PC For My Sister

[Sinho241]

My sister wants a PC and I am planning the parts for it. That's what I got so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hnnHMV Are those parts compatible, is there any improvement I can do? Any help is appreciated.

[podkall]

Not terrible, what's her use case and most demanding program/game?

[Sinho241]

Just now, podkall said:

Not terrible, what's her use case and most demanding program/game?

She plays story games mostly so I would say if it runs cyberpunk then it's going to run most games she wants to play.

[Why_Me]

You want DDR5-6000 CL30. Single 2TB SSD.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($148.49 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ MSI) 
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($288.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $977.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-19 06:55 EDT-0400

[podkall]

4 minutes ago, Sinho241 said:

She plays story games mostly so I would say if it runs cyberpunk then it's going to run most games she wants to play.

does she care about RayTracing and 1080p or 1440p?

[Sinho241]

1 minute ago, podkall said:

does she care about RayTracing and 1080p or 1440p?

1080p, no she doesn't care about raytracing, she told me graphics don't matter as much, if she has to lower settings for better graphics to get a playable fps she will

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($159.13 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Z690 PG Riptide ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1022.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-19 07:15 EDT-0400

[podkall]

6 minutes ago, Sinho241 said:

1080p, no she doesn't care about raytracing, she told me graphics don't matter as much, if she has to lower settings for better graphics to get a playable fps she will

well I may or may not interest you in the dark side of AMD GPUs if you allow me, (and if it's worth I'll check if it's worth, sometimes Nvidia wins price/performance in certain price brackets)

 

I found 6750 XT best for 300$ GPU, depends what's the budget, I'm fitting it inside 1000$ budget:

 

Here's a list:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($148.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 PLUS V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ MSI)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750BN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($83.71 @ Amazon)
Total: $993.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-19 07:16 EDT-0400

 

 

Features:

 

• cheaper MB that will handle any current AM5 CPU if you dropped it in
• CPU cooler has fan on both sides
• RAM that's cheaper and has some EXPO certification or something
• 2TB Storage is plenty no need to divide it into more, if you need more storage add more storage, M.2 leagues faster than regular 2.5" SSD
• 6750 XT on similar raster speed as 4060Ti, 12GB of VRAM plenty for 1080p
• Case features ARGB fans, which means the colors can be configured.
• PSU is bit greater with PCIE5 certification, has bit of headroom over the system to take it easy and have it's fan not going fast for quiet PC most likely.

 

5 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($159.13 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Z690 PG Riptide ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($108.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: *Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1022.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-19 07:15 EDT-0400

still riding the Intel train huh? still parts look nice I guess the card is bit more decent than 6750 XT

[Why_Me]

17 minutes ago, podkall said:

well I may or may not interest you in the dark side of AMD GPUs if you allow me, (and if it's worth I'll check if it's worth, sometimes Nvidia wins price/performance in certain price brackets)

 

I found 6750 XT best for 300$ GPU, depends what's the budget, I'm fitting it inside 1000$ budget:

 

Here's a list:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($148.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 PLUS V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ MSI)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750BN PCIE5 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($83.71 @ Amazon)
Total: $993.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-19 07:16 EDT-0400

 

 

Features:

 

• cheaper MB that will handle any current AM5 CPU if you dropped it in
• CPU cooler has fan on both sides
• RAM that's cheaper and has some EXPO certification or something
• 2TB Storage is plenty no need to divide it into more, if you need more storage add more storage, M.2 leagues faster than regular 2.5" SSD
• 6750 XT on similar raster speed as 4060Ti, 12GB of VRAM plenty for 1080p
• Case features ARGB fans, which means the colors can be configured.
• PSU is bit greater with PCIE5 certification, has bit of headroom over the system to take it easy and have it's fan not going fast for quiet PC most likely.

 

still riding the Intel train huh? still parts look nice I guess the card is bit more decent than 6750 XT

I posted two builds on here: AM5 build and a 12 gen Intel build.

[podkall]

13 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

I posted two builds on here: AM5 build and a 12 gen Intel build.

oh yeah, but I'd pause on RTX 3060 price bracket myself, it's not good GPU if you can get 6750 XT for same price instead and don't care about Nvidia's features

[H I]

1 hour ago, Sinho241 said:

My sister wants a PC and I am planning the parts for it. That's what I got so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hnnHMV Are those parts compatible, is there any improvement I can do? Any help is appreciated.

Intel CPUs are often poor for gaming because of the E cores, you were better off with the original build with the Ryzen CPU as it will be much more stable and offer a better 1% lows for the FPS.