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Hello all, I hope everyone has enjoyed their day!
So, I have been very interested in investing in a beginners PC build for a few months now. I've always been intrigued by PC gaming and what not, but never had the resources to do so. I've always just played small games on my laptops throughout the years. However, now that I'm in college and saving up some money, I really want some insight on a good build that I can invest said money and time into that would not only last a long time, but also run games at fairly decent levels. I'm intrigued by games like Valorant, Warzone, Apex, and more FPS games/other games in general. With the help of the PC builder and the articles on this website, I've concluded my budget to be fairly flexible (but hopefully nowhere above 1500$). Additionally, like some other threads, I'll list the parts I have looked into/researched (even outside of the recommendations) and would love to know if these are viable, reliant, or even just worth the money to invest in.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler ($248.99)
or Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W ($218.99)
CPU Cooler: (See above) - I did want to ask though if investing in a CPU Cooler outside of the ones that sometimes come with the CPUs is needed?
Motherboard: MSI Arsenal Gaming AMD Ryzen 2nd and 3rd Gen AM4 M.2 USB 3 DDR4 DVI HDMI Crossfire ATX Motherboard (B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II) ($114.99)
Graphics Card: I'll definitely need help with this... I've heard/seen that these can get expensive, so any help is appreciated!
Memory (RAM): Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 Desktop Memory Kit ($84.99)
or G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2x8GB) (PC4 25600) ($109.99)
PCle-SSD: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, M.2 2280 ($99.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series 550 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply ($65.29)
Case: iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Gladd Mid-Tower Smart Case - Black ($104.99)
Any and all suggestions and recommendations are welcome!
So, I have been very interested in investing in a beginners PC build for a few months now. I've always been intrigued by PC gaming and what not, but never had the resources to do so. I've always just played small games on my laptops throughout the years. However, now that I'm in college and saving up some money, I really want some insight on a good build that I can invest said money and time into that would not only last a long time, but also run games at fairly decent levels. I'm intrigued by games like Valorant, Warzone, Apex, and more FPS games/other games in general. With the help of the PC builder and the articles on this website, I've concluded my budget to be fairly flexible (but hopefully nowhere above 1500$). Additionally, like some other threads, I'll list the parts I have looked into/researched (even outside of the recommendations) and would love to know if these are viable, reliant, or even just worth the money to invest in.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler ($248.99)
or Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W ($218.99)
CPU Cooler: (See above) - I did want to ask though if investing in a CPU Cooler outside of the ones that sometimes come with the CPUs is needed?
Motherboard: MSI Arsenal Gaming AMD Ryzen 2nd and 3rd Gen AM4 M.2 USB 3 DDR4 DVI HDMI Crossfire ATX Motherboard (B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II) ($114.99)
Graphics Card: I'll definitely need help with this... I've heard/seen that these can get expensive, so any help is appreciated!
Memory (RAM): Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 Desktop Memory Kit ($84.99)
or G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2x8GB) (PC4 25600) ($109.99)
PCle-SSD: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, M.2 2280 ($99.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series 550 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply ($65.29)
Case: iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Gladd Mid-Tower Smart Case - Black ($104.99)
Any and all suggestions and recommendations are welcome!