buildpc somewhat respectable build under 700$ - criticism would be nice

[grimreaper_slm-thg]

Budget (including currency): 700 USD

Country: USA

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 $138.98
COOLER: Enermax AQUAFUSION 120 ARGB White $67.99 
GPU: AMD RX 6500-XT $ 209.99
SSD: Western Digital Blue SN570 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB $54.99 
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200 $47.99 
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 
MBD: ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 AM4 $49.99 
PSU: GIGABYTE GP-P450B 450 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified $29.99 
CASE: Cougar MX330 Mid Tower Case $49.99 
Total: $691.90

 

https://newegg.io/7cb24f3

- constructive criticism would be nice

[BiotechBen]

For a 5500, a liquid cooler is completely unnecessary. The box cooler is more than enough, and that budget can be spend upgrading to 3200 CL16 ram (~$70), and the 450W bronze is gonna be struggling for anything beyond base clock operation, never cheap out on power supplies. And a320 is going to cripple performance for the 6500xt.

[An0maly_76]

I think you could get by with a Wraith cooler on the 5500, so unless you're planning a zen3 upgrade later, you could save some money there. I actually air cool the mighty 5900X with a Scythe Mugen 5 and three 120s. I would also verify whether the A320 can work with a 5000-series Ryzen.

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[grimreaper_slm-thg]

1 minute ago, BiotechBen said:

For a 5500, a liquid cooler is completely unnecessary. The box cooler is more than enough, and that budget can be spend upgrading to 3200 CL16 ram (~$70), and the 450W bronze is gonna be struggling for anything beyond base clock operation, never cheap out on power supplies. And a320 is going to cripple performance for the 6500xt.

 could you suggest a better board and psu

[An0maly_76]

4 minutes ago, grimreaper_slm-thg said:

 could you suggest a better board and psu

I'll beat them to it... I used the Asus Tuf B550-PLUS. The B550-PRO has a 3.2 Gen 2 front header if you need it. A 550-650W Bronze or Gold should be fine for this. That case is quite nice for the price, methinks, better airflow than my 4000X Corsair for less $$$.

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[BiotechBen]

A much much better value build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B38spH

 

@grimreaper_slm-thg

[grimreaper_slm-thg]

5 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

A much much better value build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B38spH

 

@grimreaper_slm-thg

so it the case needed

[BiotechBen]

Just now, grimreaper_slm-thg said:

so it the case needed

Cases are generally easy to pick up on the used market for cheap, sometimes even free, and if you are looking for something to make your rig special, you can look at a local thrift store for an old computer and make it a sleeper and pick up a case for like $20.

[grimreaper_slm-thg]

13 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

Cases are generally easy to pick up on the used market for cheap, sometimes even free, and if you are looking for something to make your rig special, you can look at a local thrift store for an old computer and make it a sleeper and pick up a case for like $20.

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[MadAnt250]

1 hour ago, grimreaper_slm-thg said:

GPU: AMD RX 6500-XT $ 209.99

Waste of money, you can buy a used GPU that can blow the doors off of the RX 6500 Xtra Terrible.

 

[Heliian]

I'd be checking the used market right now, saw some good deals recently in that price range.

 

But, sticking with your build, as said above: 2x8gb 3200 ram, stock cooler, better mobo.