Custom PC idea (under 700$)

[grimreaper_slm-thg]

Budget (including currency): 700 USD

Country: united states

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mainly: Forza horizon (1,2,3,4&5), Farming Simulator, and DOOM

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): 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DR49bK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.61 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Acer Nitro ED240Q Sbiip 23.6" Full HD 1920 x 1080 VA 1500R Curved Gaming Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium | 165Hz Refresh Rate | 1ms (VRB) | ZeroFrame Design | 1 x Display Port 1.4 & 2 x HDMI 2  ($131.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: 51RISC Radeon RX5600XT ($155.99)
Custom: Antec T120 ($31.99)
Custom: Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit Installation / Recovery Disc Only - No License Key Included ($12.99)
Custom: Thermaltake V100 ($49.99)
Total: $678.51

- https://newegg.io/7cb24f3 ($669.89)

[jaslion]

Fyi forza horizon 3 is the first that came to pc.

 

That antec cooler is WORSE than the stock cooler so don't waste money on that. For 32$ you can basically get a AK400 which is a proper cooler.

 

The thermaltake v100 is a bad case. It has practically no airflow. Look for a mesh front case. Worst case a matrex 40 mesh is available for 40$

 

For 150$ a rx 5700 is available and a good bit faster.

 

That acer has massive backlight bleed and blacks are usually light gray due to it being a cheap low end curved va panel. So keep that in mind when things look washed out, contrastless or bad.

 

The psu is flat out a bad psu. It shouldn't be bought it is known to have quite a few issues.

 

For 50$ you can get normal 3200mhz ram which will help a bit.

 

A ryzen 5500 is just as fast as a 4500 which is cheaper.

 

Board sucks but is fine for up to 6 core cpu's

 

Ssd is SUPER slow and you'll notice it. I recommend something that has a cache at least. 10$ more gets you the blue which is ok.

[Queen Chrysalis]

Fo r $700 you can do a lot better:

• Just use the stock cooler
• Don't spend $50 for 16GB of DDR4 RAM.  Budget RAM is all the same anyway
• Get a motherboard with bluetooth and WiFi.  It's also just flat-out better motherboard
• This SSD is faster for the same price.
• Get a case that comes with all the fans you need.  I've done build with this one and it actually is really easy to work in with a decent amount of space for cables
• Get a better GPU.  
• Get a good PSU.  This one is kind of steep at $70 already, but if $5 isn't important, the 700w version is only $5 more if you want some upgrade headroom.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($30.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Intel 670p 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC F2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($32.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700 GD 700 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2418-P-MHD 24.0" 1920 x 1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $487.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-03 22:49 EDT-0400

 

GPU:

Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB Pulse | Grade C Condition | eBay

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

The PSU market is fucked right now, though.  You could order everything other than your PSU tonight, and check again tomorrow to see if something, anything goes on sale.  Or just get the EVGA GD and call it a day.

[GeorgeMKane]

4 hours ago, grimreaper_slm-thg said:

Budget (including currency): 700 USD

Country: united states

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mainly: Forza horizon (1,2,3,4&5), Farming Simulator, and DOOM

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): 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DR49bK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.61 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Acer Nitro ED240Q Sbiip 23.6" Full HD 1920 x 1080 VA 1500R Curved Gaming Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium | 165Hz Refresh Rate | 1ms (VRB) | ZeroFrame Design | 1 x Display Port 1.4 & 2 x HDMI 2  ($131.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: 51RISC Radeon RX5600XT ($155.99)
Custom: Antec T120 ($31.99)
Custom: Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit Installation / Recovery Disc Only - No License Key Included ($12.99)
Custom: Thermaltake V100 ($49.99)
Total: $678.51

- https://newegg.io/7cb24f3 ($669.89)

Went with better motherboard and PSU.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/24sjwc

[Queen Chrysalis]

Or this if you act fast, not often yoe see a 6700xt this cheap ($200):

 

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card 824142245163 | eBay