$700-800 PC build budget help

[jmg3195]

1. Budget & Location 

$700-800 USA

 

2. Aim

Replace my terrible laptop preferably with something much faster. I may use it to game at some point although I just got a steam deck a few months ago. Things that I'll be running steam games (mix of games), web browsing, download managers, winpinator, Microsoft office, maybe Photoshop at some point. 

 

3. Monitors 

I'd say I'll be using 2 monitors probably 1080p for now 

 

4. Peripherals 

Already have a keyboard and mouse that will work for now. I would need a case though.

 

5. Why are you upgrading

My current computer is a Dell Inspiron 5570 laptop with a 1TB hard drive, 12G ram, and an Intel i3-8130U CPU. This laptop is terrible and has been since I bought it. It's the slowest computer and has no USB C ports. I hate it and would like to never use it again as it can't even handle basic tasks like browsing the internet half the time. I've never built a PC nor do I know anything about building PCs, however I think it's something I should be able to manage doing. 

 

Any and all recommendations are greatly appreciated! Complete newbie with zero knowledge on this stuff. 

[Zando_]

8 minutes ago, jmg3195 said:

My current computer is a Dell Inspiron 5570 laptop with a 1TB hard drive, 12G ram, and an Intel i3-8130U CPU. This laptop is terrible and has been since I bought it. It's the slowest computer and has no USB C ports. I hate it and would like to never use it again as it can't even handle basic tasks like browsing the internet half the time.

The hard drive is why. Swap in an SSD and it's fine. 

9 minutes ago, jmg3195 said:

I'd say I'll be using 2 monitors probably 1080p for now 

Do these (and a mouse/keeb) need to be included in the PC price? Or is the budget for just the tower. 

[PDifolco]

Something like that

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L3433y

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix NOVA MESH SE TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Asus TUF Gaming B 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $777.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-09-15 16:06 EDT-0400

[jmg3195]

13 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

The hard drive is why. Swap in an SSD and it's fine. 

Do these (and a mouse/keeb) need to be included in the PC price? Or is the budget for just the tower. 

The budget is just for the tower and I thought about upgrading my laptop to an SSD with 32G ram (might be overboard) and the Intel i3 12100F but I wasn't sure if it would be better to just build a PC instead 

[jmg3195]

13 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Something like that

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L3433y

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix NOVA MESH SE TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Asus TUF Gaming B 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $777.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-09-15 16:06 EDT-0400

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the recommendations I'll check all the parts out! 

[Zando_]

53 minutes ago, jmg3195 said:

The budget is just for the tower and I thought about upgrading my laptop to an SSD with 32G ram (might be overboard) and the Intel i3 12100F but I wasn't sure if it would be better to just build a PC instead 

Can't upgrade the CPU in... really any normal laptop. That RAM would be overkill, you would literally just need an SSD and that's all. I'd recommend doing that if you wanna keep the laptop for mobile use still, you can get a cheap 250GB SSD for like $30 these days. On the desktop PC front, +1 for that list from @PDifolco.

[jmg3195]

On 9/15/2022 at 2:07 PM, PDifolco said:

Something like that

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L3433y

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix NOVA MESH SE TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Asus TUF Gaming B 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $777.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-09-15 16:06 EDT-0400

Just wanted to let you know I bought all this except I upgraded the SSD to 1TB and chose a different power supply. But I built it last night and I love it! It's a billion times better than my laptop thanks again for your help!