Question Building a PC with low budget??

[hamada.hosny93]

Hi guys, I'm currently building the 1st gaming PC for my cousin but he's low on budget, I tried to do my best, here you're my suggestion:

- CPU: core i5 14400 (maybe have to consider core i5 12400F due to low budget problem)
- MB: ASUS PRIME H610M-A D4-CSM LGA 1700
- RAM: Patriot 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3200MHz DDR4 Viper Steel Kit
- GPU: ASUS Dual RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6
- PSU: Corsair SF600 Platinum Fully Modular Power Supply Black
- Case: BitFenix Nova Mesh TG Black PC Gaming Case RGB Edition
- SSD/HDD: Already has one.

Is it ok to go with it in terms of quality and decent parts?

 

[Why_Me]

Something like this maybe.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£98.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin Spirit V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£15.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£114.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: *G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£57.86 @ Amazon UK)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.95 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £411.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-08 11:40 BST+0100

 

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You might want to stay away from Intel. In fact you should have better luck with an AM4 Ryzen 5000 series platform, guestimating here since we don't know where you're located.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

if you can update the mobo bios:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($87.05 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($33.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($58.97 @ Newegg Sellers)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $644.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-08 10:38 EDT-0400

 

[Tomos Woolley]

That's a poor CPU choice it's nearly the same as a 3600 it would make more sense to go for the 5600 I know it's not ideal for a budget but it's not even close to similar performance

 

[hamada.hosny93]

That's a poor CPU choice it's nearly the same as a 3600 it would make more sense to go for the 5600 I know it's not ideal for a budget but it's not even close to similar performance

Why its poor choice? core i5 14400 is the latest generation from Intel.

In terms of P-Core it should work like 4.8 on all 6 cores while Ryzen 5600 is 4.2 on all 6 cores.
If we made the comparison with core i5 12400 they are both the same performance, same price also here, but as a new build I should get the latest.

 

[helper800]

Hi guys, I'm currently building the 1st gaming PC for my cousin but he's low on budget, I tried to do my best, here you're my suggestion:

- CPU: core i5 14400 (maybe have to consider core i5 12400F due to low budget problem)
- MB: ASUS PRIME H610M-A D4-CSM LGA 1700
- RAM: Patriot 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3200MHz DDR4 Viper Steel Kit
- GPU: ASUS Dual RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6
- PSU: Corsair SF600 Platinum Fully Modular Power Supply Black
- Case: BitFenix Nova Mesh TG Black PC Gaming Case RGB Edition
- SSD/HDD: Already has one.

Is it ok to go with it in terms of quality and decent parts?

What is the actual budget? I would consider this the minimum viable product without storage assuming its in budget:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($142.58 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($121.32 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card ($299.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $797.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-08 12:50 EDT-0400

Why its poor choice? core i5 14400 is the latest generation from Intel.

In terms of P-Core it should work like 4.8 on all 6 cores while Ryzen 5600 is 4.2 on all 6 cores.
If we made the comparison with core i5 12400 they are both the same performance, same price also here, but as a new build I should get the latest.

He was referring to the ryzen 5500, not the 14400.