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[mokus]

Helping friend move from laptop gaming to the real! Been a while since I built. Trying pc part picker, hope it's legit! Any advice welcome!

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: about $1,400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, The Sims, twitch

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes - Win 11

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: familiar with Newegg and amazon

Location: utah (closest microcenters are 700 miles in one direction and 800 miles in the other direction)

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: no

Multiple GPUs: no

Your Monitor Resolution: 2560x1440

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: gaming for real!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($206.31 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($145.77 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA SC ULTRA GAMING GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 3500X ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ MSI)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: MSI MAG 275QF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1413.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-26 03:11 EDT-0400

Thank you!

 

[Lutfij]

You don't need such a beefy cooler but if you pan to swap out the processor to something much beefier, then the cooler you've got is good for future processor upgrades(of higher TDP).

I went slightly over budget;
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($198.90 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($18.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($197.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($121.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Okinos Aqua 3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ MSI)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($138.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: MSI MAG 275QF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1503.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-26 03:04 EDT-0400
2xSSD's, one for the OS, app's and launchers, while the larger SSD is for the game library. RTX3060 since your monitor resolution is at 1440p. Since you chose an matx motherboard, I thought it'd be fitting to go with an matx chassis. You can ditch the aftermarket air cooler as the Ryzen 5 7600 comes with a stock cooler, so that means you can save some money and then grab a cooler down the road.

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($198.90 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *Asus PRIME B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.97 @ B&H)
Video Card: *XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II VE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: *MSI MAG 275QF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1368.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-26 03:15 EDT-0400

 

[dark_globe]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($213.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot P400 Lite 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X PLUS OC GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($512.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: MSI MAG 275QF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1441.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-26 04:04 EDT-0400

 

[LOGAN54321]

As it has been said before, for WINDOWS -

How to get windows 11 for free (or less than $15)​

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 70.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.99 @ MSI)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Case: RIOTORO CR400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.38 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (2024) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Gigabyte GS32Q 31.5" 2560 x 1440 170 Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1429.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-26 06:45 EDT-0400


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The MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard supports the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor with BIOS version 7E26v1C. If the motherboard is using an older BIOS version, updating the BIOS will be necessary to support the CPU.