Looking for a decent GPU pair with CPU

[Shg23]

Budget (including currency): 500

Country: USA/Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Planet Zoo, DOTA, FIFA, EU4,Cities Skylines, Most of Raytracing games.

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): 

 

Hello! 

 

I am looking for a suggestions to pair i5 12400f processor with a GPU at 1080p resolution. Please do not hesitate to give me your suggestions and advices, this is my first time building a pc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance

[jaslion]

What are your other specs? Whats the psu?

 

If this is you looking to build an entire new pc I recommend going to the builds section and asking there

 

For 500 a 6700xt can work but uae/canada isnt specific enough. We need one of the 2 as 500 cad doesnt get you a 6700xt but 500 us easilt does

[Queen Chrysalis]

6 minutes ago, jaslion said:

What are your other specs? Whats the psu?

 

If this is you looking to build an entire new pc I recommend going to the builds section and asking there

 

For 500 a 6700xt can work but uae/canada isnt specific enough. We need one of the 2 as 500 cad doesnt get you a 6700xt but 500 us easilt does

This user buys at a US address.

 

Yeah dude 6700XT, this one will do fine and it's under $400:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8HBG3C/asrock-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12-gb-challenger-d-video-card-rx6700xt-cld-12g

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

eBay will, and the card is at most a year and a half old so eBay should be fine.

Oh yeah for sure but Im gonna start with recommending new parts first when possible

[Queen Chrysalis]

Just now, jaslion said:

Oh yeah for sure but Im gonna start with recommending new parts first when possible

Edited my post, I remember him from a thread a couple days ago.

[Shg23]

4 minutes ago, jaslion said:

What are your other specs? Whats the psu?

 

If this is you looking to build an entire new pc I recommend going to the builds section and asking there

 

For 500 a 6700xt can work but uae/canada isnt specific enough. We need one of the 2 as 500 cad doesnt get you a 6700xt but 500 us easilt does

I am missing following components:

 

PSU
GPU
Monitor

HDD/SSD (Storage in General)

 

I have:

CPU- i5 12400f

RAM-Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3200MHZ

MOBO-ASUS PRIME B660M-A D4 LGA 1700

Case-Cooler Master Q300L

[Queen Chrysalis]

7 minutes ago, Shg23 said:

I am missing following components:

 

PSU
GPU
Monitor

HDD/SSD (Storage in General)

 

I have:

CPU- i5 12400f

RAM-Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3200MHZ

MOBO-ASUS PRIME B660M-A D4 LGA 1700

Case-Cooler Master Q300L

Is the $500 for all these components or just the GPU?  IF the $500 is for the GPU, then yuo;ll probably want something like this for the rest:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card  ($395.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P5 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ EVGA) 
Monitor: LG 34WP60C-B 34.0" 3440x1440 160 Hz Curved Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $945.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 11:10 EDT-0400

 

If the $500 is for EVERYTHING, do this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G6 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ EVGA) 
Monitor: MSI Optix G272 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($155.00 @ Walmart) 
Total: $584.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 11:13 EDT-0400

 

Also, that case does not come with intake fans so eventually you may want to buy 2 arctic p12s for intake if you aren't getting enough airflow (shouldn't be a huge issue but might be worth looking into).

[Shg23]

50 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Is the $500 for all these components or just the GPU?  IF the $500 is for the GPU, then yuo;ll probably want something like this for the rest:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card  ($395.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P5 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ EVGA) 
Monitor: LG 34WP60C-B 34.0" 3440x1440 160 Hz Curved Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $945.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 11:10 EDT-0400

 

If the $500 is for EVERYTHING, do this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G6 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ EVGA) 
Monitor: MSI Optix G272 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($155.00 @ Walmart) 
Total: $584.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 11:13 EDT-0400

 

Also, that case does not come with intake fans so eventually you may want to buy 2 arctic p12s for intake if you aren't getting enough airflow (shouldn't be a huge issue but might be worth looking into).

I have the budget for the remaining parts

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 minute ago, Shg23 said:

I have the budget for the remaining parts

As in, the 500 is for the remaining parts, or you have a separate budget for the remaining parts?

[Shg23]

51 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Is the $500 for all these components or just the GPU?  IF the $500 is for the GPU, then yuo;ll probably want something like this for the rest:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card  ($395.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P5 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ EVGA) 
Monitor: LG 34WP60C-B 34.0" 3440x1440 160 Hz Curved Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $945.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 11:10 EDT-0400

 

If the $500 is for EVERYTHING, do this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G6 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ EVGA) 
Monitor: MSI Optix G272 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($155.00 @ Walmart) 
Total: $584.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 11:13 EDT-0400

 

Also, that case does not come with intake fans so eventually you may want to buy 2 arctic p12s for intake if you aren't getting enough airflow (shouldn't be a huge issue but might be worth looking into).

i have been researching this and i found out that most of the builds on 12400f is paired with 3060 and other Nvidia GPUs, wondering if i should do it as well and if i get 6700xt will i have a bottleneck?

