Building a new computer, and I'm completely lost!

ShmimmyJam

I am building a computer, and I am completely lost on what to do. I built a computer for ~1300$, but I want to lower that by a hundred hopefully (if possible). If anyone could help me pick out parts, I would be thankful. I mostly am thinking of downgrading the CPU and GPU, but not by much hopefully.

• Intel Core i5 - 11600K
• B560M-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi Intel LGA 1200 microATX Motherboard
• G.Skill - Ripjaw V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 -3200
• Lian Li - Lancool 215 Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case
• EVGA - 650BQ 650 Watt 80 Plus Broze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply
• MSI - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X Dual Fan 8GB
• Samsung - 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe
• Cooler Master - Hyper 212 RGB Black Universal CPU Cooler
• Microsoft Windows 10 Home 32/64-Bit - USB

I'm looking to use this computer for gaming, preferably 1080P high graphics settings, although this can be lowered. I may use this for occasional GFX / 3D Modeling, although that won't be the main use.

The CPU fan is currently not compatible, but at the same time I've heard that the Thermaltake UX100 (I think) is rather weak.

Thanks!

Yingdong

I would advice you to give 11th gen intel cpu a skip. Make the decision between 12th gen intel(performance) or Ryzen 5000 series(price). Don't bother with that UX100 thing, I doubt if it's any better than the stock cooler that comes with i5/r5. Don't go with MSI 3050, it is waaaaay over priced, it was supposed to be a $250 card, or $330 premium max.

This is my suggested part list

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5600x (currently $200 at microcenter)

motherboard: B550 aorus elite(currently $150 at microcenter, bundle and get the $20 off)

ram: Crucial Ballistix 16gb x 2 @3200mhzCL16(Crucial c9 series E-die great for overclocking, ~$115 at amazon)

GPU: RTX 3060 12GB(~$430 to ~$520 where ever you can get one for retail price)

PSU: EVGA 700 GD 80+ gold ($75 at newegg, OEM by FSP https://www.newegg.com/evga-700-gd-100-gd-0700-v1-700w/p/N82E16817438159?Item=N82E16817438159)

m2: Team Group MP33 1TB(~$80 at newegg)

Cooler: Stock amd wraith stealth is good enough, if you don't want to use it, I'd suggest you go with Thermalright FS140 WHITE RGB at ~$60, https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-140-V3-ARGB-Technology/dp/B09CGW8B22 I promise you would be impressed)

Case: NZXT H510 is good enough($85)

Thermal paste: FS140 comes with Thermalright TF7

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Yingdong

If you really like intel that much, just replace the 5600x+b550 with 12600k + any z690 that supports ddr4, purchase a LGA1700 mounting kit for another $10, the rest will work flawlessly

magarity

I have to say you've done a really good job of picking out that initial list. If you need to save some a few $ you can get the non-K version of the i5 and it comes with a heatsink.

TAPEthan

This is my suggested build. I think the GPU will still bottleneck the CPU, so you're fine going with a older 6 Core/12 Thread from the 10th Gen for some savings here, so I disagree with Yingdong here. Also, all these parts are in stock at Micro Center, so yeah! This is a decent build for under 900 before tax.

Configure Your PC:

CPU: (1) Intel Core i5-10400 Comet Lake 2.9GHz Six-Core LGA 1200 Boxed Processor - Intel Stock Cooler Included ($129.99 EACH)

Motherboard: (1) MSI B560M Pro-E Intel LGA 1200 microATX Motherboard ($89.99 EACH)

RAM: (1) Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 PC4-24000 CL15 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit BL2K8G30C15U4B - Black ($59.99 EACH)

Case: (1) Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L mATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Black ($49.99 EACH)

Power Supply: (1) Gamdias RGB 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Non-Modular Power Supply ($49.99 EACH)

Video Card: (1) Sapphire Technology AMD Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Lite Edition Dual Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card ($429.99 EACH)

M.2 / NVMe SSD: (1) Intel 660p 1TB SSD 3D NAND QLC M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive ($84.99 EACH)

Total: $894.93

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