This is based off the “Great tier” AMD build, but I’m waffling a bit on the price. I don’t really know a whole lot about PC specs, but I read this is supposed to be a good long-lasting build based on the DDR5 and something newer in the CPU or Video card. That being said, I’ve only really ever build mid-tier and while I do want something nice, I’m just not sure it’s necessary for me? I tend to stick to Indie titles and the most demanding game I’ve played lately was BG3 (which my current PC has to be on med-low settings to run).

Also, if anyone has a good 22" monitor recommendations I’ll take them.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $218.98 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $37.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard *Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard $119.99 @ Amazon
Memory *TEAMGROUP Elite 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-4800 CL40 Memory $37.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel 670p 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $79.99 @ B&H
Video Card *PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card $319.99 @ Amazon
Case Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Adorama
Power Supply *Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $66.98 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $986.81
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-06 20:02 EDT-0400
  • Franzia
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    1 year ago

    I was pretty frustrated reading about the Microcenter 5800x3D situation. I am so jealous of city dwellers lately, I’m looking for reasons to seethe about living in the middle of nowhere.

    To play devils advocate, I think on a budget Am5 mobo (b650) Pcie 4 x 4 is the main or only storage choice? I think my mobo came with one pcie 5 x 4 m.2 slot, or maybe it didn’t even. And then graphics cards might be on pcie4 for much longer yet as they use 4 x 8 lanes while using a 4x16 slot. There’s been a leak that a Pcie5 card from AMD MAY release soon. Neither OP or I will need it for a 1080p monitor though 😆

    I honestly let fears about upgradeability get to me a lot more than I hope OP does. I think there is a sub-$1000 Am5 build that can make a terrific value/longevity out of this situation. But when I did, I talked myself into spending a lot more. 😅

    Bringing up AM6 is a terrific point! AM5 high end has some really bad issues right now, and AMD very well might to redesign the chip and/or socket to get better performance.