Description

Introduction

This PC is designed to deliver high performance on all of today's most popular games without being complicated to build or costing too much. It will run well at high settings on 1080p or higher when playing Valorant, Fortnite, Minecraft, Call of Duty, Marvel Rivals, and more.

CPU

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X provides some of the best bang for your buck. It offers 6 cores, 12 threads, a base frequency of 3.8GHz, and a turbo frequency of 5.1GHz. If the Ryzen 5 7600 is cheaper, that can be reasonable alternative too.

For better cooling, we've included the Thermalright Peerless Assassin.

If you'd prefer to consider a similar build using an Intel processor, be sure to check out our Great Intel Gaming Build Guide.

Motherboard

We're using a parametric filter to constantly select the best-priced motherboard while meeting selected criteria. In this case, we are filtering for ATX and mATX motherboards with B650 chipsets. The compatibility engine will filter out anything not compatible with the build, and it will automatically update with the best priced option as prices change.

Memory

We are filtering for the best-priced 2x16GB kit of DDR5 RAM with a speed of at least 6000 and a maximum CAS latency of 30.

Storage

With Solid State Drives (SSDs) the PC will boot, open programs, and load games considerably faster than mechanical drives.

Since storage needs may differ, adjust the capacity as needed. We recommend at least 1TB of SSD storage. We're use parametric filters to incorporate a PCIe 4.0 NVME SSD with at least 2TB of space.

GPU

The Intel Arc B580 will let you play all modern games at high settings with smooth fps.

To keep the noise and temperatures down, the filter requiress a minimum number of 2 fans to avoid "blower" style cards and "mini" cards, which usually do not cool the card as well. You can choose to use this filter instead, if you want to include the smaller cards for any reason. Note that smaller cards will be louder or hotter - or both.

Case

All of our components are housed in the NZXT H5 Flow. This case features an all black design with a tempered glass side panel and mesh front panel. It includes one front panel USB 3 port, one USB Type-C port, a PSU shroud, and a number of cable management holes and tie-offs to help your build look cleaner. It can also comfortably fit full-sized video cards and large CPU coolers.

PSU

We're using a parametric selection of well-reviewed units, all of which are 80+ Bronze certified or above and can provide plenty of power for this build. Note that because there are issues with PSU availability right now, some non-modular PSUs have been added to the build to help you get the parts you need. These are still high quality PSUs.

Intel Version

Here is the Intel version of our Great Gaming Guide.

Customizing

Ready to make this build you own? Click the "Customize This Part List" button to start making this build match your specific needs!