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Absolute beginner here, a little overwhelmed. Can someone take a look at this build and tell me how to improve it? Trying to keep it sub $1000 (lemmy.one)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by pm_me_your_happiness@lemmy.one to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yqgLVw

EDIT: Here's what I ended up going with: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j3VDbK

I decided to stick with the stock cooler for now, if I need to upgrade later then I will. I was going to downgrade the CPU to the 5600 as recommended to save some money, but the prime day sale kicked in and the X ended up being cheaper. I also switched to the 980 Pro rather than the Evo 970, once again courtesy of our capitalist overlord's Bezos day. I managed to snag a new RX 6700 XT for $310 on Amazon a few days ago, but it's shipping from Portugal so we'll see if that sticks.

Really appreciate all the advice, yall made it a lot less intimidating.

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[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have built about four machines running on AM4/R5 5600, they still crush at 1920x1080p and can handle discord/game multitasking.

[–] pm_me_your_happiness@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s awesome, I’ve got the parts coming in the mail now. Excited to start building

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have fun with it!

My only advice would be that your CPU isn't going to be running high enough to really require a tower cooler. The stock wraith that comes with the processor should be good enough if you want to save the 40 bucks.

Other than that good job picking things out on a budget!

[–] pm_me_your_happiness@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I ended up not ordering the cooler based on the recommendations here. I should be able to start building sometime next week. Thanks!