Question Need some feedback on Render/Gaming PC Build <$1000

[Lucas G]

I'm building a PC for my brother, most preferably the budget is under $1000 but it can be pushed if it's super necessary. I wanted some feedback on my build and maybe some suggestions for a better motherboard (I need a Wifi motherboard) for it to last in the long term in case he upgrades and such. The case & psu are just placeholders for now. He does a lot of rendering with blender and such so I added 32gb of ram instead of 16. Please let me know your guys' opinion thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W6qWTn

 

[Why_Me]

I'm building a PC for my brother, most preferably the budget is under $1000 but it can be pushed if it's super necessary. I wanted some feedback on my build and maybe some suggestions for a better motherboard (I need a Wifi motherboard) for it to last in the long term in case he upgrades and such. The case & psu are just placeholders for now. He does a lot of rendering with blender and such so I added 32gb of ram instead of 16. Please let me know your guys' opinion thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W6qWTn

Maybe go with a 1TB SSD.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1614790-REG/pny_technologies_m280cs1030_1tb_rb_1tb_cs1030_nvme_m_2.html
PNY CS1030 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD $51.99

I would avoid that Thermaltake psu. This one down below is due back in stock at Newegg and Amazon in a few weeks.

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-rog-strix-550g-550w/p/N82E16817320007
ASUS ROG Strix ROG-STRIX-550G 550W 80+ GOLD Modular Power Supply $69.99 ETA Date: 1/13/2023

And an aftermarket cpu cooler.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09S38FD1J
Thermalright Assassin X 120 SE CPU Cooler $19.90

 

[Lucas G]

Maybe go with a 1TB SSD.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1614790-REG/pny_technologies_m280cs1030_1tb_rb_1tb_cs1030_nvme_m_2.html
PNY CS1030 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD $51.99

I would avoid that Thermaltake psu. This one down below is due back in stock at Newegg and Amazon in a few weeks.

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-rog-strix-550g-550w/p/N82E16817320007
ASUS ROG Strix ROG-STRIX-550G 550W 80+ GOLD Modular Power Supply $69.99 ETA Date: 1/13/2023

And an aftermarket cpu cooler.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09S38FD1J
Thermalright Assassin X 120 SE CPU Cooler $19.90

Yeah, the psu is just a placeholder. Any suggestions for a motherboard?

 

[Why_Me]

Yeah, the psu is just a placeholder. Any suggestions for a motherboard?

tbh I don't know much about AMD boards. I'm more of an Intel guy myself.

 

[Why_Me]

For the Intel version of your build I'd swap out the board and cpu with this .. and add that Thermalright cpu cooler.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-core-i5-12400f-12th-generation-6-core-12-thread-2-5-to-4-4-ghz-lga1700-desktop-processor/6492588.p?skuId=6492588
Intel Core i5-12400F $162.99

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134587/intel-core-i512400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NTMRRTL
MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 $129.99

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B660M-A-DDR4

or an open box.

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144531R
MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 $110.99

 

[larsv8]

Yeah, the psu is just a placeholder. Any suggestions for a motherboard?

The B550 TUF, Strix, Tomahawk or Gaming Plus are all good boards with a reasonable price / feature set.