Looking for Suggestions - New PC Build

ArcticSalad · June 12, 2022

Budget (including currency): $1200 CAD

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming (Overwatch, Apex Legends, Titanfall 2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, etc.)

Other details: I'm putting together a new system for a family member and I'm looking for some feedback and suggestions as I haven't been following the latest hardware as closely as I used to. She is currently running pretty old hardware - an AMD FX 8350 and GTX 750 ti. The only thing we're looking to reuse is the power supply as it is the newest part of the system (EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2). Already have peripherals and using a 1080p monitor.

Below is what I was thinking, but feel free to give suggestions or totally different ideas.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/DM8FPX

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS WIFI D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($214.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($114.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($429.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1144.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-11 21:39 EDT-0400

NF-A12x25 · June 12, 2022

Save some cash and get a 12100F, also the 3050 is not great; if you can afford it, grab a 3060ti (NVidia) or RX6600XT (by AMD).

If you can’t afford a better GPU the 3050 isn’t horrible, it’s just not exactly the best especially in terms of performance per dollar. For 1080p it should be just fine, though. A better GPU would be far more futureproof.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dVWYXy

This one is SIGNIFICANTLY better for significantly less money.

Ryuikko · June 12, 2022

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/RV2QyK

For 1200 you can do pretty decently although this will be right on your budget. I'd downgrade your cpu first because the difference isn't that big between the 12400f and the 12100f, just the core count would be different