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Opinion(s) and suggestions about my pcpartpicker setup (pcpartpicker.com)

submitted 7 months ago by dornad to c/pcmasterrace

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Never built a PC before, but thought it was a good time to get started on it!

I already got the tower, CPU and motherboard. Someone was getting rid of that specific tower and they wanted it gone - it was basically free! (aka a glorified curbalert)

I chose that CPU cause I don't want to spend money on a GPU, yet. Not looking yet into AAA gaming, at most I'll start with my Steam indie backlog 😁

Thanks!

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[–] filister 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Depending on your needs in the future, I will probably think of swapping the CPU for a newer version, as 8600G for example and swap the liquid cooler with normal if not mandatory. Keep in mind that 5700G is using an end of life socket and your upgrade opportunities will be more limited. Even 8500G will give you more fps, but I think 8600G is a better deal, as it upgrades the APU significantly and you will have almost double the fps compared to 5700G.

Additionally, I will think about what GPU you might want to install in the future and change the PSU for a slightly more powerful version, as you might end up having to swap it once you decide to buy a discrete GPU. Here my recommendation is to go with 850W but again it all depends on your future plans.

Another consideration is that the mini ITX case might have difficulties with more powerful GPUs as they grew in size considerably and probably the new gen will keep the trend.