"Futureproof" Gaming PC

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-10850K 3.6 GHz 10-Core Processor $409.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $189.99 @ B&H
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory Purchased For $76.98
Storage HP EX950 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Newegg
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card Purchased For $400.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P500A D-RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $149.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Best Buy
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1506.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-01 23:36 EST-0500

You can literally get a better gaming PC with better longevity and upgradeability for $600 cheaper. The PSU and CPU cooler both have 10 year warranties, the case and SSD have 5 year warranties. Phanteks also makes a bunch of accessories for their case if you want to modify it down the line.

The CPU has 10 cores, is already faster in gaming than the 3700x out of the box, and is overclockable and upgradeable to 11th gen if you need an upgrade in the future.

If you absolutely have to have even more RGB fans, you can get the new Arctic Bionix 3pack which has a 6 year warranty and better performance than the Corsairs for half the price

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