[Shg23]

Just now, Queen Chrysalis said:

As in, the 500 is for the remaining parts, or you have a separate budget for the remaining parts?

500 for remaining parts except the monitor.

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 minute ago, Shg23 said:

i have been researching this and i found out that most of the builds on 12400f is paired with 3060 and other Nvidia GPUs, wondering if i should do it as well and if i get 6700xt will i have a bottleneck?

No, bottlenecking is a misunderstood thing that most people worry about in totally irrelevant situations.  Most people just fall prey to common knowledge and nvidia has kinda been the go-to brand for a long time, so they never consider radeon GPUs.  The 6700xt is A LOT faster than a 3060, and the 6600xt is a little faster for a lot cheaper.  You would have no issues using either the 6700xt or 6600xt with a 12400f.

2 minutes ago, Shg23 said:

500 for remaining parts except the monitor.

OK, you should get this then:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card  ($395.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P5 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ EVGA) 
Total: $545.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 12:11 EDT-0400

 

But do yourself a favor and pick a 1440p monitor.  They don't cost much more and the pixel density is A LOT better.

[Shg23]

2 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

No, bottlenecking is a misunderstood thing that most people worry about in totally irrelevant situations.  Most people just fall prey to common knowledge and nvidia has kinda been the go-to brand for a long time, so they never consider radeon GPUs.  The 6700xt is A LOT faster than a 3060, and the 6600xt is a little faster for a lot cheaper.  You would have no issues using either the 6700xt or 6600xt with a 12400f.

OK, you should get this then:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card  ($395.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P5 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ EVGA) 
Total: $545.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-22 12:11 EDT-0400

 

But do yourself a favor and pick a 1440p monitor.  They don't cost much more and the pixel density is A LOT better.

Thanks for detailed explanation and which version of 6700xt is better? and do you think 6750xt is a better option for little extra money?

[OrdinaryPhil]

You stated that your target resolution is 1080p. Could you also let us know your target FPS? If you're using a 60Hz monitor than a 3050 will do you just fine. If you're wanting 120 FPS+ than I'd get a 3060ti. This will give you lots of room to grow later on.

[Queen Chrysalis]

24 minutes ago, Shg23 said:

Thanks for detailed explanation and which version of 6700xt is better? and do you think 6750xt is a better option for little extra money?

Whichever is cheapest.  The one I linked is cheapest at the moment and has a good size radiator for a 220w GPU.  They all have the same GPU chip.  Back in the day it mattered when there were a lot of garbage coolers out there, but now everyone is making them with big open-air radiators so it doesn't really matter anymore.  Other AiB components may differ slightly, but they are all rated to support the GPU.  You can look at framerate data and find little to no variance between different AiBs, and NEVER enough variance to justify price difference (like 1-2fps AT MOST).   And no, the 6750xt is not worth the extra money.  You could literally just overclock a 6700xt a little bit and it'd be identical.  I usually overclock my GPU by default anyway, and the radeon drivers/settings app makes auto-OCing it easy and it works really well.  

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 minute ago, OrdinaryPhil said:

You stated that your target resolution is 1080p. Could you also let us know your target FPS? If you're using a 60Hz monitor than a 3050 will do you just fine. If you're wanting 120 FPS+ than I'd get a 3060ti. This will give you lots of room to grow later on.

I'm assuming 144+ fps due to OP stating that they did not have their desired monitor yet.  Regardless, I recommended just going out and getting a 1440p monitor anyway because they only cost a little more and look leaps and bounds better.  IMO it's not worth building a PC for 1080p gaming in 2022, especially not 1080p60.  Not when 1440p monitors cotst $20 more and 1440p 165Hz capable GPUs are this cheap.

[Shg23]

5 minutes ago, OrdinaryPhil said:

You stated that your target resolution is 1080p. Could you also let us know your target FPS? If you're using a 60Hz monitor than a 3050 will do you just fine. If you're wanting 120 FPS+ than I'd get a 3060ti. This will give you lots of room to grow later on.

I am looking for at least >100 fps in not more demanding games such as (CS GO, Sims 4, DOTA 2 and other older games) in current modern games preferably >70 fps at least 

[Shg23]

2 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

I'm assuming 144+ fps due to OP stating that they did not have their desired monitor yet.  Regardless, I recommended just going out and getting a 1440p monitor anyway because they only cost a little more and look leaps and bounds better.  IMO it's not worth building a PC for 1080p gaming in 2022, especially not 1080p60.  Not when 1440p monitors cotst $20 more and 1440p 165Hz capable GPUs are this cheap.

