PC Parts for Son's Build - Budget $2000

bezanel on 25/05/2025 - 16:27
Last edited 25/05/2025 - 18:03 by 1 other user

Hi all, my kid has thrown this together for himself. Would like some professional opinions from the community. Budget $2k.

Parts lists/prices JW Computers. Looking for local.
I did use staticice and they had lowest prices.

Lancool II Mesh already purchased.
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600x $350.00
Mobo ASUS TUF Gaming B650M E WIFI  $230.00
Ram Corsair Vengeance 32GB(2x16GB) DDR5-6000 Memory $158.00
Graphics Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti $789.00
Cooler CPU Silverstone Hydrogon D120 ARGB 120mm Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler $60.00
Power Supply Corsair RM850e Fully Modular Cybenetics Gold ATX  $175.00
SSD Crucial P3+ 2TB 3D M.2 NAND Gen4 NVMe PCIe SSD $179.00

$1941

Many thanks

Computing Computer Desktop Computer

Comments

  • bargaino on 25/05/2025 - 16:37
    -5

    I'm not sure how much professionals would know about gaming machines.
    This looks like an expensive toy. You'd be better off asking the 19yo next door.
    You have not mentioned the most important part: the software :-)
    It is a computer, it will play games. Is there any other requirement you have?

    I guess it is cheaper and safer than modding cars.

    • JIMB0 on 25/05/2025 - 22:05
      +4

      That’s fine, pretty sure they’re building something to run modern software, not a museum exhibit for 1985’s finest drawing tool. 🎨🖥️

  • SYLTB on 25/05/2025 - 17:03
    -2

    www.msy.com.au I do not know if they still sell cheap/affordable parts.

  • liquornoodlescabbage on 25/05/2025 - 17:23
    +17

    Build looks solid honestly. My only suggestion is to make sure that 5060 Ti is a 16GB model, not an 8gb.
    For more feedback and to make sure compatibility is all good, I would put all those parts into a pcpartpicker build. The site is really neat for doing builds, does price comparisons, compatibility checks and can see other community builds.

  • freefall101 on 25/05/2025 - 17:25
    +5

    I get the desire to DIY and build it (I built a water cooled system at 17, it was great fun), cost-wise you're not going to do well against one of the prebuilt systems on here (granted, he seems to want decent parts, which I'm a big proponent of).

    One option as well is getting a 7700 off Aliexpress instead of the 7600X, cheaper, more cores but a bit slower cores. Works out about the same.

    I'd be trying to squeeze a few extra dollars for a 9070 in the upcoming EOFY sales. Even going up to a 7800X3D and 5070 is around $200 over budget right now, but will give you at least a 20% jump in performance. Particularly important if he wants to game at 1440p, it's going to be the difference in good right vs good for a couple of years.

  • MrThing on 25/05/2025 - 18:23
    +2

    You'll need an operating system

    • CrispyChrispy on 25/05/2025 - 20:57
      +2

      https://massgrave.dev/

      • MrThing on 26/05/2025 - 07:43
        +1

        I'm a firm believer if your going to spend thousands on a PC, just buy legit software, don't clog it up full of pirated shite

        • CrispyChrispy on 26/05/2025 - 10:57
          +1

          And I'm a firm believer in not spending money when I don't need to

          You don't even need to download or install anything…

          • LinkMonkey on 26/05/2025 - 13:32
            -3

            @CrispyChrispy: Don't want to clog your system, and don't want to spend unnecessary money, but you both use windows. LoL!
            Chumps

  • mrkorrupt on 25/05/2025 - 20:40
    -1

    9060xt 16gb? similar to 5060ti
    x870 for USB4? https://computers.scorptec.com.au/search?lbc=scorptec&method… $400 - $420
    Thermalright 240mm AIO from Amazon: https://amzn.asia/d/6iwWDyX $68
    lower power / non modular PSU: https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/power-supplies/atx/10857… $83

    • A-mak on 26/05/2025 - 09:01
      +1

      9070xt is better (except for maybe RT and software stack) and as someone with one and a 7500f they will be CPU bottlenecked in some games (I am).

      It does leave room for upgrading that side in the future tho.

    • Bruceflix on 26/05/2025 - 09:10
      +3

      Friends don't let friends use tier c power supplies.

    • kiitos on 26/05/2025 - 09:18

      Would 750W be lowest you should go on a gaming PC these days?

