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I am new to building computers and I don’t really know what I’m doing. The whole thing seems quite confusing. However I know a bit about specs as I had a gaming laptop which I’m replacing now with a desktop PC. I’m building it as I heard it is cheaper than buying a prebuilt and more reliable.

Here is the specs of what I want - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wKtrmD

I was just wondering, since I’m not really too familiar with this stuff is everything there perfectly compatible? The thing I’m most concerned about is the power source. I’m not sure if I got a good PSU, as I was trying to stay on a good budget while getting decent what I thought was the right thing.
I also wanted to know if the CPU is good for this GPU, and wether there will be any bottlenecking, and wether these are good choices right now or if there’s better CPU/GPU or anything else in the list for better prices or (trying to stay in a budget range) or even anything that I could add to make it better. Thanks.
 
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Vends said:
Ah yeah, my bad. I’ll just have to go for the slightly more expensive one you chose

Yeah, I was just about to change the motherboard for that one it’s the only choice I have in that case. So everything here is good and should work fine?
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You're good to go ^^
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That board won't handle that unlocked cpu due to its poor VRM's. You will suffer thermal throttling. Also look for a better psu.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£132.89 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin Spirit V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£17.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£48.20 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card (£376.79 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Corsair UK)
Total: £891.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-21 23:58 GMT+0000

A better look at that board, cpu, cooler and psu.

www.msi.com

PRB B760-P DDR4 II

PRO series motherboards tuned for better performance by 12 Duet Rail Power System, DDR4 memory with Memory Boost, Lightning Gen4 PCIe, Extended Heatsink, M.2 Shield Frozr, 2.5G LAN, Front Type-C
www.msi.com www.msi.com

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html

https://www.thermalright.com/product/assassin-spirit-120-v2/

www.corsair.com

RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply (UK)

CORSAIR RMe Series Fully Modular Low-Noise Power Supplies with ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 compliance provide quiet, reliable power with 80 PLUS Gold efficiency to a wide variety of PC builds.
www.corsair.com www.corsair.com
 
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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£165.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£40.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£48.20 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card (£376.79 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Corsair UK)
Total: £947.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-22 00:05 GMT+0000
 
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Why_Me said:
That board won't handle that unlocked cpu due to its poor VRM's. You will suffer thermal throttling. Also look for a better psu.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£132.89 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin Spirit V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£17.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£48.20 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card (£376.79 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Corsair UK)
Total: £891.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-21 23:58 GMT+0000

A better look at that board, cpu, cooler and psu.

www.msi.com

PRB B760-P DDR4 II

PRO series motherboards tuned for better performance by 12 Duet Rail Power System, DDR4 memory with Memory Boost, Lightning Gen4 PCIe, Extended Heatsink, M.2 Shield Frozr, 2.5G LAN, Front Type-C
www.msi.com www.msi.com

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html

https://www.thermalright.com/product/assassin-spirit-120-v2/

www.corsair.com

RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply (UK)

CORSAIR RMe Series Fully Modular Low-Noise Power Supplies with ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 compliance provide quiet, reliable power with 80 PLUS Gold efficiency to a wide variety of PC builds.
www.corsair.com www.corsair.com
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I see. But isn’t this cpu much weaker? I liked the other cpu as it showed to have good performance in games that are cpu heavy, and is future proof.
 
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Why_Me said:
I posted two builds, the second build includes the 12600KF. If you need integrated graphics then switch that cpu out with the 12600K.
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Ii see. I don’t need integrated graphics at all as I’ll be using my GPU, the 6800 Rx. However I was saying that the with i5 12600f you recommended, I don’t think it’s as good as the 12600k. are there any stronger cpus, ones on the same level as the 12600k that are compatible with the motherboard I chose? Or should I just get a different motherboard.
 
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Vends said:
Ii see. I don’t need integrated graphics at all as I’ll be using my GPU, the 6800 Rx. However I was saying that the with i5 12600f you recommended, I don’t think it’s as good as the 12600k. are there any stronger cpus, ones on the same level as the 12600k that are compatible with the motherboard I chose? Or should I just get a different motherboard.
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The 12600K (integrated graphics) and 12600KF (no integrated graphics) are identical. Same cpu. Those cpu's are solid and won't bottleneck your gpu.

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.
ark.intel.com ark.intel.com

Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.
ark.intel.com ark.intel.com
 
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Why_Me said:
The 12600K (integrated graphics) and 12600KF (no integrated graphics) are identical. Same cpu. Those cpu's are solid and won't bottleneck your gpu.

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.
ark.intel.com ark.intel.com

Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor (20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.
ark.intel.com ark.intel.com
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i don’t understand, you said earlier that this cpu, which is the one I chose, will cause thermal throttling as it’s incompatible with my motherboard, now your saying I should get it?
 
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Vends said:
i don’t understand, you said earlier that this cpu, which is the one I chose, will cause thermal throttling as it’s incompatible with my motherboard, now your saying I should get it?
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Notice how I used this board in those builds I posted.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...ii-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-b760-p-ddr4-ii

www.msi.com

PRB B760-P DDR4 II

PRO series motherboards tuned for better performance by 12 Duet Rail Power System, DDR4 memory with Memory Boost, Lightning Gen4 PCIe, Extended Heatsink, M.2 Shield Frozr, 2.5G LAN, Front Type-C
www.msi.com www.msi.com
 
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Vends said:
i don’t understand, you said earlier that this cpu, which is the one I chose, will cause thermal throttling as it’s incompatible with my motherboard, now your saying I should get it?
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Your original list was almost OK.
You needed to buy a better motherboard one with adequate power delivery and cooling for the processor.
Better quality power supply.
The processor has no cooler so that needs to be added.
 
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Why_Me said:
Notice how I used this board in those builds I posted.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...ii-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-b760-p-ddr4-ii

www.msi.com

PRB B760-P DDR4 II

PRO series motherboards tuned for better performance by 12 Duet Rail Power System, DDR4 memory with Memory Boost, Lightning Gen4 PCIe, Extended Heatsink, M.2 Shield Frozr, 2.5G LAN, Front Type-C
www.msi.com www.msi.com
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An I see now that’s my bad. How about this one? https://www.newegg.com/global/uk-en/asrock-b650m-pro-rs/p/N82E16813162131?Item=N82E16813162131 it is slightly more expensive than the one you recommended, but I need to buy one from this website as I’m buying my CPU from the same website as a free shipping bundle. It also comes with WiFi.
 
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Zerk2012 said:
Your original list was almost OK.
You needed to buy a better motherboard one with adequate power delivery and cooling for the processor.
Better quality power supply.
The processor has no cooler so that needs to be added.
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https://www.newegg.com/global/uk-en/asrock-b650m-pro-rs/p/N82E16813162131?Item=N82E16813162131 is this motherboard good enough? I was also wondering if it will fit my GPU as it wasn’t very clear online. Also I will get a cpu cooler soon, looking for a cheapest option if you could recommend any.
 
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Why_Me said:
If the motherboard comes with WiFi then you're all good to go ^^
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I see. Can I maybe instead of buying a motherboard with WiFi, instead buy a much cheaper one without WiFi and get a cheap WiFi card instead? I saw one for only £11 and other motherboards for less than £100 that should be compatible
 
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