Recommendations for a solid PC Build

[melted_silicon]

I picked these parts for a PC build I was planning. I plan to use this for gaming. I currently do not have a GPU on this, but I plan to eventually save up for one. I wanted opinions on the choice of my parts:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nh3x6Q

[Mitch_]

Hey,

I build my first PC a few days ago and can atleast vouch for the 5600x. It's been awesome, I do use it in combination with the 6700xt (second hand) tho, which performs really well on games like Warzone!

 

My cpu did not reach more than 90% yet. (I'm a person that uses Chrome with having a LOT of tabs open, while gaming and using Discord.) 

 

Also I have been using 16gb's of ram instead of your 32. For me it's more than enough. I do have a 750watt psu, your psu probably wont be enough if you're planning to buy the same gpu as I have or better.

[GreenLeaf]

oh and don't get this PSU under any circumstances

 

[atxcyclist]

4 hours ago, GreenLeaf said:

oh and don't get this PSU under any circumstances

 

I second this, a cheap EVGA unit is a much better choice, I’ve run them in computers for years including a 24/7 work server with zero failures.

[GreenLeaf]

The problem is EVGA PSUs are not cheap

get anything 650w and 80+ gold or 80+ bronze but not thermaltake

[BahnStormer]

I realise this is is $140 extra, but I just wanted to put it forward for consideration:

 

$100 gets you onto the AM5 platform with a solid motherboard and 32Gb of the fastest RAM, so it will be faster now and far better for future CPU upgrades (you'd be starting at roughly the same as a 5800X3D for gaming performance and even faster for productivity!).

 

$40 extra on a PSU that is more reliable and will have a little more headroom for a future GPU upgrade. Personally I would recommend going for an 850W, but that is ANOTHER $60 and not really required if you're aiming for RTX3070 / RX6700XT levels of GPU performance.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-H/M.2+ Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($118.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $716.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-06 06:35 EST-0500

 

[melted_silicon]

On 12/6/2024 at 3:20 AM, GreenLeaf said:

The problem is EVGA PSUs are not cheap

get anything 650w and 80+ gold or 80+ bronze but not thermaltake

Will keep this in mind, thanks!

[melted_silicon]

On 12/6/2024 at 4:40 AM, BahnStormer said:

I realise this is is $140 extra, but I just wanted to put it forward for consideration:

 

$100 gets you onto the AM5 platform with a solid motherboard and 32Gb of the fastest RAM, so it will be faster now and far better for future CPU upgrades (you'd be starting at roughly the same as a 5800X3D for gaming performance and even faster for productivity!).

 

$40 extra on a PSU that is more reliable and will have a little more headroom for a future GPU upgrade. Personally I would recommend going for an 850W, but that is ANOTHER $60 and not really required if you're aiming for RTX3070 / RX6700XT levels of GPU performance.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-H/M.2+ Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($118.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $716.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-06 06:35 EST-0500

 

This is a really interesting build, I'll probably stick with this, but get a 1TB SSD and another 1TB HDD, instead 2TB on both. I already have.a 256GB SSD that I can use as a boot drive.

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.97 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A650BE 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $559.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-13 19:34 EST-0500

[Somerandomtechyboi]

36 minutes ago, melted_silicon said:

This is a really interesting build, I'll probably stick with this, but get a 1TB SSD and another 1TB HDD, instead 2TB on both. I already have.a 256GB SSD that I can use as a boot drive.

Whats the budget anyways? 600$ you can get a competent am4 build with a 5600(x) + 6700xt/6800 with a mix of used and new, 700$ up that to a 6950xt or am5 with the 6800

[BahnStormer]

On 2/14/2025 at 12:32 AM, melted_silicon said:

This is a really interesting build, I'll probably stick with this, but get a 1TB SSD and another 1TB HDD, instead 2TB on both. I already have.a 256GB SSD that I can use as a boot drive.

You can save $60 or more with a 1Tb WD Blue drive... use that for boot and put games on the SSD as it will be much faster than any SATA-based drive.

 

Split your game library between that an an old SATA "spindle" hard drive.... I would default games onto the older drive and then move them over to the SSD/boot drive if you find they're especially slow... that way you don't clog up your faster drives with games you only play occasionally.