Build Advice Help with new Gaming Build ?

[kkita727]

Looking for assistance with completing this gaming build. Thanks for the help!

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: Flexible (in line with parts below)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 1440p gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Full build. Already purchased Radeon RX 6750 XT

Parts Preferences: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU preferred, but not required

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Location: USA (Not near microcenter)

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Upgrading 10 year old PC

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

Will this system be used for gaming? What country do you live in? What stores do you use?

Something like this to get you started:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($156.63 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($108.54 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Corsair)
Total: $875.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-19 13:01 EDT-0400

Pretty solid all round. I've gone for the 5600x as it's a higher binned part and has twice the L3 Cache as the 5600, which is important for gaming. However the difference in actual FPS maybe just 5% or so. For the extra 15$, that's what I would choose.

For the OS, are you looking for Windows or Linux? There are lots of websites that sell cheap OS's. I'm not suggesting you use these sites as they sit in a grey area of legality. But if you have Windows 10 on another machine you could use that.

Edited for new PSU (Corsair RMX750). Bit stronger and matches well with the 6750.

 

[kkita727]

Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions!

Will this system be used for gaming? What country do you live in? What stores do you use?

Yes, I'm aiming to use this for gaming at 1440p. I'm in the USA. I'm open to using any online retailer. I'm not close to a Microcenter.

For the OS, are you looking for Windows or Linux? There are lots of websites that sell cheap OS's. I'm not suggesting you use these sites as they sit in a grey area of legality. But if you have Windows 10 on another machine you could use that.

I'll be going with Windows. Appreciate the help!

 

[Why_Me]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QnD7YJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-02
Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case $81.18

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mQ...ed-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-750f14hg
Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8X...0-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b550-pro
ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PRO $149.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PgcG3C/amd-ryzen-5-5600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000927box
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 $139.79

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q6...20-refined-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120-se-d3
Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Cooler $19.89

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yg...2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-cmk32gx4m2d3600c18
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600 32GB (2x16GB) CL18 $88.98

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fv...b-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s2t0bam
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD $129.99

Total: $709.81

For a more powerful system swap out the cpu and cooler with these.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmhFf7/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-34-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000926wof
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X $189.00

https://www.amd.com/en/processors/ryzen

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GCjBD3/deepcool-ag620-6788-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag620-bknnmn-g-1
DeepCool AG620 Dual Tower CPU Cooler $46.98

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...al-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/15900.shtml

Total: $786.11

A better look at those components.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/black-tg-clear/

TUF GAMING B550-PRO｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

TUF Gaming series distills essential elements of the latest AMD and Intel® platforms, and combines them with game-ready features and proven durability. Engineered with military-grade components, an upgraded power solution and a comprehensive set of cooling options, this motherboard delivers...

www.asus.com

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions!



Yes, I'm aiming to use this for gaming at 1440p. I'm in the USA. I'm open to using any online retailer. I'm not close to a Microcenter.



I'll be going with Windows. Appreciate the help!

Glad to offer advise. Another strong build/options from @Why_Me too to consider.


The 6750 is a great GPU for 1440p. The 5600/x/5700x are stellar CPU's at that res, as the bottleneck will shift mostly to the GPU at that res.

On Windows OS, you might try think about how to obtain it, either directly from MS or through a seller. That one is very much a thing for you to decide on.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QnD7YJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-02
Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case $81.18

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mQ...ed-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-750f14hg
Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8X...0-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b550-pro
ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PRO $149.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PgcG3C/amd-ryzen-5-5600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000927box
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 $139.79

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q6...20-refined-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120-se-d3
Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Cooler $19.89

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yg...2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-cmk32gx4m2d3600c18
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600 32GB (2x16GB) CL18 $88.98

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fv...b-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s2t0bam
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD $129.99

Total: $709.81

For a more powerful system swap out the cpu and cooler with these.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmhFf7/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-34-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000926wof
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X $189.00

https://www.amd.com/en/processors/ryzen

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GCjBD3/deepcool-ag620-6788-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag620-bknnmn-g-1
DeepCool AG620 Dual Tower CPU Cooler $46.98

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...al-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/15900.shtml

Total: $786.11

A better look at those components.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/black-tg-clear/

TUF GAMING B550-PRO｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

TUF Gaming series distills essential elements of the latest AMD and Intel® platforms, and combines them with game-ready features and proven durability. Engineered with military-grade components, an upgraded power solution and a comprehensive set of cooling options, this motherboard delivers...

www.asus.com

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q6...20-refined-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120-se-d3
Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Cooler $19.89

That cooler is a bit of good deal. Considering the price and some awful coolers at that price point, that cooler is particularly good. Good review on Tom's for it. It performs very well up to 200w! No mean feat.

 

[kkita727]

Thanks to the both of you! You've been very helpful.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

You're welcome. Let us know how it goes!