DIY PC Rig Recommendations For 2025

[tk]

Yo guys just want to ask for some inputs i'm trying to replace a very old I5 system for a new budget PC solely for work usage e.g excel and stuff, no need gaming specs.


Only need CPU, Mobo (DDR4), RAM and PSU. i'm using back my old 2080 gpu, samsung SSD and probably maybe the DDR4 ram, hopefully the budget won't except $800

Can consider this set.. then add on your ssd.. the 2080 GPU can sell away since u not gaming.. or can consider a mini PC also

https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm01/

 

[AcEz874]

Can consider this set.. then add on your ssd.. the 2080 GPU can sell away since u not gaming.. or can consider a mini PC also

https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm01/

This PC looks good and the price is $500+ so good
I will check with for the stock availability thank you brother! i was thinking to build my own but now with this i save my time.

 

[whencatsfly]

How does the specs from InvaderPC below compare to the entry level PC listed in the 1st post for light gaming (playing older games)

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
MSI B550M PRO VDH WIFI
DEEPCOOL UD 551 ARGB CPU COOLER
G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 3600MHz 16GB CL18(8GBx2) KIT
MSI GeForce RTX™ 5060 8GB VENTUS 2X OC TWIN FAN
ADATA LEGEND 860 1TB 6000MB/s PCIe GEN4 NVMe M.2
SILVERSTONE ET650-B 650W 80+ BRONZE PSU
MSI PAG PANO M110A M-ATX CASE BLACK
3 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS AND BT
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm04/

 

[tk]

How does the specs from InvaderPC below compare to the entry level PC listed in the 1st post for light gaming (playing older games)

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
MSI B550M PRO VDH WIFI
DEEPCOOL UD 551 ARGB CPU COOLER
G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 3600MHz 16GB CL18(8GBx2) KIT
MSI GeForce RTX™ 5060 8GB VENTUS 2X OC TWIN FAN
ADATA LEGEND 860 1TB 6000MB/s PCIe GEN4 NVMe M.2
SILVERSTONE ET650-B 650W 80+ BRONZE PSU
MSI PAG PANO M110A M-ATX CASE BLACK
3 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS AND BT
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm04/

The set u mentioned can play older games, but I think the one below is worth $160 more.. u get faster Ryzen 7600 on newer AM5 with 32gb RAM. More future proof...

https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm07/

 

[soreloser]

How does the specs from InvaderPC below compare to the entry level PC listed in the 1st post for light gaming (playing older games)

AMD RYZEN 5 5600 3.5GHz 6CORE/12THREAD
MSI B550M PRO VDH WIFI
DEEPCOOL UD 551 ARGB CPU COOLER
G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 3600MHz 16GB CL18(8GBx2) KIT
MSI GeForce RTX™ 5060 8GB VENTUS 2X OC TWIN FAN
ADATA LEGEND 860 1TB 6000MB/s PCIe GEN4 NVMe M.2
SILVERSTONE ET650-B 650W 80+ BRONZE PSU
MSI PAG PANO M110A M-ATX CASE BLACK
3 X 120MM ARGB FANS
HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS AND BT
WINDOWS 11 HOME UN-ACTIVATED

https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm04/

Especially with DDR4 ram prices being on par with DDR5 these days(probably due to low supply), better to go with the more expensive option

 

[b3njaminlee]

anyone know if invader may do special promotion online during COMEX? They did have some sort of online promo for CEE may 25

 

[evildoer]

Hi , looking to setup a second PC in my brother room, he usually use the pc for work (Non related to graphic, usually just running ms office, light gaming and monitoring stock ?

can recommend me a build ? budget of 1k to 1.5k , he don't need any computer peripherals.

oh i have a 1080ti card around.. should i get a RTX 50xx card or i use this old card

 

[deepblue_82]

Hi , looking to setup a second PC in my brother room, he usually use the pc for work (Non related to graphic, usually just running ms office, light gaming and monitoring stock ?

can recommend me a build ? budget of 1k to 1.5k , he don't need any computer peripherals.

oh i have a 1080ti card around.. should i get a RTX 50xx card or i use this old card

if not doing much this price very few can beat https://www.invaderpc.com/product/specm01/

but u may need a gpu if u want to connect many screens due to stock
u also can use back the 1080ti card...

 

[Lasogette]

Haha trying to build a Frankenstein PC with some old parts. That consists of ide, molex and SATA power and sata data.

Any idea if the psu can support all these now ? And if I can buy some converters for my ide drives.

 

[deepblue_82]

Haha trying to build a Frankenstein PC with some old parts. That consists of ide, molex and SATA power and sata data.

Any idea if the psu can support all these now ? And if I can buy some converters for my ide drives.

maybe u can get the modular psu... should be ok.. if not... get some converters should be ok

 

[Lasogette]

maybe u can get the modular psu... should be ok.. if not... get some converters should be ok

Thanks bro. Any brands to reco?

 

[deepblue_82]

Thanks bro. Any brands to reco?

i think something like this is should be overpower for you.

thermalright tg650s

75

dynacore

i dont know how much devices you need to power.

