1080p Starter (AM5)

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Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060 on B650 — the cheapest build that still gets a real upgrade path (X3D drop-in later). RAM priced mid-crisis; consider used.

CategoryPickWhyPrice
CPUsAMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD
Cooler included$194Buy now ↗
MotherboardsASRock B650 Pro RS WiFi
ASRock
The budget AM5 anchor (~$130) — frees budget for the GPU$130Buy now ↗
RAMTeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 32GB DDR5-6000
TeamGroup
Crisis-priced — track before buying$540Buy now ↗
GPUsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (8 GB)
NVIDIA
1080p high-refresh with DLSS 4$339Buy now ↗
StorageWD_BLACK SN850X (1 TB)
Western Digital
OS + first-games drive ($90)$90Buy now ↗
Power SuppliesCorsair RM650 (ATX 3.1)
Corsair
650W Gold for midrange GPUs (ATX 3.1 / PCIe 5.1 revision)Buy now ↗
CasesMontech Air 903 Max
Montech
Four fans included$75Buy now ↗
MonitorsASUS TUF Gaming VG249Q (24" 144Hz)
ASUS
First gaming monitor — 1080p 144Hz IPS with ELMB ($179.99 listed)$180Buy now ↗
Estimated total(1 unpriced)$1,548

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