Hey everyone! I'm thinking about building a new PC primarily for gaming and programming, and I'm looking at three options: the Ryzen 5 7500f, the 7600, and the 9600x. My budget for the whole setup is around $600. I found some decent combos: for about $250, I can get a Biostar A620MT with the Ryzen 5 7500f; for around $300, the same motherboard but with the Ryzen 5 7600; and for $310, a Gigabyte A620MH with the Ryzen 5 9600x. After getting motherboards, I estimate I'll have around $300 left for the PSU, RAM, case, storage, and GPU. Most of these components will be new, costing around $20 to $60 each. I'm considering a GTX 1080 Ti or RX 6600, but I could stretch to $200 for a GPU if I went the cheaper route. I saw a Biostar B650MT + Ryzen 7 7700 for about $360—should I think about that instead? Any advice would be appreciated!
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Honestly, I'd go for the cheapest option. At your budget, the difference in performance won't drastically affect your gaming experience. Focus on saving for a solid GPU instead!
I recommend the 7500f combo and saving as much as possible for the GPU. Just a heads-up though, don't go for a 1080 Ti; NVIDIA won't be giving driver updates for the 1000 series anymore. A used 3060 or a similar AMD card would be a better bet.
Yeah, I totally get that. But my main question is whether I should prioritize getting a better CPU with a weaker GPU, or a weaker CPU with a stronger GPU. What do you think?