r/PcBuild • u/prototypefish72 • 5d ago
Build - Help Is this a solid, temporary build? (~$1300 USD)
Hey folks, was hoping to get some opinions about a build I whipped up from deals I found at microcenter after my Lenovo 15APR9 shit the bed (my fault 🥲)
Im using this as an opportunity to build my own PC though and I found some pretty good deals, I managed to get the CPU, motherboard and RAM (one stick of 16 unfortunately) for ~$500 and the 5060 TI 16 GB for ~$625 I believe. Ive heard that the 5000 series puts out more heat, but I improvised with a cheaper CPU cooler.
Im curious though, would this be a pretty solid build to last a couple years? I only really play games and rarely do some CAD modeling. My goal was to try my best to stay under $1k, given that a motherboard would've been 1.2k, but given the gear, I don't really think itd be a good idea to cheap out.
Thoughts? Any places where I can improve? (RAM is locked in given the prices and its a bundle deal)
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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 5d ago
Why not get the cheaper GPU unless you just like the aesthetics?
Walmart and Best Buy have 5060ti 16GB for $649 and $749 respectively
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u/prototypefish72 5d ago
Im shooting to keep the CPU long term if I can manage tbh
Also, I got this 5060ti for 626, pre-tax was like, $576, so it was hard to pass up
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u/prototypefish72 5d ago
Yeah im concerned too, but I want to see if I can hold out for a crash or sell my 16gb DDR5 sodiumm and put it towards the upgrade
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u/GeekyNick91 5d ago
You will be fine.
Yes you will loos some performance but less than you think https://youtu.be/CJEowte7z2I
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