I'm trying to build my first gaming PC, and I recently bought a 9060 XT graphics card for $370. I also got a bundle that includes an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU, an ASUS B650E motherboard, and one stick of 16GB RAM for $280. I've been on the lookout for a PC ever since my laptop broke down, but I've come across a ton of comments warning against upgrading to the 9060 XT because it has a 128-bit bus. Is this a decent card for someone new to PC building? I did pay about $20 over the MSRP for the GPU, which makes me a bit anxious. Any advice?
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Honestly, the 9060 XT 16GB is one of the best value GPUs currently out there. If there's any mistake, I'd say it's just going with a single stick of RAM. For the AM5 platform, it's better to have 2x16GB sticks with at least 6000MHz speed. But don't worry too much—you can always add another stick later!
Yeah, the bundle I got does have 1 stick of 6000MHz DDR5, and I could upgrade to another one for a bit more. But I’m also seeing 6400MHz DDR5 for the same price, so I might just go with that instead.