First time building a PC.

[CrankinBankin064]

Budget (including currency):  ~ $1500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Some of the games that I play and want to play in the future are: Minecraft, the Assassins Creed Series, Skyrim, Eldin Ring just to name a few.

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'm mainly going for gaming, but I might plan to do some school work (some of it requires simulations).  

I'm playing to use 1 monitor for now and its a cheap one that I have (ASUS ML249), but at some point I'll replace it.
 I have the usual keyboard and mouse which are both average, and again I'll get better ones at some point, but I feel fine using them, and the OS that I'll be using is Windows 11.

 

Here is what I plan on building:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fmpck9

 

I did some research and picked what I thought was best.

 

Please let me know what you guys think.
 

[Ryuikko]

Upgraded your build for about 100 dollars less https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hHyCwc

The 12600k is a bit of a weird cpu since only 30 to 40 dollars more can net you a  better cpu.

A cheaper cooler such as the one in this list or a thermalright peerless assassin 120 should cool the cpu just fine.

Cheaper b660 board with good features in my opinion since you won't need a z690 board because of the non k cpu.

32 gigs instead of 16 because the budget allows it although you could probably find more aesthetically pleasing ram If you choose to do so

6700xt is a better card than the 3060 is most ways except in Adobe apps but if you just gaming I'd always recommend radeon.

 

[An0maly_76]

I recommend a better-ventilated case, with that CPU and GPU it will be a furnace and both components will suffer an early death from excessive heat.

 

If you're not dead set on Intel power, have a look at this AMD setup I pieced together for you. Nice bang for the buck, should be zero or near-zero bottleneck at 1920x1080 and about $1500 USD, give or take a few bucks.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/An0maly1976/saved/#view=kZ76Q7

Edited June 8, 2022 by An0maly_76
Revised

[Queen Chrysalis]

Amateurs, check this.  For the 1$1600 you're spenming you can totally include a 3440x1440 144Hz monitor AND a 6700XT:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($483.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA GQ 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G5 C34G55T 34.0" 3440x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Abt) 
Total: $1658.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-08 00:57 EDT-0400

 

 

No point in doing a high-end gaming PC with a basic monitor (unless you already have one, then you could just take this as a $1200 PC that's gonna perform the same).

 

 

[Pixelfie]

Faster and also includes monitor and mouse.

• 12400F would be more than enough so I chose that.
• Freezer 34 is probably the best cooler for a low price.
• This B660 is one of the best and would be great with a 12400F.
• This RAM is cheaper and just as good.
• P2 is more than enough, unless writing big files you won't notice a difference.
• 6700 XT is great value. Should perform similar to a 3060 Ti, maybe a little faster but not much.
• Unlike the H510 the H510 Flow does not make your pc overheat.
• G27Q is a great 1440p144 monitor.
• G703 is a good mouse

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M BAZOOKA DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($52.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($483.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Logitech G703 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1526.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-08 01:29 EDT-0400

[ahmad13610]

use amd storemi if you wanna play a ton of game

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage(storemi): ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Storage: Seagate 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Speedster MERC 319 Black Video Card  ($549.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar DarkBlader X5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($296.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1496.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-08 01:39 EDT-0400

[Pixelfie]

1 hour ago, An0maly_76 said:

I recommend a better-ventilated case, with that CPU and GPU it will be a furnace and both components will suffer an early death from excessive heat.

 

If you're not dead set on Intel power, have a look at this AMD setup I pieced together for you. Nice bang for the buck, should be zero or near-zero bottleneck at 1920x1080 and about $1500 USD, give or take a few bucks.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/An0maly1976/saved/#view=kZ76Q7

Why a 5600X when a 12400F is a lot cheaper and comes very close in performance? Why a 3060 Ti that costs so much when you can get a 6700 XT for cheaper? And why an 850w PSU?

[An0maly_76]

10 minutes ago, Pixelfie said:

Why a 5600X when a 12400F is a lot cheaper and comes very close in performance? Why a 3060 Ti that costs so much when you can get a 6700 XT for cheaper? And why an 850w PSU?

Future upgrades, mainly. If you find yourself wanting better later, you won't have to buy so much more to make it so. For example, the board I recommended allows better Zen3 upgrades later. Intel tends to phase out platforms every 2-4 years. AMD has emphatically stated the AM4 is not going anywhere anytime soon. As to the GPU, I have heard quite a bit about issues with Radeon cards, could be a thing of the past. I go with what has worked for me.

Edited June 8, 2022 by An0maly_76
Revised

[Ryuikko]

4 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

AM4 is not going anywhere anytime soon

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't ryzens new cpu going to use a am5 socket?

[Queen Chrysalis]

8 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

As to the GPU, I have heard quite a bit about issues with Radeon cards, could be a thing of the past. I go with what has worked for me.

I get that, but when it comes to how you advise other people to spend their money, your insight is valuable but it's worth doing some additional research to broaden your perspective.

[An0maly_76]

36 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

I get that, but when it comes to how you advise other people to spend their money, your insight is valuable but it's worth doing some additional research to broaden your perspective.

