Tips for my first build?

[PCIkindaguy]

Budget (including currency): 870 USD (including tax, I have prime)

Country: United States of America

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Coding, rendering, and gaming,

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 is my first PC build. I am planning to buy this stuff on Amazon. Do you have any tips?

 

[PDifolco]

It's fine except

- the crappy board... Get a B650 one, it'll allow you to upgrade your CPU

- the sluggishly slow RAM, get at least 5600CL36

[PCIkindaguy]

Ok thank you!

[AlexithinkSR]

way better ram kit for only $13 more: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cCKscf/silicon-power-value-gaming-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-sp032gxlwu60afdeae

cheapest semi decent b650 mobo with wifi: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b8P8TW/asrock-b650m-pg-lightning-wifi-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-pg-lightning-wifi

[leclod]

49 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

- the crappy board... Get a B650 one, it'll allow you to upgrade your CPU

Second time I'm surprised at such a comment.

In the meantime I checked some reviews (mostly about the ASRock Pro RS) and I couldn't find any meaningful downside, on the contrary.

Edit: sorry, you probably meant that specific board, not the A620...

Edited February 24, 2025 by leclod

[venomtail]

Gaming on a cheap wireless combo set will be one hell of a delayed migraine exprience. At such low prices just stick to wired options from legit brands. Something nukeproof like the K120 keyboard and this EVGA mouse.

[PCIkindaguy]

ok thank you guys for your help! I'll make sure to get a better keyboard and mouse, and I switched to the motherboard posted by AlexithinkSR

[AlexithinkSR]

1 minute ago, PCIkindaguy said:

and I switched to the motherboard posted by AlexithinkSR

don't forget about the ram, it'll make a big difference

[PCIkindaguy]

I now have the k120 and the EVGA mouse in the list. Thank you guys so much for your help! this is my first build, so I want it to be a good one.

[PCIkindaguy]

Just now, AlexithinkSR said:

don't forget about the ram, it'll make a big difference

sorry, I switched it, just forgot to type it. I know that Ryzens CPUs like faster RAM, but I have not much background in this space.

[AlexithinkSR]

1 minute ago, PCIkindaguy said:

I know that Ryzens CPUs like faster RAM

kind of. there's no reason to go past 6000MT/s for amd, dual channel and cl30 are more important than high frequencies

[PCIkindaguy]

Ok thank you so much!

[Why_Me]

3 hours ago, PCIkindaguy said:

Budget (including currency): 870 USD (including tax, I have prime)

Country: United States of America

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Coding, rendering, and gaming,

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 is my first PC build. I am planning to buy this stuff on Amazon. Do you have any tips?

 

PSU is not one to be recommended, RAM is dead slow, SSD is small, board has horrible VRM's, etc ...

 

Try this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING SE-214-XT ARGB 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($17.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Patriot P400 Lite 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 2X BLACK OC GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB Video Card  ($294.99 @ MSI) 
Case: *Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *MSI G255PF E2 24.5" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($114.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $830.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-24 14:57 EST-0500

[PCIkindaguy]

48 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

PSU is not one to be recommended, RAM is dead slow, SSD is small, board has horrible VRM's, etc ...

 

Try this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING SE-214-XT ARGB 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($17.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Patriot P400 Lite 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *MSI VENTUS 2X BLACK OC GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB Video Card  ($294.99 @ MSI) 
Case: *Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: *MSI G255PF E2 24.5" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($114.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $830.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-24 14:57 EST-0500

this build seems pretty good. I think I am going to switch to that.