Question PC build for 1650/1660 gpu

[zorrohere]

Looking for recommendations for a friend who has low budget and isn't willing to go for second hand components. Main purpose is gaming, but it's fine if latest games don't work on it. All the parts he is going for are low end. I am posting mainly for CPU recommendation .

Build so far,

i5-10400F
GTX 1650/1660
Gigabyte H470M K
Adata XPG Gammix S11 Pro 1TB 3D Nand M.2 NVMe SSD
Adata 3200MHz DDR4 8x2 AX4U32008G16A-DT50
Adata XPG Pylon 650W 80 Plus Bronze SMPS

I would like to know if any parts are overkill for 1650/1660 build.

 

[dark_globe]

1650 is too slow for gaming even at 1080p .
also 1660 (1660Ti / super is better) and it costs almost as much as rx 6600 .
i would do something like this
(i did not include the power supply since that XPG 650w is a good budget psu if you can get it for 55-65 dollars)



PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor | $139.79 @ Amazon
Motherboard | MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX AM4 Motherboard | $109.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory | $54.86 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $59.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card | $229.99 @ Newegg
Case | Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case | $59.99 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $664.61
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| Total | $654.61
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-18 12:12 EDT-0400 |

ryzen 5600 is faster than 10400f and it also has better/cheaper upgrade path .
if you want intel go for i3 13100f .
but invest as much as you can to video card (i would not go for anything slower than rx 6600 ,
since you would only save couple of bucks
but you would lose a lot of performance compared to 1660 / 6500xt , even 1660Ti / super are a lot slower than rx 6600)

 

[Why_Me]

Looking for recommendations for a friend who has low budget and isn't willing to go for second hand components. Main purpose is gaming, but it's fine if latest games don't work on it. All the parts he is going for are low end. I am posting mainly for CPU recommendation .

Build so far,

i5-10400F
GTX 1650/1660
Gigabyte H470M K
Adata XPG Gammix S11 Pro 1TB 3D Nand M.2 NVMe SSD
Adata 3200MHz DDR4 8x2 AX4U32008G16A-DT50
Adata XPG Pylon 650W 80 Plus Bronze SMPS

I would like to know if any parts are overkill for 1650/1660 build.

Go with a B560 board if it fits into your budget.

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