Building My First PC!

Zacc69 · April 12, 2021

Budget (including currency): Anything around what I have now is ideal (around 1.5k) this wont include the graphics card price, I plan to upgrade it later when when the market is stable again.

Country: USA, prices are in USD

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Schoolwork, Adobe Software, Sim Racing (maybe VR), some fps. The goal is to create a computer that will last a while.

Other details: Note, for the GPU I plan to buy a cheap gt710 (which I know isn't ideal) from a friend and upgrade to a 3060 later.

Note: I am aware RGB cost extra but I am willing to pay for it.

Link:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.75 @ MemoryC
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.65 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$256.99 @ Adorama
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$107.99 @ Corsair
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$159.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.49 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce GT 710 1 GB Video Card	$49.99 @ B&H
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$124.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	NZXT AER RGB 2 52.44 CFM 120 mm Fan	$27.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan	$29.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan	$29.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan	$29.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1199.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-12 08:18 EDT-0400

curiousmind34 · April 12, 2021

That ryzen 5 is $50 over msrp, no need for an extra gt710, the h510 doesn’t have good airflow.

opted for the 11500 since it has basically vega-level integrated graphics and no need for gt710. Also, thermal compound is included. Funny thing is that the performance is nearly exactly the same as the ryzen 5.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ndB2Mv

CPU: Intel Core i5-11500 2.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($217.95 @ Adorama)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B560M AORUS PRO AX Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($107.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $886.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-12 08:26 EDT-0400

AnirbanG007 · April 12, 2021

36 minutes ago, Zacc69 said:

Budget (including currency): Anything around what I have now is ideal (around 1.5k) this wont include the graphics card price, I plan to upgrade it later when when the market is stable again.

Country: USA, prices are in USD

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Schoolwork, Adobe Software, Sim Racing (maybe VR), some fps. The goal is to create a computer that will last a while.

Other details: Note, for the GPU I plan to buy a cheap gt710 (which I know isn't ideal) from a friend and upgrade to a 3060 later.

Note: I am aware RGB cost extra but I am willing to pay for it.

Link:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $249.75 @ MemoryC

Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste $6.65 @ Amazon

Motherboard MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard $256.99 @ Adorama

Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $107.99 @ Corsair

Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $159.99 @ B&H

Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Newegg

Video Card MSI GeForce GT 710 1 GB Video Card $49.99 @ B&H

Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon

Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Best Buy

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 52.44 CFM 120 mm Fan $27.99 @ Amazon

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon

Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts

Total $1199.78

Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-12 08:18 EDT-0400

Always go with a B450 or B550 motherboard for Ryzen 3600. Anyway, listen to what the other guy said. Generally, people don't advise these but it's such a bad time for building a computer. Just stick with the iGPU in the Intel till you buy at card at MSRP.

zcailz · April 12, 2021

39 minutes ago, Zacc69 said:

Budget (including currency): Anything around what I have now is ideal (around 1.5k) this wont include the graphics card price, I plan to upgrade it later when when the market is stable again.

Country: USA, prices are in USD

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Schoolwork, Adobe Software, Sim Racing (maybe VR), some fps. The goal is to create a computer that will last a while.

Other details: Note, for the GPU I plan to buy a cheap gt710 (which I know isn't ideal) from a friend and upgrade to a 3060 later.

Note: I am aware RGB cost extra but I am willing to pay for it.

Link:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $249.75 @ MemoryC

Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste $6.65 @ Amazon

Motherboard MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard $256.99 @ Adorama

Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $107.99 @ Corsair

Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $159.99 @ B&H

Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Newegg

Video Card MSI GeForce GT 710 1 GB Video Card $49.99 @ B&H

Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon

Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Best Buy

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 52.44 CFM 120 mm Fan $27.99 @ Amazon

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon

Case Fan NZXT AER RGB 2 91.19 CFM 140 mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon

Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts

Total $1199.78

Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-12 08:18 EDT-0400

You definitly dont need that x570 you can get lower priced x570's and you can also get b550 for cheaper that can save you like 100 to 150 bucks if you pick wisely also spend less on the 970 although its a great choice its pretty expensive compared to other ssd's a ssd like the xpg gammix 1 tb is much cheaper and is a great choice. With the money you save on both those things spend more on the graohics card a 3060 ti is a great choice look at this link for a comparison to a gt 710 its uncomparable https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-3060-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-710/4090vsm77649 and with that you should have a solid build!