First Build Advice + 1 Question

[TNichol]

Budget (including currency): $1150 cad

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Daily use, fortnite, pcvr

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): no peripherals needed, upgrading from old garbage laptop, sometime in the next 3 months, 60 herts 1080p. 

Heres the parts list:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZCg2Kp

Also pcpartpicker says that i need bios update to support cpu, does that mean that i need a older cpu to bios update so its supported, or will i be able to bios update normally, without anything else?

Also, any way to save a buc, plz let me know.

Also i want the smaller form factor, so mini itx or micro atx

Thanks!

[filpo]

1 minute ago, TNichol said:

Budget (including currency): $1150 cad

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Daily use, fortnite, pcvr

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): no peripherals needed, upgrading from old garbage laptop, sometime in the next 3 months, 60 herts 1080p. 

Heres the parts list:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZCg2Kp

Also pcpartpicker says that i need bios update to support cpu, does that mean that i need a older cpu to bios update so its supported, or will i be able to bios update normally, without anything else?

Also, any way to save a buc, plz let me know.

Also i want the smaller form factor, so mini itx or micro atx

Thanks!

I'd go for this 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wP3KPX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($181.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($172.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($38.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($77.95 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($459.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.89 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($102.25 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1173.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-17 09:39 EDT-0400

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, filpo said:

I'd go for this 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wP3KPX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($181.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($172.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($38.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($77.95 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($459.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.89 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($102.25 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1173.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-17 09:39 EDT-0400

He can save 80 by using the stock cooler as well.  Maybe add a fan or two to the Q300L since it only comes with 1.

 

Peerless is amazing, but for 80 I have a hard time with it.  I know it's Canadian.

[minervx]

Just now, Dedayog said:

Maybe add a fan or two to the Q300L since it only comes with 1.

 

If you're gonna spend $60 + $10-20 on more fans, you may as well just find a $75 case with tempered glass and fans included.

[SorryBella]

Just shopping smarter.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($181.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG400 75.89 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.27 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($113.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($73.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($459.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.02 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($93.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $1127.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-17 11:15 EDT-0400

 

I wouldve gone for this setup or similar if it werent for my style points and Indonesian tax.

[TNichol]

Thanks everyone! This has been super helpfull!