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Good luck with the project. It wouldn’t cost much more than 200$, and considering your thoughts on it, selling it as a gaming PC seems questionable.
5700x3d works fine without heavy upgrades. It consumes less power. The claim about your components being bad seems exaggerated. I’ve used a stock and cooler with a 5600x3d without issues. Sure, your GPU is weak but the PSU can handle a 6650xt or Intel b580. It’s uncertain if you should replace everything. Just adding a 5600 plus a 6650xt would get you going. Maybe boost RAM and storage too. You can still build effectively with what you have. Something like this... PCPartPicker Part List. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core ($119.89 @ Amazon). Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM ($34.90 @ Amazon). RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 ($34.99 @ Amazon). Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME ($59.99 @ Amazon). Graphics: ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB ($269.99 @ Newegg). Total: $519.76. Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. Created by PCPartPicker 2025-02-13 16:28 EST-0500.
What games are you enjoying and what display are you using? The motherboard looks fine. If your goal is only to reach 60Hz, this setup fits your budget and should work perfectly. PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QgKfnp
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core ($147.04 @ Amazon)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM ($29.99 @ Amazon)
RAM: PNY XLR8 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME ($47.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Graphics: Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB ($304.97 @ Amazon)
Overall cost: $583.98 (shipping, taxes, discounts applied)
Generated by PCPartPicker on 2025-02-13 19:06 EST-0500
Still viable? Avoid falling into the consumerism spiral, whether it's your own research or what others say. You can upgrade your system without swapping the motherboard, and personally that’s where I aim to build something new. It should be your preference too—cut and reuse makes sense for good reasons. Stick with the existing CPU cooler. The 5600X doesn’t come with one, which would really boost performance.
PCPartPicker has the list: CPU – AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz, 6-core ($108.99 @ Amazon); Memory – Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB), DDR4-3200 CL16 ($43.97 @ Amazon); Storage – TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME ($56.99 @ Amazon); Video Card – Sparkle ROC OC Arc A770 16 GB ($299.99 @ Amazon); Total – $509.94 (shipping, taxes, discounts applied).
Prices are from PCPartPicker, generated on 2025-02-13 23:17 EST. The market could change if February doesn’t hold this date. If not, consider adding a PSU and cooler to boost reliability, or upgrade to a 2TB SSD for quadruple storage. That’s a big jump!
Switching to more storage sounds great. PCPartPicker list updated at 2025-02-13 23:13 EST.