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Morning all Here is what I put together. Just a few questions. And thanks again for helping. The last time I had to part together a computer was in 2004 How's the cooler? Is that a decent powersupply? What about the manufacturer? I see it has some mixed reviews but this is the internet and some people are picky I know the memory is lower than recommended, but I can always throw in another 2x8 kit if needed. Is it too slow though? I ended up choosing the 3060. Mostly because it is a little cheaper and seems to be within 10% of the 4060. Is that a dumb move? PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-214-XT 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.98 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M DS3H Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5200 CL36 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($78.68 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card ($289.39 @ Newegg) Case: Montech AIR 100 ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($67.98 @ Amazon) Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WBAX200 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax PCIe x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Amazon) Total: $971.98 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-02-04 11:42 EST-0500

Thanks everyone. I think I have enough to put a part list together with him. I'll.post back tomorrow with something. Appreciate all the help

Thanks. I forgot to mention that I already have a copy of Win11 to use so that makes this list even cheaper. How does the 7600 compare to the 4060 rec'd above? Is there a place I can go to compare perf? (I know..noob here...i'm starting from scratch ) edit: found userbenchmark.com which does what I want. I guess they are fairly similar in price:perf

Budget (including currency): 1,000 USD Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Modern games - mostly 1080. upgrade path to 1440 would be fine. Other details My son wants to build a gaming PC. I've been out of the hardware loop for...15 years now. We don't need a monitor or any peripherals. He set himself a budget of 700, but he doesn't know I'm willing in throw in another 300 or so. That puts the budget around 1,000 USD. I've been looking at some of the build guides at pcpartpicker, but being out of the loop, I feel lost. What is important to him: Playing his favorite games at a "decent framerate and quality" as he put it. His current computer is a laptop using AMD integrated graphics, so anything is probably better . (edit: and RGB ) What is important to me: Not wasting money, and a good upgrade path for the next 3-5 years. This is what we were looking at: Modest AMD Gaming Build. Is this good? To me that would the list below. Any tips or advise on what to look for would be awesome! not buying older parts that have better performance at an equivalent price would be upgradable as his needs/wants change. I know I could add more ram or storage - i'm thinking more about the CPU/GPU platforms would be able to play Fortnite, modded Minecraft (which is more on the CPU in my experience), and other esports titles. He isn't really in to AAA games right now, but I think that is because he doesn't have a computer that is even capable. So if it could play modern games at 1080 50ish FPS then it would be a bonus edit: I have two unused legal copies of Win11 so that will not have to factor in to the price

This could work...I just have to think about if I care to drop to 1080. Thank you!

Ah! LG showed off a New Art at CES 2019, but I don't think it is been manufactured. Too bad as it looks like what I want

This would be on my desk powered by my dock, not a laptop

I'm looking for monitor that uses a single USBC or Thunderbolt connection to receive power and data. I've been looking around this forum, Amazon, and Newegg but I keep running into monitors that will provide power to the device connected to it. The only thing I have found that even some what does what I'm looking for is a "portable monitor" but those aren't checking my boxes. Ideally I have a monitor somewhere between 24-27 inches, 2560 x 1440, and is crisp enough to state at text all day. I don't care too much about color accuracy - as long as it isn't obviously wrong. Does something like this exist? Or am I stuck using a monitor that needs a power cable?

thanks, everyone! I'll take a look at what ryzen laptops are out there.

I'm looking for some new hardware. My laptop (Razer stealth 13 2017 model. 8550u cpu) is showing its age. I want to stick with a thin/light windows laptop. Budget is under $2200. I was looking at the new xps 15. It is bigger than I like, but looks smaller than most 15" laptops I biggest thing is something that will compile fast. Wifi6 is a bonus. 256gb storage is enough. 16b ram is good for me. I don't care about sound, but build quality and a nice track pad are pretty essential too Thanks!