I'm certainly not going to recommend something I don't know will work well for the intended purpose, cheaper or not. I've found that more often than not, you get what you pay for, something I find I have to remind others of all too often. I don't like having to fight with hardware to get it to work right, and I am aware of potential issues, why would I recommend such hardware to others if I can't say I would use it? Just saying.

41 minutes ago, Ryuikko said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't ryzens new cpu going to use a am5 socket?

True, but two things are noteworthy here. First, AMD has only been able to boast 5.5Ghz with the AM5. Sorry, but I'm not down for paying through the nose for such a minute, and quite frankly, unusable, improvement. I've not seen a game yet that can even push a 5900X or 5950X to its limits, even with the mighty 3080ti and 3090. Secondly, AMD has already stated that the AM4 is not going anywhere anytime soon. Why pay the presumably outrageous prices the AM5 platform will demand if it will take the gaming software market at least another year or two to make full use of its capabilities? From what I've read, all AM5 mobos are going to support DDR5 only. Not to mention AMD has already blown one tentative release date and is about to blow another.

 

Taking that into account, I think this new platform has cooling issues, and if AMD is not aware of it yet, it will become evident when the first few hopefuls get their hands on them and push them to meltdown. I just don't think the AM5 will be worth the princely sums that will surely be demanded when a well-tuned 5900X or 5950X can do everything the AM5 can at the moment.

 

Also consider that all new tech typically has quality control issues and unknown bugs the first year or two on the market. Why pay more for something that hasn't truly real-world shakedown runs from the truly insane, such as the folks who boast 5 Ghz from even older AM4s? I'd liken that to turning a 16-year-old loose in a 900-hp drag car with a 600-hp nitrous kit. Recipe for disaster. I say, save your money, I don't expect the AM5 to outshine the AM4 for at least several more years. The software market hasn't even really caught up with the best Zen3s yet.

Edited June 8, 2022 by An0maly_76
Revised

[Pixelfie]

2 hours ago, An0maly_76 said:

Future upgrades, mainly. If you find yourself wanting better later, you won't have to buy so much more to make it so. For example, the board I recommended allows better Zen3 upgrades later. Intel tends to phase out platforms every 2-4 years. AMD has emphatically stated the AM4 is not going anywhere anytime soon. As to the GPU, I have heard quite a bit about issues with Radeon cards, could be a thing of the past. I go with what has worked for me.

As far as I know the best you could get on AM4 is a 5950X and that won't change. LGA 1700 has up to 12900K which is faster in gaming and similar outside of gaming. Not only that but usually Intel platforms support 2 generations, so 13th gen will probably work too.

 

If you mean driver issues, they've improved a lot in the last year or so. I haven't had any issues since the March 2021 drivers, and I've had a few minor problems with Nvidia drivers which I used less. Another thing is people often download the newest drivers for AMD, but it's better to get the WHQL ones. But I understand that you recommend what you know works well, and for many people Nvidia is that. But maybe give an option for other hardware to, especially if the difference is big like in this case.

[An0maly_76]

14 hours ago, Pixelfie said:

As far as I know the best you could get on AM4 is a 5950X and that won't change.

I could be wrong, but with AMD stating the AM4 platform not going anywhere anytime soon, I'm not so sure that statement will age well. Time will tell, I guess, especially with the latest Intels being rated safe to the insane temperature of 100C. I have to wonder what sort of long-term effects that will have.

[smh_will]

19 hours ago, CrankinBankin064 said:

Budget (including currency):  ~ $1500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Some of the games that I play and want to play in the future are: Minecraft, the Assassins Creed Series, Skyrim, Eldin Ring just to name a few.

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'm mainly going for gaming, but I might plan to do some school work (some of it requires simulations).  

I'm playing to use 1 monitor for now and its a cheap one that I have (ASUS ML249), but at some point I'll replace it.
 I have the usual keyboard and mouse which are both average, and again I'll get better ones at some point, but I feel fine using them, and the OS that I'll be using is Windows 11.

 

Here is what I plan on building:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fmpck9

 

I did some research and picked what I thought was best.

 

Please let me know what you guys think.
 

I know im a little late to the party but..... https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQfQyK

Alright so i gotta build for u and its like 15 dollars over budget. 

So i went with a different case because we all love airflow, but the h510 doesnt love it enough. And what i was picturing for u is the 4 uni fans or any other 4 fans if u wanna do the research and stuff so it best fits your needs. 

I was picturing that the 4 rgb fans would be 3 on the front as intake and 1 on the back as exhaust.  The two remaining fans that came with the case will be exhaust fans which would be mounted to the top of the case. "Like they were never there", they would be pretty hard to notice if u hate the case fans. 

Lian li fans look sexy in a nxzt case. 

Which brings me to another thing if u get a h510, get the FLOW version of it!!

This would be the solution to more intake than exhaust until (if ever) you decide to get and aio, which would be 360mm in this case. 

Alr so now lets talk about the gpu, cpu combo. This combo will get u good fps on many games youd probably play. Lets use fortnite as an example since its popular. You would get around 250 fps on high settings. Even though its amd, whether the cpu is amd or intel, will not affect the performance. 

