Entry level PC for Brother

[nitrolt03]

I have been trying to put together a parts list for my little brother who got his first job and wants to get into PC gaming. I have a list on PCpartpicker that I thought was a good starting point. I tried to go with things that would leave a good upgrade path for him in the future such as the AM4 socket allowing for some stronger processors than what I have picked out, as well as what I think is a fairly overpowered PSU. I would really appreciate some feedback on my build, as I'm not super experienced in this myself. 

Budget (including currency): About $900 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Minecraft

Other details:

build link below

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KhTYv3

[Guest]

the 5500 only support pcie 3.0.

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500 Desktop Processor | AMD

The 5600 supports up to pcie 4.0. If you want your brother to have an upgradeable path for gpu's, the 5600 could be something you can aim for.

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600 Desktop Processor | AMD

Other than that, I see nothing wrong.

(I'm not really experienced with computers, so i'm giving advice to the extent that I know of.)

[Queen Chrysalis]

You can get something a lot faster than this for $900 in the US.  You're overspending on a lot of parts that won't really benefit performance in any way (or anything really).

 

• 5600
• Aftermarket cooler with a fluid-dynamic bearing fan and 4 heat pipes.
• B550 Motherboard with Bluetooth and WiFi
• 32GB of 3200MHz RAM
• 2TB gen 4 NVMe.  More than fast enough for any gaming use, anything faster is not gonna make any difference whatsoever.  More space will be orders of magnitude more valuable.  
• 6700xt will have every game running more than twice as fast as the 1660 super and it has more VRAM
• 600w well-built PSU.  The PSU shroud on the case is huge so being non-modular isn't an issue, as there is plenty of space down there to tuck the extra cables away.  AMD recommends a 650w for the 6700xt, but that's to account for crappy PSUs and higher power CPUs.  The G600 is a good PSU and the 5600 sips power.  The system probably will never use more than 350w.  The 700w model is $15 more if you're interested.
• Case with good airflow, 2 140mm fans for good air intake. $5 a piece is a steal for corsair AF140s.  1000RPMs is plenty for intake fans.  IDK if you get free shipping on a $10 order from corsair.com, but if not, they have a really good selection of refurbished peripherals and other stuff, and their refurbished stuff is always in perfect, indistinguishable from new condition.  Good option if you wanna get a nice keyboard or headset or something (could ship together for free shipping).  I got a K95 keyboard and a viruoso headset for $100 and $80 refurbished for my husband last christmas and they were flawless.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($142.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Video Card: MSI MECH 2X OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master G600 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair AF140L 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($4.99 @ Corsair) 
Case Fan: Corsair AF140L 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($4.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $901.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-08 01:06 EDT-0400

 

[PC HEROES]

10 hours ago, nitrolt03 said:

I have been trying to put together a parts list for my little brother who got his first job and wants to get into PC gaming. I have a list on PCpartpicker that I thought was a good starting point. I tried to go with things that would leave a good upgrade path for him in the future such as the AM4 socket allowing for some stronger processors than what I have picked out, as well as what I think is a fairly overpowered PSU. I would really appreciate some feedback on my build, as I'm not super experienced in this myself. 

Budget (including currency): About $900 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Minecraft

Other details:

build link below

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KhTYv3

Get your bother this PC, I balanced the build. I have been building PCs for 30 years so if you have any questions please ask.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qNh7tn

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($142.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($40.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($76.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $886.81