First Build

[faroob]

Budget (including currency): $1000-$1200 USD (prefer closer to 1000 incl. Tax)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: casual gaming, some higher intensity games. Will be using linux.

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): would like to play with 1080p @ 144hz upgrading from 10 year old HP pavilion already have a keyboard building in about 2 months

Parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/faroob/saved/PpnNzy

 

[Why_Me]

Better cpu, case with better airflow.  The 120mm fan goes inside the back of that case for an exhaust fan.  Add a mechanical drive later on in the future. For now go big on your SSD.  

 

Heatsink for that SSD.

https://www.amazon.com/Heatsink-Cooler-Double-Sided-Thermal-Silicone/dp/B09DBF8FX1/

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ Adorama) 
Motherboard: MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory  ($52.89 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card  ($257.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Sceptre C248B-144R 24.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Curved Monitor  ($129.97 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Tax ($68.88)
Total: $1193.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-30 23:52 EDT-0400

 

A better look at that case.

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/black-tg-clear-tint/   

 

 

[Dukesilver27-]

44 minutes ago, faroob said:

keyboard building in about 2 months

Come back in 6 weeks or so, prices could be different by then, depending on new hardware releases or stock availability.

[faroob]

15 hours ago, Why_Me said:

Heatsink for that SSD.

Why the heatsink aren't they not supposed to help that much?

[Why_Me]

10 minutes ago, faroob said:

Why the heatsink aren't they not supposed to help that much?

Ya they do help. M.2 SSD's throttle down when they warm up hence the reason your decent board come with M.2 heatsinks.