How are we feeling with my build?
Posted by Xxx_2PrO_xxX@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 15 comments
So my laptop's GPU got fried, and the cost of repair was almost half of what the laptop was worth. I'm thinking about jumping to a PC, and I've made a build, but I'm not sure about some of the parts I've picked.
I'm from Turkey, and I'll use this PC for mostly gaming, sometimes for CAD applications and physics simulations. Those don't really need a hefty CPU, my aforementioned laptop could do those, and it has a Intel I7-11600H. My budget is about 1500$, although part prices are often not the same in Turkey. For example, part A can be cheaper than part B in the US; but sometimes it's the other way around in Turkey. I'll happily look up the price of any component if you want me to. My main goal is to get the most bang out of my buck, and I might upgrade the GPU in about 3-4 years.
I'm worried about these parts; Motherboard: I'm not very knowledgeable about motherboards, so I've just picked one that's compatible and in the B series. Would this be enough?
RAM: With the RAM crisis starting to wane, I'm thinking about getting just 1x16GB stick of RAM, then getting another (of the same make and model, ofc) when prices are calmer. Would be a hell of a bottleneck, but at least I would save maybe 50 to 75$ out of a 1400$ setup, so 3 to 5% cheaper.
Storage: I already have 2 M.2 SSD's and a SATA 6Gb/s SSD. I'm thinking about using them on this new build as well, to save money on having to buy storage. The only problem is, to use these SSD's I'd have to buy a mobo that has slots for at least 1 SATA 6 GB/s and 2 M.2's.
GPU: AFAIK, the B580 is a great GPU for it's price. However Intel being Intel, I'm not really sure on this decision. The benchmarks and comparisions online look nice, but I'd like to know if getting this would be wise.
I think that's all, if I missed anything by chance, please ask!
_Salish@reddit
Dude holy w build. I wouldnt change anything! Just make sure the mobo works well with those m.2, but on pc part picker/item decriptions youll find out all you need. Only suggestion is maybe an intel cpu? Could pair well with the gpu. I got an a770 and highly recommend intels gpus. Good luck!
Xxx_2PrO_xxX@reddit (OP)
I didn't see many people saying arc gpu's pair well with intel cpu's, is that really a thing? Maybe I didn't see it because arc is so new, and people are still finding out it's quirks
_Salish@reddit
Thats just what I have personally so idk. Maybe its confirmation bias
Lonely_Platform7702@reddit
Can't you get either a 7600X3D or 7500X3D for cheaper and get a 9060XT 16GB or 5070/9070? You'll be GPU limited anyway even if you get a non X3D chip like the 9600X or 7700X (wich can often be had cheap through AliExpress). The rest of the build is stellar but i don't think a B580 is gonna cut it anymore.
Xxx_2PrO_xxX@reddit (OP)
Funnily enough, the 7600x3D and 7800x3D are the SAME price (360 USD) in the Turkish markets. The 7500x3D is about 110 USD cheaper at 250USD. I don't really think it's worth the 110 USD to downgrade to 7500x3D.
A 9600x is 220 USD, and the 7700x is 260 USD though. Would that price difference be worth the lack of x3D?
Lonely_Platform7702@reddit
I would get a 7500X3D and buy a 9060XT 16GB or a 5060Ti 16GB. With these GPUs you are not going to notice the difference between a 7500X3D and a 7800X3D. You will notice the big bump in GPU performance though.
IE a 5060Ti has about 15% OC headroom, together with DLSS4.5 will make you able to play any modern game on high settings in 1440P with good fps. A B580 just isn't capable of the same.
Puzzleheaded-West159@reddit
Bro, best PC I can get you for under $1500.
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Nstorm24@reddit
Nice build. Although i think it would be a better idea to go for a 9600x or 7600x and put the rest of the money in a better gpu.
Xxx_2PrO_xxX@reddit (OP)
any recommendations for a GPU? The price difference is for the 9600x about 160 USD in the Turkish markets. I could get a 9060xt 16gb, the price difference between that and the B580 is almost 160 USD too.
Now that you've mentioned it, I've looked at cpubenchmark.net for 7600x vs 9600x vs 7800x3D vs 9800x3D. For performance, its 9800x3D > 7800x3D > 9600x > 7600x. But for Performance/Price it's 9600x > 7600x > 7800x3D > 9800x3D. So I think it makes sense to go for the 9600x.
Nstorm24@reddit
The 9060 xt or the nvidia 5060 ti, both with 16gb of ram are better than the intel. Just choose the one closest to the amount of money you have.
JSteezy80@reddit
If it costs half what it's worth to repair it, get it fixed and then sell it? Or am I not understanding?
Xxx_2PrO_xxX@reddit (OP)
Well, half of what's worth in the laptop is the RAM inside, which I (with astounding luck) upgraded to a DDR4 2x32GB 3200Mhz CL22 kit last May, for 100 USD. They're worth about 30 thousand Turkish Lira (about 670 USD) on Amazon now, and I reckon I can sell them 2nd hand for around 550-600 USD since they've been used.
The rest of the laptop, without RAM, will probably be worth about 50 bucks or somewhat, considering I don't get the GPU fixed. People who are just looking to go on the internet and use MS Office apps will definitely pay for it, the iGPU is still up and running. But I don't think they'll need 64 GB of ram for that lol.
TLDR: I'll strip the RAM and sell them separately.
4spooked@reddit
Ehhh you can probably get a cheaper CPU and a better GPU
Hawk7117@reddit
Your Motherboard is a fine choice, I dont see any potential incompatibility with any of the parts you picked or the extra drives you are carrying over from the last build.
As for the ram, we do not know the crisis is waning quite yet so its pretty hard to give really good advice in that area. I personally could very well be wrong, but I think it will get worse before it gets better. The $369 corsair 32gb DDR5 kits are ok for how bad the current market is. I would lean towards grabbing the full kit now.
For the storage, I think you are totally fine dropping the new drive and just reusing the ones you have. Storage pricing is even worse than ram pricing atm imo.
The B580 is a decent GPU in a vacuum, but there are some pretty decently large issues I have with it. Drivers can be finnicky, some games just don't support ARC gpus, and due to it being the new kid on the block, finding info regarding issues you do have online can be harder than with AMD or Nvidia options. For beginners that are building for the first time I would avoid it entirely.
With the money saved from dropping the new SSD, upgrading to a 5060ti or 9060xt 16gb would absolutely be worthwhile.
9okm@reddit
This all looks good to me. Motherboard is perfectly fine.
I'd buy the 2x16gb kit now. I know prices suck, but I'd rather just do it now and be done with it.
Your motherboard has plenty of SATA and M.2 slots - there are no issues reusing your current drives. BUT, I strongly recommend doing a fresh install of windows on whatever you want to use as your boot drive.
B580 is great. Though you have to be aware they are a very small player in the GPU space. So... sometimes... games may take longer to receive support or optimizations (like Crimson Desert).