Build Advice Is this build good enough?

bgo272

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week or the one after it

Budget Range: 1400 including a monitor

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Heavy gaming and a bit of coding

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: New build

Do you need to buy OS: No
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Irrelevant(Local shops in my country)

Location: Israel, Not Eilat(Taxes included)

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: No

Multiple GPUs: No

Your Monitor Resolution: Would like it to be 144HZ FHD 1920x1080

Additional Comments: RGB in the case would nice, airflow and efficiency on top

This it the build I was recommended in an Israeli forum, the price sums up to 1400 dollars:

Intel Core i5 14400F / 1700 Tray
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Spectrum V3 Cooler
Gigabyte H610M S2H V3 DDR4
Corsair DDR4 32G (2x16G) 3200 CL16 Vengeance LPX
Antec AX61 Elite
Antec PSU Atom G750 750W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular
Gigabyte RX 7700 XT GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD
Apacer SSD AS2280P4 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen3x4

Monitor:
Gigabyte G27FCA 27" VA FHD 165Hz 1ms

Is that build any good? Does that satisfy needs?
 
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Main recommendations: I would recommend a better quality SSD if possible. Apacer I believe has some presence in OEM systems but as far as I know they're not known for highest of quality drives. If a pcie 4.0 drive is not much more cost it would be my pick for added performance. I like Silicon Powers UD90 drives for a budget but good quality 4.0 model. Also the Antec atom power supply could be better but will probably do the job for that system currently.

Monitors like that using a VA type panel have some issues with pixel response time at high refresh rates. This can make the image look smeary under quick action as the monitor cannot "erase" the prior image quick enough before displaying the new one. And IPS type monitor would be a better decision although it probably costs more

Soft recommendation: If you have the budget a better quality b760 or motherboard with DDR5 support and some faster DDR5 would improve performance, but your current combination will work fine assuming the board has the appropriate bios version.

Otherwise 14400f is a good CPU, ram looks good, that cooler is a pretty good budget option I've used personally, and a 7700xt is a great value card.
 
Main recommendations: I would recommend a better quality SSD if possible. Apacer I believe has some presence in OEM systems but as far as I know they're not known for highest of quality drives. If a pcie 4.0 drive is not much more cost it would be my pick for added performance. I like Silicon Powers UD90 drives for a budget but good quality 4.0 model. Also the Antec atom power supply could be better but will probably do the job for that system currently.

Monitors like that using a VA type panel have some issues with pixel response time at high refresh rates. This can make the image look smeary under quick action as the monitor cannot "erase" the prior image quick enough before displaying the new one. And IPS type monitor would be a better decision although it probably costs more

Soft recommendation: If you have the budget a better quality b760 or motherboard with DDR5 support and some faster DDR5 would improve performance, but your current combination will work fine assuming the board has the appropriate bios version.

Otherwise 14400f is a good CPU, ram looks good, that cooler is a pretty good budget option I've used personally, and a 7700xt is a great value card.
Thanks a lot!
Any recommendations for SSDs, monitors and power supplies?
The PC has to be relevant only for the next couple of years or so, so I wouldn't care much about DDR5 support :)