My $700 Gaming PC Exceeded Expectations! – Arc A750 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT
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–== THE $700 BUILD ==–
CORE COMPONENTS (CPU/Motherboard/Memory)
CPU – Ryzen 5 5600 6c/12t ($133, includes cooler)
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[CPU UPGRADES]
Ryzen 5 5600X 6c/12t ($160, includes cooler)
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Ryzen 5800X3D 8c/16t ($323)
Amazon – | Newegg –
MOTHERBOARD – MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi ($99) –
MEMORY –
Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 ($40)
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 ($70)
**I used Lexar Hades RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 ($119) –
CASE –
ASUS Prime AP201 Micro-ATX Case ($80) –
Phanteks Eclipse G300A Case ($40 single fan,$70-80 3-fan) –
SSD – acer FA100 2TB M.2 NVME ($88) –
PSU:
Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 80+ Gold 600W ($60) –
Rosewill HIVE 750S 750W Modular 80+ Bronze PSU ($78) –
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W 80+ Gold Modular PSU ($90) –
$200 RANGE GPU
Intel Arc A750 (500W PSU recommended), Arc A580, or Radeon RX 6650 XT (500W PSU)
ASRock Challenger Intel ARC A580 8GB ($170) –
Sparkle Intel Arc A750 ORC OC Edition, 8GB ($220) –
PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6650 XT 8GB ($230) –
Acer Predator BiFrost Intel Arc A750 8GB (price went up to $240) –
CORE COMPONENT UPGRADES (CPU/Motherboard/Memory)
Intel LGA 1700 – lowest price ~$390
CPU Options:
Intel Core i5 12400F 6c/12t ($150, includes cooler) –
Intel Core i5-13400F ($205, 6P+4E-cores, 16t, includes cooler)
MOTHERBOARD:
MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI LGA 1700 DDR5 ($150 after MIR) –
MEMORY:
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 ($90) –
AM5 – lowest price ~$510
CPU Options:
Ryzen 5 7600 6c/12t ($227, includes cooler) –
Ryzen 5 7600X 6c/12t ($240, no cooler) –
Ryzen 7 7700 8c/16t ($300, includes cooler) –
Ryzen 7 7700X 8c/16t ($320, no cooler) –
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8c/16t ($385 after promo, no cooler) –
MOTHERBOARD:
MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX ($180) –
Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX ($190) –
MEMORY:
G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) Flare X5 DDR5-6000 RAM ($96) –
GPU UPGRADES:
$500 range –
Radeon RX 7800 XT (700W PSU recommended) or RTX 4070
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB ($500) –
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ($530) –
$300 range –
Radeon RX 6700 XT (650W PSU) or Intel Arc A770 16GB (550W PSU)
Sapphire Pulse RX 6700 XT 12GB ($310) –
Sparkle Intel Arc A770 Titan OC Edition 16GB ($320) –
MORE SSDs:
Gen3 – TEAMGROUP MP34 2TB PCIE 3.0 M.2 NVME SSD ($47 1TB, $82 2TB) –
Gen4 – MSI M461 2TB PCIE 4.0 M.2 NVME SSD ($80 after MIR) –
OTHER PARTS YOU MIGHT NEED
CPU Cooler:
Thermalright Silver Soul 135 Black ($35 Amazon) –
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ($35) – /
ARGB Version also $35 at Amazon –
Gaming Monitors:
2560×1440 144Hz+ Gaming Monitors in the $200-$300 range
$270 – Gigabyte M27Q-P –
$250 – LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B –
Ultrawide – $325 (was $430-$450) – GIGABYTE M34WQ 34″ 144Hz
► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Hardware – Build of the Month Testing
1:27 My $700 Build, General Notes, Temps
3:20 Arc A750 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT – Spec Comparison, Power Draw, Test Hardware
4:06 3DMark Time Spy Extreme
4:45 3DMark Port Royal
4:57 Far Cry 6
5:30 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
6:16 Cyberpunk 2077
6:51 Dirt 5
7:11 Doom Eternal (side by side)
8:16 Starfield (side by side)
8:56 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (side by side)
9:41 Overall Gaming Benchmark Results
11:08 Conclusion and Closing Thoughts
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