Is this setup reasonable?

[Kouross]

I'm a bit tech savvy but I wouldnt Call myself a good builder. It's not something I do often. I need a system for light gaming with integrated graphics until I get a gpu at MSRP. These are the parts I chose (i do have a case):

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KykPxs

[NighhhT]

The build looks ok, I don't know when you expect to be able to buy a GPU at MSRP but the iGPU of the 12600k isn't that good.

 

You would be better off with B550 + Ryzen 7 5700G until you get a GPU, but I do understand that you want the lastest and greatest. But beware that you will end up having to game at 720P in a lot of games (even low fps at that resolution) with the UHD 770.

 

[Kouross]

18 hours ago, NighhhT said:

The build looks ok, I don't know when you expect to be able to buy a GPU at MSRP but the iGPU of the 12600k isn't that good.

 

You would be better off with B550 + Ryzen 7 5700G until you get a GPU, but I do understand that you want the lastest and greatest. But beware that you will end up having to game at 720P in a lot of games (even low fps at that resolution) with the UHD 770.

 

Thanks a lot for the comment and the recommendation. Tbh, Im not married to this setup. I will look up your suggestion.

[Alder Lake]

18 hours ago, NighhhT said:

The build looks ok, I don't know when you expect to be able to buy a GPU at MSRP but the iGPU of the 12600k isn't that good.

 

You would be better off with B550 + Ryzen 7 5700G until you get a GPU, but I do understand that you want the lastest and greatest. But beware that you will end up having to game at 720P in a lot of games (even low fps at that resolution) with the UHD 770.

 

strictly speaking I believe you can set up a 1030+12400F build which performs better and costs less than a 5600G

[DANK_AS_gay]

18 hours ago, NighhhT said:

The build looks ok, I don't know when you expect to be able to buy a GPU at MSRP but the iGPU of the 12600k isn't that good.

 

You would be better off with B550 + Ryzen 7 5700G until you get a GPU, but I do understand that you want the lastest and greatest. But beware that you will end up having to game at 720P in a lot of games (even low fps at that resolution) with the UHD 770.

 

The 5700G has the same CPU as the 5600G, with an only slightly better iGPU, for 100$ more. Don't think the 5700G is worth it, but the 5600G totally is.

[Jonathan Lee]

I would go with a NVME with a dram cache for your boot drive. Here are some recommendations:

 

Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power P34A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS2130 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
 

35 minutes ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

The 5700G has the same CPU as the 5600G, with an only slightly better iGPU, for 100$ more. Don't think the 5700G is worth it, but the 5600G totally is.

I think +2 cores, 4 threads for an extra $100 is worth it to offset the next time you need to upgrade. Also has a better iGPU which is a bonus

 

Example build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Za 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: MSI MAG FORGE 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($91.97 @ Amazon) 
Total: $935.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-28 12:04 EST-0500

 

[Kouross]

13 minutes ago, Jonathan Lee said:

I would go with a NVME with a dram cache for your boot drive. Here are some recommendations:

 

Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power P34A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS2130 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
 

I think +2 cores, 4 threads for an extra $100 is worth it to offset the next time you need to upgrade. Also has a better iGPU which is a bonus

 

Example build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Za 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: MSI MAG FORGE 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($91.97 @ Amazon) 
Total: $935.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-28 12:04 EST-0500

 

Thanks for this example. I will probably go for 16 gigs of ram. I don't think I need 32. 

[NighhhT]

5 hours ago, Alder Lake said:

strictly speaking I believe you can set up a 1030+12400F build which performs better and costs less than a 5600G

Not really, a B550+5700G combo would be around ~450 USD with a decent motherboard, meanwhile GT 1030 GDDR5+12400F+B660 ~560 USD.

And the Vega 8 inside the 5700G performs about the same as the GT 1030 (better in a lot of games).

 

He can also sell the 5700G when he gets a GPU and buy a 5600X which will perform about the same as the i5 12400F.

 

[Alder Lake]

On 1/28/2022 at 4:22 PM, NighhhT said:

Not really, a B550+5700G combo would be around ~450 USD with a decent motherboard, meanwhile GT 1030 GDDR5+12400F+B660 ~560 USD.

And the Vega 8 inside the 5700G performs about the same as the GT 1030 (better in a lot of games).

 

He can also sell the 5700G when he gets a GPU and buy a 5600X which will perform about the same as the i5 12400F.

 

I guess I remember wrong