Recommended Parts
The parts I recommend for building and overclocking.
CPU — Gaming
Listed in order, best first.
Intel
- 14900KS
- 14900K / 14900KF
- 13900KS
- 13900K / 13900KF
- 14700K / 14700KF
- 13700K / 13700KF
- 12900KS
- 12900K / 12900KF
- 12700K / 12700KF
AMD
- 9850X3D
- 9800X3D
- 7800X3D
RAM — Gaming
DDR5 — Intel
- 2x16 SK Hynix A-die 1R
DDR5 — AMD
- 2x16 SK Hynix A-die 1R
- 2x16 SK Hynix A-die 2R
- 2x32 SK Hynix A-die 2R
DDR4 — Intel
- 2x8 Samsung B-die
- 2x16 Samsung B-die
Motherboard — LGA 1700
DDR5 — 2 DIMM
MSI
- Z690 Unify-X
- Z690i Unify
- Z790i Edge
- Z790 MPower
ASUS
- Z790 Apex
- Z790 Apex Encore
Gigabyte
- Z690 Tachyon
- Z790 Tachyon
- Z790 Tachyon-X
ASRock
- Z790i Lightning
EVGA
- Z690 KINGPIN
- Z790 KINGPIN
DDR5 — 4 DIMM
Gigabyte
- Z790 Master X
- Z790 Pro X
- Z790 Elite X
- Z790 Elite X AX
DDR4
MSI — any MSI DDR4 board will do the job
- PRO Z690-A DDR4 — the MSI pick
ASUS
- Z690-A Strix D4
- Z790-A Strix D4
GPU — Gaming
NVIDIA
- 5090
- 4090
- 5080
- 5070 Ti
- 4080 Super
- 4080
- 4070 Ti Super
- 4070 Ti
More coming
More categories get added as I put the list together.