My first attempt at a gaming PC build. Aiming for a $1000 budget. Does anyone have recommendations on how to improve or save cost? Thanks!

Update: with the Newegg bundle deals, I was able to get a 7600x and a gigabyte B650 Eagle AX with a free Team Group MP33 M.2 2280 1TB X3 NVME. Dropped the 2TB. Swapped with a Montub AIR 309 MAX case and XFX Speedster SWFT 6800 and got the price to $1050

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $213.90 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $33.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard $144.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory $91.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power UD85 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $107.99 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card $339.99 @ Newegg
Case Montech AIR 100 ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1082.74
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-18 16:00 EDT-0400
  • @Contramuffin
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    59 months ago

    Pretty good build. For CPU’s I basically always recommend getting non-X variants if it can be helped. They are only like 5% weaker (and many times less than 5% weaker) and tend to be significantly cheaper. So in your case, you can shave off cost by getting a 7600 instead of a 7600X.

    IMO I would get a 6800 instead if a 6750XT - it’s 380 dollars instead of 330, but you get 16 GB VRAM and it’s just more powerful. A 6800 for 380 is a good deal, and it should be a deal that you can find relatively easily.

    Everything else I really have no complaints about. Everything looks well balanced