Part Compatibility Help

[SimplyAce]

Budget (including currency): $1,000

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: iRacing and general use.

 

Hi, never posted before and am new to computer building in general. I am helping my cousin with a build and I do know a little bit, but I just want to ensure that things will work for him. He has some hand-me-down components, but not a full computer yet. 
 

His current components are:

Motherboard - MicroATX ASRock B360M IB-R1

CPU - i7-8700

RAM - 2x 8Gb DDR4 2133MHz NeoForza

PSU - 750W gold thermaltake modular

 

He wants to add

Case - Thermaltake V250 

GPU - MSI Ventus RTX 3050

Memory - Samsung 970 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD

 

Other Info

Windows OS

Will use 1 monitor at 60Hz

1920 x 1080 resolution

Planning to buy stuff soon

Will want to use steering wheel and pedals.

 

 

Any info on compatibility or alternate/better components would be very much appreciated! 

 

[PcBeExpensive]

31 minutes ago, SimplyAce said:

Budget (including currency): $1,000

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: iRacing and general use.

 

Hi, never posted before and am new to computer building in general. I am helping my cousin with a build and I do know a little bit, but I just want to ensure that things will work for him. He has some hand-me-down components, but not a full computer yet. 
 

His current components are:

Motherboard - MicroATX ASRock B360M IB-R1

CPU - i7-8700

RAM - 2x 8Gb DDR4 2133MHz NeoForza

PSU - 750W gold thermaltake modular

 

He wants to add

Case - Thermaltake V250 

GPU - MSI Ventus RTX 3050

Memory - Samsung 970 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD

 

Other Info

Windows OS

Will use 1 monitor at 60Hz

1920 x 1080 resolution

Planning to buy stuff soon

Will want to use steering wheel and pedals.

 

 

Any info on compatibility or alternate/better components would be very much appreciated! 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 10 GB Video Card  ($278.36 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Case: Thermaltake V250 TG ARGB Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($117.98 @ Other World Computing) 
Total: $1027.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-07 17:43 EDT-0400
Might as well build a whole new PC, try selling the the i7 8700 for $50 USD, the board for around $60 USD and the ram for like $20. You could try and have a board, cpu and ram combo together and sell them all together for $100. So now your budget is $1100 and you could swap out the 6700 for a 6700 XT. You can carry over the PSU to the new PC.

[Why_Me]

The 120mm fan goes inside the back of that case for an exhaust fan.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.97 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG400 BK ARGB 75.89 CFM CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 2X BLACK OC GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB Video Card  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($80.76 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $963.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-08 04:37 EDT-0400 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B760-P-WIFI-DDR4  

 

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134587/intel-core-i512400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html  

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AG400-BK-ARGB-120mm-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16085.shtml  

 

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-4060-VENTUS-2X-BLACK-8G-OC  

 

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

 

  

[Queen Chrysalis]

The 8700 would be good with a faster GPU than that and you'd still have money for pedals and stuff.  You can usually find a 5700xt used for a lot less than a 3050 and it'll do pretty much everything a lot faster.

 

You can probably save a fair bit just going with a basic NVMe instead fo a samsung brand one, it won't make a difference.