Webmaster's comments: For many users, games are their main way of entertainment. So they are often willing to spend a larger budget to create a set of high-performance game consoles in order to get the best gaming experience. If you're one of those gamers, don't miss out on today's PC configurations that offer the ultimate gaming experience.
The 2000 yuan processor killed the dark horse
Mainstream players naturally have to choose according to the budget when buying hardware, not like the local players what is expensive to buy, in the limited budget to get the strongest game performance is king. In terms of the current game, 6-core and 8-core products are completely sufficient, and the increase in the number of threads will increase the frame rate of the game is very limited. The webmaster feels that the product at a price of 2,000 yuan can fully meet the needs of the operation of the stand-alone masterpiece. You may think that the webmaster first recommended the Core i5 12600K or the Core i7 12700K, but this time I chose the Core i7 12700.
On the market, the Core i7 12700 is somewhat understated. In fact, the specifications of this processor are not low, and the game performance is very powerful.
Specifically, the Core i7 12700 processor uses the latest Intel 7 process and large and small core hybrid architecture, with 8 performance cores and 4 performance cores to create a 12-core, 20-thread specification, the highest turbo frequency of 4.9GHz, and 25MB of L3 cache. Among them, 8 performance cores to cope with the needs of the current game operation is more than enough, and 4 energy efficiency cores although not involved in the game process, but the operating system itself also occupies a certain amount of processor resources Energy efficiency core The significance of existence is responsible for handling domestic software family barrels, live broadcasts, screen recording and other applications, to achieve while playing, while recording screens / live broadcasts, game performance does not decline.
At the same time, the Core i7 12700 default power consumption is 65W, the highest power consumption is only 180W, power consumption, heat control is good. At present, the price of Core i7 12700 loose pieces is less than 2300 yuan, which is only more than 200 yuan more than the Core i5 12600K. And the Core i7 12700 locks the multiplier, does not support overclocking, and only needs a relatively solid B660 to match. If you want to build a high-performance gaming PC, I personally prefer the Core i7 12700.
Wear it with the B660
Since the Core i7 12700 does not have to worry about overclocking, DDR4 is the most cost-effective memory choice at the moment, and the processor can be combined with the B660.
In terms of specific products, the webmaster recommended the GIGABYTE B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 snow sculpture, which is famous for its stacking. The product maintains the family-style design of the snow sculpture, and the silver and white heat dissipation armor is particularly eye-catching. On the material, the motherboard is equipped with 12+1+1 phase digital power supply, of which 12-phase VCORE power supply is equipped with a Dr.MOS chip rated 60A current output, the total output is as high as 720A, and the processor power socket is also equipped with solid pins, and the material is quite luxurious, ensuring the stable operation of core i7 12700F for a long time with full load, and ensuring that the power supply circuit has a lower working temperature. On the basis of the luxurious power supply, the GIGABYTE B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 snow sculpture is fully covered with thick heat dissipation armor on the circuit components, providing sufficient heat capacity and heat dissipation area. This, coupled with a 2-ounce copper 6-layer PCB board and a SMART FAN6 smart fan system, further upgrades the motherboard's cooling capabilities in the chassis.
In the expansion capability section, GIGABYTE B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 Snow Sculpture provides 4 DDR4 memory slots, supporting up to 5333MHz + frequency (OC), and the motherboard also contains 2 PCIe 4.0×4 M.2 slots, providing the top memory bandwidth and disk read and write speeds in the consumer-grade platform.
In the I/O interface section, gigabyte B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 snow sculpture is equipped with an integrated I/O panel. Intel 2.5 Gbps wired network card and WIFI 6 wireless card for ultra-high-speed network connectivity. The motherboard also offers USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C ports with up to 20 Gbps of bandwidth, ready for connecting to next-generation high-speed external storage devices.
The silver-white family-type full-coverage heat dissipation armor equipped with the snow sculpture B660M is particularly eye-catching
The webmaster chose to pair with the Core i7 12700 is the RTX 3060Ti, the main consideration is that the current 2K resolution has been popularized on esports monitors, so the graphics card must have excellent 2K gaming performance. Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti VISION OC 8G LHR Snow Eagle is still a good choice, graphics card silver and white collocation, the radiator is a minimalist technology style, and GIGABYTE B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 snow sculpture appearance is very matched. The product is also equipped with a wind power 3 fan cooling system, the fan adopts a blade-edged fan blade design, equipped with a positive reversal function, 3 80mm fans support intelligent start and stop, 5 high-efficiency heat pipes are in direct contact with the GPU, and an air intake grille is designed on the back panel, which helps to greatly improve the heat dissipation capacity. In addition, the radiator's fan is also equipped with nano-graphene lubricating oil, which can greatly extend the life of the oil seal bearing fan to the level of the ball bearing fan.
The graphics card also features an ultra-durable power supply design that can effectively reduce the operating temperature of MOSFETs, and provide strong graphics performance and longer service life with ultra-durable materials such as long-life solid capacitors, alloy inductors, and low-resistance transistors.
The price of PCI-E 4.0 M.2 SSD also came down
The first PCI-E 4.0 M.2 SSD to be listed is the flagship product of various brands, with strong performance but not low price, and some are beyond the acceptance range of mainstream players. However, recently, each company has launched some PCI-E 4.0 M.2 SSDs with more convenient positioning, which can provide a significantly ahead of PCI-E 3.0 M.2 SSDs at a price of about 1,000 yuan.
GIGABYTE's AORUS Black Eagle 1TB adopts the group PS5016-E16 PCI-E 4.0 controller, with 3D TLC NAND flash memory, bringing up to 5000MB/s sequential read speed and up to 4400MB/s sequential write speed, the performance is relatively powerful. This PCI-E 4.0 M.2 SSD is now priced at less than 900 yuan, which is comparable to the price of PCI-E 3.0 M.2 SSD of many brands, and it is obvious that it is more cost-effective. Moreover, the product also provides a 5-year warranty or 1800TBW limited warranty after-sales service policy to ensure that players can use without worries.
As for Gigabyte AORUS Black Eagle 1TB is not equipped with heatsink, the webmaster feels that this is not a problem, after all, Gigabyte B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 Snow Sculpture motherboard on the processor straight out of the PCIe 4.0×4 M.2 socket is also equipped with thermal armor, just need to install GIGABYTE AORUS Black Eagle 1TB on this slot, you can ensure that the full load does not drop without dropping the disk.
Electromechanical peripherals should not be ignored
The Core i7 12700 plus RTX 3060Ti configuration is perfectly sufficient to choose a power supply product rated at 750W. Gigabyte Battle Saint II.750W uses a single +12V design to bring better overload capability, but also provides stable and sufficient current output. At the same time, the output power of the +12V circuit reaches 732W, which supports high-end gaming platforms without any pressure. The product has also passed the 80PLUS Gold certification, and the conversion efficiency can reach 90% at 50% load, which can save players more electricity bills. Inside the power supply, the main capacitor uses a high-quality Japanese 105°C capacitor, which can effectively improve the service life of the power supply.
GIGABYTE Battle Saint II.750W adopts a 120mm hydraulic bearing fan, which will automatically adjust the fan speed according to the power load and temperature to maintain the stable operation of the power supply. At the same time, the fan also has an automatic start-stop function, which will automatically stop at less than 20% load to achieve a quieter use experience. The full module's black flat cable is easy to trace, which is conducive to keeping the inside of the chassis tidy. In order to make the power supply continue to run stably, GIGABYTE Battle Saint II.750W has added multiple protections such as overcurrent, overtemperature, and overpower, and has passed multiple safety specification certifications.