Question Still Over Budget

[Falcon6]

Here is my original part list, but I am still over budget about $250.00, I am looking for 1080P gaming only, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kLPQ4M

 

[Eximo]

Well, you don't seem to have chassis. But if you already have one, you should be good to go with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $561.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-26 15:16 EDT-0400

 

[jeremyj_83]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($29.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: GameMax Typhoon COC ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-750 ATX 3.0 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $617.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-26 15:17 EDT-0400

With such a small budget making something fit is tough. This makes a lot of sacrifices to fit the budget. However, sacrificing on the PSU quality is not something I will do. This does have a PSU capable of much more powerful GPUs in the future.

 

[Eximo]

Intel DDR5 alternative, with this one you can drop in a 14700 or something in the future.

The AMD build you can pick up a 5700X3D or 5800X3D when you need a little more oomph.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.94 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B760M-H/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($94.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $609.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-26 15:18 EDT-0400

 

[Lutfij]

You don't need an aftermarket cooler since the Ryzen 5 7600 comes with a boxed cooler. I wouldn't go any lower than removing the aftermarket cooler. You might as well look into AM4 when you start going lower than $700 on your budget.

I've shaved ~$40 off but that's beyond my comfort zone with cutting corners;
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.86 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M D3HP Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($94.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $818.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-26 15:20 EDT-0400

 

[artk2219]

Here is my original part list, but I am still over budget about $250.00, I am looking for 1080P gaming only, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Scj6771/saved/#view=zWDs8d

I'm just curious, have you looked at the used market around you to see if anyone has any decent deals on a full machine? Sometimes you can find something decent, and some even offer a warranty. Also do you live near a microcenter? They offer bundle deals on some parts, and they can have open box sales on parts that have been previously returned.

 

[artk2219]

This is about as low as i would tweak your list, you could probably save another 30 if you went with a Ryzen 5 8500G. You would lose some performance vs the Ryzen 5 7600, but the biggest issue is that there isn't a guarantee that your motherboard would ship with a bios that supports that chip. So you would need to update the bios before you could use that cpu. Or you could get a different board that supports bios flashing without a cpu installed, let me give that a go.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vDy3xH)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yXmmP6/amd-ryzen-5-7600-38-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100001015box) | $189.86 @ B&H
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650M D3HP Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mkqrxr/gigabyte-b650m-d3hp-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-d3hp) | $114.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [PNY XLR8 Gaming MAKO 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6Hqqs/pny-xlr8-gaming-mako-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl40-memory-md32gk2d5600040mxr) | $79.04 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XKt9TW/crucial-p3-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct500p3ssd8) | $39.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nyH7YJ/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-xt-8-gb-fighter-video-card-6600xt-8gbd6-3dh) | $209.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake Smart BX1 650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yk448d/thermaltake-smart-bx1-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-spd-0650nnfabu-1) | $59.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$693.86**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-06-26 15:53 EDT-0400 |

 

[artk2219]

Saved an extra 25 by moving to a B650M K which allows bios flashing with no cpu installed, and used the Ryzen 5 8500g. I could probably go lower.

Gigabyte B650M K bios flash

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RtFqvj)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y3XV3C/amd-ryzen-5-8500g-41-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000931box) | $159.00 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PskH99/gigabyte-b650m-k-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-k) | $119.49 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [PNY XLR8 Gaming MAKO 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6Hqqs/pny-xlr8-gaming-mako-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl40-memory-md32gk2d5600040mxr) | $79.04 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XKt9TW/crucial-p3-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct500p3ssd8) | $39.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nyH7YJ/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-xt-8-gb-fighter-video-card-6600xt-8gbd6-3dh) | $209.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake Smart BX1 650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yk448d/thermaltake-smart-bx1-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-spd-0650nnfabu-1) | $59.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$667.50**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-06-26 16:25 EDT-0400 |

So now we're lower, i just went heavy cheap mode just to see how low i could go and still get a viable AM5 system with a decent-ish gpu. Technically you could go even lower, ditch the gpu, start with just the 8500G, and then slowly upgrade everything else.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CcpMh3)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y3XV3C/amd-ryzen-5-8500g-41-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000931box) | $159.00 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PskH99/gigabyte-b650m-k-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-k) | $119.49 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Crucial Classic 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y4BzK8/crucial-classic-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr5-5600-cl46-memory-ct2k8g56c46u5) | $55.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Patriot P300 256 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rWxbt6/patriot-p300-256-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-p300p256gm28) | $22.29 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G9ytt6/gigabyte-radeon-rx-6600-8-gb-eagle-video-card-gv-r66eagle-8gd) | $189.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [PowerSpec PS 650BF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xhKHx/powerspec-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-650bf) | $56.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$603.75**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-06-26 17:27 EDT-0400 |

 

[geofelt]

Time, I think to consider used.
You are $250 above budget, and do not have a case yet.

 

[35below0]

Increase your budget. You're going to spend a lot of money and you'll get a crummy PC for it.
Spend a lot of money and get a good PC instead.

 

[logainofhades]

Used market is probably your best option, if you absolutely cannot raise the budget, and want a gaming PC.