Question New build advice

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

I am looking to get a full AMD build within the budget of 2k. I can go over to close to 2.5k but I feel like I don't need to. How good is this build? Should I tweak anything? I want advice on this build I'm looking at. https://newegg.io/675af70

Lutfij · Mar 5, 2023

If your motherboard is updated to the latest BIOS version, you could drop in a Ryzen 9 5000 series processor on the motherboard but at that point, you're better off looking at a B550 chipset motherboard. Retain your existing ram kit, maybe look for a tighter timing ram kit. I'd replace the Samsung drive with something from Crucial just to avoid Samsung for the time being. You didn't include/mention the make and model of your case that'll house the build. I'd add a smaller capacity SSD for the OS and launchers, the games can be on the larger SSD(I'm assuming you're building this for gaming). In my excitement, I forgot to ask, what will this build be used for? Include app's that'll be used to tax the platform with.

Might want to also state what you're currently working on so we've got a better picture of your build serving as an upgrade(vertical wise as opposed to a horizontal upgrade).

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Lutfij said:
If your motherboard is updated to the latest BIOS version, you could drop in a Ryzen 9 5000 series processor on the motherboard but at that point, you're better off looking at a B550 chipset motherboard. Retain your existing ram kit, maybe look for a tighter timing ram kit. I'd replace the Samsung drive with something from Crucial just to avoid Samsung for the time being. You didn't include/mention the make and model of your case that'll house the build. I'd add a smaller capacity SSD for the OS and launchers, the games can be on the larger SSD(I'm assuming you're building this for gaming). In my excitement, I forgot to ask, what will this build be used for? Include app's that'll be used to tax the platform with.

Might want to also state what you're currently working on so we've got a better picture of your build serving as an upgrade(vertical wise as opposed to a horizontal upgrade).

My case im going with is a NZXT H710i. And I want to redo my whole build I have now since its from 2013 to 2015. Nothing I have now will with work with new parts. Yes im building this for gaming and im hoping to not have to upgrade it for a few years. Its going to be for mainly playing all kind sof games, alot of triple A ones. Alot of indie games, and day to day watching videos on Twitch, Youtube, etc. I hope that answered everything. I did consider looking at a B550 motherboard but thought it wasnt good enough and scratched it. I also wanted to get a higher CPU but the 5000 series needs a AM5 chipset (I think I might be wrong) and most builds dont house AM5 just yet so its hard to find parts thatll work with it.

Why_Me · Mar 5, 2023

GrimmDZ said:
My case im going with is a NZXT H710i. And I want to redo my whole build I have now since its from 2013 to 2015. Nothing I have now will with work with new parts. Yes im building this for gaming and im hoping to not have to upgrade it for a few years. Its going to be for mainly playing all kind sof games, alot of triple A ones. Alot of indie games, and day to day watching videos on Twitch, Youtube, etc. I hope that answered everything. I did consider looking at a B550 motherboard but thought it wasnt good enough and scratched it. I also wanted to get a higher CPU but the 5000 series needs a AM5 chipset (I think I might be wrong) and most builds dont house AM5 just yet so its hard to find parts thatll work with it.

What is your monitor resolution?

Lutfij · Mar 5, 2023

I also wanted to get a higher CPU but the 5000 series needs a AM5 chipset (I think I might be wrong) and most builds dont house AM5 just yet so its hard to find parts thatll work with it.
You might have your info crossed...Ryzen 5000 is AM4, Ryzen 7000 is AM5. The former is the last lineup of processors/APU's for the AM4 socket, an adieu per se before ushering in the AM5 socket.

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Why_Me said:
What is your monitor resolution?

I am going to get new monitors soon but my current ones are 1080 x1920

Zerk2012 · Mar 5, 2023

GrimmDZ said:
I am looking to get a full AMD build within the budget of 2k. I can go over to close to 2.5k but I feel like I don't need to. How good is this build? Should I tweak anything? I want advice on this build I'm looking at. https://newegg.io/675af70

Why the old processor?
If mainly for gaming what monitors do you plan on buying?

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Zerk2012 said:
What all will the PC be used for is the most important question.
If mainly for gaming what monitors do you plan on buying?

