[SOLVED] First time PC builder looking for help

Sep 11, 2021
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I need help putting together a good pc, my budget is currently 1000-1200$ could someone please help?
 
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What do you intend to use the PC for?

This is a starting point. Difficult to recommend a GPU due to the current shortages.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($106.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ Western Digital)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($107.58 @ Amazon)
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What do you intend to use the PC for?

This is a starting point. Difficult to recommend a GPU due to the current shortages.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($106.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ Western Digital)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($107.58 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($108.78 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $1064.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-11 02:01 EDT-0400
 
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For a gaming machine this should be better...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-10600KF 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor | $199.99 @ Adorama
CPU Cooler | Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 Blue 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler | $24.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte B560M AORUS PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard | $139.99 @ Newegg
Memory | Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $57.97 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $94.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 1650 G6 4 GB Phoenix OC Video Card | $398.00 @ Amazon
Case | Cooler Master MasterBox MB510L ATX Mid Tower Case | $46.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $52.00 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1049.92
| Mail-in rebates | -$35.00
| Total | $1014.92
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-11 05:24 EDT-0400 |

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Sep 11, 2021
2
0
10
What do you intend to use the PC for?

This is a starting point. Difficult to recommend a GPU due to the current shortages.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($106.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ Western Digital)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($107.58 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($108.78 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $1064.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-09-11 02:01 EDT-0400
I’m mostly going to use this PC for gaming and some school work.