Budget Build

[VortexGamesYT]

Budget (including currency): $800

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS and maybe lite streaming

Other details Case needs to be black and doesnt matter too much on how it looks

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXsgHW

 

Building a budget build for a friend and im trying to get to as close as to 800 as i can but i dont know what i can do from here without dropping too much performance and not getting a bad power supply. I would prefer if it was 80+ Gold, and it doesnt need to be intel, amd, NVidia. whatever works

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($130.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 V2 FULL MODULAR 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $853.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-20 17:03 EDT-0400

 

[Hinjima]

5 minutes ago, VortexGamesYT said:

Budget (including currency): $800

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS and maybe lite streaming

Other details Case needs to be black and doesnt matter too much on how it looks

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXsgHW

 

Building a budget build for a friend and im trying to get to as close as to 800 as i can but i dont know what i can do from here without dropping too much performance and not getting a bad power supply. I would prefer if it was 80+ Gold, and it doesnt need to be intel, amd, NVidia. whatever works

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($130.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 V2 FULL MODULAR 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $853.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-20 17:03 EDT-0400

 

Any particular reason you want a 80+ Gold PSU? This is not an indicator of quality, just efficiency.  750w is also quite overkill.

The MWE Gold only comes with a 5 year warranty, same as the MSI A650BN that we almost daily recommend in budget builds.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jRJZDj

 

[VortexGamesYT]

51 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Any particular reason you want a 80+ Gold PSU? This is not an indicator of quality, just efficiency.  750w is also quite overkill.

The MWE Gold only comes with a 5 year warranty, same as the MSI A650BN that we almost daily recommend in budget builds.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jRJZDj

 

Because i wont have to swap power supplies in the future and this probably will be upgraded 1-2 years from now, just kinda a investment. 

[Hinjima]

5 minutes ago, VortexGamesYT said:

Because i wont have to swap power supplies in the future and this probably will be upgraded 1-2 years from now, just kinda a investment. 

That is totally understandable  

I am guessing you are sticking with AM4 so you can put a 5700X3D in later or do you think the upgrade would be more in the lines of AM5?

 

If you are willing to go with a 12400F then this is what is possible.

That being said, the 5600X is faster.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kny7HW

 

[DJ_Jay125]

1 hour ago, VortexGamesYT said:

Budget (including currency): $800

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS and maybe lite streaming

Other details Case needs to be black and doesnt matter too much on how it looks

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXsgHW

 

Building a budget build for a friend and im trying to get to as close as to 800 as i can but i dont know what i can do from here without dropping too much performance and not getting a bad power supply. I would prefer if it was 80+ Gold, and it doesnt need to be intel, amd, NVidia. whatever works

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($130.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 V2 FULL MODULAR 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $853.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-20 17:03 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZZqgHW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B570 10 GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BE 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $846.81

 

This is I think a far better overall system.

 

AM5 is a upgradable playform the B570 is pretty good but a 3060/4060/5060 are all fine too, the MSI PSU is pretty good quality and has enough space for tomorrow

[VortexGamesYT]

2 hours ago, DJ_Jay125 said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZZqgHW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Arc B570 10 GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BE 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $846.81

 

This is I think a far better overall system.

 

AM5 is a upgradable playform the B570 is pretty good but a 3060/4060/5060 are all fine too, the MSI PSU is pretty good quality and has enough space for tomorrow

Okay i will see if he will try to add more to this but im impressed you got am5 in the budget. I totally forgot about Arc gpus. thanks for the help!

[VortexGamesYT]

2 hours ago, Hinjima said:

That is totally understandable  

I am guessing you are sticking with AM4 so you can put a 5700X3D in later or do you think the upgrade would be more in the lines of AM5?

 

If you are willing to go with a 12400F then this is what is possible.

That being said, the 5600X is faster.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kny7HW

 

I had trouble fitting AM5 into the budget which i wanted to do. He hasnt had a pc before so im not really sure if he even needs anything to crazy, thanks for the suggestion with the intel cpu im not too familiar with intel i am a amd guy lol.

[DJ_Jay125]

4 hours ago, VortexGamesYT said:

I had trouble fitting AM5 into the budget which i wanted to do. He hasnt had a pc before so im not really sure if he even needs anything to crazy, thanks for the suggestion with the intel cpu im not too familiar with intel i am a amd guy lol.

I really would try and get AM5 right now as its both upgradeable and a good improvement over the 5600 or 12400

[forss]

I agree, if your friend could go just a bit higher on the budget, there could be some big improvements in the long run without having to upgrade for a while, rather than sooner.