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"Looking" at something like the following:

https://www.newegg.com/black-cooler-mas ... 6811119331

https://www.newegg.com/msi-b450m-a-pro- ... 6813144635

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx- ... 6814137632

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-smar ... 6817153231

https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-5600 ... 6819113666

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288 ... 6820232091

https://www.newegg.com/team-group-mp33- ... 6820331417

I think I could get away cheaper with a different video card and case. Really don't need a see though case and this PC isn't for gaming.

For the RAM: I like G.Skill, but I always prefer the 1.20-1.25v modules rather than 1.35v. The lower voltage variants don't run as hot, and I think are better quality chips. They're usually very similarly priced.

CPU: You're getting about 22k CPUMark score, it's a good processor for a budget build, nice low 65W TDP.

SSD: I prefer higher-rated brands, but they're more expensive I suppose. I would get a Samsung 980 Pro or 990 Pro for $50 more, their read/write speed is 4 times better and that may be a good thing for an OS drive.

What are you planning on doing with this build?

Easto wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 11:11 pm What are you planning on doing with this build?

It's more for small business use. Quicken, Word Processing, Paying bills online, Scanning. Nothing too taxing from what I can see.

It definitely is a budget build. I didn't even know you could get some of those components for so little. For what you need it for it should do the job. I don't see why you need/want such a powerful video card for those tasks. But for those tasks you should be good.

Easto wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 6:58 pm It definitely is a budget build. I didn't even know you could get some of those components for so little. For what you need it for it should do the job. I don't see why you need/want such a powerful video card for those tasks. But for those tasks you should be good.

I don't want that powerful of a video card.

I'm guessing any video card will be fine.

I don't care for that case either. Any other case will be fine?

Then, get a cheaper (by $100) videocard, and a better SSD

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx- ... ByNewegg=1

Newegg picked everything, not me. I did this a while ago. It was a prebuilt.