First budget gaming PC build

[Tycomputeridk]

Budget (including currency): $1500 USD

Country: United States of America

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

Mostly gaming, Hopefully some AAA 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): 

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5600X

CPU COOLER - Hopefully liquid CPU Cooler

MOTHERBOARD - Asus Prime x570-p ATX AM4 Motherboard

MEMORY - Corsair vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4 3200 CL16 memory

STORAGE - Western Digital 1TB M.2 - 2280 ssd

VIDEO CARD - MSI geforce 3060 ti 12 gb Ventus 2x

POWER SUPPLY - EVGA 850 watt  fully modular power supply

Running windows 11

Dual monitor setup i have one monitor i could use

Would like a new mouse and keyboard but I have basic mouse and keyboard that works fine

[Ryuikko]

Looks ~fine, I'd probbaly see for am5 release for buying since most likely am4 is to be discounted, but if you want to buy now I'd go with something like this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mhrVLs

The 12400f is a good choice since it's faster in single core workloads than a 5600

Cheap cooler to keep the cpu cool. I'd hey aesthetic reasons for aios but it's not needed since the 12400f dosent produce a lot of heat

Good board for the price

Cheapest kit of 16gb ram

Decent 1tb storage

6800xt is a great choice for gaming, and somewhere near the perfromane of a 3070ti

Nice case and a decent 750 watt psu

 

Left some headroom for you to decide what peripherals you want since that's mainly personal preference 

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

Couple notes:

 

-The 5600 and 5600X are the same CPU, but they're pretty close in price so whatever, unless you live near a microcenter where the 5600 is $40 less.  I'd still go with the 5600 any because they are both more than fast enough at base clocks, but I digress.

 

-Liquid cooling doesn't really offer any real benefit over a good air cooler, and costs more for the same level of heat dissipation.  In fact, air coolers last longer because pumps can fail on liquid coolers and/or fixtures can leak.

 

-X570 is cool but there's no point when b450 boards can OC CPU and RAM and have all the features you'll ever use.

 

-850w PSU is overkill for a 3060ti but if the price is there whatever

 

10 minutes ago, Ryuikko said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mhrVLs

This is gonna do you a lot better for the money, though if you want a ryzen the 5600 paired with the gigabyte b450m DSH3H is the best vbalue right now as it has onboard wifi and bluetooth with a heatsink on the VRMs for only $65.  Microcenter also sells them for $60 and will give you a $20 discount if bought with a CPU, so if you live near one the Ryzen 5 5600 / Gigabyte b450m DS3H combo for $190 is unbeatable.

 

The 6800xt is leaps and bounds faster than the 3060ti (close to 3080 in most games) and that's gonna be the main driver of your framerate.  If the 3060ti is fast enough you could also go for a 6700XT for under $400 and that's still a little faster than the 3060ti.

 

Get a 1440p 160+Hz monitor.  There's no point in buying a new computer for 1080p and 144Hz panels are older tech now.

 

If you want 16x9 This would be my top pick:

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

 

If you want 21x9 I'd get this:

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

 

The gentle curve is really nice for an ultrawide, though if you don't want the curve the HP x34 is a 3440x1440 165Hz for $325

[GeorgeMKane]

40 minutes ago, Tycomputeridk said:

Budget (including currency): $1500 USD

Country: United States of America

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

Mostly gaming, Hopefully some AAA 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): 

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5600X

CPU COOLER - Hopefully liquid CPU Cooler

MOTHERBOARD - Asus Prime x570-p ATX AM4 Motherboard

MEMORY - Corsair vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4 3200 CL16 memory

STORAGE - Western Digital 1TB M.2 - 2280 ssd

VIDEO CARD - MSI geforce 3060 ti 12 gb Ventus 2x

POWER SUPPLY - EVGA 850 watt  fully modular power supply

Running windows 11

Dual monitor setup i have one monitor i could use

Would like a new mouse and keyboard but I have basic mouse and keyboard that works fine

I would recommend doubling the storage and the RAM. You'll definitely want 2TB of SSD storage for AAA gaming. The 32GB of RAM will also help if you plan to mainly play AAA games, as well as with streaming too.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jR3tNc

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($180.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Vetroo U6 Pro 58.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit  ($139.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB PRO Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.88 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Corsair NIGHTSWORD RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
$1499.78