After 30 years of using consoles, I'm planning to switch to PC and build my first system. I have very little experience choosing or assembling components, so I'd appreciate feedback on whether this parts list makes sense.
The PC should handle Adobe applications, occasional light video editing and rendering, and gaming at 1080p or higher. I also want to get into PCVR, so gaming and VR performance are the main priorities. I'm buying in Germany and hoped to stay around €1,200, although the current list comes to roughly €1,800.
The proposed build uses a Ryzen 5 7500F, B650 motherboard, 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory, a 1TB NVMe SSD, an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, a 650W power supply, and a mid-tower case. Is this a sensible combination, and where could I reduce the cost without hurting gaming and VR performance?
2 Answers
Compare prices through German hardware retailers and price-comparison sites rather than automatically buying everything from Amazon. Specialist shops such as Mindfactory, Alternate, Notebooksbilliger, or Caseking may offer better prices and usually make warranty or service issues easier to handle. The current total is also well above the stated €1,200 budget, so checking each component individually could make a substantial difference.
I’d avoid an 8GB graphics card for a new gaming and PCVR build if possible. An RTX 5060 Ti or similar card with more VRAM would be a safer choice, especially for newer games, Adobe workloads, and VR. The memory listing also looks suspiciously expensive, so double-check that price—32GB of DDR5-6000 CL30 should not normally account for several hundred euros. If you need to cut costs, look for a reasonably priced AM5 motherboard and non-RGB RAM before sacrificing graphics memory.
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