Roughly $1500 First PC Build

[StapleGunUser]

Budget (including currency): ~$1500 usd

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, RTX minecraft, Forza, and COD

Other details  I already have a 144hz monitor, am willing to switch from intel to amd if a little cheaper. I plan on overclocking the cpu. Also, the price for the graphics card is just an estimate, per usual availibility and msrp isnt too accurate rn.

Could someone help me trim the price down a little. (I dont need RGB)

[Downkey]

AMD list -

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XC3 BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($639.49 @ Adorama)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $1419.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-11 09:49 EDT-0400

Intel list -

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S redux 70.75 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XC3 BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($639.49 @ Adorama)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $1490.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-11 09:50 EDT-0400

The AMD is better in every way except for overclocking.

[SorryBella]

1 minute ago, StapleGunUser said:

am willing to switch from intel to amd if a little cheaper.

Welcome to 2021 where AMD is more expensive than Intel. 5000 Series really changed the landscape, its overall faster than Intel but also more expensive.

 

If your aim is 1440p144, this should be a nice build, with a beefier GPU and a more sensible CPU that you can still heavily tweak through force installing XTU.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.35 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: FSP Group Windale 6 60 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($87.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($135.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Total: $1432.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-11 09:53 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($288.99 @ Newegg) about the same performance but you get 2 extra cores.
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B460 TORPEDO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($74.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.49 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($76.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $804.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-11 12:40 EDT-0400

[Guest]

3 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

Welcome to 2021 where AMD is more expensive than Intel. 5000 Series really changed the landscape, its overall faster than Intel but also more expensive.

Umm

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.35 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $419.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-11 13:50 EDT-0400

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $418.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[SorryBella]

7 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Umm

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.35 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $419.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-11 13:50 EDT-0400

Those 2 prices are REALLY volatile, especially the board. It was like 2 weeks ago where theyre like 30-50$ cheaper than the equivalent ryzen 5 set. So as par of the course of the usual, remember to check for deal to see if you can find something with bigger performance at similar price or even cheaper.