First ever pc build

oWhatTheHell · September 4, 2022

Budget (including currency): $1500 (includes monitor)

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Valorant, rocket league, editing.

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 want to play valorant, minecraft, and rocket league at 144-165 hz at 1080p. I am upgrading from a lenovo yoga 11e i3 7th gen with a 10 inch screen. Probably going to buy on black friday. Also suggestions for a good 144-165hz monitor between 23.8 and 27 inches and 1080p.

Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor $159

Asus PRIME B660M-A WIFI D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard $219

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $109

Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $107

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Challenger D Video Card $359

Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $55

Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $132

Asus VG258QR 24.5" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor $289

Total $1429

Edited September 5, 2022 by oWhatTheHell
Part list changed slightly

Sjaakie · September 4, 2022

You should replace the HDD with an SSD, that is really the most important quality of life upgrade of the last decade (pc will feel way faster, boot quickly, games load faster). A modern pc really should not go without one.

oWhatTheHell · September 5, 2022

5 hours ago, Sjaakie said:

You should replace the HDD with an SSD, that is really the most important quality of life upgrade of the last decade (pc will feel way faster, boot quickly, games load faster). A modern pc really should not go without one.

Thanks, any recommendations?

Queen Chrysalis · September 5, 2022

7 minutes ago, oWhatTheHell said:

Thanks, any recommendations?

Cheapest price/GB For an m.2 SSD. There are a bunch of little things that can make one better than another and SSD nerds will chew your ear off about it, but for gaming you’ll never be able to tell the difference outside of how much you spend. They’re all really fast these days, windows will run at the speed of a click and games will boot in seconds.

Memory chips used for SSDs are all made by micron, hynix or samsung (they all make a good working product) so brand doesn’t matter.