And the ram you can change but the mobo is a good one if u need to upgrade other components in the future, which also applies to the power supply. 

I'd just recommend a Cl16 16gb 3200mhz kit since thats all youll need. A cl16 3200mhz is better than cl18 3600mhz and if u ever decide to want more ram you wont kill your mobo with just 32gb, which is still overkill for a lot of people.

The cooler is great, its black and it fits the build. Thumbs up for noctua. 

And thats about it unless you need periferals such as mouse, keyboard, etc. 

 

Hope this helps!! 

 

 (and other members of forum, please try not to bash me too much LOL)

 

[smh_will]

1 minute ago, smh_will said:

I know im a little late to the party but..... https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQfQyK

Alright so i gotta build for u and its like 15 dollars over budget. 

So i went with a different case because we all love airflow, but the h510 doesnt love it enough. And what i was picturing for u is the 4 uni fans or any other 4 fans if u wanna do the research and stuff so it best fits your needs. 

I was picturing that the 4 rgb fans would be 3 on the front as intake and 1 on the back as exhaust.  The two remaining fans that came with the case will be exhaust fans which would be mounted to the top of the case. "Like they were never there", they would be pretty hard to notice if u hate the case fans. 

Lian li fans look sexy in a nxzt case. 

Which brings me to another thing if u get a h510, get the FLOW version of it!!

This would be the solution to more intake than exhaust until (if ever) you decide to get and aio, which would be 360mm in this case. 

Alr so now lets talk about the gpu, cpu combo. This combo will get u good fps on many games youd probably play. Lets use fortnite as an example since its popular. You would get around 250 fps on high settings. Even though its amd, whether the cpu is amd or intel, will not affect the performance. 

And the ram you can change but the mobo is a good one if u need to upgrade other components in the future, which also applies to the power supply. 

I'd just recommend a Cl16 16gb 3200mhz kit since thats all youll need. A cl16 3200mhz is better than cl18 3600mhz and if u ever decide to want more ram you wont kill your mobo with just 32gb, which is still overkill for a lot of people.

The cooler is great, its black and it fits the build. Thumbs up for noctua. 

The ssd is also great, check the tier list on the forum, i have one and i love it

And thats about it unless you need periferals such as mouse, keyboard, etc. 

 

Hope this helps!! 

 

 (and other members of forum, please try not to bash me too much LOL)

 

 

[An0maly_76]

@smh_will

 

You know you quoted yourself after you responded, right? Not hating, just curious if you realized that.

[smh_will]

8 hours ago, An0maly_76 said:

@smh_will

 

You know you quoted yourself after you responded, right? Not hating, just curious if you realized that.

Oh mb lmao

[Guest]

15 hours ago, smh_will said:

I know im a little late to the party but..... https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQfQyK

Alright so i gotta build for u and its like 15 dollars over budget. 

So i went with a different case because we all love airflow, but the h510 doesnt love it enough. And what i was picturing for u is the 4 uni fans or any other 4 fans if u wanna do the research and stuff so it best fits your needs. 

I was picturing that the 4 rgb fans would be 3 on the front as intake and 1 on the back as exhaust.  The two remaining fans that came with the case will be exhaust fans which would be mounted to the top of the case. "Like they were never there", they would be pretty hard to notice if u hate the case fans. 

Lian li fans look sexy in a nxzt case. 

Which brings me to another thing if u get a h510, get the FLOW version of it!!

This would be the solution to more intake than exhaust until (if ever) you decide to get and aio, which would be 360mm in this case. 

Alr so now lets talk about the gpu, cpu combo. This combo will get u good fps on many games youd probably play. Lets use fortnite as an example since its popular. You would get around 250 fps on high settings. Even though its amd, whether the cpu is amd or intel, will not affect the performance. 

And the ram you can change but the mobo is a good one if u need to upgrade other components in the future, which also applies to the power supply. 

I'd just recommend a Cl16 16gb 3200mhz kit since thats all youll need. A cl16 3200mhz is better than cl18 3600mhz and if u ever decide to want more ram you wont kill your mobo with just 32gb, which is still overkill for a lot of people.

The cooler is great, its black and it fits the build. Thumbs up for noctua. 

And thats about it unless you need periferals such as mouse, keyboard, etc. 

 

Hope this helps!! 

 

 (and other members of forum, please try not to bash me too much LOL)

 

I wouldn't bother with the 'K' version. You can get a performance increase with the non 'K' by unlocking power limits. I would suggest the 12400/F.

 

The cooler is expensive because it is Noctua and the Chromax range. For a 12400 something like a Deepcool AK400 is fine.

 

Expensive board. An MSI PRO B660-A or similar saves over $100.

 

The Samsung SSD's are also usually pricey compared to other brands. You can probably get something like a Silicon Power A80 for less.

 

I wouldn't spend $115ish on fans. If you want RGB then better to get a case that already has some installed i.e P400A comes with 3 x RGB fans.

 

The savings could go towards a better gpu.