$550 Gaming PC (First Time)

[wide spruce]

You won't need the thermal paste, it comes preapplied on the cooler

[brave meteor]

good build, can get same speed ram for $6 cheaper though, and that psu is a bomb?

[wide spruce]

Ask the seller if he had used the cooler , I would get the paste in this case

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M4WCpH

@near minnow do you have a microcenter near your place , could get 1$ thermal paste

[brave meteor]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pG6qqs/thermaltake-toughpower-gx2-600-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0600nnfagu-2 this psu

[wide spruce]

Best buy or any other computer store?

Might find thermal paste there

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QngHfv

[cosmic hemlock]

you dont need thermal paste

[wide spruce]

@cosmic hemlock cpu is used

[brave meteor]

3600 cl18 is the same speed as 3200 cl16

its $28

[wide spruce]

The 6650xt for $224 is a heck of a deal

[cosmic hemlock]

oh nvm

[wide spruce]

In india, the cheapest one comes at around $280

[cosmic hemlock]

why not this? https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3600-Desktop-Processor/dp/B0B4WLZ6Y4/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2JLEZ432FGWLZ&keywords=3600&qid=1690163978&s=electronics&sprefix=3600%2Celectronics%2C89&sr=1-4#customerReviews

oh yea nvm

[wide spruce]

Don't buy Amazon refurbs , they are trash

[cosmic hemlock]

i mean a brand new w cooler is only 90

[brave meteor]

still 20 more

[cosmic hemlock]

imo its worth it for something as fragile as a cpu

[cosmic hemlock]

then cut down something else

idk if id risk it

[brave meteor]

theres nothing else to really cut down

though you do havea point on used ryzen cpus at least

[wide spruce]

Cpus are fine getting used but not drives and stuff

[brave meteor]

since am4 cpus have pins

[cosmic hemlock]

nah like 15

[wide spruce]

Can't cut down on nuttin'

[cosmic hemlock]

bc he could remove paste

working for the extra 15 imo is so worth it

[wide spruce]

@near minnow if you could go a few dollars over budget

[cosmic hemlock]

also maybe this case bc of the mesh https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Transparent-Adjustable-Ventilated/dp/B0785GRMPG/ref=sr_1_29?crid=2SAMTGT68CONY&keywords=pc%2Bcase%2Bmesh&qid=1690164151&s=electronics&sprefix=pc%2Bcase%2Bmesh%2Celectronics%2C63&sr=1-29&th=1

but it wont matter much

but I ended up upgrading my old case bc it had no mesh to a 4000d and thermals become better

[wide spruce]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xLmv8r

[cosmic hemlock]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dpc7rD

[near minnow]

airflow

[cosmic hemlock]

just better airflow

which is very useful once you upgrade

[near minnow]

airflow is pretty important for thermals

[cosmic hemlock]

dont get that memory

its slow

er

its 3200 not 3600

[near minnow]

3200 cl16 is basically 3600 cl18

[cosmic hemlock]

oh i didnt see that nvm

[near minnow]

silly

[brave meteor]

ah yes 10ns ram is very slow, much slower than 10ns ram

[near minnow]

lmao

[wide spruce]

It is just 80+ , don't buy it , the apevia is c tier

[woven zodiac]

the list doesn’t exist

[gray folio]

@near minnow what type of games are you playing and what display are you using

i didnt see anyone ask either of those questions yet

and are u okay with using used parts and ebay?

[near minnow]

Get an 80+ gold psu

Anything less is a literal ied of a psu

[cosmic hemlock]

if you get used parts ebay is the best place bc of buyers prot

[near minnow]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xLtKHx/apevia-prestige-600-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-atx-rp600w

Thats probably the bare minimum for psu

But i would go for the toughpower

[cosmic hemlock]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dpc7rD

[near minnow]

Get a used graphics card

Used amd cpus arent usually what you should get used

[gray folio]

yeah they are

but used gpu, sometimes good psu shows up

[gray folio]

maybe something like this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sJDVd9

assuming this meant u were converted to used parts on ebay

(I LOVE EBAY)

Yeah they are

5700xt 8fps behind which is still above 60

so not even really noticable

It also does great at 1440p

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334901400385?epid=22034758936&hash=item4df9add341%3Ag%3AYksAAOSwN~xkfx3I&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwKjPmehtVUITLqkeS1UxvJbRBKM1JAyzCOynf%2By%2F9vinsUsPd6N4OkNIf6rxZQN7byDZPcxceN1ZvVxPxtkXiR7%2Bg5eo4pkU0L7Gc8B4R9sy0JDxrvktxJqQgP5DWkFDQSuYwFfIJ0y4cTEkEmHJC6M3A9H52IZwpAylWuEmONK0JDKjhfIAQgRdU4UYrA%2BuEcuZvdoOqbvlTVm0NXxMavLelPTw4e50QIpgtLpN5zkKIUG5x7lJkEsoP9mohIrrcQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8CcoZSxYg&LH_BIN=1 somehting ike this would work

sorry the share thing is angry with my

It says rx5700 but u can bios flash it to a 5700xt

But theres a ton of other options aswell

You can also check out partswap reddit

i got a ryzen 9 5900 for $200 there

Deals are insane

https://www.ebay.com/itm/155227322089?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180105095853%26meid%3Dfbddb26b17854a3fa40780a4af7b430e%26pid%3D100903%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D20%26sd%3D155227322089%26itm%3D155227322089%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2332490%26brand%3DEVGA&_trksid=p2332490.c100903.m5276 the psu i was looking at

i bought my psu on ebay evga g5 850w for i think $60

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256144625321?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ugcDfsnRRt2&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=pf-qei61t_e&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY something like this would work great too

i bought my psu from this seller last time and it had 4 years warranty left on it (obviously not all listings will be the same just mine was pretty good)

[cosmic hemlock]

it probably wont hold up tho

8gb vram can not be enough for some 1080p games

you will hit a vram limit

so you will have to turn down settings

alot

yea

im just saying

if u could get a 6700xt or even a 6700

used

would be way safer

[gritty patio]

Hey

If you can, can you look at my build real quick?

I need some help too

https://discord.com/channels/375436620578684930/1133125679811133482