Enthusiasts who are planning to build a new system don’t necessarily have to go through the arguably tedious process of searching out the ideal parts and ensuring that they’re compatible. Corsair has announced its new BUILD KITS, pre-selected sets of curated PC components that simplify the process of building a PC, including a motherboard, Intel CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card, memory, case, cooler, PSU, and even a toolkit. All of these components are hand-picked by experts to guarantee compatibility and optimal performance, according to Corsair. The ELITE, PRO, and CORE BUILD KITS are available immediately from Corsair’s webstore in the United States, while the ULTRA BUILD KIT will be available later in Q1 2023.
From a Corsair press release:
CORSAIR BUILD KITS launch in four different tiers; ULTRA, ELITE, PRO, and CORE, ranging from performance topping powerhouse to affordable entry point. ULTRA is the pinnacle of CORSAIR BUILD KITS, offering a top-of-the-line PC experience loaded with today’s most powerful PC hardware. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, Intel Core i9 13900K CPU and 32GB of CORSAIR RGB DDR5 DRAM are ready to tear through today’s most demanding games at maximum detail and 4K resolution, supported by a CORSAIR iCUE H100 Elite Capellix CPU Liquid Cooler, 2TB M.2 NVME storage, CORSAIR RM1000X 1000W Gold PSU, CORSAIR iCUE SP 120 RGB Elite Fans, and a CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB case.
The ELITE kit is your go-to choice for a high-end system, ready to take on challenges like high frame-rate gaming, content creation, and VR. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU, Intel Core i7 13700K processor, 32GB of Vengeance RGB PRO RS DDR4 DRAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe, iCUE H100i Elite RGB Liquid CPU Cooler, CORSAIR 750 Watt 80 PLUS® PSU, and six SP120 RGB ELITE fans offer a powerful array of hardware and cooling that’s able to master the most demanding of games and tasks.
The PRO kit offers a capable combination of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card, Intel Core i5 13600K processor, 16GB of Vengeance RGB PRO RS DDR4 DRAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe and a CORSAIR 650 Watt 80 PLUS PSU, with cooling courtesy of an iCUE H100i Elite RGB Liquid CPU Cooler​ and three SP120 RGB ELITE fans. The PRO also offers plenty of visual flare and personalization options with the addition of RGB lighting, controlled from iCUE software.
Finally, the CORE kit is a great entry point, whether as a first gaming PC or a long, overdue upgrade. Jump into the game with the power of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, Intel Core i5 13400F processor, Intel Air Cooler, ASUS B660-PLUS DDR4 motherboard, 16GB of CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 DRAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe, CORSAIR 550 Watt 80 PLUS PSU, two fans, and a CORSAIR 4000D Airflow Case.
Discussion (12 replies)
Join Discussion →So they are copying other manufacturers then in other words.
Not really a surprise but some of those PSUs seem a little anemic to me. I tried my 1000W in the 3700X rig with the 3090 Ti and although it had no problem doing it I could tell it was producing more heat due to the 600+ it was probably having to provide. When I swapped my 1200W in there I did notice a drop in temps. Throwing a 13900 and a 4090 that will use about the same seems like asking for trouble. That 550W on the core model seems like cutting corners. Sure it can handle it but why make it work harder? It's just going to mean more heat and noise since that fan will always have to spin up under loads. They should've gone with 650W and called it a day. Any of what they are offering will work but seems just a little low IMHO. Honestly, though, we could probably count the months on one hand w/o repeating before the Core and Pro kits are 'refreshed' after NV launches the 4070 and 4060.
Seems to me, the benefits to building your own system are that you have to research and hand pick the components accounting for compatibility, cost, performance, value, availability, and other intrinsics. Screwing the hardware together and plugging it in is only a small piece of the eventual satisfaction. Having someone else do the legwork seems like it would rob a portion of the pride and joy in building your own computer.
YMMV
Exactly. Picking the parts and making it your own is part of the experience.
The death of the "Help me build" and "Rate my build" posts.
It's a dying art - kinda like modifying cars - you still have a small community that loves it, but by and large most everyone just drives something off the shelf.
I get what corsair is trying to do here though. Some people want.to build their own but arnt in the game to have the depth of knowledge and really to know about a forum like this one you kind of need to be in the game already.
Yes I agree. The pandemic brought a lot of people to the hobby, so there is a market for this sort of thing.
Given that NZXT is already doing this I guess there is.
Yeah, that's why there will be a lot of copy cats as I mentioned earlier.
There are a lot of people that don't know what the parts are, what is compatible with what, differences in platforms/sockets/chipsets, QVL lists for RAM, what the speeds and timings mean. They want to build a rig, but don't know where to start, have no one that can help them, and everything is confusing/overwhelming when they start looking on sites like Newegg.
So I get where kits like this come in. They have their place. Help people get their feet wet in PC building with a lot less hassle.
You have a point, but in the past that was what pulled people into the community - asking those questions to other builders. That's what I hope doesn't just wither away.
I think it's a good place for newbs to start. Once they get in to it, and find those communities of builders, they're not going to buy another "builder kit".
We can thank, in part, twitch streamers for the rise in PC gaming and custom PC's. I'm just happy that PC gaming is as strong as it's ever been. When people were saying not too long ago that PC gaming was soon to be dead.