      • CrispyChrispy on 26/05/2025 - 10:55
        +1

        Not necessarily, if you're building a budget system say with a RX/RTX XX60 series GPU, 650W will suffice

  • jk82 on 26/05/2025 - 08:18
    +2

    That's a really solid build.

    Couple of recommendations from me: Save some money on the mobo, they really don't make any difference - other than the features they provide, and this one (linked below) would do just as good a job - $155

    https://www.jw.com.au/product/gigabyte-b650m-gaming-wifi-amd…

    Also, as others have said, if you're getting the 5060ti make sure it's the 16gb variant. I'm assuming it's this one but double check that

    https://www.jw.com.au/product/palit-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-infi…

    • bezanel on 26/05/2025 - 16:36

      Thanks will look into it
      Few friendly people also suggested lowering the psu

    • ForkSnorter on 27/05/2025 - 06:51

      These two boards look fairly equivalent, but when I did my build, I paid extra for the latest ASUS Tuf gaming board, because it had better specs than anything else I could find, in terms of high-speed USB-C ports (20GB/s), more ports, faster wifi, optical S/PDIF audio out, etc. It also looked better built and better designed than cheaper boards.

      Some of the features might not be useful immediately, but I thought it might be handy going forward if I upgrade the PC in future.

      But you're right, if it's just for a young guy gaming, it would be better to put that money into the GPU.

  • Muppet Detector on 26/05/2025 - 10:21

    I built a custom PC about 10 years ago primarily following you tube videos.

    Got to the end. Paid professional to double check everything.

    One of the first questions he asked me was "did I use heat sink paste?".

    silence => nope.

  • LinkMonkey on 26/05/2025 - 13:44

    Is there any good reason people are suggestion the 5060 ti 16gb over the 4070 super? The 4070 seems like the superior choice for this build imo.

    • jk82 on 26/05/2025 - 14:16

      probably vram. plus it's also like $200 cheaper and it's a $2k build.

      • LinkMonkey on 26/05/2025 - 14:37

        Ah okay. Thanks for clarifying ☺️

  • pnt on 26/05/2025 - 13:57
    +1

    I'd consider a PC from https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/desktop-computer

    They have good prices (better than buying parts separately), and you can also get good warranty.

    I enjoy building a new PC every 5-10 years as much as the next bloke. But…. :

    • It takes me hours to research, purchase, assemble, install, and test the build.
    • I live with the anxiety of if the build doesn't work, how will I troubleshoot, and how long will it take. If the build breaks down later…. I have no spare parts to use for troubleshooting.
    • Most builds work, and are never a problem, and I don't mind the troublesome troubleshooting, so I accept the risk.
    • But I don't think it worth it for most people.
    • Then, just last month, my PC did break down, and I bought a new motherboard, ram and then CPU, and after hours of messing about, it worked again and I could isolate it to a CPU problem (a bad CPU, what are the chances after 2.5 years of good operation? Between 0 and 4% depending on your source. May it was something I did. I'll probably never know).
  • ar7ist on 26/05/2025 - 21:22
    +2

    As someone who is a pc build enthusiast, I support this build as a minimum requirement for his studies.

    I would suggest getting a better GPU. If you're spending 2k, better to strech the budget a bit more so you dont have to update a few years down the track.

    As someone suggested above, put all the part on the pc parts picker website and share the link. It should tell about the parts compatibility as well.

    If you're building it yourself, make sure to watch a lot of tutorials on how to put the parts together, specially pay attention to CPU pin alignment. Also, be involved in the actual pc building process - trust me your kid will enjoy it a lot.

    I would suggest not to buy from the pre-built PC on ozbargain, even though its cheaper and I myself have bought 2 from here which I sold after some time (even those I assembled myself), mainly because the experience to build it yourself is awesome.

    Reach out to the community here if you've got any more qs.

    • bezanel on 27/05/2025 - 16:36

      Appreciate your time.

      Also happy for community suggestions on a build as we only have the case.

      He plans to use it majority for fps games.

  • Graduate on 27/05/2025 - 22:23

    Most sense to get the RMx PSU. $20 more for quality, backed by 10 yr wty.
    Make sure you receive 2024 new model with native 12V-2x6 (+4 sense pins)!
    You still have as many PCIe (3 as the RMe). OTOH, the old RMx gave you 6.

    Would advise AMD, what with current gen Intel CPUs degrading and failing.

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