Is this a good first time budget gaming pc (I’m new to pcpartpicker)

[PDifolco]

7 minutes ago, budgetgaming7 said:

Budget (including currency): $950

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Warzone series, rust, streaming, Roblox Minecraft cyberpunk ETC

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): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gtCvk9

 

the questions I have now is should I change the case? It’s like $92 now, and I want rgb

 

However my main concern is this.

So since I’m a new pc builder, I have a brother and a father who will help me, However I’m worried I might screw up my first PC build, or not understand something, or maybe perhaps not have the correct tools for it.

What happens if I DO end up screwing up my PC and then I break something or something goes wrong with hardware, What would happen afterwards?

And what are my chances of screwing something up with the hardware?

 

Very good list from a noob, congratulations !

There's really close to 0 chance you break something, just take care of properly placing the CPU, 

Then the hardest thing is to install the cooler, and the stock Intel one is very easy to install!

After that it's just about screwing some screws and plugging some cables ..

And even then hardware parts are really robust... Personally I suck at all manual precise work, but managed to build and upgrade several PCs, and even install a GPU watercooling, without breaking anything else than the GPU latch on the board..

Only important tip: get a good screwdriver with all needed heads, either from LTT or iFixit

 

[budgetgaming7]

6 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Very good list from a noob, congratulations !

There's really close to 0 chance you break something, just take care of properly placing the CPU, 

Then the hardest thing is to install the cooler, and the stock Intel one is very easy to install!

After that it's just about screwing some screws and plugging some cables ..

And even then hardware parts are really robust... Personally I suck at all manual precise work, but managed to build and upgrade several PCs, and even install a GPU watercooling, without breaking anything else than the GPU latch on the board..

Only important tip: get a good screwdriver with all needed heads, either from LTT or iFixit

 

Thank you for the info! I keep hearing about how I should be very careful about CPUs, but I have some anxiety issues such as power supply cable management, my slight ADHD might screw sumn up

 

It just gets me anxious seeing all the things on motherboards

 

Also are windows installations easy?

[budgetgaming7]

13 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Very good list from a noob, congratulations !

There's really close to 0 chance you break something, just take care of properly placing the CPU, 

Then the hardest thing is to install the cooler, and the stock Intel one is very easy to install!

After that it's just about screwing some screws and plugging some cables ..

And even then hardware parts are really robust... Personally I suck at all manual precise work, but managed to build and upgrade several PCs, and even install a GPU watercooling, without breaking anything else than the GPU latch on the board..

Only important tip: get a good screwdriver with all needed heads, either from LTT or iFixit

 

But I might not get the ltt screwdriver since it’s like $70

[PDifolco]

Just now, budgetgaming7 said:

Thank you for the info! I keep hearing about how I should be very careful about CPUs, but I have some anxiety issues such as power supply cable management, my slight ADHD might screw sumn up

 

It just gets me anxious seeing all the things on motherboards

 

Also are windows installations easy?

Your PC will have very few cables with no SATA and only 2 fans from the case, don't worry

PSU cables are really sturdy you can't break anything there

[PDifolco]

Just now, budgetgaming7 said:

But I might not get the ltt screwdriver since it’s like $70

Sure

I have a cheap iFixit set it's less than half of that 

 

[budgetgaming7]

6 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Sure

I have a cheap iFixit set it's less than half of that 

 

thx for the info I can’t wait to make this PC cause I never had a gaming PC I only ran on a HP Something and it couldn’t even run Roblox at 20 fps at lowest graphics after a BUNCH of power outages ruined it. Use to be able to run fine for my PC

 

But this time imma have a power surge cable and this is gonna be my first ever time playing on a gaming PC

[LogicalDrm]

*** Threads merged ***

 

Considering that we are still talking about aspects of one build, and your other threads were active and under 1 week old, there's no reason to have 3 threads on this.

[budgetgaming7]

8 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

*** Threads merged ***

 

Considering that we are still talking about aspects of one build, and your other threads were active and under 1 week old, there's no reason to have 3 threads on this.

Sry I’m just trying to get the most info I could

[budgetgaming7]

On 11/25/2022 at 7:57 PM, Dukesilver27- said:

I'd change the motherboard and SSD, those are bad for the price.

MSI PRO B660M-A are great value motherboard, if you someday upgrade your CPU to at least 12600K or above, you'd want a capable board. That asrock one is so bad, FYR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3o1Ebk_jCA

P2 https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-p2-m-2-nvme-ssd

NV2 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/kingston-nv2-1-tb-m-2-nvme-ssd/

 

Also, I personally would stay away from anything Asrock, generally not very high quality, at least Asus is somewhat decent.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gtCvk9

Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ GameStop) 
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($389.99 @ B&H)  
Total: $938.90

Hi I won’t be buying the 

 

On 11/20/2022 at 11:59 AM, Ryuikko said:

You can get a 6700 if you go from 32gb to 16gb, as well as a better case and psu 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($135.35 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($62.89 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 10 GB Video Card ($321.00 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($70.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $842.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-20 14:58 EST-0500

Yo I have a problem the case is increasing in price it’s like $112 is it still worth it, I’m buying the pc in a month or so

[Dukesilver27-]

In a month? By the time you decide to buy, prices would change again, best to plan a week before actually buying.

