So, as the title says, I am going to build my first desktop pc this year and I need help choosing the right components for my budget, it’s not a very strict budget but I would prefer to stay under 1400€. I’ve already read some info around the internet and would like to get an Intel Core i5-12600, An Nvidia RTX 3060 12gb VRAM, and 16 gb of DDR5 RAM. Is this a good combination or should I get different components? Will 16gb RAM be enough? And also, does the thing to mount the CPU cooler on the LGA1700 socket come together with the CPU cooler or do I have to buy it separately? For the CPU cooler I think I will get a thermalright peerless assassin 120 SE, since I heard it is a good cooler for the price. For the motherboard I was thinking a TUF B760-PLUS WIFI. For building the pc I already know someone who can do it for me. If you can recommend a case, preferably with steel or mesh side panel, I would appreciate it.
i looked at some fractal design cases and i like both the meshify 2 and the focus 2. the focus 2 seems to heat up slightly more from what I have read tho. I will probably get a meshify 2, thanks for the advice! the computer should be done before august, since I should get the components around the 24th of july. and another question: is it really important to keep cpu and gpu temperatures as low as possible? or is there a certain temperature I should try not to reach?
Great choice! It’s not as crucial as one might think to keep temperatures low, and while gaming you’re not very likely to see max temperatures. There’s a fail safe on intel CPUs at 100c (sometimes 105c), at which point they will turn themselves off to prevent damage. But really unless it makes your room uncomfortably warm, all the temperature between your current and the max of 100c can be seen as performance headroom where there’s space to squeeze out higher clock speeds. Though you won’t be getting into overlocking so not really anything you can squeeze yourself, but with “K” branded intel processors like 12600K you could.
I would however guess that you’ll be gaming comfortably around 60-80c, and mostly only see 90c+ temperatures while rendering or doing any extended high CPU workload.
Highly suggest Fan Control and Open Hardware Monitor, for controlling fans and monitoring sensors respectively :]