Thoughts?

[Why_Me]

Budget (including currency): $1200 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: First Person Shooter (Delta Force)

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): 

 

This person has a laptop but wants to play Delta Force. He has an older set of Logitech USB speakers and a mouse.

 

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805937115185.html 

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F $123.87  

 

https://us-store.msi.com/PC-Components/Storage-Devices/Solid-State-Drive/M482-NVMe-M2-2TB-Bulk 

MSI SPATIUM M482 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD $99.99

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($88.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *NZXT C750 (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: *MSI G244F E2 23.8" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $897.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-15 23:39 EDT-0400

 

Total: $1121.68

 

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

25 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon) 

6800xt while it is an extra 40$ performs similarly to the 7800xt and thats around 20% faster based on the vid above so alongside the 16gb of vram i think that extra 40$ is worth the upgrade

 

if it werent for the 6800 seemingly being nonexistent now then id reccomend that instead as itd be around the 360-370$ mark and have the same perf as the 7700xt but 16gb of vram and slightly cheaper

 

theres also used 6950xt which should be around new 6800xt pricing which is abit faster than it alongside used 6800xt which is around the 350$ mark still faster than the 7700xt, good deals and haggling exist so prices can be abit lower than expected

[Dedayog]

1 hour ago, Why_Me said:

Budget (including currency): $1200 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: First Person Shooter (Delta Force)

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): 

 

This person has a laptop but wants to play Delta Force. He has an older set of Logitech USB speakers and a mouse.

 

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805937115185.html 

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F $123.87  

 

https://us-store.msi.com/PC-Components/Storage-Devices/Solid-State-Drive/M482-NVMe-M2-2TB-Bulk 

MSI SPATIUM M482 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD $99.99

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($88.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *NZXT C750 (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: *MSI G244F E2 23.8" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $897.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-15 23:39 EDT-0400

 

Total: $1121.68

 

 

Good setup, just not sure about buying off AliExpress.  

 

is that motherboard one of the good ones or part of the 2nd batch the manufacturers released that weren't so hot?

[Why_Me]

29 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Good setup, just not sure about buying off AliExpress.  

 

is that motherboard one of the good ones or part of the 2nd batch the manufacturers released that weren't so hot?

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[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

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B650 first batch were overengineered, but they were scaled down after a year or so...  Anytime I see a B650 under $150, I get suspicious.  

 

[Why_Me]

33 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

B650 first batch were overengineered, but they were scaled down after a year or so...  Anytime I see a B650 under $150, I get suspicious.  

 

I can't find any professional reviews on that board. Going by the board's specs it seems fine.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B650-S-WIFI

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 hours ago, Dedayog said:

B650 first batch were overengineered, but they were scaled down after a year or so...  Anytime I see a B650 under $150, I get suspicious.  

 

those are newer b650 models

 

as long as you buy the older ones like the hdv pro rs something like that youll be fine