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JEMC said:

I know they're AMD and don't perform as well with RT, but since gaming wouldn't be it's main purpose, woudln't a 6700XT or even a 6800 make more sense while saving you some money?

Also, do you have a NAS to go with that PC? Because if you're going to use it to store videos and shows, the 1TB drive will run out of space quite fast.

Well I have a few storage disks that I bought in the past ranging from 10TB to 16TB that have various video files and such that I can use. I could go with AMD and the cheapest 6700XT is like $450, 6800 is around $650, 6800XT is around $750. You do make a good point about the 6700XT since that does cost half the price of a 4070 but I am not very fond of a 6800/6800XT. They are pretty big and power hungry where as a 4070 uses less power than a 6700XT while performing around 6800XT level. Thanks for your suggestion!

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Captain_Yuri said:

Alright bois, I am planning to build a family PC that I will not likely upgrade for a long time. I wouldn't look too deep into the prices as a) They are in CAD and b) I'll be looking out for deals more so than anything. But this is a rough idea of what I am thinking. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Nice build there. One suggestion I'd say is looking into a better quality PSU. Maybe a higher end 700W+ EVGA, Corsair, Seasonic etc. But the rest of those components look legit and really good picks. Price to performance, quality and otherwise.

That and maybe spend like $15-$20 of that budget or so on a Thermalright cooler from Amazon. Those stock intel coolers are pretty terrible and noisy.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Yea I have been going back and forth thinking if I should spend more on a psu or not. Newegg says the power profile should be around 550 watts with all the components so I figured Thermaltake is a known brand and the PSU does have good reviews on newegg so maybe I should cheap out a bit lol. And yea, I suppose Intel's stock cooler isn't all that great so getting a third party cheap cooler might be the way to go, especially for the quiteness.