First time PC builder. Creator PC for casual use

Nick_Mates

My name is Nick, I'd like to take on the task to piece together a PC, my first time. I'm replacing a 10yo PC that still works decent, but I want a new, balanced build, where all components are at about the same performance level, not having one bottlenecking the performance, or have one that is overkill.

I plan to have 2 x 1440p displays, occasionally I would like connect a 3rd display 4k. The main daily work I do on it is word, excel, pdf with dozens of internet browsing windows open at the same time, while streaming news. On top of that, as a hobby, I like to dabble into video editing (davinci resolve) as well as 3D design in Fusion 360.

I was thinking at the following configuration:

CPU: (1) Intel Core i7-14700K Raptor Lake 3.4GHz Twenty-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included ($369.99 EACH)
Motherboard: (1) ASUS Z790-Plus TUF Gaming WiFi D5 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard ($249.99 EACH)
RAM: (1) TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL34 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CTCED564G6000HC34BDC01 - Black ($179.99 EACH)
Video Card: (1) Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Trinity Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card ($799.99 EACH)
M.2 / NVMe SSD: (1) Samsung 990 EVO 1TB Samsung V NAND TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 and PCIe Gen 5 x2 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD ($79.99 EACH)
M.2 / NVMe SSD: (1) WD Black SN850X 4TB 112L 3D TLC NAND Flash PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD ($309.99 EACH)
Case: (1) Montech AIR 903 MAX Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black ($79.99 EACH)
Power Supply: (1) MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.0 Compatible ($104.99 EACH)
Heatsink: (1) Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo CPU Air Cooler - Black ($34.99 EACH)
Total: $2,209.91

I have a hard time deciding on a motherboard. I chose this MoBo for the thunderbolt header for future option, and for it's IO ports. The video card may be over kill? I'm also considering the lower rtx 4070 Super ($200 less). I'm pretty set on using the I7-14700k, 64Gb RAM.

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

THX

NICK

PaulL

Hi Nick! Your build looks great. No real changes would be needed here. For the future keeping the 4070 Ti Super would be a good idea but you can always go to the 4070 if need be.

Nick_Mates

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/55804#Comment_55804

Thank you. After researching enough about how the M.2 ports are configured on these boards, I decided on a different one. The Gigabyte Z790 AERO G. Checks all the boxes for me. Thank you. I'm looking forward to make the 1 hour trip to Microcenter.

PaulL

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/55851#Comment_55851

We look forward to seeing you! Our specialists in store are very knowledgeable so feel free to ask them any other questions you may have!