Question Need help with $600 PC build

[Revengebestcold]

Help please! I need help building a PC for my younger brother. I got help building mine and it hasn't let me down yet. Hopefully he has the same luck i have had.

His budget is $600. He does need the monitor, but does not need a GPU as i will give him my 1080 since i just upgraded. This is a build someone on another forum had given me, but the MB is no longer being sold it seems.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dm4sVW

Please help!

Thank you for taking time to read this thread. I am especially thankful if you took the time out to help out. Very much appreciated!

 

[killerhope010]

dont get an old gen i5 please its worse then the 12th gen i3

 

[Why_Me]

The monitor puts it over budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($147.66 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X 120 V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($18.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H)
Memory: *Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: *PNY CS900 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.19 @ Amazon)
Case: *MagniumGear NEO AIR (2023) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: *Asus TUF Gaming VG249Q1R 23.8" 1920 x 1080 165 Hz Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $673.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-28 12:56 EST-0500

 

[punkncat]

Not for nothing, you could possibly come in under budget on an AM4 build. The 3600 is very well priced at various outlets, as well as the newer 5600. I recently built a 3600 rig for right at $350 (also had GPU in hand as you do) with some concessions to price vs. quality. Some of that pricing is not available any more, but with the overhead I think it is still doable pretty cheap.

Nothing at all wrong with the 11600K as suggested, but you will probably need to explore various 5xx chipset motherboards such as B560. I would not concern myself specifically with a "Z" chipset, as overclocking on that 11th gen i5 isn't worthwhile in most cases. (might also consider an 11400) People will claim it is a dead end chip, which it is for upgrading, but truth be told, so is the suggestion for AM4 above as well as the newer Intel chips which dead ended into a 14th gen refresh that simply isn't really worth purchasing. Your price point is going to force a bit of "settling with" as it were.

I really do feel like you could do better along the lines of the build list above, or other similar things with 12th gen CPU as the focus. I am not sure you could come in on AM5 at that price point.

 

[logainofhades]

A little over budget, but not by much. I threw in a 1080, just for wattage estimates.


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA ACX 3.0 GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Video Card ($0.00)
Case: Montech AIR 100 ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: MSI G244F 23.8" 1920 x 1080 170 Hz Monitor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $606.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-28 13:47 EST-0500

 

[Revengebestcold]

I guess i should have added that the build doesn't have to be intel. It can be a AMD build. I myself have the Ryzen 7 3700x and it works great.

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Case: *MagniumGear NEO AIR (2023) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.47 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $524.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-28 21:47 EST-0500

 

[Revengebestcold]

Looks like i got everything, except the monitor. Neither of the monitors is available right now.