I've never owned a desktop PC before and have only used laptops, so I'm excited to build my first one. I'm working with a limited budget and currently considering these parts: Ryzen 5 7500F, Gigabyte RTX 5060 Eagle OC 8GB, ASRock B650M Pro RS, MSI MAG A650GLS power supply, Thermalright Burst Assassin 120 SE cooler, and 16GB Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 CL30 memory. I mainly plan to play Minecraft, older Valve games such as Garry's Mod and Left 4 Dead 2, GTA V, Resident Evil, and the Yakuza series. Does this look like a balanced build, and are there better alternatives at the same price or for less?
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The main upgrade I’d consider is a graphics card with more than 8GB of VRAM. A 16GB model would give you more room for newer games and higher-resolution textures in the future. If it’s available at a similar price, an RX 9060 XT 16GB could be worth checking out.
The build should handle those games well. One possible CPU alternative is the Ryzen 5 7600X, although the 7500F offers very similar gaming performance and is often a better value if it costs noticeably less.
I considered the 7600X at first, but I’d heard the 7500F performs nearly the same. I’ll compare the prices before deciding.
The 16GB version costs about the same as the RTX 5060 option where I’m shopping. I also found an XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 6750 XT 12GB. Would that be a better choice? I’m not very familiar with AMD’s midrange cards.