beginner First time budget build

Fanatic · October 1, 2023

Budget (including currency): $625 max, preferably around $600

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: School, video streaming and music, occasional gaming (I have a console to use for most demanding games I play)

Other details I’m planning on buying within the next week or so, and aside from the $625 max for the pc, It would be helpful to get some recommendations for a keyboard that’s less than or equal to ~ $60

Thank you!

SorryBella · October 2, 2023

14 hours ago, Fanatic said:

School, video streaming and music, occasional gaming (I have a console to use for most demanding games I play)

Then add GPU on this build later. This is a really simple work PC I built for someone else in my Discord server with almost no cash.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($170.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-G DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($79.99 @ B&H)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power UD85 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($72.97 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix NOVA MESH SE TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $500.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-02 02:18 EDT-0400

The only upscale id consider at your budget range would be the motherboard, this can open the door for better CPU later on the used market. This is the board i would go with instead if you want to know. This will add 70$ to your build.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yMGbt6/msi-pro-b760-p-wifi-ddr4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-b760-p-wifi-ddr4

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix NOVA MESH SE TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $613.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-02 02:22 EDT-0400

Penpilot · October 2, 2023

6 hours ago, SorryBella said:

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are you sure you want to recommend zen 2 in 2023???

SorryBella · October 2, 2023

2 minutes ago, planetary problem said:

are you sure you want to recommend zen 2 in 2023???

Its Zen 3?

Cezanne is monolithic die with cut down cache, but its Zen 3 based. I would go for ryzen 5 3600 if it existed in the right price but there's just straight up none.

filpo · October 2, 2023

9 minutes ago, planetary problem said:

are you sure you want to recommend zen 2 in 2023???

The 5500 is still a good cpu and for a budget build I'd rather get the best value even if it has to be slightly old

6 hours ago, SorryBella said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix NOVA MESH SE TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $613.82