my first build

[faroob]

Budget (including currency): $1300 usd cheaper if possible

Country: united states

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly games

Other details ( 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): need a mouse keyboard and monitors upgrading from a 7 yes old $500 prebuilt buying about a year from now but I'm eager would like 144hz at 1080p. forgot to mention i am willing to go a little bit over budget for more performnce but not more than $100

 

Here is the list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/faroob/saved/#view=PpnNzy

[Penpilot]

You need a better GPU for high refresh rate gaming and you should upgrade to a i5 12600f for better cpu performance and a motherboard for it-  https://amzn.eu/d/9hft9oT

[Middcore]

Welcome to the forums. FYI, using a saved part list like this makes it impossible for people to easily edit and send suggestions.

 

If you're buying a year from now, any advice anybody can give now is irrelevant. Different parts will be on the market then and prices will have changed.

 

That said, here are my thoughts on your list if you decide to pull the trigger sooner:

• Drop the Hyper 212 cooler, the stock AMD cooler is enough at this level. If you do really think you need an aftermarket cooler there are other 120mm towers for $10-20 cheaper which will perform as well as the Hyper 212. 
• Put the saved money into upgrading from a 5600G to the regular 5600 or 5600X. The 5600G's integrated graphics do you no good here and the 5600/X will perform a little better and has more features.
• For about the same price as the 3050, you can get an RX 6600 XT, which is a significantly more powerful GPU. If you don't need the Nvidia bells and whistles like NVENC I'd go that route. 
• The H510 Flow is not a great case even with the extra ventilation NZXT finally ripped off Etsy sellers to add. I suggest the Phanteks P360A Mesh or Lian Li Lancool 205 for about this price. You would only need to buy at most one extra fan for rear exhaust then. 

Revised build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mnbX2m

 

If you find more room in your budget, the next changes I would recommend are:

• Getting a 1TB SSD instead of 500GB. Modern games eat up space quick (truthfully if you don't actually really need the HDD to store media or whatever I would drop it and just get the 1TB SSD now)
• Adding the aftermarket cooler (though not necessarily the Hyper 212) back in
• Bumping up to a 650W PSU to have a bit more headroom for future upgrades

 

BTW, getting two 144hz monitors that are the same size makes no sense to me. Presumably you're gaming on one and using the other for stuff like Discord, etc. It's not like you're going to game across both with the bezels right in the middle, right? So why does the secondary need to be high refresh rate? You could save money on the second display. 

[yonter25]

Just now, Middcore said:

FYI, using a saved part list like this makes it impossible for people to easily edit and send suggestions.

you can just click on the saved part list and edit it from there

[Middcore]

1 minute ago, yonter25 said:

you can just click on the saved part list and edit it from there

 

You right

[Middcore]

Alternative version using Intel i5-12400F, which will perform about the same now and arguably give you a better upgrade path since this board will support the next gen of Intel CPU's whereas the AMD AM4 platform is a dead end:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tmYTrD 

[faroob]

On 6/13/2022 at 9:04 AM, shreshta said:

You need a better GPU for high refresh rate gaming and you should upgrade to a i5 12600f for better cpu performance and a motherboard for it-  https://amzn.eu/d/9hft9oT

the i5-12400F has a lower clock speed but everything else is virtually the same so I'm curious what makes it better (I'm not doubting judgement just wondering)

[Guest]

Not really much point doing a parts list until nearer the time.