I'm putting together a gaming PC for my girlfriend. She mainly plays Dota 2 and Deadlock, but I'd also like the system to handle more demanding games such as Hogwarts Legacy in the future. I already have the Fractal Design Define 7 Compact case and a Cooler Master MWE 750W Bronze power supply. The planned parts are an AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D for 2,549 kr, a PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT for 5,299 kr, a Gigabyte B650 UD AX motherboard for 1,249 kr on sale, 32GB of Kingston DDR5-6000 CL30 memory for 5,690 kr, and an Arctic Freezer 36 CO cooler for 429 kr. Does this look like a balanced build, and are there any parts I should replace?
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The overall performance balance looks solid for those games, but the memory price stands out as extremely high—32GB of DDR5-6000 CL30 should normally cost far less, so I’d definitely check other kits or retailers. The B650 board will work, but it’s fairly basic in terms of features and power delivery. It shouldn’t cause problems with this setup, though a better-equipped board could be worthwhile if the price difference is small.
What features are missing from that board, and which alternatives would you recommend?