I'm mainly gonna use for all kinds of games, and I haven't gotten that far yet for monitors as I was gonna tailor them around my new build.

Zerk2012 · Mar 5, 2023

GrimmDZ said:
I'm mainly gonna use for all kinds of games, and I haven't gotten that far yet for monitors as I was gonna tailor them around my new build.

Do you have the case yet it has very poor airflow and not really something to buy, also a old processor.

Also why limit it to AMD

Why_Me · Mar 5, 2023

helper800 · Mar 5, 2023

With that budget in mind I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($328.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($799.99 @ ASUS)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2082.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-05 19:26 EST-0500

helper800 · Mar 5, 2023

Why_Me said:
Unlike that NZXT this case has decent airflow and plenty of room to work with.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx
Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case $109.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/26...-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020200-na
Corsair RM850x (2021) 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply $149.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CFzhP6/msi-pro-b650-p-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-pro-b650-p-wifi
MSI PRO B650-P WIFI $199.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dXmmP6/amd-ryzen-7-7700-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000592box
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 $328.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mk...k-argb-6788-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag620-bkanmn-g-2
DeepCool AG620 BK ARGB Dual Tower CPU Cooler $49.99

Low profile RAM so it doesn't impede the cpu cooler.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cn...-ddr5-6000-cl32-memory-f5-6000j3238f16gx2-fx5
G.Skill Flare X5 AMD EXPO DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL32 $134.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4K...tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0e
Western Digital Black SN770 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME SSD $119.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/search/?q=RTX+4070+Ti
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB $799.99

Total: $1893.92

https://www.adorama.com/asvg27aq1a.html
ASUS TUF VG27AQ1A 170hz IPS G-Sync Gaming Monitor $299.99

https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-vg27aq1a/

A better look at those components.

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B650-P-WIFI

https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-7700

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...al-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16082.shtml

We are making such similar builds nowa days haha.

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Zerk2012 said:
Do you have the case yet it has very poor airflow and not really something to buy, also a old processor.

Also why limit it to AMD

I have the case already, and I wanted to go semi cheap with AMD. and I heard their parts last longer.

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Zerk2012 said:
Why the old processor?
If mainly for gaming what monitors do you plan on buying?

The CPU is old? I had no idea, I thought Ryzen 9 was decent enough for [redacted vulgarity] now

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Lutfij said:
I also wanted to get a higher CPU but the 5000 series needs a AM5 chipset (I think I might be wrong) and most builds dont house AM5 just yet so its hard to find parts thatll work with it.
You might have your info crossed...Ryzen 5000 is AM4, Ryzen 7000 is AM5. The former is the last lineup of processors/APU's for the AM4 socket, an adieu per se before ushering in the AM5 socket.

Thats right it was the 7000 series that is AM5.

Zerk2012 · Mar 5, 2023

1683.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor | $268.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler | Corsair iCUE H115i RGB ELITE 89 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $159.99 @ Corsair
Motherboard | MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard | $219.99 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory | $149.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $58.22 @ MemoryC
Storage | Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $107.00 @ Amazon
Video Card | PowerColor Red Dragon OC Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card | $569.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $149.99 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1683.17
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-05 19:49 EST-0500 |

GrimmDZ · Mar 5, 2023

Zerk2012 said:
Do you have the case yet it has very poor airflow and not really something to buy, also a old processor.

Also why limit it to AMD

The CPU is old? I had no idea, I thought Ryzen 9 was decent enough for recent stuff.

Why_Me · Mar 5, 2023

Intel version of that build I posted up above. Just swap out the board, cpu and RAM with these.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2v...x-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-aorus-elite-ax
Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX $169.99

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10#kf

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xz8bt6/intel-core-i7-13700f-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700f
Intel Core i7-13700F $369.98

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374371
G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL32 $135.99

Zerk2012 · Mar 5, 2023

GrimmDZ said:
The CPU is old? I had no idea, I thought Ryzen 9 was decent enough for [redacted vulgarity] now

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-3900X-vs-Intel-Core-i5-13500/4044vs4147

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