Part Verification

[KC_Sasling]

Budget (including currency): ~$1,400 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 1440p gaming, some streaming

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): 

Current Parts:

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D $301.65

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard $145.11

RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 $98.23

GPU: Powercolor AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Hellhound OC Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6 $399.99

Storage: Crucial P310 1TB 232L Micron QLC NAND NVME M.2 Internal SSD $59.99

Case: Inland X1 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black $54.99

CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 62.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

Got the CPU, Motherboard, and RAM at a discount in a Micro Center AMD bundle. Making my friend a PC for their birthday, but I'm on a bit of a budget. I'm looking to see if there's any more budget friendly or just overall better parts I could use instead.

[Hinjima]

4 minutes ago, KC_Sasling said:

Budget (including currency): ~$1,400 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 1440p gaming, some streaming

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): 

Current Parts:

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D $301.65

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard $145.11

RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 $98.23

GPU: Powercolor AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Hellhound OC Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6 $399.99

Storage: Crucial P310 1TB 232L Micron QLC NAND NVME M.2 Internal SSD $59.99

Case: Inland X1 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black $54.99

CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 62.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

Got the CPU, Motherboard, and RAM at a discount in a Micro Center AMD bundle. Making my friend a PC for their birthday, but I'm on a bit of a budget. I'm looking to see if there's any more budget friendly or just overall better parts I could use instead.

You can save about 60 bucks by going with a Peerless Assassin SE120 air cooler. Its still plenty for a 7800X3D.

There are cheaper bundles for less powerful CPU's, you dont need a 7800X3D to take full advantage of a 9060 XT.

Maybe a Ryzen 7600/9600 bundle would be better? Or even a 7600X3D bundle.

[Tetras]

1 hour ago, KC_Sasling said:

GPU: Powercolor AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Hellhound OC Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6 $399.99

If you're trying to save money the hellhound is a higher-tier card and unless I'm looking at the wrong spec, it wouldn't fit in the case.