This is based off the “Great tier” AMD build, but I’m waffling a bit on the price. I don’t really know a whole lot about PC specs, but I read this is supposed to be a good long-lasting build based on the DDR5 and something newer in the CPU or Video card. That being said, I’ve only really ever build mid-tier and while I do want something nice, I’m just not sure it’s necessary for me? I tend to stick to Indie titles and the most demanding game I’ve played lately was BG3 (which my current PC has to be on med-low settings to run).

Also, if anyone has a good 22" monitor recommendations I’ll take them.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $218.98 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $37.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard *Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard $119.99 @ Amazon
Memory *TEAMGROUP Elite 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-4800 CL40 Memory $37.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel 670p 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $79.99 @ B&H
Video Card *PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card $319.99 @ Amazon
Case Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Adorama
Power Supply *Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $66.98 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $986.81
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-06 20:02 EDT-0400
  • xyguy@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    Looks good. I’d go for 32 gigs of ram though if you can swing it. Also is there any reason why you want a 22" monitor specifically?

    The reason this one should last is because ddr5 is new and so is the AM5 socket for AMD. AMD supported the previous socket from 2016-2022 so many are speculating that you should be able to do CPU upgrades for the foreseeable future without having to change the whole platform.

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      2x22" is what I have already and it fits my desk well and it’s not too much, if that makes any sense. I’m going to also look at an ultrawide physically over the weekend and see how it feels, but i like to snap windows to the sides of the screens and I don’t know enough about ultrawides to know if you can do that easily, haha

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        1 year ago

        If you’re using Windows, then get PowerToys, it has FancyZones for customisable window snapping. The closest thing I’ve found on Linux is gTile.

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        1 year ago

        Ultrawide monitors often come with extra software to help you enjoy it more like built in KVM functionalities. There’s also window snapping managers on Windows like WiLMa. I’m similar to you though, 2x24" mounted to the wall.

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        I can personally guarantee you how nice ultrawide is and beats 2 small monitors every day. I have had one for 6 years and can’t go back. Windows makes it easy to snap left and right.

        I use a program called PowerToys FancyZones to divide my ultrawide monitor into 3 equal sections that I can snap to as well. I suggest checking that one out no matter what you end up going with