Rate my build.

[Dablooe]

Budget (including currency): 700

Country: US of A

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, War of thunder, and my personal favourite Mushy.

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): 

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

MSI RTX 3050

B450-M Pro Max ii

Monotech Air 100 ARGB Black (Comes with fans)

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU

32 GB of DDR4 Ram

AMD Stock CPU Cooler

[Hinjima]

2 minutes ago, Dablooe said:

Budget (including currency): 700

Country: US of A

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, War of thunder, and my personal favourite Mushy.

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): 

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

MSI RTX 3050

B450-M Pro Max ii

Monotech Air 100 ARGB Black (Comes with fans)

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU

32 GB of DDR4 Ram

AMD Stock CPU Cooler

Decent budget build.
please don't use the Thermaltake Smart 500W PSU, its horrible and dangerous.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

40 minutes ago, Dablooe said:

Budget (including currency): 700

Country: US of A

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, War of thunder, and my personal favourite Mushy.

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): 

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

MSI RTX 3050

B450-M Pro Max ii

Monotech Air 100 ARGB Black (Comes with fans)

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU

32 GB of DDR4 Ram

AMD Stock CPU Cooler

yeah thats pretty bad

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7TCKQP

12600kf + 6800xt + 32gb 3200c16

 

used 6800xt should be around the 300$ mark, since its the used market you can haggle prices down a little, best you can do new at 300$ is a 6700xt and i would avoid buying new last gen as you are paying more for less and the 6800xt is alot faster than a 6700xt, if nvidia is preffered look for a used 3080 which is around the 300-350$ mark

 

look for a used case, might even be able to get a free one if someones throwing one away, minimize spending here as its just a hunk of metal that doesnt contribute to performance

[jaslion]

Yeah this is not good.

 

For 700$ you can do better.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b97dPF

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($16.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.00 @ MSI)
Total: $702.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-31 12:19 EDT-0400

 

Better everything

 

Or do as @Somerandomtechyboi said plenty used stuff to go for

[PowerPCFan]

1 hour ago, Dablooe said:

Budget (including currency): 700

Country: US of A

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, War of thunder, and my personal favourite Mushy.

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): 

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

MSI RTX 3050

B450-M Pro Max ii

Monotech Air 100 ARGB Black (Comes with fans)

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU

32 GB of DDR4 Ram

AMD Stock CPU Cooler

Not that good... 

 

Used parts is definitely the best way to go but if you need all new parts... 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.59 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.00 @ MSI) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($32.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Case: Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.90 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.00 @ MSI) 
Total: $683.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-31 12:35 EDT-0400

[PowerPCFan]

16 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yeah this is not good.

 

For 700$ you can do better.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b97dPF

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($16.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ iBUYPOWER)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.00 @ MSI)
Total: $702.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-31 12:19 EDT-0400

 

Better everything

 

Or do as @Somerandomtechyboi said plenty used stuff to go for

I would get a 6650 XT, my list is $680 and it fits in that price point 

[Failure 101]

3 hours ago, Dablooe said:

Budget (including currency): 700

Country: US of A

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, War of thunder, and my personal favourite Mushy.

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): 

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

MSI RTX 3050

B450-M Pro Max ii

Monotech Air 100 ARGB Black (Comes with fans)

Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU

32 GB of DDR4 Ram

AMD Stock CPU Cooler

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z690M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($53.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Leven JPS800 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX650M (2021) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $759.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-31 14:09 EDT-0400

[BahnStormer]

4 hours ago, Dablooe said:

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Is there any chance of getting a R5 5600 within budget?

 

16Mb L3 cache on the 5600G, but either the 5600/5600X have 32Mb,

 

It's the equivalent step of going from a 5600X to a 5600X3D (96Mb) so it is significantly better for gaming!

 

Each of those steps are a ~20% boost at the same clock speed.... AND you get higher clock speed!

[BahnStormer]

Definitely don't waste your money on a RTX3050... even the 8Gb version is beaten by 15%-30% by the RX6600!

 

Don't get suckered in by the RTX=Ray Tracing marketing junk.... Ray tracing is NOT an option with the card, unless you're a fan of low-texture slide shows.... the RTX start making sense if you need the CUDA cores and you are getting a 4070S or above.... but even then the AMD have them beaten at raster at each price point.... which is the main thing for 95% of gaming.

 

Here's a reasonable build for some ideas.... it should give you an option to drop in a 5800X3D / similar in a year or so without changing anything else.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($147.59 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ MSI) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.00 @ MSI) 
Total: $690.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-31 17:19 EDT-0400

This will bump you very slightly over budget, but if you want to OC the 5600X, then you might want an upgraded cooler: try the Dark Rock PX4 ($17 on Amazon) which is good for 180W of cooling!

 

i5 12600K is a good option if you want budget gaming AND need the productivity.... but don't mind the power bill, heat and no upgrade options.

 

The i5 uses 30-40% more power on average and generates at least that much more heat too (200% more when under load).... you also have to buy a decently high-end motherboard to get the most out of that platform; certainly if you want to leave the option to upgrade it cheaply later.

 

Don't underestimate the benefits of a lower power on being able to build on value motherboards: Most Ryzens will get 99% of the performance out of any Ryzen AM4 CPU, even a 16 core 32 thread 7950X on a budget B450 - I'm running a 5800X3D on a base level B450 with "bad" VRM right now... but then that 5800X3D never throttles and genuinely only peaks around 115W and the "65W" i5 will pull a sustained 220W and the VRM's need to handle spikes around 250W.... and the i7s and i9s are even more hungry, so forget any upgrades on a budget B660 board.

[BahnStormer]

EDIT - I stand corrected, if you're doing multi-core stress tests (e.g. rendering), then the 12600K will run 230W sustained, 320W peaks.... 5600X apparently draws 170W sustained with a spike to 260W! I don't think I've ever seem over 120W on my 5800X3D via HWMonPro, but then it is only used for gaming.

 

(from PCWorld review)