Hi guys, I am building my first computer, my budget is $1150. I plan to use the computer mainly to learn cybersecurity and also to play a couple of games. These are the components I chose so far:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card
Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX CPU Cooler
Memory RAM:
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX
Case: darkFlash DS900 ATX Mid Tower Case
Monitor: LG 24GN650-B 24.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Monitor
I want to know if there is any incompatibility or if in fact there is something that can be improved, thank you very much :D.
A couple of points iâd like to make, on the general side perhaps, but âtime and experienceâ as the saying goes;
Very cheap monitors offering âhighâ refresh rates can be very bad for your eyes. Even if youâre young enough to think otherwise/not care! Additionally, the actual image quality will be horrible compared even to that of an average ânormalâ monitor (think middle of the line 60Hz Dell variants); the difference cannot be understated.
Barring FPS titles or âcompetitiveâ online ego competitions, high refresh rates are thankfully still something of an option. You owe it your eyes to at the very least give this some consideration.
There are similar coolers from Thermalright, Scythe, etc., that will do exactly the same job temperatures-wise but cost even less. Your future CPU is quite undemanding in that aspect.
Your RAM listing is vacant
But given your level of expertise (no offense meant, just being literal), iâd strongly recommend you pick something actually listed in Gigabyteâs QVL list; even if it means your needing to go an extra step to source it, ie unavailable in Newegg, Amazon, wherever⌠if you donât know what iâm talking about, see here: B650 GAMING X AX (rev. 1.5) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Do also note how the motherboard you chose has been under 5 revisions thus far; make sure you know which you ordered, so you also know which QVL list youâre been guided by. The above is for rev 1.5, RAM support may vary for other iterations.
Here is an example of a complete system that will serve you well. 7600(X) is not a bad CPU but this package should get you that much farther. 7600 vs 7700 is kinda like, why settle for an A tier hero like Spiderman when both Iron Man and Dr Strange are around and it is only another 5% price hike?
I have not included a cooler as the stock cooler is adequate for the job. And yes I am going $60 above budget here, if that makes you uncomfortable, feel free to modify whatever is on this list. A 7600 non-X also comes with a stock cooler and the 8500G might make some sense as well.
The suggested screen might be a bit too high res for you, but your next PC will have no problem saturating it. Especially if that is an upgrade to the 9900X successor + new GPU.
And yes I am recommending a 16GB Radeon card, I would argue this has a longer life span than the 3060, but the 3060 is also a good contender. Feel free to pick and choose from whatever is on this list.
High refresh rate monitors can also good for productivity. The LG UltraGear the OP listed is a fairly decent IPS panel in this instance. And since the build appears to be gaming focused, the high refresh and Freesync will be nice for games that can hit above 60fps.
Consider the Cooler Master Hyper 212. Itâs a slightly cheaper option and will perform just a well. Itâs my go-to budget CPU cooler.
Since youâre getting an RTX 3060 GPU, you could drop down to 600W to save a little money. If you plan to eventually upgrade to something a bit more powerful in the future, then stick with the 750W.
If youâve not already done so, I suggest using PCPartPicker to make a shopping list of your components, the nice thing about that site is it will tell you about any known compatibility issues or advisories and allow you to do price comparison from several online and in-store retailers.
Am old school so by all means let us drop the âproductivityâ moniker altogether, lest your excel sheets need run at speeds only a Tektronix spectometer can read out!
We were exceptionally productive with 60Hz monitors i dare say.
Anyway, not to open a dispute, but if i may reply so as to specify further, in the off chance OPâs reading:
Have two of the extended family young ones owning recent el cheapo LG ââgamingââ monitors, both at 144Hz.
Have never seen a TN panel so saturated, near bleached out (compared to a proper monitor) as these two are. On the second one (barely a few months old model), i literally stopped setup and drove home to grab me a proper screen; you know, one that doesnât make oneâs eyes bleed. Thatâs after calibrating as much as i could out of that POS.
At my age, i must have bought 'bout 50, 60 monitors by now? And iâm not exaggerating. Can also assure you my eyesightâs still 10/10.
If anyone thinks cheap LG monitors have the image quality of ânormalâ monitors? Or much more expensive, proper high refresh monitors?
Allow yourselves the wonder of experimentation and find outâ˘.
Gamingâs fine, but hopefully a temporary or part time endeavour. Your eyes on the other hand, theyâre here to stay
There certainly are bad panels out there. Low quality TN and VA panels can be notorious for having a washed out appearance. IPS on the other hand often have better colour reproduction, but suffer in terms of response time and refresh rates. Itâs always best to check reviews before purchasing any monitor. RTINGS does a pretty decent job of reviewing both cheap low end monitors, to the wildly expensive high end panels.
Working in the gaming industry Iâve bought hundreds of monitors from various vendors. For the day-to-day studio use, I still insist on 60Hz IPS panels for their clarity and colour reproduction. Where as testing & UX playtest labs tend to aim for higher refresh rates (120Hz and above) and VRR technologies like GSync & FreeSync.
In general unless you want an oled for $400+, get an IPS panel.
You see things about horizontal and vertical viewing angles that IPS is good for. I think more importantly the left eye and the right eye see the same color, so you donât get headaches when using it for hours on end. Also on an ips panel since the vertical viewing angles are just as good as the horizontal viewing angles, you can rotate the display for viewing vertical content, or later get a second one and put two of them side by side in a vertical orientation. If you use the computer for work too, having one monitor on your project and a different one on a browser doing research on your project is convenient. Productivity studies have shown a 20% increase in productivity (with all other metrics being the same) by going from one monitor to 2 monitors, which is why most businesses which buy computers for their staff supply 2 monitors.
There are IPS panels available that are gaming monitors. Also you can get one now, and a second at some point in the future, and they donât have to match.