 

[Lasogette]

i think something like this is should be overpower for you.

thermalright tg650s

75

dynacore

i dont know how much devices you need to power.

I think still ok. Cause I will add in more devices .

Currently 4 HDD. And 1 zotac 1060

 

[deepblue_82]

I think still ok. Cause I will add in more devices .

Currently 4 HDD. And 1 zotac 1060

based on ur gpu TDP 120 W Suggested PSU 300 W.
looking for converters and connectors first..
last time i remember i brought on shoppee the wires from something to pcie i dont remember already.

 

[lionheart80]

hi all, seeking some help and advise

had just completed my 2nd diy build after 10 years with asus rog strix z890 e gaming motherboard and intel ultra 265k but facing some problems as below

- able to boot into bios and proceeded to update to latest bios version 2006
- bios update completed and turned on xmp profile for ram and ai overclocking
- bios hanged and restarted but black screen throughout with fans spinning and then auto shut down
- managed to load into bios after some time but will hang and auto shut down again
- cpu temp recorded in bios was hitting 92 or 93 degrees where temp warning was also seen during post screen
- subsequent power on will always lead to auto shut down
- seeing q code error 50, 53 and some other error codes which i cannot remember
- q led seeing red and yellow at times during powering on and auto shut down
- had done a cmos reset with no further troubleshooting done

ram is using teamgroup xtreem 7200mhz which is not qvl listed for this motherboard

aio using deepcool lt360 applied with arctic mx6 (X pattern application) on cpu ihs and when removed the aio pump, found that the thermal paste was not evenly spread out and was lumping more to the edges of the ihs itself and aio cold plate, which means there is no thermal paste on the center of the ihs and the cold plate was extremely hot after cleaning off the thermal paste, so am suspecting that i had over screw in the aio pump to the mounting bracket causing too much pressure which led to the thermal paste being forced to the sides of the ihs and cold plate

for the interim, had purchased another set of klevv cras v ram which is in the motherboard qvl list and a new arctic liquid freezer pro aio, will use the included mx6 again and hope to have a better installation with this new set and waiting for honeywell ptm7950 to arrive as a backup measure

can anyone help advise if the symptoms observed was mainly due to the incompatible ram installed and cpu overheating and not the other components

 

[tk]

hi all, seeking some help and advise

had just completed my 2nd diy build after 10 years with asus rog strix z890 e gaming motherboard and intel ultra 265k but facing some problems as below

- able to boot into bios and proceeded to update to latest bios version 2006
- bios update completed and turned on xmp profile for ram and ai overclocking
- bios hanged and restarted but black screen throughout with fans spinning and then auto shut down
- managed to load into bios after some time but will hang and auto shut down again
- cpu temp recorded in bios was hitting 92 or 93 degrees where temp warning was also seen during post screen
- subsequent power on will lead to auto shut down
- seeing q code error 50, 53 and some other error codes which i cannot remember
- q led seeing red and yellow at times during powering on and auto shut down
- had done a cmos reset with no further troubleshooting done

ram is using teamgroup xtreem 7200mhz ram which is not qvl listed for this motherboard

aio using deepcool lt360 applied with arctic mx6 (X pattern application) on cpu ihs and when removed the aio pump, found that the thermal paste was not evenly spread out and was lumping more to the edges of the ihs itself and aio cold plate, which means there is no thermal paste on the center of the ihs and the cold plate was extremely hot after cleaning off the thermal paste, so am suspecting that i had over screw in the aio pump to the mounting bracket causing too much pressure which led to the thermal paste being forced to the sides of the ihs and cold plate

for the interim, had purchased another set of klevv cras v ram which is in the motherboard qvl list and a new arctic liquid freezer pro aio, will use the included mx6 again and hope to have a better installation with this new set and waiting for honeywell ptm7950 to arrive as a backup measure

can anyone help advise if the symptoms observed was mainly due to the incompatible ram installed and cpu overheating and not the other components

Sounds to me like cpu overheat... likely cpu cooler not mounted or working properly

 

[lionheart80]

Sounds to me like cpu overheat... likely cpu cooler not mounted or working properly

thanks for ur reply, will try to do a better installation with the arctic aio

 

[soreloser]

thanks for ur reply, will try to do a better installation with the arctic aio

just tighten the screws properly. Generally use case is to not use much strength while tightening, i dont really know how to describe it. Dont forcefully tighten it to the max, once you have to put in strength to tighten, means its tight enough

 

[lionheart80]

just tighten the screws properly. Generally use case is to not use much strength while tightening, i dont really know how to describe it. Dont forcefully tighten it to the max, once you have to put in strength to tighten, means its tight enough

thanks for ur reply, hope after doing a less applied strength tightening plus changing out to a qvl listed ram will solve the problems and boot up properly without any issues

 

[soreloser]

thanks for ur reply, hope after doing a less applied strength tightening plus changing out to a qvl listed ram will solve the problems and boot up properly without any issues

i suspect its not mounted properly before, if you encounter the same issues with 90C in bios, most likely it's because of a bad mount