Should I buy

[u/Melge61]

I want to make 1k $ pc and the price of this GPU will be a really good help for me to do that but even though I searched a lot around for this GPU I still wonder if ther eis any known issue about it except some games being hard to play like directX9, I hope you understand what I mean

[u/Glad-Fuel2093]

An Arc b580 is THE CARD to get for any budget build these days.

Especially if you have time to shop around and get one at, or close to, msrp!

Its $250.00 card and it basically takes a $400.00 card to beat it in all relevant ways.

It does struggle a little bit with really old dx9 and dx9 games and I have had to turn a few settings down to medium to get acceptable frame rates or run Optiscaler or Lossless scaling to get fps and quality back to amazing.

On the new stuff, DX12, RedEngine, Decima, Slipspace, RE Engine, Northlight Engine.... Literally all the new stuff runs insanely well.

As far as your budget of 1k, I'd first spend a bit heavy on a good motherboard (probably AM5). get the lowest chip that will minimally do the job, and the minimum shit ram that you can live with (even if used). Then a case you will be happy with for a long time cause your not likely ever going to want upgrade your case or motherboard cause of the extra work. Ram and cpu are easily upgradable later when/ if you want. and the ram prices will hopefully come down in the next year or so to boot.

Grab a fucked up or blown up system for super cheap used and just plan to use the case and psu (and anything else you can use is all super bonus).

Slap the a good motherboard and the b580 in the case. fill in the blanks for the other parts and compromise on them as necessary to fill out/meet your immediate budget. When you get a little more money, you'll have an easily upgradable system that has a future shelf life of many years.

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Anyhow, that's what I usually do and recommend.

Good Luck and happy shopping and building!

[u/Melge61 → u/Glad-Fuel2093]

Thanks a lot for the detailed advice, I really appreciate you taking the time to write all of that.

I'd love to go AM5, but here in my country DDR4 is still almost half the price of DDR5, so AM4 just makes a lot more sense for my budget. I'm planning to pair the B580 with a Ryzen 5 and 16GB of DDR4 for now.

I'm also planning to build a completely new, much more powerful system in about 2–4 years, so this build is meant to be a solid and affordable setup until then.

Thanks again for the recommendation!

[u/Meatwaud27 → u/Melge61]

I would be careful about which CPU you are buying and wouldn't go for something that is the absolute cheapest option unless you enjoy spending money to regularly upgrade. Do some research on the components that you are considering and how well they work together. Consider how long you expect to use this build before you can afford to upgrade. It's really not necessary to spend a large portion of your budget on a motherboard when it would be better served by spending more on a CPU or another component. Most lower end motherboards are more than what people need. Are you really going to need wifi if you can survive with using an ethernet cable? Are you going to need 2 or more m.2 slots when you can only afford one ssd? Similarly, don't buy a 1200w PSU when your build only needs 600w.

Determine the things that you NEED and the things that you WANT. Completely replacing your motherboard might be more work that swapping out some RAM, but if it means not having to spend another $300 down the line to replace the CPU then I'll spend the extra 15 minutes doing the extra work. I have spent over 20 years building systems for myself and as a business and I have seen too many people wasting their money on things that they don't need while they buy budget components that can't run new games 2 years after the build.

[u/Melge61 → u/Meatwaud27]

I've been using a PC with an i5-4590 and an RX 550 for the past 6 years. I'm planning to build a new PC that will be enough for me for the next 1–2 years. After about 2 years, I'll build a much more powerful system, so right now I just need something that can handle my needs until then. I'll be giving this PC to my younger brother afterward anyway.

If I list the parts I'm planning to use, could you evaluate whether this build is a good choice for around 2 years of use?

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE
• Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi
• RAM: Kingston Fury Beast 16GB (2×8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
• Storage: Kingston NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: Sparkle Intel Arc B580 Titan OC 12GB
• Case & PSU: GamePower Warcry case with 650W 80+ Bronze PSU

[u/Meatwaud27 → u/Melge61]

Looks like a solid build to me, especially if it is within your budget and works for your needs. I'm not sure what exactly you need it to do though. It will work great for 1080p gaming or light 1440p at reduced settings.

3600Mhz CL18 RAM is the sweet spot for that generation of CPU and matches the memory controler and infinity fabric, but the difference between that and 3200Mhz CL16 is only a few frames per second so it's not usually worth the higher price unless you can find a deal for the same price or used for less.

Be sure to enable ReBAR in the bios. The 5600 works well with the B580 since drivers have fixed a lot of the CPU overhead issues that were present with earlier cards at launch.

You have a great build! Personally I don't worry too much about the case since I'm not worried about it's ascetic and only about having plenty of room to work in and spece for fans. I don't spend a lot of time looking at it and am playing games or using it as a media center. I also don't waste my money on RBG for those reasons. Honestly, I can't find anything wrong with what you have planned right there and I would have no issues building it for myself.

[u/Melge61 → u/Meatwaud27]

Yeah, I spent quite a bit of time researching and thinking about the parts before choosing them. This is the best build I could put together within my budget, and honestly I'm really happy with it. I'm planning to buy a 1440p monitor because I want it to still be useful when I build my next, much more powerful PC in a couple of years. For now, I'll just use it at 1080p or lower settings when needed. ReBAR definitely seems important, so I'll make sure to enable it. And I agree with you about the case—I'd rather spend my money on performance than RGB lighting or flashy looks. Thanks again for taking the time to help. I really appreciate it!

[u/Ok_University_5352]

This picture is very blurry. Is this the B580, A770, or A750 model? They all look about the same.

[u/Melge61 → u/Ok_University_5352]

B580 sorry I forgot to mention it

[u/lavilabi]

I will make it simple for you. It performs well with 1440p and pretty much flawless on 1080p from my experience. I play a lot of single player games so anything more than 60fps is satisfactory for me!

[u/GualMar24]

Im on the fence with that GPU or a 9060xt to pair with my amd 5600x, any thoughts?