Need Help Choosing Parts

SaltyPickles

Thinking its time to get a new PC. The link is what I have parted out. I didn't include a GPU because at this time, not sure if I am going to go with AMD or NVidia so I am holding out right now. Figure I would get the PC built and hopefully I will have my decision by August. It may be a Radeon RX 9070 XT or RTX 5080

I will be using this computer both both gaming and work. I will also most likely pay the $250 fee to have Microcenter build it.. The last PC's I built were more than 15+ years ago and while fun the first time, I wasn't so interested in the 2 and 3 time and the cost to get it done seems fine. If I purchase CableMod sleeved cables and provide it to Microcenter will they use it when they build the PC (yes, I will ensure that the cable set I purchase is specific for the Seasonic power supply that I have chosen.

I think I got the right number of fans, the AIO will have its own fans, so the other QTY 2 of 3 packs would be for the case and the one single one would be for the rear

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=7234d4fe-bdaf-41a3-a7c4-b4a20859cbee

Jay25G4L

Looks like you're wanting some major umph in your system. I'd be curious to what you choose for the GPU.

So I might have to do some more research, but I've heard there can be issues with the ASRock mobos. Perhaps those issues could have been recently resolved with BIOS updates.

Your SSDs configuration, just using the 1 TB drive for the OS and storing everything on the secondary 4 TB drive?

The fans…So if you're looking at 10 fans to include the set of 3 from the AIO cooler (exhaust), the 1 fan for the rear (exhaust), and the two sets of 3 reverse fans (intake) for the side and the bottom. Right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

SaltyPickles

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/58757#Comment_58757

For the GPU, still not sure what I want, it will either be Radeon RX 9070 XT or RTX 5080, still not sure

For SSD you are correct, the 1TB is strictly for the OS and the 4TB will be for everything else. I have QTY 2 spare Crucial MX500 2TB drives that I can put in for data if needed

Fan configuration, you are correct, the 3 on the AOI will be exhaust, the 3 on the side and bottom will be intake and the one on the back will be exhaust. I think in most of the videos I have seen, that was the most common type of configuration and to me seems the most logical.

I did see things about ASRock mobos and AMD 9000 processors and may change it to the Gigabyte X870E Aorus ELITE WIFI7 X870E A ELITE WIFI7. It will all depends on how things look in around a month when I start to finalize things if ASRock did fix the issue or not.

I pretty much want the core PC built and not have to worry about upgrading parts down the line and having spare parts. Done that and it only left me with more things to collect dust.

Jay25G4L

Ok cool yeah I would also opt for the 9070 XT if you're not wanting Nvidia. I brought up the fans because I thought I saw the two sets of fans you had listed were not reverse for intake. Just check and make sure.

I too am running through builds and I want to make sure I have something that can last with as few changes needed as possible, ideally no changes at all for at least 4-5 years or something like that.