New PC Build - Looking for Suggestions

what are your plans for it?

gaming?
image/video editing?
pr0n?
normal PC shite?


alot of that seems like overkill for just gaming.

like (2) 2TB SSDs? what do you need those for?

I would save a little money and get a different model 4090. Asus is charging a premium when they’re all basically the same, and I’ve read the Asus cards are the most common ones to have bad coil whine. Also, make sure whatever PSU you buy is, is the new ATX 3.0 standard that comes with a 12vhpwr plug and cable so you don’t need to use some adapter.

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I was under the impression that the 4000 series isn't enough of an upgrade over the 3000 series to justify the price difference.

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That might be true for every other card, but I think the 4090 is the exception (assuming you have the money for one) the performance jump of a 4090 even compared to the halo card of last gen is enormous (30% more powerful than a 3090ti, which launched with a $2,000 price tag)

Is your work office or production?

If the former, spend a bit more for the 7800x3d. If the latter, go for a 7950x3d, or 13900k.

You're already spending a bunch.

Most people have said good things about the gigabyte gaming OC and the MSI gaming X trio.

I appreciate the help and suggestions so far.

The budget and list I provided in the PC thread was what I came up with and was willing to spend if it would give me future proof stability.

My use for work would be some modeling using AutoCad or similar software. I am not handling the day to day computer modeling much anymore, but just something to have the ability if I need to do from home. Outside of that, its the basic Office software and/or web based programs that our company uses to track metrics, planning, people, etc.

From an entertainment standpoint, it would be used for gaming. I haven't been big into the FPS games like Call of Duty since college but more into the simulation games and city builder games. DCS and Flight Simulator I know are CPU and graphics heavy, thus why I selected the 4090.

I fully understand that the 4090 is probably an overkill and if it truly is then I would take recommendations to do something different. The more I research and look at comparison benchmarks the more confused I get on if it truly is overkill. The more I read on it there appears to be a fire hazard issue with the 4090. Not sure if that's overblown or not.

My current monitor is a curved LG 34WN80C-B 34 inch 21:9 Curved UltraWide WQHD IPS Monitor I purchased last year. I would like the option to use the computer/game in 4k (thus selecting the 4090) and understand that would require me updating my monitor. I like the ultrawide look so am looking for a monitor that is similar to replace it with.

Is it truly worth going down to the 4080 gpu or a lesser gpu if I plan to have the computer for the next 10+ years like the one I am currently typing on? At what point does the 4090 make sense?

As for RAM and SSD's I feel those are cheap and worth spending the money on. I hate when a computer starts to bog down so I typically max those out.


Edit: Another thing of note is that this will be the first Ryzen CPU I have purchased. I have been Intel my entire life but hearing good things about the Ryzen.