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Corsaire 4000d Airflow budget build
by Sean P Posted on: 11/28/2022Build Description
This is a budget pc build that I made due to the amazing 12700k + Asus z690 Combo at Micro Center. Prior to this sale, I had no intention of building a computer any time soon. When I saw this sale, I knew I had to jump at the chance to make a new pc build. I made this build with a strict budget in mind, but I also wanted to ensure that I purchased parts that will last for at least the next 2 years. In a year a two from now, I plan to make a few significant upgrades to this build. I will upgrade the CPU to a 13th gen chip like the 13600k or the 13700k. If the AK620 is not able to sufficiently cool the CPU, I may also need to upgrade to a 240mm or 280mm AIO. I also plan on upgrading my GPU to either a AMD 6800xt or NVIDIA 3080.
Favorite Feature
The thing I like the most about this build is definitely the case. The Corsair 4000d airflow is an amazing mid tower case with tons of space for cable management and lots of conveniently placed cable management holes. The only problem I had with this build was that the hard drive cages made it hard for me to place the power supply into the PSU basement. For that reason, I had to remove the drive cage entirely.
Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1
$349.98

ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1
$0.01

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-32GTZR - Black
Qty: 1
$100.00

Corsair 4000D Airflow Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1
$89.99

Corsair RMx Series RM850x 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1
$89.99

Deep Cool AK620 CPU Air Cooler
Qty: 1
$59.99

Arctic P12 ARGB fans
Qty: 1
$42.99
Case Fans

Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060ti Founders Edition
Qty: 1
$360.00
GPU

Samsung Evo 970 1TB
Qty: 1
$95.00
SSD