Build Advice $1100 pc build

[Brandon Tran]

So I’m looking at parts to buy for my pc and I have built pcs before but I just want some recommendations or extra advice if there is anything I need to change about my build. As the title says, the budget is around 1k-1.1k. The pc will be used for gaming and schoolwork and the monitor is 165hz at 1080p. Ill send the links below and lmk if the build looks good! My microcenter is in tustin also. I split the build between 2 websites so I can take advantage of microcenter’s bundle deal.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/co...spx?load=206b8c93-7e9f-496d-ad95-a48598df7a1b
$369.98)

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

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($80.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $705.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-15 19:52 EST-0500

Total: $1075.74

 

[Lutfij]

Would've looked for a higher pedigree board but the bundle looks good. I'd also add a secondary smaller capacity SSD for the OS, app's and launchers, the larger drive can be your game library drive and by that I'd bump the 1TB to 2TB.

Apart from that the build looks alright!

 

[helper800]

Get this bundle and then ask for the 10 dollar upgrade to the 32gb corsair RGB RAM kit. This will cost 379.99 total and you get a better motherboard, double the RAM, and a 9600x vs a 7600x for only 80 dollars more. For the rest of the build I would do this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99)
Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1186.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-15 22:50 EST-0500

If you can wait for the 5070 to come out it would be worth a small stretch in budget if possible.