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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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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?
You're good to go ^^
Look for a card with WiFi 6 or WiFi 6E and make sure the board includes a M.2 Key E slot for your wifi card.
Actually, nevermind. I’ll just stick with the motherboard with a WiFi card already as I don’t want to overcomplicate things.

Here is the updated thing - can you please check through and make sure everything is good. I think the only thing that maybe might need a change is the motherboard as I don’t know if I selected a good one. Please let me know
 
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Actually, nevermind. I’ll just stick with the motherboard with a WiFi card already as I don’t want to overcomplicate things.

Here is the updated thing - can you please check through and make sure everything is good. I think the only thing that maybe might need a change is the motherboard as I don’t know if I selected a good one. Please let me know

This is the correct one. I accidentally put in 2 cpu coolers
 
Actually, nevermind. I’ll just stick with the motherboard with a WiFi card already as I don’t want to overcomplicate things.

Here is the updated thing - can you please check through and make sure everything is good. I think the only thing that maybe might need a change is the motherboard as I don’t know if I selected a good one. Please let me know
That board won't work ... it's meant for an AM4 build. Look at a B760 / B660 board.
 
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£164.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£134.99 @ 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 (£372.19 @ Amazon 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: £950.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-22 22:08 GMT+0000
 
That board won't work ... it's meant for an AM4 build. Look at a B760 / B660 board.
That board won't work ... it's meant for an AM4 build. Look at a B760 / B660 board.
Ah yeah, my bad. I’ll just have to go for the slightly more expensive one you chose
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£164.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£134.99 @ 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 (£372.19 @ Amazon 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: £950.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-22 22:08 GMT+0000
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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