PC Builder Built me a PC, Now I have Questions!

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HI!! I am very excited and even more nervous to get into PC building, I'm starting my journey from nothing and I've only looked through a couple articles on what everything does. I went through the CG director PC builder and as it mentioned on the article I went through the builder under the video editing selection even though I'm mainly going to use the PC for gaming. I plan to play any and all games I can get my hands on but what I want to run the best is Minecraft, smoothly enough to at least play regular single player with no lag, and preferably be able to add mods and/or shaders with minimal to no lag as well. Since I'm entirely new to this I am asking all of your guys' opinions on this build and what I'd be able to change/ if all of this would be fine for my plans with it. PCs in general are expensive but this fits really nicely into my budget I think. I hope to get and build a pc soon so I would also appreciate any tips/videos anyone has to helping me with that process when I do get all the parts.

without further ado, here is the build that the builder gave me:

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6N8ie

CPU: Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($266.99)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($89.90)
Motherboard: ASUS Prime B660-PLUS DDR4 ATX LGA1700 ($154.01)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660TI 6GB - Gigabyte Windforce ($386.08)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($74.99)
Storage SSD: Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.79)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB M.2 Solid State Drive ($107.14)
Storage HDD: Seagate BarraCuda Compute 4TB, 3.5" ($67.99)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx Series RM650x 650W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($97.54)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.64)
Total: $1460.07

 

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This is my post by the way I just didn't make an account before posting the thread WHOOPS!

 

[Jerry James]

HI!! I am very excited and even more nervous to get into PC building, I'm starting my journey from nothing and I've only looked through a couple articles on what everything does. I went through the CG director PC builder and as it mentioned on the article I went through the builder under the video editing selection even though I'm mainly going to use the PC for gaming. I plan to play any and all games I can get my hands on but what I want to run the best is Minecraft, smoothly enough to at least play regular single player with no lag, and preferably be able to add mods and/or shaders with minimal to no lag as well. Since I'm entirely new to this I am asking all of your guys' opinions on this build and what I'd be able to change/ if all of this would be fine for my plans with it. PCs in general are expensive but this fits really nicely into my budget I think. I hope to get and build a pc soon so I would also appreciate any tips/videos anyone has to helping me with that process when I do get all the parts.

without further ado, here is the build that the builder gave me:

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6N8ie

CPU: Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($266.99)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($89.90)
Motherboard: ASUS Prime B660-PLUS DDR4 ATX LGA1700 ($154.01)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660TI 6GB - Gigabyte Windforce ($386.08)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($74.99)
Storage SSD: Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.79)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB M.2 Solid State Drive ($107.14)
Storage HDD: Seagate BarraCuda Compute 4TB, 3.5" ($67.99)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx Series RM650x 650W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($97.54)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.64)
Total: $1460.07

The build looks alright to me. You can leave out those multiple storage options (remove the HDD and 1 SSD) if you'd like. Upgrade that GPU to something current like an RTX 3060, and you should be good to go

PS. You could also drop the CPU down to an Intel Core i5 12400F to save a few bucks if needed. There won't be too much performance variation between the two when using a mid-range graphics card.