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Recommendations for ~$1000 USD First Gaming PC

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($145.49 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $954.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-26 21:12 EDT-0400

Budget (including currency): $1000 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs, or workloads that it will be used for: 1080p Gaming (maybe some 1440p), Programming/Coding, and maybe occasional light streaming

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): 

 

I edited a basic list I found on PCPartPicker and I'm looking for recommendations on what to change from the list.

I'm new to PC Building so I am not sure if I may have overlooked something or if there is a better option for some of these parts.

Thanks!

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($172.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($29.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($29.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($53.59 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.98 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $998.36
 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($145.49 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $954.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-26 21:12 EDT-0400

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If you are able to go a touch over budget you can get a much better PSU and GPU.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($208.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.95 @ B&H) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP T-Force Cardea Z44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 ARGB 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1038.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-26 22:26 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Skipping all the creature comfort like activated windows or 2TB of nvme SSD:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($20.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M AORUS Pro AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card  ($469.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC S3-BK-ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.94 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($92.42 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1042.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-27 05:22 EDT-0400

 

Something more daily-able with the only worry being the GPU:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($20.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($108.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC S3-BK-ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.94 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($92.42 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1003.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-27 05:23 EDT-0400

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Thanks everyone for the advice! I’ll edit my parts lists based on the different suggestions!

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