High End PC Build: My Two Cents (2023)


If you are into hunting down specific purpose like OC, video editing, DL, gaming etc, you have to be specific about your components, specially if your purpose is a niche one. Here comes this guide, how to choose your components for your build.

Processor Performance:

Choose whatever suits you within your budget. But remember, if you go with intel, of course you will need a new motherboard. But there are certain softwares (which may be your sole purpose) where intel is so optimized AMD doesn't even get a chance.



GPU Performance:

13 games were tested by Hardware Unboxed on these GPU and following is the result. The Games are Watch Dogs: Legion, Far Cry 6, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk 2077, Dying Light 2, Halo Infinite, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, The Outer Worlds, Hunt: Showdown, F1 2021.


RAM:

DDR5 is the latest one but it is only 7% faster in gaming and 0-5% faster in productivity than DDR4 which is half the price and more available. 

Motherboard

Motherboard price can vary depending on chipset, processor support and its features. For a processor like Intel i7 or Ryzen 7, you can find supporting motherboards from $100 to $1200. The features that are expected from expensive motherboards are:

  • VRM and Heatsink
  • RAM overclocking Limit
  • Number of layers on board, more layers mean more space for transistors.
  • Number of PCIe slots and their generation
  • Number of SATA Ports + M.2 slot
  • LAN speed, it can be 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 10 Gbps.
  • Audio amplifiers, though this is not much of concern now a days
  • Auxiliary Power
  • BIOS
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Ease of Debugging: Debug LED/ Postcode  

SSD

This is the era of NVME SSD and PCIe4 supported SSD are coming. Some countable suggestions are

Name                                                    Read Write Speed

  • Samsung 990 Pro PCIe4             7.4/6.9 Gbps
  • Corsair Force MP510 PCIe3       3.5/3 Gbps
  • Mac Pro’s SSD                            3.5 Gbps 

 

Monitors

Gaming monitors are quite different from professional monitors, here refresh rate and response time matters more than resolution and color accuracy. Ultrawide curved monitors are not good for photo and video editing as pixel positions get changed from original, but good for multi-tasking. For example, a top notch professional Apple XDR monitor is 32", 6k, 60 Hz, has 500-1600 nit brightness, XDR (Apple's HDR marketing term) , p3 10 bit color gamut with unknown response time. On the other hand, ASUS ROG swift PG27UQ is a 27" 4k 144 Hz monitor that has GSync technology, 600-1000 nit brightness, HDR, 4 ms response time (as its IPS Panel), some TN panels have 1 ms response time. 

There are different type of monitor panels. Most common ones are TN, VA, IPS. TN panels are the fastest and have the highest refresh rates, however they have the worst viewing angles by far, as well as weak color performance and typically the lowest contrast ratios. TNs are typically used for ultra-fast gaming displays, as well as budget class displays.

IPS is a middle-ground technology. They typically have the best color performance and viewing angles, mid-tier response times and refresh rates, along with mid-tier black levels and contrast ratios. Due to its top-end color output, IPS panels are the go-to choice for professionals, but you’ll also find them in entry-level displays, office monitors, most laptops and a small handful of gaming monitors.

VA panels are the slowest of the three, but have the best contrast ratio and black levels by far. Color performance and viewing angle isn’t quite at the level of IPS, but they still offer a significantly better experience than TN in this regard.



Ultrawide Monitors for Gaming:

Pros:

  •  More Immersive, cool
  •  Better for multitasking.

Cons:

  •  In many games, view will be cropped instead of being immersive, specially in Esports titles.
  •  IPS panels suffer backlight bleed / glow where VA panels have ghosting issues.
  •  Not ideal for competitive gaming   
  • Always comes with curve which causes distortions for professionals.


Gaming Keyboard and Mice:

Mechanical Keyboards are best for gaming and they are highly customizable. First of all, different companies name their keys of keyboards in different brand name. Corsair uses Cherry MX switches and Cherry MX is also used widely  by other companies. Logitech uses their GL, GX, Romer G keys and Razer uses their Razer keys. Every key's brand name has subcategories and usually marked by color or characteristics.   

For example, Cherry MX Red is non tactile, linear, not clicky and requires light button press. Pro gamers prefer it but most won't as its notorious for accidental press. Still, pro gamers now even go for Cherry MX Speed switches which are extreme version of red. On the other hand, Cherry MX Black is heavier switch. Cherry MX Brown is a good blend of typing and gaming, it is widely considered to be the best “middle-ground” switch, Its tactile bump, silent travel, and medium actuation force makes it a versatile switch. Cherry MX Blue is famous for clicky sound and its heavy.

There are many more keys, check their characteristics before you buy. In terms of gaming mice, they come with programmable keys, wide range of DPI, 1:1 tracking, response time as low as 0.5 ms, inbuilt software etc.


PC vs Console Gaming:

If you are on tight budget, go for consoles like PS5 or XBOX, nothing can beat it under $500.

PS5 Specs:

  • 8 core 3.5 GHz CPU (equivalent to Ryzen 7)
  • 10.28 TFLOPs, 256 Bits, 448 GB/s, 16 GB GDDR6 GPU (Better than RTX 2070 super in paper)

PS5 Advantage:

  • Very Cheap
  • PS Exclusive games can't be played on PC

PC Advantage:

  • Ultra graphics settings, 144 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms response time
  • Mods
  • Free Cracked Games, better offers in games
  • PS is usually merged with TV which is large, has high contrast and cinematic view but monitors are color accurate and fast.
  • Better multiplayer experience.

PC Build Guide:All Connections

To Motherboard:

24 pin PSU connector 

4+4 Pin CPU Connector

HDD Connector 

Fan Connectors

Front Panel USB-C, USB 3 Cables 

Front Panel Audio Cable 

Front Panel Lights and Switches 

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To PSU:

GPU Cable 

HDD SATA Connector

Integrated RGB Controller (SATA)

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To RGB Controller:

RGB connectors from FAN 

References:

1. Pauls Hardware

2. TechSpot

3. Hardware Unboxed

4. Jegs TV

5. HardwareCanucks 

6. Toms Hardware 

7. Linus




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