Deals, Discounts, and Best PC Component Buys & Builds

The motherboard should handle that CPU just fine. I guess you might want to swap out the power supply, though.

fadedorca66 said:The motherboard will handle that CPU just fine. Honestly, though, I’d swap out the power supply if I were you.

Fair enough. What wattage should I be aiming for here? And does the brand actually matter, or am I overthinking it? Just drop a link to something decent if you can—it'd save me the headache.

wiredotter14 said:The guy mentioned his budget is $500, maybe even more—that extra $60 doesn't really matter anymore.

Who cares about six bucks? I have my own take on a six-year-old GPU that kept mining non-stop despite being a total downgrade. You can keep your opinion, or just sell those beat-up cards... for Intel86...

Jacob Kelly32 said:Alright. How many watts should I aim for? Does the brand actually matter? Just drop a link to something decent if you can.

Grab an RX 6600 for about $270.
Or go with a Xeon 1270 v3 or an i7 4770/4790 for roughly $35-$55.
An LC-CC-120 cooler should run you about $27.
A CORSAIR TX-M TX550M power supply will be around $95.

Hey everyone,

Thanks to all of you! 👍

Hey experts, I’d love to get your take on this build from the link:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gaming-desktop-computer/hp-victus-gaming-desktop-with-amd-ryzen-5-7600-amd-radeon-rx-7600-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd/87654321.html

Is this actually a good value, or am I better off just building something custom for this much cash?

Thanks 😉

rapiddriver11 said:Hey experts, I'd love your take on this PC from the link:

https://www.bestbuy.com/example-pc-link

Is it actually worth the price, or should I just build something better for this much cash?

Thanks 😉

https://www.newegg.com/example-pc-link-R6X-p548083677

Take a look at something with a 4070 GPU instead; you could probably beef up the specs here.

Lawrence Phillips said:Is yours too?🤣

rapiddriver11 said:Hey experts, I'd love to get your take on this PC build from the link:

Is it actually worth it, or should I just put that much cash toward building something better?

Thanks. 😉

This is way better—absolute horror value for nearly $2,200.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 x box. No cooler included. (4.70-5.30GHz, AM5), 100-100000593WOF.
Xilence M705D cooler for Intel/AMD
AMD Gigabyte B650M gaming x AX, featuring the AMD B650 chipset, AM5 socket, and DDR5 support.
Patriot DDR5 16GB (2x8) kit, 5600MHz, Viper vena, PVV516G560C40K
Samsung SSD 1TB 980 M.2, PCIe 3.0 x4, MZ-V8V1T0BW, 600TBW
Fractal Midi Tower design Core 2500 Black, FD-CA-CORE-2500-BL
Seasonic 650 w G12 GM 650, 80 PLUS Gold, G12-GM-650
MSI RTX4070Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC, 12GB, GDDR6X, V513-001R

The total comes out to $1,975.50 via PayPal (that’s with the cash/direct deposit discount applied).

Going with the AM5 platform here feels like a questionable value proposition, especially when you look at how much those motherboards and DDR5 RAM kits are going for. You could probably shave a couple hundred bucks off the total by just sticking with an AM4 setup instead.

Adam Moore3 said:Way better—this is an absolute steal for nearly $2,000.

Intel Core i5-13600K without cooler, (4.70-5.30GHz, LGA 1700), 100-100000593WOF
Xilence M705D cooler Intel/AMD
ASUS ROG Strix B650M, Intel B760 chipset, LGA 1700, DDR5
DDR5 16GB (2x8) Patriot, 5600MHz, Corsair Vengeance, PVV516G560C40K
Western Digital SSD 1TB 980 M.2, PCIe 3.0 x4, Samsung 870 EVO, 600TBW
NZXT H5 Flow, FD-CA-CORE-2500-BL
EVGA 650 W1, 80 PLUS Gold, G12-GM-650
MSI RTX4070Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC, 12GB, GDDR6X, V513-001R

Total $1,812.49 at Best Buy (with cash/bank transfer discount)

The build uses the AM5 platform, which is still a bit questionable on value—mostly because motherboards and DDR5 RAM aren't exactly cheap yet. You could probably save a couple hundred bucks by sticking with an older AM4 setup instead.

Can I get some feedback on this complex build from the link below?

https://www.bestbuy.com/gaming-pc-build...77251/product/

It's surprising that an RTX 4070 paired with DDR5 stays relatively "low" in price...

rapiddriver11 said:Can anyone weigh in on this messy situation from the link below?

https://www.bestbuy.com/gadgets/gaming-pc...77251/product/

It strikes me as odd that an RTX 4070 paired with DDR5 memory would still carry such a "low" price tag...

My take? I barely have anything to say. You’re essentially flying blind—you have zero clue who actually manufactured the motherboard, the RAM, the power supply, or even the GPU itself...
It's a shady way to do business, hiding the specific component brands, but honestly, it's pretty standard practice here in the States.

Alexander Moore67 said:Check out something with an RTX 4070—you can always bump up the specs there.

Unfortunately, they don't offer financing, so they're pretty much out of the running for me...

rapiddriver11 said:Unfortunately, they don't offer installment plans, so there's really no point in considering them...

The main thing you left out was how we're supposed to pay—are we talking monthly installments?

Ugh—don't even bother picking it up if you aren't sitting on a pile of cash...

Douglas Roberts49 said:Oof... don't even bother buying if you're short on cash...

If I didn't use credit cards, I wouldn't be able to afford most things—for instance, if I managed to scrape together $1,500 for a PC...🙂

I could just stretch that over 12 monthly installments and call it a day. 🙂

rapiddriver11 said:I wouldn't even bother using a credit card because I couldn't afford most things anyway. If I managed to scrape together $1,500 for a PC, 🙂

I could just stretch that out over 12 monthly payments and call it a day. 🙂

Which card works? Let me know where I can actually buy this stuff.

Alexander Moore67 said:Which card? Just so I know where I can actually buy it.

Diners Club, Visa, Mastercard 🙂

What do you guys think about this build?

GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti, 12GB, GDDR6X—is this a solid choice, or should I look at something else?
SSD: Samsung SSD 1TB M.2.—which specific one should I get? There are so many options and I don't really get the technical differences.
HDD: Something in the 2TB or 4TB range—any recommendations?
RAM: 32GB DDR4 (1x32) Kingston Fury—which exact model would be best? I see there are several different types available.
CPU: What would be a good match for this setup?
Cooler: Any suggestions for a decent cooler for this build?
PSU: Which power supply would you recommend?
Motherboard: Which one would fit all the components listed above?

I definitely need WiFi and Bluetooth built-in—not sure if all boards come with those, so just wanted to mention it.

Regarding the case—how am I supposed to know which size will actually work? Any advice or recommendations there?

I'm planning to buy everything from Micro Center...

Thanks!

ASUS RTX 4070, 12GB, GDDR6X
AMD Ryzen Bundle, Gigabyte B550, 32GB DDR4 (Newegg)
ASUS 750W PSU (Newegg)
Samsung SSD 1TB 970 EVO PLUS M.2 (Newegg)
Samsung SSD 2TB 870 EVO 2.5" SATA (Newegg)
Noctua NH-D15 Cooler, BK022 (Newegg)

Hey everyone—any thoughts on this build? Thanks!

Hard to say anything meaningful without seeing the price tag or the total budget

You're better off starting a new thread in this subforum