First Time Builder seeking MASSIVE help

[sennafraid]

Budget (including currency): 600-800USD (Cheaper the better)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Generic web surfing, AAA games w/ high resolution (GTA 6, GTA V, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldur's Gate 3, F1 2025), modded minecraft server hosting

Other details: I got the giveaway win of a lifetime at my college, a 5090FE. I have never built a computer before, nor do I really have a good budget for it. I'm not seeking for top of the line, but something that will be able to play games smoothly. I do have a current PC with it's specs here. I know I probably won't be able to make anything work with the 5090, but at least it's good to post? My current case should also work, so I'd prefer to keep that to keep budget down (Coolmaster TD50). I'd like to run 2-3 screens with it, as well!

 

Thank you so much in advance! I do know it's somewhat sacrilege to go "hey I've got one of the better GPUs on the market and I need to make a relatively mediocre build for it" but it's all I can do right now. It's legit just sitting on my desk in the box collecting dust.

[strange13930]

21 minutes ago, sennafraid said:

Budget (including currency): 600-800USD (Cheaper the better)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Generic web surfing, AAA games w/ high resolution (GTA 6, GTA V, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldur's Gate 3, F1 2025), modded minecraft server hosting

Other details: I got the giveaway win of a lifetime at my college, a 5090FE. I have never built a computer before, nor do I really have a good budget for it. I'm not seeking for top of the line, but something that will be able to play games smoothly. I do have a current PC with it's specs here. I know I probably won't be able to make anything work with the 5090, but at least it's good to post? My current case should also work, so I'd prefer to keep that to keep budget down (Coolmaster TD50). I'd like to run 2-3 screens with it, as well!

 

Thank you so much in advance! I do know it's somewhat sacrilege to go "hey I've got one of the better GPUs on the market and I need to make a relatively mediocre build for it" but it's all I can do right now. It's legit just sitting on my desk in the box collecting dust.

you can keep using your motherboard and case, and you can keep your 16gb of ram or you can get the 32gb kit in the list its up to you.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q6NN74

[Tetras]

I'd agree with the above, just get a 5700X3D and you're good to go. Is it ideal? No, but good enough on a tight budget.

[leclod]

(if you go the 5700X3D route, you might need to update your Bios)