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[faroob]

Budget (including currency): trying to keep under 1200 usd

Country: U.S.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: rdr2, some other light to medium games

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): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q673kJ only monitors needed as peripherals 1080p 144 ish. looking to buy sometime in the next month. Running Linux if there are any specific part suggestions for that.

 

Thanks for you help.

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($17.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($131.32 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Acer SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($89.49 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *Asus TUF Gaming VG249Q1R 23.8" 1920 x 1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: tax ($67.02)
Total: $1152.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-14 23:05 EDT-0400

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($138.86 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($17.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Acer SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($89.49 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *Asus TUF Gaming VG249Q1R 23.8" 1920 x 1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: tax ($67.02)
Total: $1139.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-14 23:21 EDT-0400

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G8Pp4M

7700x + 6800xt + 32gb 6000c32

microcenter 7700x bundle for 370$

 

buying new am4 is incredibly stupid just because 12th gen comes very close in price when you consider mobos but the 12600kf obliterates the 5600(x)/5700x, am4 is only worth buying used with ~50$ used b450 gaming plus/tomahawk etc. and the 70-90$ 5600(x), 120-150$ 5700x/5800x, and 200-250$ 5800x3d

 

also theres a microcenter bundle with a 7700x for 370$ so much more worth it than even used am4 or new 12th gen and you get the upgrade path of am5 cause it isnt dead like am4 and lga 1700

 

used 6800xt/3080 for ~350$ cause new is 150$ more for the same performance (7800xt/4070), dont think its worth going for a <20$ used case and a ~50$ used 850w rm(x) or equivalent psu since gpu wise youll only see a minor upgrade to a 6900xt/6950xt though maybe its worth it if you can get better monitors since thats 100-150$ you can put into better monitors

 

monitors wise idk about those so ill let someone else reccomend actually decent monitors

[faroob]

14 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G8Pp4M

7700x + 6800xt + 32gb 6000c32

microcenter 7700x bundle for 370$

 

buying new am4 is incredibly stupid just because 12th gen comes very close in price when you consider mobos but the 12600kf obliterates the 5600(x)/5700x, am4 is only worth buying used with ~50$ used b450 gaming plus/tomahawk etc. and the 70-90$ 5600(x), 120-150$ 5700x/5800x, and 200-250$ 5800x3d

 

also theres a microcenter bundle with a 7700x for 370$ so much more worth it than even used am4 or new 12th gen and you get the upgrade path of am5 cause it isnt dead like am4 and lga 1700

 

used 6800xt/3080 for ~350$ cause new is 150$ more for the same performance (7800xt/4070), dont think its worth going for a <20$ used case and a ~50$ used 850w rm(x) or equivalent psu since gpu wise youll only see a minor upgrade to a 6900xt/6950xt though maybe its worth it if you can get better monitors since thats 100-150$ you can put into better monitors

 

monitors wise idk about those so ill let someone else reccomend actually decent monitors

This is what i got trying to keep it well in budget: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g93xQP I would be willing to look at used graphics cards but from what I saw when I just looked is that the price is about the same as a new card, I would like to have an AMD card bc Linux. And I don't really want to go with a used power supply just in case. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them thanks for your help again.

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, faroob said:

This is what i got trying to keep it well in budget: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g93xQP I would be willing to look at used graphics cards but from what I saw when I just looked is that the price is about the same as a new card, I would like to have an AMD card bc Linux. And I don't really want to go with a used power supply just in case. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them thanks for your help again.

I'd go for this 

you'll need a CPU cooler for the 7700x 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Tempest 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Acer SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($89.49 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: MSI G244F 23.8" 1920 x 1080 170 Hz Monitor  ($104.99 @ Best Buy) 
Custom: tax ($67.02)
Custom: microcenter deal ($369.99)
Total: $1255.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-15 14:12 EDT-0400

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 hours ago, faroob said:

This is what i got trying to keep it well in budget: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g93xQP I would be willing to look at used graphics cards but from what I saw when I just looked is that the price is about the same as a new card, I would like to have an AMD card bc Linux. And I don't really want to go with a used power supply just in case. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them thanks for your help again.

 

2 hours ago, filpo said:

I'd go for this 

you'll need a CPU cooler for the 7700x 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Tempest 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Acer SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($89.49 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: MSI G244F 23.8" 1920 x 1080 170 Hz Monitor  ($104.99 @ Best Buy) 
Custom: tax ($67.02)
Custom: microcenter deal ($369.99)
Total: $1255.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-15 14:12 EDT-0400

id just go for this but swap the psu for an 850w gf1 since that has a 10 year warranty and not complaints regarding a loud fan

 

gpu wise used 6800xt should be around 300-350$ or somewhat close to used 3080 pricing

 

nothing wrong with going new here since the psu will still be a 10 year warranty unit but if you wanna put more money towards the monitors a used psu or at the very least a used case is a good way to do it

 

btw id expect higher quality units to last 12-17 years so used psu wont be dying of natural causes very soon as lomg as it isnt a decade old already and even then i already have a 13yo dazumba 450w thats still working to this day, ive got 3 used psus all for <20$ and all lower quality units which work fine for my usecase (testbench psu) and they all work flawlessly so a known higher quality unit will be basically risk free