Beginner PC

yannick-f · July 4, 2023

Budget (including currency): 800€ or less

Country: Germany

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

Other details: I've got storage already. It should be a pretty basic/beginner PC for a 12 yo but i have no experience with the components on this level so any help is very welcome. I'm especially unsure with the GPU.

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/MFsVtn

minervx · July 4, 2023

What resolution and refresh rate do you intend to game at?

I would've said spend slightly less on the case, power supply and cooler to get a stronger CPU, but if it's a 12 year old playing minecraft, probably any build will work fine as long as the parts are compatible.

IkeaGnome · July 4, 2023

6600 only uses 8 pcie lanes. In theory running them on a pcie 3.0 cpu is a noticeable hit to performance.

The 5600 gives you PCIE 4.0 and can run on the stock cooler just fine. If you wanted to keep a tower cooler you easily can and still stay under the 800 budget. Without a cooler you get more performance out of the computer overall and save 10 Euros.

I did add a cheaper alternative, but very competitive tower cooler as well.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (€134.90 @ ARLT)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 ZERO DARK 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (€36.90 @ Alza)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (€138.90 @ Alza)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€42.56 @ Computeruniverse)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card (€218.93 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case (€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€87.90 @ Alza)
Total: €749.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-04 19:49 CEST+0200