New build: 4k gaming for $1250, how did I do?

[Icy006]

Finished this last week. Goal is 4k gaming and fast load times. How did I do?

eBay​

$240 (open box): Gigabyte B660M DS3H + Intel Core i5 12400f

Newegg​

$120: Lian-li O11 air mini
$100 (sale): WD_BLACK SN770 1 TB
$80: T-Force vulcan 2 x 16GB DDR4 3200

Amazon​

$45 (sale): Peerless Assassin + upgraded metal LGA 1700 mounting bracket

[H]ere​

$650 (used, mined): nVidia RTX 3090

Already had it​

$free: Corsair HX1200 PSU

TOTAL​

$1250 (with tax)

Research​

AIO or air for midrange system?
How much does the SSD matter for gaming?
What relatively compact case fits a 1200 watt PSU?
Midrange gaming, Intel or AMD?
Do I need new power cables to go from 1070 to latest GPUs?

 

[GoldenTiger]

Pretty well, but having the psu already doesn't count!

 

[LukeTbk]

The 3090 pricing, already having the nice corsair 1200w PSU and TV feel like cheating, but otherwise quite nice

 

[Icy006]

The 3090 pricing ain't cheating. This place is awesome. I just saw a 3080 TI go for $500.

But yup, totally cheating having the PSU already! This actually had a big influence on my build approach. If I was starting from scratch, I probably would have ended up with a smaller case and something like an 850 watt PSU.