Recent content by cloudmine111

In the end, here is what I went with - upgraded to AM5 but tried to get the budget back closer to $1000 so went with the 7600X. Came in at $1025 which seems like a good deal. Hope I did well. Thanks for everyone's help. PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yHQ29C CPU: AMD...

Thank you very much for your detailed thoughts - reading about the components now.

I do like the 7700 build to reduce down the road costs. Any recommendations for add on Bluetooth / wifi card - looks like this motherboard doesnt have onboard?

Another good option, looking over the CPU/Motherboard now. Thanks!

You are correct, my son will just be doing games as all their important work in school is online with google docs, so nothing critical to maintain. It will make more sense to go with a single larger capacity SSD and then an external drive for backups. This will be faster than Raid 1 anyway...

Thank you - this is an interesting option - reviewing the specs now.

Unfortunately, I don't have one nearby but those do look good.

Understood - thank you!

Hello, haven't built a new machine in over a decade and never a gaming PC. This will be a first time budget friendly gamer build for my son. Trying to capitalize on thanksgiving deals. Finding a reasonably priced but good gaming GPU under $350 is tough. He currently plays the top soccer, formula...