beginners build Gaming pc build

[CrazyHairs]

Budget (including currency): Around $1000 USD (no more than $1.2k)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Pretty much any games from fps to open world.

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): I am upgrading from a laptop and I am planning on buying the parts from amazon.

This is my part picker for the parts I am thinking about right now: 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YLTbnL

 

(I could not find the exact graphics card on there so here is the amazon link for the one I am thinking of)

(also planning on using the stock CPU cooler)

(planning on using windows 10 pro)

 

I am mostly concerned if i forgot something important that i need and that all items are compatible with each other.

[curiousmind34]

To be honest, if I were you I would wait for the brand new i5 12400 before purchasing the system (brand new is in literally official released a few hours ago). It has better single core performance and would also be on a newer platform. If you opt for this CPU, I would go with a DDR4 motherboard.

Aside from that:

Get an NVME SSD. Even a cheap DRAMless one like this SN550 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zFK2FT/western-digital-blue-sn550-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0c would be significantly faster.

32GB of ram is unnecessary, I would go with 16 GB (and if for some reason 16GB is not enough its very easy to upgrade)

The Z series motherboard and 850 watt power supply are above the class of the system. I would get a more modest 650 watt power supply and a b series board, or upgrade to a higher end CPU.

The 1650 is a decent gpu for 1080p gaming, and should get plenty of FPS in most shooters, but don't expect to have heavy triple-a games run at 200 fps. 

 

[GeorgeMKane]

I wouldn't recommend the stock cooler tbh. I would also recommend going for a B560 motherboard, with wi-fi and bluetooth capabilities built in (so you won't need that additional adapter anymore either). Below is a list of my recommendations for changes to your build list. For AAA and FPS games, you'll definitely want a lot more than 500GB of storage. Went with a 500GB NVME SSD (which is what the OS should be installed on), and then you can install all of your games on the 2TB HDD.

 

Hope it helps!

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Rbd8RT

[Guest]

Wait for the i5 12400/F and B660 boards to release.

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/intel-core-i5-12400-review

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m7znsX

¯\_ (ツ) _/¯ 

 

600$ for the gpu so maybe a 3060

 

Ik the board sucks as a z590 but its a locked cpu, plus all the benifits of z chipset like oc ability (bclk, lock single core turbo multi on all cores, proper ram oc) for only 120$, id suggest setting bclk to 103, locking multi to 43 on all cores for ~4.42ghz, and lazy oc the ram to 4000 cl16 setting the voltage in the range of 1.4-1.5v

 

You might be tempted to wait for 12th gen tho so maybe mobo prices or even cpu prices for these older gens will drop even more