[budgetgaming7]

22 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

In a month? By the time you decide to buy, prices would change again, best to plan a week before actually buying.

Mk

[budgetgaming7]

14 hours ago, Dukesilver27- said:

In a month? By the time you decide to buy, prices would change again, best to plan a week before actually buying.

Is it still good to buy the case tho $96 I can buy the case is it worth it at $96 tho

[Ryuikko]

42 minutes ago, budgetgaming7 said:

Is it still good to buy the case tho $96 I can buy the case is it worth it at $96 tho

It's a fine case, but you could get This one which has more fans included and is a bit nicer imo or This one which is similar while being cheaper 

[budgetgaming7]

11 hours ago, Ryuikko said:

It's a fine case, but you could get This one which has more fans included and is a bit nicer imo or This one which is similar while being cheaper 

Is this a better build? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/C9Vrfv

[budgetgaming7]

11 hours ago, Ryuikko said:

It's a fine case, but you could get This one which has more fans included and is a bit nicer imo or This one which is similar while being cheaper 

And as in Better I mean better price for performance cuz the first pc with the 6700xt and stuff with the 12400f is like 1,150 after tax, but I still have 32 gigs of ram

[Ryuikko]

4 hours ago, budgetgaming7 said:

Is this a better build? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/C9Vrfv

This would be cheaper while having the same performance 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.55 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 Snow - TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $873.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-29 09:26 EST-0500

4 hours ago, budgetgaming7 said:

cuz the first pc with the 6700xt and stuff with the 12400f is like 1,150 after tax, but I still have 32 gigs of ram

32gb of ram hovers at around 70 usd, so you can probbaly get a 32gb kit if wanted

[SteveGrabowski0]

On 11/26/2022 at 12:26 AM, budgetgaming7 said:

Would this be amazing setup to play At around 180 fps 1080p high or sumn? Like really top tier performance 100 fps every game something like that

Please tell me you're not going to put a 6700 XT based system on a 1080p monitor. You can just render the competitive games you want to play at 1080p for highest framerate but for single player games like God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 look pretty mindblowing on 1440p and a 6700 XT will handle them great.

[budgetgaming7]

2 hours ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Please tell me you're not going to put a 6700 XT based system on a 1080p monitor. You can just render the competitive games you want to play at 1080p for highest framerate but for single player games like God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 look pretty mindblowing on 1440p and a 6700 XT will handle them great.

I am getting 1440p 144 hz but some games I prefer 1080p for fps

[budgetgaming7]

2 hours ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Please tell me you're not going to put a 6700 XT based system on a 1080p monitor. You can just render the competitive games you want to play at 1080p for highest framerate but for single player games like God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 look pretty mindblowing on 1440p and a 6700 XT will handle them great.

I have 1080p 60 hz monitor I’ll play on that for now tho for until february 

[budgetgaming7]

13 hours ago, Ryuikko said:

This would be cheaper while having the same performance 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.55 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 Snow - TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $873.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-29 09:26 EST-0500

32gb of ram hovers at around 70 usd, so you can probbaly get a 32gb kit if wanted

Could I use other other MOBO

 

13 hours ago, Ryuikko said:

This would be cheaper while having the same performance 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.55 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 Snow - TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $873.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-29 09:26 EST-0500

32gb of ram hovers at around 70 usd, so you can probbaly get a 32gb kit if wanted

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n6Q7Bj Would this be good since the motherboard you sent went out of stock?

[budgetgaming7]

1 minute ago, budgetgaming7 said:

Could I use other other MOBO

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n6Q7Bj Would this be good since the motherboard you sent went out of stock?

 

13 hours ago, Ryuikko said:

This would be cheaper while having the same performance 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.55 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 Snow - TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $873.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-29 09:26 EST-0500

32gb of ram hovers at around 70 usd, so you can probbaly get a 32gb kit if wanted

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LKqsfv Is the case you sent better than the Corsair icue 4000x rgb?

[budgetgaming7]

13 hours ago, Ryuikko said:

This would be cheaper while having the same performance 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.55 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 Snow - TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $873.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-29 09:26 EST-0500

32gb of ram hovers at around 70 usd, so you can probbaly get a 32gb kit if wanted

Would the kingdom nv2 be better at boot up times in games and download time?