Rate / Critique My Build - Budget $600

Wallyt99 on 04/02/2023 - 19:41
Last edited 05/02/2023 - 09:37 by 1 other user

Looking at putting together a budget desktop now that prices have stabilised for light gaming.

I'm thinking an msi b560 tomohawk ($180), an i3 10105 ($119) 16gb DDR4 ($50 used) and a 6600xt ($250 used)

Welcome your feedback.

All in around $600 as I have the other parts already.

Comments

DOGGYWOWWOW on 04/02/2023 - 20:24

+7

I'd say a Ryzen 5500 or 5600 with a cheap ($100-150) motherboard is probably better than that CPU.
RobBoss on 04/02/2023 - 20:34

+1

CPU is probably bottlenecking a bit, I would say the Doggy said is good get a 5500 or 5600
KaTst3R on 04/02/2023 - 21:49

-1

Change the CPU. An i3 realistically is only good for office use. And even heavy Excel users or coders would use at least an i5.
- p1 ama on 04/02/2023 - 22:04
  
  +4
  
  Rubbish, the i3 10105 is a 4C/8T part that will easily keep up with mid-range GPUs in more graphically demanding titles.
  
  Spending $120 on a CPU in a $600 build is the perfect ratio for a gaming focused build.
  - KaTst3R on 04/02/2023 - 22:06
    
    +1
    
    You are right. Didnt realise it is a 4 core cpu. I'll take that back.
garetz on 04/02/2023 - 22:20

i would pay the bit extra and get the 10400f
altomic on 05/02/2023 - 02:03

-1

Probably just strong enough to play minesweeper
frondono on 05/02/2023 - 11:48

I'd probably go for a 5600. There was some 6600xts on ebay for $220. Make a pretty cheap machine that could handle a lot of games in 1440p. I'd probably just get the cheapest motherboard that did pcie4.
Wallyt99 on 06/02/2023 - 06:44

Thanks all for the feedback.

I'm thinking of flip flopping and buying a circa $1200 laptop with a 3060 when the next one comes up.

Just seems a lot more powerful and flexible than this desktop.