Hey everyone! I'm a high school freshman and I'm planning to build my very first PC, but I'm on a tight budget. Here's what I have in mind for my setup: A Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, an RTX 5070 GPU (which I found for 750 CAD), 16GB of DDR5 RAM, a 1TB NVMe SSD, and the Azza Fighter 290 Mid Tower ATX case with four ARGB fans and a tempered glass side. My goal is to get high FPS on Counter-Strike 2. I'd love your thoughts on anything like airflow, compatibility, or if there are better or cheaper alternatives for this setup. Also, living in Canada, do you think I should wait for Black Friday?
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It's great to see you getting into PC building! You might want to consider putting your build together on PCPartPicker. It’s super helpful for checking compatibility and pricing.
Honestly, the price difference between 32GB and 16GB of DDR5 isn’t huge, so you should just go for 32GB if you can swing it! But even so, your build looks pretty premium for a limited budget. Just a heads up, the graphics card and processor can add up quickly, potentially hitting around 1200 CAD just for them. If your budget is around 1650 CAD, you might have to adjust your components a bit to fit everything in. But if you've got the cash, go for it! I have a similar setup and max out most games at 2K widescreen!
That’s helpful! I really don’t have much knowledge on building PCs, so do you think I could get better components for 1650 CAD?
Thanks, I will! I realized I accidentally listed the wrong CPU name; it should be Ryzen 5 5600.