My son has been working hard, saving up from doing chores so he can build his first gaming PC aimed at 1080p gaming. We managed to keep everything just under 1000 EUR (excluding monitor). Here's what we have so far:
- Motherboard: GIGABYTE B650 EAGLE AX AM5
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
- CPU Cooler: Sharkoon A40
- Graphics Card: GIGABYTE RADEON RX 9060 XT gaming oc
- Storage SSD: WD Black SN7100 1000GB M2-NVMe PCIe 4.0
- System SSD: WD Black SN7100 500GB M2-NVMe PCIe 4.0
- Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL30 AMD EXPO
- Case: Corsair 3000D airflow
- Case Fans Front: Corsair RS120 PWM (3x)
- Case Fan Rear: Corsair AF120 Elite
- Case Fan Top: Corsair AF120 Elite
- PSU: Sharkoon Rebel P20 750W
- Monitor: Lenovo Legion R24e 1080p AMD Freesync
We'd love to hear your thoughts and any recommendations you might have!
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Your build looks pretty solid for a budget of 1000 EUR! Just a couple of points:
- For your storage, instead of going for a 500GB and 1TB SSD combination, you might want to consider a larger 2TB drive for better value.
- Regarding the graphics card, make sure you're opting for the 16GB version of the GIGABYTE RADEON RX 9060 XT. The extra VRAM will really help in the long run, especially for 1080p gaming.
- As for the case and fans, be cautious about how much of your budget you’re allocating there. The Corsair 3000D is nice, but there are other budget cases with ARGB fans included that might offer better overall value, like the Montech XR.
Just some friendly tips!
That's a good catch on the storage! We are actually going with the 16GB version of the graphics card after all. For the case, we really love the look of the 3000D and it comes with 2 AF120 Elites included. We'll pretty much just need the RS120s to round it out.