First time builder looking for feedback

[ComradePanda]

1. Budget & Location: $US 4500-ish / 45000 SEK. Sweden

 

2. Aim: It will mainly be used for gaming with some video recording(powerpoints) and editing.

2.1. List of games: Minecraft, Black Desert Online, World of Warcraft, Europa Universalis 4 (with MEIOU and Taxes v3.0), Runescape and Medieval Total War 2.

 

3. Monitors: I have 2 1080p monitors, but I might get another one in the future.

 

4. Peripherals: I guess I need a windows OS

 

5. Why are you upgrading?: I want something that preforms better than my laptop: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics 2.00 GHz and 8 gb ram.

 

6.Parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ComradePanda/saved/#view=k2H7wP

 

[_Omega_]

The ram is quite overpriced, i would just cut the RGB and properly save 100 $, here in germany you can even get a 32 gb 3600 RGB memory kit for 90 € every other day. You properly save some extra money with going with a 5600 (non-X) and just enabling PBO which more or less turns it into a 5600X. The Cooler also is overkill for that CPU, i would go with something smaller (like the Deepcool AK400 or the Thermalright Assassin X 120) but if you want a quiet PC its a good option, but if you want to save some money take a look at price of the Deepcool AK620 or the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120. 

 

38 minutes ago, ComradePanda said:

3. Monitors: I have 2 1080p monitors, but I might get another one in the future.

That PC will be a bit overkill for 1080p (maybe a small CPU bottleneck) so i would get a 1440p or if you like even a 1440p ultrawide monitor to bring out the full potential and get better visuals. Maybe the saving suggestions i gave can get you at least some of the way to a 1440p monitor.

38 minutes ago, ComradePanda said:

4. Peripherals: I guess I need a windows OS

Dont get a key from Microsoft directly, just get a OEM key for 15 $ .

[Queen Chrysalis]

Frankly, with your workload I'd rethink your budget.  45,000 SEK is really too much for anything. With 1080p monitors and your workload I'd spend like 12,000 SEK at the very most, or if you intent on spending like 25,000 SEK, get a really nice 1440p165Hz monitor with it.

 

Also, use the Swedish version of PCPartPicker so you can see proper local prices.

[Queen Chrysalis]

This would play all of those games at an extremely high framerate at 1440p, which with a desktop is probably the resolution you're gonna want anyway.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (kr1685.00 @ Computersalg) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG400 75.89 CFM CPU Cooler  (kr299.00 @ CDON SE) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (kr1596.00 @ Proshop) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (kr799.00 @ Amazon Sweden) 
Storage: Kingston NV2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (kr1089.00 @ Webhallen) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  (kr4736.00 @ Amazon Sweden) 
Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (kr609.00 @ Amazon Sweden) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600 GD 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (kr816.00 @ Amazon Sweden) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (kr50.00 @ Amazon Sweden) 
Total: kr11679.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-29 18:34 CEST+0200

 

If you really are good with just 1080p, either of these GPUs would be more than adequate to for all of that (even at 1440p those games don't need much GPU power), but comparatively the 6700xt would still be a better value (but if you aren;t playing new AAAs at 1440p, the 6700xt would be overkill):

PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card (AXRX 6600 8GBD6-3DH) - PCPartPicker

XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (RX-665X8DFDY) - PCPartPicker

 

The iGPU in your laptop, while good for an iGPU, is extremely weak compared to any dedicated GPU, so you'd be shocked how well the games will run on any dGPU.