Question Ryzen 5 gaming build

[truepusk]

For playing BG3 on 2k gaming monitor. Some photo editing. Not looking to raise the budget above this $1,100 price point if I can help it.

I've got some noctua NF-S12A FLX that I'll put in there and need to buy windows as well.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WN7Lsh

 

[In2Photos]

For $100 more you could have this build with a 7800XT.

 

[truepusk]

Okay, here is what I'm thinking now.

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[truepusk]

Okay, here is what I'm thinking now.

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https://pcpartpicker.com/user/truepusk/saved/C8QrGX

woops! Misposted the pcpartpicker link

 

[In2Photos]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/truepusk/saved/C8QrGX

woops! Misposted the pcpartpicker link

List is private, need to change it to public.

 

[truepusk]

List is private, need to change it to public.

Thank you so much! Should be fixed now.

 

[In2Photos]

Assuming you are comfortable with the fps shown in videos like the one here your parts look fine.

 

[truepusk]

Revised part list.

Probably going to wait until Tuesday, prime day, before pulling the trigger.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nxC789)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/66C48d/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-47-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000593wof) | $229.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GpbRsY/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se) | $37.90 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qcbRsY/asrock-b650m-pro-rs-wifi-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-pro-rs-wifi) | $124.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/H9CZxr/teamgroup-t-create-expert-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-ctced532g6000hc30dc01) | $89.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2VJgXL/teamgroup-mp44l-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fpk002t0c101) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GDvdnQ/asrock-radeon-rx-6750-xt-12-gb-challenger-pro-oc-video-card-rx6750xt-clp-12go) | $349.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZKCrxr/fractal-design-focus-g-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-focus-bu-w) | $66.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WrNypg/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-650fx) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Monitor** | [LG 27GL83A-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wXRgXL/lg-27gl83a-b-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-27gl83a-b) | $249.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1314.81**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2023-10-08 15:19 EDT-0400 |

 

[Tech Junky]

Prime day isn't always the best deal. When I did my ADL build I did it before prime by a week or two. I saved everything to a list at the price I paid for each part and then checked them during prime and maybe two parts were lower for maybe $10 difference.

I just did a build though with 7900x and prices have gone up. The CPU went up over $100 and has been coming back down. I went with an asr board that had been a return for $160 with the x670e chipset. The first thing you'll have to play with is which agesa version works properly. The board shipped with the oe deployment 1.0.0.3 and I tried the latest 1.0.0.7c and reboots would hang. Switched to 1.28 and that fixed the issue. Expect the unexpected and prep with different versions of the uefi and test things before closing things up expecting them to work.

 

[truepusk]

Okay - I've been thrown for a loop w/ a tough decision because of a MicroCenter Bundle.

Here is the bundle. https://www.microcenter.com/product...ries-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-combo

Price actually comes out CHEAPER w/ this bundle ($38 less than my other option and $192 less than what is shown below)- slightly better processor, I think probably a better mobo (?) but the memory is CL36 rather than CL30, so less good. My guess is that memory timing is very minor and assuming this is not a significantly worse mobo, I should go w/ the bundle (?)

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [\*AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WfqPxr/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-45-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000591wof) | $321.99 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MzMMnQ/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se-argb) | $40.29 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CFzhP6/msi-pro-b650-p-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-pro-b650-p-wifi) | $180.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pwxRsY/gskill-flare-x5-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-f5-6000j3636f16gx2-fx5) | $88.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2VJgXL/teamgroup-mp44l-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fpk002t0c101) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GDvdnQ/asrock-radeon-rx-6750-xt-12-gb-challenger-pro-oc-video-card-rx6750xt-clp-12go) | $349.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZKCrxr/fractal-design-focus-g-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-focus-bu-w) | $66.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WrNypg/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-650fx) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Monitor** | [LG 27GL83A-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wXRgXL/lg-27gl83a-b-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-27gl83a-b) | $280.44 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1494.65**
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2023-10-09 17:14 EDT-0400 |

 

[Tech Junky]

I should go w/ the bundle (?)

You're in analysis paralysis. The bundle costs less than my CPU alone.

The only major piece to the puzzle I would consider changing is upping the PSU to 850W in case you change your mind again on something that needs more overhead. 850's go for $10 more even w/ a 10 year warranty.

Also, a RTX 4060 could be in the mix for a little le$$ though of course the argument will become 8GB of ram.

 

[truepusk]

Looks like I should go w/ the bundle - better system, slightly, cheaper as well, and the memory latency is really quite negligible. Unless the MoBo is not great - seems maybe okay?

 

[Tech Junky]

Unless the MoBo is not great - seems maybe okay?

Only deficiency with the MOBO is the lesser specs than the 670's. Doesn't appear to be an issue with anything you've mentioned so far. The only real reason to upgrade the board is for more lanes / slots to use and/or Gen5 expansions.

I picked up one of these "used" for $160 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGPH2LQJ/ref=olp-opf-redir?aod=1&ie=UTF8&condition=ALL&th=1

But, I suppose the bundle is more appealing if you price things out separately.

 

[In2Photos]

Looks like I should go w/ the bundle - better system, slightly, cheaper as well, and the memory latency is really quite negligible. Unless the MoBo is not great - seems maybe okay?

The MSI motherboard only has 2 M.2 slots compared to 3 on the ASRock and one of the ASRock slots is a Gen5. Otherwise there are not many differences in the 2 boards (one is mATX, other is ATX if that matters to you. The ASRock boards seem to have the best boot times of the new AMD boards. But either one should work fine and the 7700x is better than the 7600X. The difference in memory shouldn't be that great. The speed is typically more important than CAS latency. You may be able to run the memory at a lower CAS if you are willing to spend some time trying out different settings.

 

[igor_kavinski]

How does this look with RDNA3? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/29T4sh

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I'd snatch that Microcenter combo if I lived near one. I'd take a 6700/50XT all day every day over a 4060 for gaming.

 

[truepusk]

Thanks all - here is the final build info.

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/8ZPV3C