What is the best gaming pc for $1500 in 2022 (mainly people who already built a pc for 1500 and want to share theirs)

I’ve enabled parametric filters and choices for some sections. A quick note on the motherboard: make sure you get one with solid VRMs. It should be able to handle a potential future 170W+ CPU with 12+ cores(11700x3d or whatever they call it) without breaking a sweat. I'm avoiding asrock for the time being due to high instances of X3Ds burning with no resolution.

For CPUs, the Ryzen 5 9600X / 7600 / 7600X are excellent AM5 starters. They give you a cheap, powerful entry point now while leaving the door open for an eventual upgrade to something like the 11700X3D or 11800X3D. Just don’t miss out on deals like the 5700X3D at $140,that’s the kind of value that disappears fast(just look at the number of people asking if they should get a $250 5700x3d or upgrade to AM5 rn). On the flip side, overspending on a 7800X3D or 9800X3D doesn’t make sense for most people. Modern demanding titles are still GPU-bound, especially once you crank up ray tracing and upscaling. The only exception is if you can snag a heavily discounted 7800X3D at Microcenter, but that doesn’t apply to most.

The Thermalright Royal Pretor is currently one of the best air coolers on the market, and for $45 it’s basically a no brainer. It’s a solid step up from the Phantom Spirit in performance.

On the GPU front, the RX 9070 16GB at $600 is fantastic value. With a little undervolting/overclocking, it can perform close to a 9070XT. If you can stretch your budget, the 5070 Ti is another stellar option at MSRP. DLSS, path-tracing performance, and Frame Generation are often underrated, especially combined with Reflex 2, which massively reduces latency. Just make sure your native framerate sits at 45 FPS or higher before enabling Frame Gen, and you’ll be golden.

For storage, a 2TB Gen4/Gen5 NVMe SSD is the sweet spot. Game load times aren’t sensitive to NVMe speeds, and the handful of DirectStorage titles out there barely show a difference between Gen3 and Gen4 anyway. Grab whichever is the best deal.

Cases are down to personal preference. I’ve picked airflow-focused and well-priced options, but MATX is also a fantastic choice if you want to keep things compact. The Dan A3 didn’t make it into this list, but it’s still one of my personal favorites.

Power supplies are simple: grab an 850W 80+ Gold ATX 3.1 unit with at least a 10-year warranty, Tier B+ or higher. The 750W variants are often just $10-$15 cheaper, so it’s worth stepping up to 850W for peace of mind.

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What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

This pc is not for me but a girl I am close to;The games she will be playing is along the lines of battlefield, Arma reforger, COD and probably more graphic intensive games. Not 100% on which games she will play.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

maximum budget is $1500

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

Asap

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

All of the above (Only thing I’m not sure about is the monitor, but can be included anyway)

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

U.S.A. - South Georgia - probably not, it is 5 hours away

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

N/a

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

Overclocking will not be necessary

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

SSD for sure

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Preferably black mid tower case with window. LED’s are optional

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Do not need a copy of windows

Extra info or particulars:

Hi guys! My friend and I are planning to build our first PC and would appreciate any help or advice on what we should add/change. This is what we found online. Any opinions are appreciated!

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Photonman1/saved/DFRyFT

I enjoy watching youtube and play mostly FPS/story games (Cs2, tf2, RDR2), I got a 1500 USD budget and I'd prefer a nvidia graphics card but I'm open to anything
I already have a 1080p monitor and a keyboard + mouse from my current setup that I will be re-using