Thoughts? First PC build

[Duid Doforoth]

Budget (including currency): $1200 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General gaming and some AI stuff as I'm a CS student, no specific games... I want to be able to run whatever games reasonably well

Other details: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YYjZYN I have a 1080p 60fps monitor with no need for peripherals

I want to be able to keep this setup for at least 6 years and upgrade stuff down the line

[mustafa654]

3 minutes ago, Duid Doforoth said:

I have a 1080p 60fps monitor with no need for peripherals

i believe your 1080p 60fps monitor will limit your experience especially with 1200 usd

[Duid Doforoth]

Yeah, I know the monitor isn't good, but this budget was only for the PC. I plan to get a new monitor by the end of the year, though.

[mustafa654]

Just now, Duid Doforoth said:

Yeah, I know the monitor isn't good, but this budget was only for the PC. I plan to get a new monitor by the end of the year, though.

ah ok 

 

[Dedayog]

59 minutes ago, Duid Doforoth said:

Budget (including currency): $1200 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General gaming and some AI stuff as I'm a CS student, no specific games... I want to be able to run whatever games reasonably well

Other details: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YYjZYN I have a 1080p 60fps monitor with no need for peripherals

I want to be able to keep this setup for at least 6 years and upgrade stuff down the line

You don't need a 7800X3D for 1080p at all, especially with a 3060.  

 

Grab a Ryzen 7600 and put a bit more into the GPU, cuz the 3060... sucks.

 

This will run 1440p as well.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 PG LIGHTNING ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($484.00 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H5 Flow RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1146.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[coolbean28]

If you hadn't already bought the hard drive it would have been fine, but you can find a 6tb 7200 rpm hard drive for $75. 7200 rpm would have been the way to go because its 33% faster than a 5400 rpm hard drive. Otherwise this would be a great build and if you decide on going with Dedayog's suggestion that would be fine although the 3060 is completely fine and will run 75+ fps in 1080p ultra settings according to this https://www.zachstechturf.com/general-6. Hope you find this helpful and good luck on your PC building endeavors.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6bJyCd

got rid of the three glaring flaws in your build (gpu + psu + ram) with some slight tweaks and now 65$ underbudget

 

cooler has been upgraded to a phantom spirit which performs abit better than the peerless assassin

 

board has been upgraded to the b650 pg lightning, if you need the wifi theres the b650-s wifi which is just a more barebones version of the gaming plus aesthetics wise (no fancy heatsinks) but same board

 

ram has been upgraded to 6000c30 whilst cutting on cost, itll be covered by the cooler anyways so no point going for rgb rams

 

gpu has been upgraded to a 6800 which will be a hell of alot better than a shitty overpriced 3060

 

psu has been upgraded to a 750w with a 10 year warranty and no fan noise complaints (search up rme fan noise) whilst cutting down on cost

 

case was swapped for a cheaper one

 

 

for extra tweaks you can go on the used market and look for used 3080ti or 6900xt/6950xt with the remaining budget, you could also just double the ram capacity to 64gb if you need it

[Why_Me]

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-7700-xt-pulse/31.html

 

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/G255F 

 

https://www.phanteks.com/XT-Pro.html 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($144.96 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
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: *SeaSonic FOCUS GX-750 ATX 3.0 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *MSI G255F 24.5" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($105.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1108.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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