Building first pc

kilkenny1998

Hi gonna give it a go to build my first PC

Budget is 1000ish but would go higher if it meant future proofing for longer

basically I want to be able to play world of warcraft on high settings with 60+ FPS and browsing

Any suggestions for a parts list

kilkenny1998

id also like the option of playing most new games that come out on steam at reasonable quality

Spear

Any preference between AMD vs intel for the CPU, or AMD vs nVidia for the GPU?

kilkenny1998

I don't know enough about either to have a preference to be honest

kilkenny1998

I should add a bit more detail,

Windows copy needed

2tb M2 storage

32gb ram+

Will be using my current monitor for now 32 inch Samsung curved

Don't care for RGB lights / RGB fans

the_amazing_raisin

I feel a €1k budget would be a bit ambitious considering you can spend that on the GPU alone nowadays

Having said that, it's a good place to start and work from there rather than assembling the dream parts list and wondering how to come up with the €6k needed

For comparing hardware, Gamers Nexus do a lot of benchmark tests so might be a good port of call

Regarding future proofing, I'm a bit skeptical of this nowadays. You kind of need to match the parts to each other or else you end up with a suboptimal build. For example you might spend a lot of a top of the line GPU but then go down a spec level on CPU or memory. That would actually result in worse performance overall because the GPU ends up waiting for work from the CPU and is just sitting idle

You can also get a lot of mileage out of your older GPU by dialing down the graphics settings. Yeah I know it feels like losing but keep in mind that your eyesight gets worse with age so you probably won't notice the difference 😅

As for a parts list, unfortunately I don't have one as it's been a while since I've done a DIY build

kilkenny1998

Thank you for the insight regarding CPU and GPU

I suppose I put down 1000 as I'd feel more comfortable for a first build with a 200 euro part Vs 5-600 part

As regards budget I don't mind picking up one part this week 2 next week etc so budget is flexible

extra-ordinary_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058423794/building-first-pc

"to be able to play world of warcraft on high settings with 60+ FPS"

Have a read through this.

K.O.Kiki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058423794/building-first-pc

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/dy8fb2

CPU: Intel Core i5-14400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor (€131.38) (Amazon.ie)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Burst Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€20.80) (Amazon.ie)
Motherboard: MSI B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€149.85) (Amazon.ie)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M461 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€92.78) (Amazon.ie)
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB Video Card (€328.95 @ Paradigit)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MESH MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€85.94 @ Paradigit)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2025) 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€119.06) (Amazon.ie)
Custom: Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 MPOWER DDR5 RGB RAM 32GB PVXR532G60C30KM (€102.95) (Amazon.ie)
€1011.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-09-07 20:05 IST+0100

Technically AMD CPUs are better, but we're trying to stick to budget.

If you can stretch the budget another 120 euro, upgrade the GPU to RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

Buy a Windows key for 2 euro from a gray market reseller, create an installer on a USB key, activate after installation.

kilkenny1998

Thanks for the parts list I had thought of trying to go for amd CPU with architecture 5 on it so atleast it'd be the latest one maybe that's the wrong kind of thinking?

kilkenny1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123794272#Comment_123794272

Would you mind if I asked how you got Amazon.ie prices on pc parts picker when I go into merchants it isn't listed when I try to use it even when putting pc parts picker Ireland into Google only seems to show mostly paradigit and orbit

K.O.Kiki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123794460#Comment_123794460

You could get a Ryzen 7400F/7500F from Germany, e.g. Reichelt + pair with a cheap AM5 B550/B650 motherboard. But I couldn't find them within budget at Irish/UK retailers.

Avoid the 8400F / 8700F / 8500G etc. as they all have 16MB of L3 cache instead of standard 32MB.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123794912#Comment_123794912

PCPartPicker still doesn't fully integrate into Amazon.ie so I just browsed for those parts 😎

PeterMM

It might not be worth the risk if its your first time building but I would recommend having a look on the second hand market for some parts. There can sometimes be amazing deals on parts that still have years left in them (if you spend some time looking). You will realistically end up with the same experience but with more money in your pocket. You can then spend the leftover money on a nice monitor which will make WOW and any other game look amazing.

Ozymandius2011

I built my first PC in April.

I find high end games like AC Unity and AC Odyssey and AC Unity play at a good speed with my 32GB DDR4RAM and NVIDIA RTX 3050 6GB OC card, and AND Ryzen 5 5600X processor.

Some Gameplay with this setup I recorded.

https://youtu.be/AF9-mZV_YFE?si=muiCZJc7EijM95nj

kilkenny1998

How much did you spend on your build

dan_ep82

What resolution is your monitor?

For around 1100-1200 on caseking.de

7600x cpu

Thermalright Assassin cpu cooler

b650 wifi capable board (b650 TUF wifi etc)

32gb 6000mhz cl30 ram

2tb Nvme (no need to get the fastest, unless you move very large files you'll never see a difference between a P3 or 990 evo)

9060xt ( 5060ti is around 100 more for 5-8% more fps)

850 modular PSU ( corsair 850rme etc)

Good cheap airflow case ( corsair 4000d etc)

The only future proof you can really do is the PSU , don't cheap out on it and it can last several builds.

The AM5 platform allows you to upgrade your CPU in a year or to for an X3d CPU if you need a little more power

You can probably find some parts cheaper on amazon or other sites so shop around and you can save some money, or spend a little more for stronger parts.

kilkenny1998

Thanks will take a look