Can someone look at my list?

James Jonathim · January 22

Budget (including currency): $1,000-$1,250 USD for PC only (ideally lower)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Chrome, Light documents/files, Roblox, Epic Games (Fortnite, Apex), Flight Simulator, Cities: Skylines, Farming Simulator

Other details: Upgrading from a very slow 2017 iMac (base spec)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hB6Zrv

Questions:

- Does brand of M.2 matter?

- Do I need more than 1 TB of storage?

- Which case is better?

ImWilly · January 22

You don't really need an AIO for Ryzen 5600, in fact it has it's own stock cooler

And if you want a better CPU cooler, a cheap tower style is more than enough to tame Ryzen 5600

And for this CPU, you don't really need X570 motherboard unless you have a really extreme/specific use of PCI lanes for your rig

I'm not sure on why you have 2 PC cases, maybe for comparing? (NZXT H5 and Phanteks Eclipse G300A)

For storage you can keep on 1TB and add another NVME if you want, but for this case I will make the 2TB since it's worth TB/$ than just a single stick of 1TB NVME

For GPU, since it's a light gaming, you can get better performance for better price with RX 7600, unless you have specific use case such as Ray Tracing or app outside of gaming that requires specific AI work

Cases, DeepCool CC560 is a good plastic frame with tons of fans already installed, which means you don't have the hassle for installing and purchase additional fans for your build

For PSU, you can go lower for your use case, but I'm the guy that prefer higher capacity PSU for "just in case", so I keep stick to Corsair RM850e unless you want to go lower

Total cost is $865

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($134.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($126.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.48 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $865.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-21 23:24 EST-0500

Macfox38 · January 22

5 minutes ago, ImWilly said:

You don't really need an AIO for Ryzen 5600, in fact it has it's own stock cooler

And if you want a better CPU cooler, a cheap tower style is more than enough to tame Ryzen 5600

And for this CPU, you don't really need X570 motherboard unless you have a really extreme/specific use of PCI lanes for your rig

I'm not sure on why you have 2 PC cases, maybe for comparing? (NZXT H5 and Phanteks Eclipse G300A)

For storage you can keep on 1TB and add another NVME if you want, but for this case I will make the 2TB since it's worth TB/$ than just a single stick of 1TB NVME

For GPU, since it's a light gaming, you can get better performance for better price with RX 7600, unless you have specific use case such as Ray Tracing or app outside of gaming that requires specific AI work

Cases, DeepCool CC560 is a good plastic frame with tons of fans already installed, which means you don't have the hassle for installing and purchase additional fans for your build

For PSU, you can go lower for your use case, but I'm the guy that prefer higher capacity PSU for "just in case", so I keep stick to Corsair RM850e unless you want to go lower

Total cost is $865

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($134.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($126.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.48 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $865.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-21 23:24 EST-0500

I like this config better for the most part. That being said, Id have to disagree with the choice of the GPU. the 7600 will be fine for today but at 8GB an upgrade will be needed sooner rather than later. 12GB on the 3060 is the better buy in my book.