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Zvi Wolf

Budget (including currency): ~1450 USD (not final)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Heavily Modded Minecraft, Subnautica, FL Studio, Discord.

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): 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rqLgxc

So far I'm leaning on a Ryzen 5 5600x and a GTX 1660 Super, but I still need help choosing the RAM (16GB), Storage (>=256GB), Motherboard, PSU and case, and also maybe monitor.

 

Thanks!

 

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Budget is too tight for a 5600X. Consider an i5-11400 instead.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S redux 70.75 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H570-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($139.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($59.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($689.94 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1382.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-07 23:16 EST-0500

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($284.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($51.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($669.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: RAIJINTEK Silenos Pro ATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.50 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic CORE GM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Dell S2522HG 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor  ($229.99 @ Dell) 
Total: $1455.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-08 00:08 EST-0500

 

alternative monitor:

Monitor: Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($229.00 @ Abt)

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($294.00 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN750 SE 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 40 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Reeven Euros 46.4 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Reeven Euros 46.4 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: RX 6600 XT Bundle ($663.00)
Total: $1393.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-12-08 07:53 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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