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Avyire
By Avyire
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Budget (including currency): $2000 at the maximum, if we can keep a good pc with the lowest budget as possible, thats ideal

Country: United states

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mainly many indie games, such as cult of the lamb or stardew valley, and then other things such as minecraft or overwatch, and then other random stuff for school such as just many random google chrome tabs and google docs and other stuff like that

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): this is straight from scratch, the old pc burnt down, just something that won't be a terrible annoyance to build, just at 1080p, and even if it ends up being overkill they'll never have to worry about a ton of technical stuff

just let me know any suggestions or improvements!

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DqRgjZ

 

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You could probably save a bit on the motherboard: You should always choose the cheapest motherboard that has all the features you need. Is there some premium feature you need that has made you choose this board?

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Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

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https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

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He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

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For 1080p AAA gaming, this build would do great, so for indie games, it will be fantastic.

12600K is overkill, changed to a cheaper but still high quality board, stock cooler, 2x8GB 3200 RAM, NV2 bc it is a good value SSD (or go cheaper with Team MP33/Silicone Power A60), 6650 XT which is quite a bit faster than 3060 but cheaper, 4000D AF because 4000X is terrible for performance, high quality 650W gold PSU which is more than enough for this build.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JRn82m
CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ GameStop)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($40.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $907.90

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I would also add that you have a K series CPU and using a motherboard that can't overclock. I also agree with the comment by Dukesilver27, you can do a cheaper build for the type of gaming your friend wants to do.  I might spend more on a PSU and get a more reputable brand like Seasonic (I haven't heard good stuff from Enermax, but your mileage might vary).

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