New Pc for random games.

[BentleyOwen123]

Budget (including currency): ~900 usd

Country: usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: random cad for 3d printing and various games(the type of ones "real civil engineer" on youtube plays.

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): 

PC is for my dad, he came to me and said see these games i want to play them. lol. In AZ so we are soon to have a microcenter, mid october i believe.

Planning on using the 399 i7 14700k bundle with these parts, any recomendations, mostly cpu intensive.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G9wz4p

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB 72.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($55.39 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS2241 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-ATX08-Wood ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: ASRock Challenger CL-650G 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $489.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-09-22 12:47 EDT-0400

[RadiatingLight]

If you're building a computer later (mid-october), then ask later. Deals can change and prices fluctuate a lot.

I would also maybe consider the Core ultra 7 265 bundle on Microcenter, Performance is similar to the 14700K but it has much lower power consumption, which might matter to you in Arizona. You're basically already cooking over there and probably don't want to add much more heat into the equation.

[BentleyOwen123]

3 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

If you're building a computer later (mid-october), then ask later. Deals can change and prices fluctuate a lot.

I would also maybe consider the Core ultra 7 265 bundle on Microcenter, Performance is similar to the 14700K but it has much lower power consumption, which might matter to you in Arizona. You're basically already cooking over there and probably don't want to add much more heat into the equation.

yeah i saw that one, i was planning on buying parts starting this week, and then getting the microcenter bundle the day it opens, my biggest question was gpu, the rx 6600 is like 100 used here and 3060 12g are about 200 so i just didnt know how the 5050 stacks up against those in value.yeah lmao its a little warm

[RadiatingLight]

5 minutes ago, BentleyOwen123 said:

yeah i saw that one, i was planning on buying parts starting this week, and then getting the microcenter bundle the day it opens, my biggest question was gpu, the rx 6600 is like 100 used here and 3060 12g are about 200 so i just didnt know how the 5050 stacks up against those in value.yeah lmao its a little warm

I would suggest waiting and buying everything all at once.

GPU prices are generally going down, so why buy something now when you could buy it next month for a cheaper price.

 

Maybe consider looking at an ARC B580, it's around $250 and will smoke anything else you're looking at.

Maybe next month it'll even be a smidge cheaper, who knows.

 

do not buy the 5050

"We can't in good conscience recommend the 5050. It flat-out sucks."

 

[BentleyOwen123]

10 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

I would suggest waiting and buying everything all at once.

GPU prices are generally going down, so why buy something now when you could buy it next month for a cheaper price.

 

Maybe consider looking at an ARC B580, it's around $250 and will smoke anything else you're looking at.

Maybe next month it'll even be a smidge cheaper, who knows.

 

do not buy the 5050

"We can't in good conscience recommend the 5050. It flat-out sucks."

 

ok sweet thank you