Are you able to share the parts list from Newegg with me? $600 USD is cheap for me. LIke I said, I want the cheapest build to run the highest graphics. There is no too expensive in the equation for me, but there is a “I don’t want to spend more than needed” in the calculation.
I used to build PCs for a living back around 1999 using Newegg exclusively. I can dust out the old brain if needed, I was just hoping there’s a machine people buy, cheap, prebuilt, to achieve a quicker result.
i3-12100F
Gigabyte H610M S2H
EVGA RTX 2060 KO
G.SKILL Aegis 1x8GB 3200MHz
Team Group MP33 128GB NVMe SSD
Thermaltake 500W PSU
DIYPC DIY-F2-O Black/Orange case (or your choice - these look Zwifty and have two stock fans)
Windows 10 activation (not actually needed) from PremiumCDKeys or similar.
Let’s see what that comes out to price for me. Be right back. Thanks.
Virtually all graphics cards released in the last seven years get Ultra profile in Zwift, and they’re all fine at 1440p resolution. Any decent Intel CPU from the last decade will stay over 30fps, and do 60fps when it’s not busy. The big jumps come if you want 4K60 (needs a massive increase in GPU power) and 60fps no matter how busy it is (needs a 12th gen CPU). Buying a good AND cheap new prebuilt for Zwift isn’t really feasible; you throw money away somewhere.
Not really throwing money away. I’m sure the PC will have other uses and maybe Zwift will change to use the extra resources.
But that comes back to my original point about defining what you want, and what you consider cheap. You only asked about running Zwift, not other stuff and not for a hypothetical version of Zwift that doesn’t yet exist.
You specifically mentioned not spending more than needed, just above… 
I’m no expert and Im not sure how much of a difference it makes with Zwift, but I also bought a Freesync monitor using the Display port. I built a PC with some old parts from work and a newer graphics card. I think it looks great.
Adaptive sync is ideal for Zwift, you did right. 
I have the LG CX 77* inch OLED. I think it has some sort of sync tech in it too. Zwift would probably look good on it.
Requires a 3000 series graphics card to utilise the adaptive sync, and it wouldn’t be needed if you had one paired with a 12100F anyway, because it would always hold 60fps with that spec.
I think 'm going to buy this, looks good enough to me: https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Desktop-GeForce-Bluetooth-GH3050I2400F01BL-U-W11/dp/B09TV3DQZB/ref=sr_1_16?crid=2XH9XFM5MX7CC&keywords=i5-12600kf%2Bpc&qid=1666830762&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjA4IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=i5-12600kf%2Bp%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-16&th=1
Apologies if I’m coming across as argumentative here, it would be very easy for me to link to an overpriced, overspecced prebuilt but I just can’t bring myself to do it. 
Zwift on PC is simultaneously easy and hard to run, depending on what you want. Everyone has different priorities.
Well, I was planning on maybe using it for other things, I wanted to learn Unreal engine and make little Christmas scene renders to upload to YouTube to relax to after working with virtual hardware technologies at VMware all day.
You might find this guide useful as well. If you use Facebook, head over to the ZPCMR group (linked in this article) and look at the Files tab for more info about which parts to look for. Some of the files on the FB group are more up to date than the article.
Effectively $280 for someone to build it for you, for the same results. Up to you, I tried.
Oh, I know, trust me. I am just lazy. I’m being honest.
Can’t trust the gimp that wrote that, though.
You? Lol. I was reading that article earlier and yesterday but wasn’t paying attention to the author. It’s the reason I searched amazon for i5-12600KF
I went the easy route, not on Zwift, but buying the PC prebuilt. You really helped me help understand which specs to look for in a prebuilt machine. Thanks for that!
Uggghhh…to that Zotac…I would never spend good money on a 3050
If you live in/near a reasonable sized city, check Craigslist. Austin is loaded with PCs being turned over by gamers who want to upgrade to 13th Gen/RTX4000s. I have seen some pretty good deals lately. Other day I saw a 12th i7 and 3080ti for under $2K…Flight sim to your heart’s content…