The list of components i've compiled is as follows:
-A corsair 4000D airflow case
-Ryzen 5 3600 (might be a slight bottleneck, but i have a 3900X, which is basically the same but double the cores and it barely gets any load during gaming)
-BeQuiet Pure Rock 2 cooler
-Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8gb 3600mhz
-BeQuiet System Power 9 CM 600W
-ASUS Prime B550-M A
-3060 TI, manufacturer doesn't really matter
-2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD (haven't decided on a manufacturer yet, but likely to be crucial, corsair or WD)
for context, she's going to be using a 1440p 144hz monitor and she's planning to play games like Warzone or some of the newer CoD games
i have built multiple PCs roughly in this region of performance before, and they've run great so far.
appreciate any suggestions!
At this point in time it doesn't make any sense to upgrade inside of AM4. Either get the better CPU now, or jump to AM5 or something newer.
Unless you can find a used 5800x3d for sub $100 in a year or so I wouldn't bother. You're going to end up spending more money to baby step than if you'd just bought something better from the get go.
i will keep that in mind. although i imagine am5 equipment requiring ddr5 and overall being more expensive.
DDR5 prices have tanked recently. AM5 prices will hopefully drop soon, but I think the days of a really good $100 motherboard are over.