Which monitors should i look for?

[Queen Chrysalis]

2 minutes ago, Shg23 said:

Which monitors should i look for?

Same with GPUs, there are really only 3 companies actually making panels for US market.  The rest of the brands just buy their panels and put the monitor together with supporting components.  160+Hz panels are all newer designs than 144Hz panels, and 120Hz panels are just plain old now.  Even though the framerate won't look that much different, it's an easy way to estimate how new the panel itself is.

 

I think that 3440x1440 is an awesome resolution to game at, as the ultrawide dimensions are much more immersive.  2560x140 is still great though.

 

These are the monitors I would buy at those resolutions:

 

3440x1440 160Hz (Curved) $400

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pTKKHx/lg-34wp60c-b-340-3440x1440-160-hz-curved-monitor-34wp60c-b

 

3440x1440 165 Hz (Flat) $325

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pZmmP6/hp-x34-340-3440x1440-165-hz-monitor-2v7w4aaaba

 

2560x1440 165Hz $200

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HYZ9TW/hp-x32-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-2v7v2aaaba

 

I think the curve is worth it with an ultrawide, but it's not a deal breaker.

[OrdinaryPhil]

I currently in an i7-12700 paired with a EVGA 3060ti and a Dell 32" 1440 165Hz display... Everything runs fine at native resolution and refresh rate. eSports titles like Dota2 & CSGO are very light on GPUs so the 3060ti is going to be overkill for them.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-31-5-ips-qhd-amd-freesync-gaming-monitor-black/6483573.p?ref=8575135&loc=0cc2e7e8223b11eda3c5eef2e093f6790INT&acampID=0cc2e7e8223b11eda3c5eef2e093f6790INT&skuId=6483573

Above is a link to good monitor at a good price. Would pair well with the 3060ti as well.

[Shg23]

6 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Same with GPUs, there are really only 3 companies actually making panels for US market.  The rest of the brands just buy their panels and put the monitor together with supporting components.  160+Hz panels are all newer designs than 144Hz panels, and 120Hz panels are just plain old now.  Even though the framerate won't look that much different, it's an easy way to estimate how new the panel itself is.

 

I think that 3440x1440 is an awesome resolution to game at, as the ultrawide dimensions are much more immersive.  2560x140 is still great though.

 

These are the monitors I would buy at those resolutions:

 

3440x1440 160Hz (Curved) $400

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pTKKHx/lg-34wp60c-b-340-3440x1440-160-hz-curved-monitor-34wp60c-b

 

3440x1440 165 Hz (Flat) $325

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pZmmP6/hp-x34-340-3440x1440-165-hz-monitor-2v7w4aaaba

 

2560x1440 165Hz $200

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HYZ9TW/hp-x32-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-2v7v2aaaba

 

I think the curve is worth it with an ultrawide, but it's not a deal breaker.

And do you think current PC setup will be good enough to have a decent fps outpot with high resolution?

[Shg23]

1 minute ago, OrdinaryPhil said:

I currently in an i7-12700 paired with a EVGA 3060ti and a Dell 32" 1440 165Hz display... Everything runs fine at native resolution and refresh rate. eSports titles like Dota2 & CSGO are very light on GPUs so the 3060ti is going to be overkill for them.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-31-5-ips-qhd-amd-freesync-gaming-monitor-black/6483573.p?ref=8575135&loc=0cc2e7e8223b11eda3c5eef2e093f6790INT&acampID=0cc2e7e8223b11eda3c5eef2e093f6790INT&skuId=6483573

Above is a link to good monitor at a good price. Would pair well with the 3060ti as well.

Thanks for the advice, do you have other alternatives?

[OrdinaryPhil]

No. My method for shopping is simple. Be patient.

Slickdeals is a great site and deals come up every day - wait for a deal on a monitor that meets your needs rather than paying full price.

If you currently have a 1080p60 display, just use that until you find a good deal and upgrade

[Shg23]

3 minutes ago, OrdinaryPhil said:

No. My method for shopping is simple. Be patient.

Slickdeals is a great site and deals come up every day - wait for a deal on a monitor that meets your needs rather than paying full price.

If you currently have a 1080p60 display, just use that until you find a good deal and upgrade

I currently have my 15 year old Asus monitor 1440x900 res with 75 hertz ratio. I can buy VGA-HDMI Adapter if that makes sense, what do you think?

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, Shg23 said:

And do you think current PC setup will be good enough to have a decent fps outpot with high resolution?

Yeah.  I use a 1070ti for 3440x1440 and most games run at a round 100fps uncapped on ultra everything, but older games run way higher.   My boyfriend has a 3440x1440 160Hz monitor with a 12600k and a 6700xt and he plays everything on ultra.