I'm putting together my first PC build and would love to get some feedback! I've done some research and received help from friends to stay under a budget of $1,500, as I plan to use it for gaming as well as schoolwork—particularly CAD design since I'm an engineering student. I've included links to my Amazon wishlist and the PCPartPicker build list. I'm open to any suggestions on improvements or changes before I purchase everything!
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Honestly, the 5060 Ti is not worth the price you’re paying for it. Either invest a bit more for a 5070 or save some money and go for the 9060 XT instead. If you focus primarily on gaming, consider the Ryzen 5 9600X; it’s a solid pick and can help you save some cash for other components.
Your build looks great, but I noticed your graphics card—consider a different option for better performance. For gaming, I suggest switching to the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and looking at cheaper alternatives for the GPU, like the 9060 XT. You’ll save some cash and still get excellent performance.
I plan to do gaming, schoolwork, and some CAD design, though.
What country are you in? It’s tough to give you feedback without that info. Also, could you link your actual build on PCPartPicker? That’ll help a lot!
I'm in the USA. Just added the PCPartPicker link!
I’m trying to balance gaming and my engineering schoolwork, which needs CAD design capabilities as well.