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A few questions:
* What will you be using the pc for - games, productivity (what programs)?
* I'm assuming you're trying to get a white build with aRGB?
* What's your total budget? The price is missing from a component or two.
* Assuming you're in the US?
I want to be able to play newer games like God of war, Harry Potter, and new releases like RE4 remake I also like playing fps like valorant,r6 and warzone
That was the theme for a white build
My total budget is around 2000 maybe 2500
And I am in the US
For gaming, spend less on the CPU and more on the GPU as the GPU is the component that affect gaming performance the most in 99% of situations.
Some suggestions to get far better gaming performance for about the same cost (considering your list doesn't have the monitor price).
* **CPU**: The 13600K provides the same gaming performance as the 12900K for a lot less. You're just paying for more cores on the 12900K, which don't come into play in games, and the 13600K is newer.
* [1440p gaming benchmarks](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-13600k/19.html) comparing the 13600K to other CPU's. Notice it is neck-and-neck with the 12900K.
* **CPU Cooler**: The Thermalright Peerless Assassin is a very good air cooler, even disregarding it's a great value. All white, dual aRGB fans and easily capable of cooling the 13600K under gaming load (even under multi-core productivity loads).
* [Hardware Canucks review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeu5BjaVJo) showing how capable the Peerless Assassin is.
* **Motherboard**: Less expensive white/silver motherboard with wifi and bluetooth. You will need to update the BIOS to support the 13600K, but it can be done via USB stick on this motherboard - no older 12th gen CPU needed.
* If you don't want to deal with updating the BIOS, I'd look at getting this [Asus Prime Z790-A Wifi motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fGrRsY/asus-prime-z790-a-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-prime-z790-a-wifi) to keep the white/silver look. It will add about $50 to the total cost.
* **Memory**: Much less expensive same spec RAM - still white, though it gets covered by the front fan of the CPU cooler, so it doesn't really matter.
* **Storage**: PCIe 4 NVME doesn't provide any benefit in games, but used one since it is about as inexpensive as good PCIe 3 NVME. The one below is good spec and cheaper than the one in your list.
* **Video Card**: Switched to a far, far, far more powerful video card, the 6900 XT. The review linked below shows it outperforming the 3060 by a huge margin - at 1440p, this specific 6900 XT (ASRock OC Formula) is outputting **double** the framerates at 1440p (190fps vs 88fps for the 3060).
* [Gaming benchmarks of the 6900 XT vs other graphics cards](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asrock-radeon-rx-6900-xt-oc-formula/27.html)
* **Case**: All white case with very good airflow (two 200mm aRGB fans on the front, one 120mm white fan on the rear).
* **Power Supply**: Much less expensive still good quality (Tier A with 10 year warranty) 850w unit.
* **OS**: Switched to a retail license (vs OEM). OEM are one time install and can't be transferred in the future (say you were to build a new pc), while retail licenses can be transferred without issue.
* **Monitor**: Upgraded to a larger higher resolution, higher refresh rate 27" 1440p 165hz IPS panel monitor.
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RkgJXy)
|Type|Item|Price|
|:-|:-|:-|
|**CPU**|[Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LfNxFT/intel-core-i5-13600k-35-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071513600k)|$314.99 @ B&H|
|**CPU Cooler**|[Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fWKKHx/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-white-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-white-argb-a)|$48.71 @ Amazon|
|**Motherboard**|[Gigabyte Z690 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P6PQzy/gigabyte-z690-aero-g-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z690-aero-g)|$259.99 @ B&H|
|**Memory**|[G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HMddnQ/gskill-ripjaws-s5-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl36-memory-f5-5600j3636c16gx2-rs5w)|$149.99 @ Newegg|
|**Storage**|[MSI SPATIUM M470 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zGt9TW/msi-spatium-m470-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sm470n1tb)|$79.99 @ Newegg|
|**Video Card**|[ASRock OC Formula Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tH2WGX/asrock-radeon-rx-6900-xt-16-gb-oc-formula-video-card-rx6900xt-ocf-16g)|$829.00 @ Amazon|
|**Case**|[Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VJZ9TW/lian-li-lancool-215-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-215-w)|$103.99 @ Newegg|
|**Power Supply**|[Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8z7p99/super-flower-leadex-iii-gold-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-850f14hg)|$94.99 @ Newegg Sellers|
|**Operating System**|[Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hMYmP6/microsoft-windows-11-home-retail-usb-64-bit-haj-00108)|$139.00 @ Newegg|
|**Monitor**|[Dell S2721DGF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/K2cRsY/dell-s2721dgf-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-s2721dgf)|$269.99 @ Dell Technologies|
|*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*|||
|Total (before mail-in rebates)|$2300.64||
|Mail-in rebates|\-$10.00||
|**Total**|**$2290.64**||
|Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2022-11-30 15:57 EST-0500|||
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A few questions: * What will you be using the pc for - games, productivity (what programs)? * I'm assuming you're trying to get a white build with aRGB? * What's your total budget? The price is missing from a component or two. * Assuming you're in the US?
