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Budget (including currency): $1200ish-$1300ish

Country: USA
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA, Farming simulator, Call of duty, and college.

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 have two monitors already. One is a 1080p 165hz and the other is 1080p 60hz. I already have keyboard mouse and headphones. I can upgrade monitors down the line if needed. I just want a computer now. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sfkF4sIc

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11 minutes ago, person123456789 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HVdsmr

 

crammed a 12600k and 3070 in the budget

 

idk how its possible but it is

Cutting it close with that PSU.  I’d just stick with a 12400f and get a good PSU.

 

1 hour ago, Ryuikko said:

About what id recommend 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wrdsmr

12400 is a solid cpu for gaming 

Cheapest 16gb kit of ram

Better gpu

 

 

a 6800 is slightly better than a 6700xt, but not $200 better.  And the red devil cooler is also preferable to the red dragon.

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3 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Cutting it close with that PSU.  I’d just stick with a 12400f and get a good PSU.

First of all, your system isn't gonna suddenly consume an extra 150w of power. If you plan to upgrade to future hardware, you can always undervolt. You could probably shave off 100w off of an rtx 3080/3090 by undervolting without losing ANY performance.

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For a 1080p system, the 6600xt should play everything at MAX easily.  
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-214-XT 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($324.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $855.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-06 20:48 EDT-0400

 

If you wanna go overkill, $1000 will get you something much better, but beyond this there’s not much to be gained for your money;

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-214-XT 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Red Devil Video Card  ($469.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 210-GQ-0850-V1 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1020.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-06 20:52 EDT-0400

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Farming Sim supports FSR 2.0, while COD does so with DLSS only. So it's kind of a double edged sword there if you're maining either one of the two games. Personally, I'd pick the better design 6700 for cheaper and call it a day.

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5 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

For a 1080p system, the 6600xt should play everything at MAX easily.  
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-214-XT 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($324.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $855.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-06 20:48 EDT-0400

 

If you wanna go overkill, $1000 will get you something much better, but beyond this there’s not much to be gained for your money;

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-214-XT 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Red Devil Video Card  ($469.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 210-GQ-0850-V1 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1020.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-06 20:52 EDT-0400

I plan to get a better monitor in the future. So do you think it would be better to plan ahead and get the 6800 or would the 6700xt run fine on 1440p at high refresh rates?

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10 minutes ago, person123456789 said:

First of all, your system isn't gonna suddenly consume an extra 150w of power.

Well actually, 3000 series cards have known transient power spikes so its definitely a possibility for a 650 to power off during intense gaming sessions

 

18 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

a 6800 is slightly better than a 6700xt, but not $200 better.  

It was in the budget so I'd assume it'd be preferable to a 6700xt, youre

probably paying for the extra vram that the card gives, not that games utilize 16gb anyway. Depends on what you play though since iirc the 6800 has more rt cores than the 6700xt 

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1 minute ago, Ryuikko said:

Well actually, 3000 series cards have known transient power spikes so its definitely a possibility for a 650 to power off during intense gaming sessions

have you ever heard of the word undervolting

 

you can just undervolt the gpu

 

reduces gpu power consumption by like 50-100 watts

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34 minutes ago, person123456789 said:

have you ever heard of the word undervolting

 

you can just undervolt the gpu

Or you can just get a higher wattage psu.

Allows for a better upgrade path and will most likely eliminate power spikes that will shut your pc off

2x to 2.5x is about what you'd expect from a transient power draw so imo it wouldn't make sense to be on the line of that with a 650 psu

Sure you could undervolt it but how much performance would you lose I'd your undervolt would eliminate 100 watts of power draw. How would you undervolt I? 800mV at 1700mhz? Keep in mind I certainly don't know the most at undervolting and oc but that'll give you your wattage decrease but it'll probably also give you a perfromance decrease 

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12 minutes ago, Ryuikko said:

Or you can just get a higher wattage psu.

Allows for a better upgrade path and will most likely eliminate power spikes that will shut your pc off

2x to 2.5x is about what you'd expect from a transient power draw so imo it wouldn't make sense to be on the line of that with a 650 psu

Sure you could undervolt it but how much performance would you lose I'd your undervolt would eliminate 100 watts of power draw. How would you undervolt I? 800mV at 1700mhz? Keep in mind I certainly don't know the most at undervolting and oc but that'll give you your wattage decrease but it'll probably also give you a perfromance decrease 

undervolting will not decrease performance (if done right)

 

to eliminate power spikes, you could spend extra money on a better psu or you can undervolt for free

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I'd rather pony 25 bucks up more and get a 750W PSU, doesn't hurt anything at that point. Would simply be the more sensible choice, and the PSU's fan wouldn't ramp out in certain cases...

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7 hours ago, person123456789 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HVdsmr

 

crammed a 12600k and 3070 in the budget

 

idk how its possible but it is

Flying far too close to the sun. 

6 pipe cooler won't be enough for a 125W CPU.

650W is far too little. Might just work if you yolo it but I wouldn't try that myself.

You have a case which is nice but you don't have any extra fans to complete the airflow. Will be pretty static. 

 

Something like this is far safer, cheaper and would perform the same if not better with the benefit of not thermal throttling:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Soul 110 54 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power SP016GXLZU320BDAAD 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Red Devil Video Card  ($469.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 210-GQ-0850-V1 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1202.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-07 03:54 EDT-0400

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SetupZowie XL2740 27.0" 240hz - Roccat Burt Pro Corsair K70 LUX browns - PC38X - Mackie CR5X's

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15 hours ago, venomtail said:

Flying far too close to the sun. 

6 pipe cooler won't be enough for a 125W CPU.

650W is far too little. Might just work if you yolo it but I wouldn't try that myself.

You have a case which is nice but you don't have any extra fans to complete the airflow. Will be pretty static. 

 

Something like this is far safer, cheaper and would perform the same if not better with the benefit of not thermal throttling:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Soul 110 54 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power SP016GXLZU320BDAAD 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Red Devil Video Card  ($469.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 210-GQ-0850-V1 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1202.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-07 03:54 EDT-0400

you can just undervolt the cpu and gpu

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