4 RAM for a board that uses DDR5. Won't work.

Next, instead of the 2.5" SSD, why not get a good quality NVMe drive? MUCH faster.

I'll go with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB(2x32GB) 5600MHz CL40 RAM - Black and Samsung 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 500GB
Why is the K and KF for CPU have such a price difference?

 

[BoomerD]

I'll go with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB(2x32GB) 5600MHz CL40 RAM - Black and Samsung 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 500GB
Why is the K and KF for CPU have such a price difference?

K means the CPU is unlocked and can be overclocked.
KF means the CPU is unlocked but has no video/gpu capability.

If you're going with a separate graphics card, as you appear to be, the KF variant will be fine. If you want the CPU to handle the graphics, then you'd want one without the F designation. (I believe there is a 14600F variant if you don't plan to overclock.) Not at this time.

 

[mikeymikec]

If you're thinking of going for an Intel GPU, you might want to check out a thread here talking about the maturity of Intel's offering compared to AMD/NVIDIA. AFAIK Intel has come a long way.

Here's one thread I'm aware of, not for your exact model but it's probably still helpful:

Info - The Intel ARC A750 LE Blog. 43 games tested and counting. Assassins Creed Mirage is a breath of fresh air. Starfield is playable now.

Since we don't have a Intel Graphics sub forum, I am going to post here. This will be a cleaner, more legible list of the games tested and the results. It'll make it easier for anyone looking for info about the ARC A750 and the listed games. I will continue to update. System Specs: Ryzen 5600...

forums.anandtech.com

 

[Tech Junky]

I use one of the A380 cards in Linux and it works great for my use for converting media. When it comes to gaming then caveat is older legacy games prior to dx11? have issues but, the driver improvements Intel is making frequently are resolving this shortly after being reported. The ARC series though overall is a good deal and works just fine now vs at launch. I needed to add a GPU for processing and it dropped the processing time to 1/8th of the time vs using the CPU only by adding qsv. I knew ahead of time it was a possibility I would need one but tested without before adding it to the build.

 

[Brainonska511]

First, you need a CPU cooler. Second, what is your budget?

And if you're getting a 4k monitor, you're probably going to want a better GPU. You'd likely be better served going for a slightly lower CPU, like the i5-13500, and then investing in a better graphics card. Or building an AMD system - the 7 series chips are much more power efficient than Raptor Lake and the refresh (so AMD will run cooler).

If you want to be running at native resolutions, maybe look for a 2k/QHD monitor, then buy a 7800 XT (or 7700 XT if it is >15% less).

I second the recommendation to use PCPartPicker, at least for looking at compatibility. You can always buy parts locally outside of the vendors PCPartPicker lists (depending on inventory).

Edit:
You could do something like this: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/6xdbkJ - I used the Australian version of PCPartPicker since that seems to be where you are located. I didn't include the monitor, but certainly something to consider. It really comes down to budget.

Also, another question while I'm editing - are you planning on overclocking? That will also impact the board you select and the CPUs you would need/want to consider. (For example, the non-K Intel SKUs are locked, so you'd want to select a k SKU if you were going to overclock)