my first pc thing

[cosmiclatte]

Budget (including currency): like 700USD max

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: probably a bunch of stuff, light gaming, vr stuff, 3d modelling maybe

Other details

probbaly buying for xmas so i can build it and use it, peripherals not needed, upgrading from nothing (first pc), resolution and refresh dont matter
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M29rsL revised version i guess
please dont roast me, this is my first attempt at building a pc at such a low budget 

[Dukesilver27-]

Miles better than your pick, I'll explain why:

Noctuas are overpriced, yes they perform well and silently, but really not necessary.

4500 is much slower than 5600, budget reallocated from the Noctua fans and cooler.

No need for aftermarket air cooler, just use the stock air cooler that comes with the CPU. Also the cooler would already have thermal paste on it (if you bought new).

B550M board because A520 board is just sad.

2x8GB 3200 CL16 RAM instead of CL22, you pick is CL22.

An okay 500W PSU, still better than your pick which is a very bad PSU.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qc68qm

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($136.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($40.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Dell Technologies)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX1 500 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $685.91

[cosmiclatte]

5 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
 

Been hearing ASRock has a sorta bad reputation, so I avoided it purposely for an ASUS or Gigabyte board instead. Is there anything I should be aware of in that regard? Also glad to know my case choice wasnt abysmal. Is there any real concern with cooling though, with the single rear case fan?

Thanks for the advice by the way. Wasnt quite sure how to balance out the budget, you did it well!

[cosmiclatte]

@8tg
Honestly wasnt paying attention when I picked ram, haha. As for upgradibility, probably not happening anytime soon, or ever, which was why I was not really concerned with making this upgradeable, but its certainly an added bonus.

Thanks for the revision!

[Dukesilver27-]

8 minutes ago, 8tg said:

That’s a fake link fed into pcpartpicker to get people to click it.

note it routes through like 8 different data gathering websites before you get to Dell.com where the ssd is $120 and out of stock

Oof, didn't know that, thought that was weird, I figured it was a discount of some sort, so glad I didn't try to find out.

7 minutes ago, cosmiclatte said:

Been hearing ASRock has a sorta bad reputation, so I avoided it purposely for an ASUS or Gigabyte board instead. Is there anything I should be aware of in that regard? Also glad to know my case choice wasnt abysmal. Is there any real concern with cooling though, with the single rear case fan?

Thanks for the advice by the way. Wasnt quite sure how to balance out the budget, you did it well!

In general, yes, Asrock is not as solid as others but it is not a bad brand, so in the end it depends on you, if you feel like you can't trust the board, then go with others, it's a matter of personal choice whether the cheap cost is worth the risk.

In any case, here's the revised pcpp link.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fHNczf