Build Advice Looking for help for first time builder. $1000 or so gaming rig.

[Glenn42]

EDIT: Answers to questions from style thread added to bottom.

Any advice for changes would be most appreciated. I’m looking for decent 1440p speed.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($156.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB PCIe x8 Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 3500X ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1089.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-13 15:46 EDT-0400

Approximate Purchase Date: within the next 6 months

Budget Range: $1100 before taxes

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing internet, assorted home uses (word processing, Excel, etc)

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: Anything you feel will help

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, NewEgg, any website that ships to the US

Location: 30 miles from NYC, NY.

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: Yes / Maybe

Multiple GPUs: No

Your Monitor Resolution: Unknown. No monitor bought yet

Additional Comments: No bling necessary. Prefer no RGB.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Present computer (Mac) too slow.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

At face value, the build looks fine, as is. You could add a 500GB SSD that will serve as your OS drive and later up the size of the larger SSD to 2TB to serve as your game library drive.

Users are advised to stylize their threads with info asked of in this thread;

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

this helps lend context to a whole host of questions, which in turn helps the community chime in with worthwhile suggestions.

I'd look towards an RX 9070 XT if you're looking at 1440p gaming.

 

[Why_Me]

Any advice for changes would be most appreciated. I’m looking for decent 1440p speed.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($156.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB PCIe x8 Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 3500X ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1089.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-13 15:46 EDT-0400

Look for a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for that gpu that supports PCIe 5.0.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($156.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB PCIe x8 Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1107.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-13 17:27 EDT-0400

 

[Glenn42]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

At face value, the build looks fine, as is. You could add a 500GB SSD that will serve as your OS drive and later up the size of the larger SSD to 2TB to serve as your game library drive.

Users are advised to stylize their threads with info asked of in this thread;

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

this helps lend context to a whole host of questions, which in turn helps the community chime in with worthwhile suggestions.

I'd look towards an RX 9070 XT if you're looking at 1440p gaming.

Thanks for the point towards the style post. I updated my post. As for the 9070…it takes the build out of my budget range. But thanks for the advice.

 

[Glenn42]

Look for a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for that gpu that supports PCIe 5.0.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($156.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ MSI)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB PCIe x8 Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1107.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-13 17:27 EDT-0400

Thanks for the advice. I have saved another build with some of your updates.

 

[helper800]

Thanks for the advice. I have saved another build with some of your updates.

Also, if you spend less on the case you can get a 2TB NVMe SSD with a DRAM cache instead of a cacheless drive.

Something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($156.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($135.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB PCIe x8 Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Case: Lian Li Lancool 207 ATX Mid Tower Case ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1102.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-14 18:12 EDT-0400