boomer First pc build

Hungry being · October 23, 2021

Budget (including currency): 600 usd

Country: usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: minecraft kerbal space program and fortnite

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):

RONOTHAN## · October 24, 2021

If you have room in the budget, get some faster RAM (3600MHz CL16 preferred) and a bigger PSU. Fast memory is very important for iGPU systems, and a bigger and better PSU would allow you to add a good GPU down the road.

It's a pretty good system, and everything that I would change would just add more cost.

Edit: Be warned that you will probably have to go through AMD's RMA department to get a loaner CPU to update the BIOS of that motherboard. If you can afford the extra $25-30 to get a board with BIOS flashback like the MSI B550M Pro-VDH, do it.

Edited October 24, 2021 by RONOTHAN##

Dr0idGh0sT · October 24, 2021

SN550 ain't good SSD.

You can get better board for same price.

You should get faster RAM.

And there's sale for PSU's, I added Corsair one in list, But there is many 650W PSU on sale for some reason, So you can get very good unit for 65-70 USD.

So, Here's better build.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($239.00 @ B&H)

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($82.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory ($77.98 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial P5 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $609.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-24 06:03 EDT-0400

GeorgeMKane · October 24, 2021

Would recommend a more stable system. That motherboard brand is not very good, and comes with a lot of prebuilts that fail.

For some odd reason, the case is only used at that price, on amazon right now. I could link another one, but I usually recommend that one for low budget builds. Used - like new, it should be around that price, maybe a little cheaper.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/934Y4d