Help picking parts for pc

[bvym]

Budget (including currency): around 1000 usd (preferably 700 but i feel like unless i go last gen i wont be able to achieve this price which isn't necessarily a bad thing but I do want to futureproof to the best of my ability)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: light gaming, some triple aaa title such as the last of us, uncharted and other games such as the raft, valorant, viewfinder etc. currently have a monitor that can only do 1080p and I dont have a 1500 budget anyway so i think a b580 or rtx 4060 is a good choice. Other than gaming just light school work and maybe some cad like blender and fusion 360 for school. 

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): Trying to go for a white and black asthetic. It is my first time building a pc after watching a lot of ltt videos so i think i have some general knowledge but not a lot. Any advice would be highly appreciated. Im upgrading from a prebuilt asus i3 10th gen no gpu computer which recently started experiencing coil whine and due to this wont even display anything (if this is not due to the coil whine do you guys have any idea why there is no display output i tried using a different hdmi cable, different port no dice. This is my current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3FdFXR For the b580 im looking at this combo: https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4757002 which makes the build total around 900. Thanks yall!

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-amd-ryzen-5-7500f-review

 

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807886761748.html  

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F $125.15

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *Asus PRIME B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-17 01:51 EST-0500

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $109.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-17 01:56 EST-0500

[S394]

Not sure if you were specifically going AMD for this build, but I threw together a nice list that lands right about on the $1000 mark with an Intel chip. 

 

The i5-12600KF is an amazing value CPU at the moment, around the same performance of the Ryzen 5 7600 but decently cheaper.  As for the GPU, I believe that as far as 1080p gaming goes, the 7700 XT is quite better than a B580 or a 4060 (the 4060 is indeed faster in blender, but I personally would take the 4GB extra VRAM that comes with the AMD card...).  Regarding all other parts--I took the specs of what you had already selected and simply matched them.

 

Here is the list

 

 

 

 

[bvym]

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Edited January 18, 2025 by bvym

[bvym]

18 hours ago, S394 said:

Not sure if you were specifically going AMD for this build, but I threw together a nice list that lands right about on the $1000 mark with an Intel chip. 

 

The i5-12600KF is an amazing value CPU at the moment, around the same performance of the Ryzen 5 7600 but decently cheaper.  As for the GPU, I believe that as far as 1080p gaming goes, the 7700 XT is quite better than a B580 or a 4060 (the 4060 is indeed faster in blender, but I personally would take the 4GB extra VRAM that comes with the AMD card...).  Regarding all other parts--I took the specs of what you had already selected and simply matched them.

 

Here is the list

 

 

 

 

I don’t really have a preference for either amd or intel but I heard amd chips where better for the b580 which is why I chose it. The only thing with the 7700xt is although it is a performance boost I’m more sure if it’s worth the extra $150 for the performance when I’m not running heavy games. Would the intel chip you’ve linked be a good choice with the b580? Or should I go for the 7700xt? 

[bvym]

2 minutes ago, bvym said:

 

I don’t really have a preference for either amd or intel but I heard amd chips where better for the b580 which is why I chose it. The only thing with the 7700xt is although it is a performance boost I’m more sure if it’s worth the extra $150 for the performance when I’m not running heavy games. Would the intel chip you’ve linked be a good choice with the b580? Or should I go for the 7700xt? 

Also for the intel chip I noticed it doesn’t have integrated graphics and I’ve heard it’s better to have them just in case something goes wrong with the gpu or a second monitor what are you thoughts on that?

[S394]

2 hours ago, bvym said:

 

I don’t really have a preference for either amd or intel but I heard amd chips where better for the b580 which is why I chose it. The only thing with the 7700xt is although it is a performance boost I’m more sure if it’s worth the extra $150 for the performance when I’m not running heavy games. Would the intel chip you’ve linked be a good choice with the b580? Or should I go for the 7700xt? 

Yes, the intel chip will work just as well as any AMD chip with the b580.  There is nothing wrong with deciding to go with the b580 since it is indeed cheaper, but I was more so taking into account the fact you said you wanted to future-proof, and the 7700xt's slightly better performance would probably be a safer bet if you end up wanting to play newer and more demanding games.  That aside, the B580 should still perform perfectly fine with the games you listed especially at 1080p, so it is really up to you if you want to save the $100 and go with the intel card.

[S394]

3 hours ago, bvym said:

Also for the intel chip I noticed it doesn’t have integrated graphics and I’ve heard it’s better to have them just in case something goes wrong with the gpu or a second monitor what are you thoughts on that?

So far, I have only ever ran intel CPU's and they have all been the F model (no integrated graphics), since they can usually be found for slightly cheaper.  Besides being able to get video output from the motherboard, there is absolutely no difference between the two models, and I personally have never had any issue where having integrated graphics would have helped me.  In the event that there is ever some issue with the GPU, yes, integrated graphics would let you keep using the PC while not having a graphics card, so if you wanted to have that peace of mind it would cost about an extra $30 for the regular model.