Build 156 – Fox 3: 1080p/240hz Gaming Computer

Fox 3 is a 1080p/240hz gaming computer, designed around a 12-core i7-12700K processor and an RTX 3080Ti 12GB video card.

Description

Fox 3 is a 1080p/240hz gaming computer, designed around a 12-core i7-12700K processor and an RTX 3080Ti 12GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 12-core i7-12700K processor and an RTX 3080Ti 12GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer was looking for a new powerful 1080p/240hz gaming computer that would last a long time and be easily upgraded over time.

This build was influenced by 7 of Clubs and influenced Darkstar.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): Intel i7-12700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Memory: Kingston Fury Beast 2x16GB DDR5-4800

Storage (SSD): Kingston KC3000 512GB

Storage (SSD): Kingston KC3000 1TB

Video Card (GPU): EVGA RTX 3080Ti 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING

Power Supply (PSU): SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 1000W

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow Black

Fans: 3x Noctua NFF12 PWM Black

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Design Rationale

  • The i7-12700K gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for gaming, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, air cooling with a dual-tower cooler is recommended. Liquid cooling is more powerful, but not needed.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer wanted at least 32GB of RAM, and didn’t want last-gen tech.
  • The customer was fine with our default storage setup.
  • The customer was fine with our recommended video card
  • The overall design of the build meant that a 1000W power supply was recommended.
  • We used our default mid-tower case to fit the build.
  • We used our default fans to ensure proper airflow and static pressure.

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