Double check my $1000 rig works!

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Should be quick, I had the most trouble choosing the motherboard. Wanted a ~$1000 system with some ability to expand in the future. Should be able to run games at decent settings. I don’t care about ray tracing…yet.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $235
http s://www.newegg.c om/amd-ryzen-5-3600/p/N82E16819113569?Description=amd ryzen 5 3600&cm_re=amd_ryzen 5 3600--19-113-569--Product&quicklink=true

MSI MPG X570 ATX $155
http s://www.newegg.c om/msi-mpg-x570-gaming-plus/p/N82E16813144262?Item=9SIAPR9E8E5744

GSKill Ripjaws V Series 2x16 DDR 4 3200 $160
http s://www.newegg.c om/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232091?Item=N82E16820232091
16-18-18-38

Power Supply
Have an old 650W lying around

Graphics Card $330 (which is silly but global shortages FTL)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x 16 ATX Video cards
http s://www.newegg.c om/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-gv-n105toc-4gd/p/N82E16814125915?Item=9SIARCJE350812&quicklink=true
Ships from China and will be a while

Heat Sink $45
Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition CPU Air Cooler, SF120R RGB Fan, 4 CD 2.0 Heatpipes, Anodized Gun-Metal Black, Brushed Nickel Fins, RGB Lighting for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
http s://www.newegg.c om/cooler-master-hyper-212-rgb-black-edition-rr-212s-20pc-r1/p/N82E16835103277?Item=N82E16835103277

Case $100
Phanteks Enthoo Pro series PH-ES614PC_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case (non-power supply cover)
http s://www.newegg.c om/black-phanteks-enthoo-pro-atx-full-tower/p/N82E16811854004?Item=N82E16811854004

Edit:
Hard Drive
500 GB SSD 2.5" SATA 3
http s://www.newegg.com/western-digital-blue-500gb/p/N82E16820250087?quicklink=true

I like huge cases then I don’t have to worry about everything fitting.

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If you can get faster RAM for the same price I’d go with at least DDR4 3600. If you live near a Micro Center I would check prices there. Otherwise it all works.

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TY very much, I uhh…did forget a hard drive but that’s an easy fix.

Also I have an AMD processor and an nVidia graphics card. I believe that’s not a major problem but I was told I might get better results with a Radeon?

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It doesn’t matter. If it’s a problem it’s miniscule.

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Core i5-11400/F is more powerful than Ryzen 5 3600.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-11400f/

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Your Intel i5 will not fit in the AMD motherboard.
The 1200 is twice as much, as is the Intel possessor twice as much.

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Obviously have to change the motherboard to fit i5-11400/F. H570 or Z590 boards are compatible.

Also, MSI X570 Gaming Plus is one of the bad boards due to weak VRMs. Asus X570-P is better.

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thats one of the most faked cards hope you don’t get hosed on that

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The 1050 ti is a very weak card.

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Prob too late but with the cost of those components perhaps just buying a whole prebuilt PC be better?

Seen some on bestbuy with a 1660 super for around $1000.

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