My first time building

D-Nate97 · June 2, 2023

Budget (including currency): 1100.00 (cad)

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: This will be a gaming pc however I don't super need the top specs for sure.

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): My mouse and Keyboard are fine for now as well as my monitor. My current pc is a Dell office computer I got for like 200 used. So my build will be totally fresh. looking to get looking to get a consistent high frame rate at 1080p. Possible VR application in the future.

filpo · June 2, 2023

15 minutes ago, D-Nate97 said:

My mouse and Keyboard are fine for now as well as my monitor. My current pc is a Dell office computer I got for like 200 used. So my build will be totally fresh. looking to get looking to get a consistent high frame rate at 1080p. Possible VR application in the future.

overspending a bit on looks. I would go for this instead

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/V7yY4s

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($188.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($39.97 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ PC-Canada)
Video Card: MSI MECH 2X OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: DIYPC F2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($102.25 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1112.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-02 15:16 EDT-0400

Okutida · June 2, 2023

Hi. In my opinion you have way to powerfull PSU. See your CPU will consume about 65w. Your GPU (107w max workout) is not as powerhungry as are their big brothers gpus. Maybe you want to be future proof - the it is ok. But you could go with 600w+Gold and even then it is with great safezone.

crimraven · June 2, 2023

25 minutes ago, D-Nate97 said:

Budget (including currency): 1100.00 (cad)

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: This will be a gaming pc however I don't super need the top specs for sure.

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): My mouse and Keyboard are fine for now as well as my monitor. My current pc is a Dell office computer I got for like 200 used. So my build will be totally fresh. looking to get looking to get a consistent high frame rate at 1080p. Possible VR application in the future.

Crucial SSD may save you a little as they've had good buys lately. Corsair cases can be real hit or miss on their claimed airflow so I would check a review on that one, but you can definitely get a great case for less.

Corsair PSU I've had very good luck with and actually do recommend going overboard on. By that I mean gold and that high of watts is likely much more than needed but that leaves room for loss from age or more power for later upgrades. Plus if it's not running near full load it will be quieter with some even having a fanless mode for lower power use.

But yea overall may want rethink case and use that cost difference to bump up to a 6700xt which will be a world of difference in performance. 4gb card in this day is a bit rough.