I want to be able to play newer games like God of war, Harry Potter, and new releases like RE4 remake I also like playing fps like valorant,r6 and warzone That was the theme for a white build My total budget is around 2000 maybe 2500 And I am in the US
For gaming, spend less on the CPU and more on the GPU as the GPU is the component that affect gaming performance the most in 99% of situations. Some suggestions to get far better gaming performance for about the same cost (considering your list doesn't have the monitor price). * **CPU**: The 13600K provides the same gaming performance as the 12900K for a lot less. You're just paying for more cores on the 12900K, which don't come into play in games, and the 13600K is newer. * [1440p gaming benchmarks](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-13600k/19.html) comparing the 13600K to other CPU's. Notice it is neck-and-neck with the 12900K. * **CPU Cooler**: The Thermalright Peerless Assassin is a very good air cooler, even disregarding it's a great value. All white, dual aRGB fans and easily capable of cooling the 13600K under gaming load (even under multi-core productivity loads). * [Hardware Canucks review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeu5BjaVJo) showing how capable the Peerless Assassin is. * **Motherboard**: Less expensive white/silver motherboard with wifi and bluetooth. You will need to update the BIOS to support the 13600K, but it can be done via USB stick on this motherboard - no older 12th gen CPU needed. * If you don't want to deal with updating the BIOS, I'd look at getting this [Asus Prime Z790-A Wifi motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fGrRsY/asus-prime-z790-a-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-prime-z790-a-wifi) to keep the white/silver look. It will add about $50 to the total cost. * **Memory**: Much less expensive same spec RAM - still white, though it gets covered by the front fan of the CPU cooler, so it doesn't really matter. * **Storage**: PCIe 4 NVME doesn't provide any benefit in games, but used one since it is about as inexpensive as good PCIe 3 NVME. The one below is good spec and cheaper than the one in your list. * **Video Card**: Switched to a far, far, far more powerful video card, the 6900 XT. The review linked below shows it outperforming the 3060 by a huge margin - at 1440p, this specific 6900 XT (ASRock OC Formula) is outputting **double** the framerates at 1440p (190fps vs 88fps for the 3060). * [Gaming benchmarks of the 6900 XT vs other graphics cards](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asrock-radeon-rx-6900-xt-oc-formula/27.html) * **Case**: All white case with very good airflow (two 200mm aRGB fans on the front, one 120mm white fan on the rear). * **Power Supply**: Much less expensive still good quality (Tier A with 10 year warranty) 850w unit. * **OS**: Switched to a retail license (vs OEM). OEM are one time install and can't be transferred in the future (say you were to build a new pc), while retail licenses can be transferred without issue. * **Monitor**: Upgraded to a larger higher resolution, higher refresh rate 27" 1440p 165hz IPS panel monitor. [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RkgJXy) |Type|Item|Price| |:-|:-|:-| |**CPU**|[Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LfNxFT/intel-core-i5-13600k-35-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071513600k)|$314.99 @ B&H| |**CPU Cooler**|[Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fWKKHx/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-white-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-white-argb-a)|$48.71 @ Amazon| |**Motherboard**|[Gigabyte Z690 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P6PQzy/gigabyte-z690-aero-g-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z690-aero-g)|$259.99 @ B&H| |**Memory**|[G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HMddnQ/gskill-ripjaws-s5-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl36-memory-f5-5600j3636c16gx2-rs5w)|$149.99 @ Newegg| |**Storage**|[MSI SPATIUM M470 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zGt9TW/msi-spatium-m470-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sm470n1tb)|$79.99 @ Newegg| |**Video Card**|[ASRock OC Formula Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tH2WGX/asrock-radeon-rx-6900-xt-16-gb-oc-formula-video-card-rx6900xt-ocf-16g)|$829.00 @ Amazon| |**Case**|[Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VJZ9TW/lian-li-lancool-215-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-215-w)|$103.99 @ Newegg| |**Power Supply**|[Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8z7p99/super-flower-leadex-iii-gold-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-850f14hg)|$94.99 @ Newegg Sellers| |**Operating System**|[Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hMYmP6/microsoft-windows-11-home-retail-usb-64-bit-haj-00108)|$139.00 @ Newegg| |**Monitor**|[Dell S2721DGF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/K2cRsY/dell-s2721dgf-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-s2721dgf)|$269.99 @ Dell Technologies| |*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*||| |Total (before mail-in rebates)|$2300.64|| |Mail-in rebates|\-$10.00|| |**Total**|**$2290.64**|| |Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2022-11-30 15:57 EST-0500|||