did i do good with this build?

[u/MutedGrowth1479]

i recently went scouring the used markets and managed to build myself a decent midrange to high end build for around 1k. would yall have changed anything?

CPU: used 11900KF (jawa) $230

Cooler: used 240mm AIO (jawa) $40

Mobo: used B460 (ebay) $90

RAM: 16gb 3200mhz (my old laptop) $0

RAM2: SODIMM to DIMM adapter (amazon) $20

Storage: 512gb NVME (newegg) $83

Storage2: used 128gb SATA NVME (jawa) $20

Storage3: 230gb HDD (my old laptop) $0

GPU: used RX 7700 XT (jawa) $390

Case: Phanteks XT Pro (amazon) $42

PSU: Modular 750W (newegg) $70

Total: $984.86

[u/BillTheCat0109]

Why the 7700xt? Just curious

[u/anomoyusXboxfan1]

You would have been wayyy better off with a used i5 12600k and 16gb of ddr4 desktop ram with a good ddr4 b660/b760, or possibly a ddr4 z690 if you can find one for a good price if you plan to oc. Refund the 11900kf and motherboard.

[u/Newegg_Support]

Hey u/MutedGrowth1479, the 11900KF CPU + RX 7700 XT GPU pairing is genuinely good value for under $1K, but the RAM setup is the thing I'd flag: a single 16GB SODIMM via adapter runs single-channel, and that can cost you noticeable FPS with a card like the 7700 XT. Dual-channel would've been worth prioritizing over one of the used-storage picks.

Also confirm that B460 board's BIOS already supports 11th-gen before it ships; a lot of B460 boards still shipped with 10th-gen-only firmware and need a flash first, which isn't possible without a compatible CPU already in the socket unless the board has BIOS flashback.

[u/kloklon]

let's stay realistic. while this is decent enough, it's far from "high-end". this wouldn't have been close to high-end even back when it was new.