Advice for 1st build since 15 years

[Streetwanderer]

Budget (including currency): 

1600 CAD, can be stretched bit if needed but ideally should stay below.

 

Country: 

Canada

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

TV gaming, 99% steam. Playing mostly indie games, some Baldur's Gate 3, some No Man's Sky, maybe a touch of MS Flight sim but I would be ok with it in low setting.

 

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): 

The large majority of games I would like to play are on PC and I do not have one. My goal is to replace my ps4 with that computer for TV gaming, including some couch coop.

I have selected the Fractal Design Ridge as it's easy to fit in the the top space of a Bestå where my ps4 currently lives but I'm open to case suggestions that would fit and be cheaper/easier to build in.

 

PCPartPicker List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/jpXLYd

Quote

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 4.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright AXP90-X47 42.58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($27.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: *ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard  ($270.99 @ PC-Canada)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP Elite 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory  ($100.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: *Patriot P300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($469.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Ridge PCIe 4.0 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: *FSP Group Dagger Pro 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($172.99 @ PC-Canada)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 Slim PWM PST 52 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($18.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 Slim PWM PST 52 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($18.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Keyboard: Logitech K400 Plus Wireless Mini Keyboard With Touchpad  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1567.78

 

Thanks for the advice!

[Why_Me]

The 8400F isn't a gaming cpu and your choice of RAM is an obvious bottleneck. You want DDR5-6000 CL30 for these AM5 cpu's.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($268.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($118.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: *Patriot P400 Lite 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($135.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($469.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($136.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $1479.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-17 16:05 EDT-0400

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap

[Streetwanderer]

4 hours ago, Why_Me said:

The 8400F isn't a gaming cpu and your choice of RAM is an obvious bottleneck. You want DDR5-6000 CL30 for these AM5 cpu's.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($268.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($118.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: *Patriot P400 Lite 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($135.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($469.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($136.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $1479.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-17 16:05 EDT-0400

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap

Thanks for the CPU and RAM recommendations!
How much of an impact would that have? Following what you recommend while keeping in the Fractal Ridge is almost a full 200$ more as I cannot use the case you recommend nor the cheaper ATX size motherboard and power supply.

 

Any recommendations for a case that fits in a W550mm x H220mm x D350mm space would be welcome as all I can find so far other than the Ridge are 200+CAD htpc cases that are 10 year old designs.