I just received some awesome components for my first PC build, including a RaidMax H200 Air Tunnel case, MSI Pro B650-P WiFi motherboard, a 360 mm ARGB all-in-one cooler, and an RX-850AEM 850W power supply. Now I'm trying to figure out what CPU, GPU, and SSD I should get to complete the setup. I'm a complete newbie and have around $750-800 left in my budget. I'm planning to play games like Elden Ring and Frontiers of Pandora at 1440p, so I'm looking for something that performs well without going over budget. Additionally, I'm curious if there are any other components I might need besides the CPU, GPU, and SSD, considering I already have a monitor that supports up to 4K from my PS5.
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Since you're using a B650 motherboard, you'll need an AMD Ryzen 7000 or 9000 series CPU that supports DDR5 RAM. A solid choice for budget and performance is the Ryzen 5 7600 or 7600X. Just a heads-up, the costs of DDR5 RAM have skyrocketed recently, so keep an eye on that to avoid blowing your budget! A website like PCPartPicker is super useful for checking compatibility and pricing.
Got it! So I'm looking at the Ryzen 5 7600, and I guess I should focus on getting RAM next, huh? Thanks for the tip!