Budget gaming build - critique/suggestions on choices please :)

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Its been a minute since I last delved into pc hardware, but have been tasked with a new build for a £750 budget to replace the 8 year old PC I last built for him.
So we are looking at a 1080p focused system, and as much bang for buck we can get.
I have been looking at:

AMD R5 5600X
2x 8GB DDR 4 3200
2GB M.2 PCIe3
RX6650XT
B550 Mobo (with built in wifi pref).
Decent 550W PSU

I have deliberately not named specific brands as stock and price fluctuations seem common ATM.
I am open to suggestions if you feel my choices have missed the mark !
 
Thank you guys.
Yes, if the Ram is still available at that price when I get to order, seems 32gb is certainly worth doing :)

@Quartz Not sure of the AM5 route due to A: increased costs for Motherboard and Ram and B: I already have reservations using AMD CPU's due to heat. I think the increased clock speed would only add to that.
Yes I know AMD say its fine, but TBH I switched my build below to Intel because I just wasn't happy with the load temps. Building a PC that I am not there to manage only makes me more wary TBH.

Which is why @Tetras suggestion is a consideration, yes the 12400F does bottleneck higher end graphics compared to a 5600x, but I think it would be much less of an issue on a 6650 or equivalent ?
 
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Parts ordered, cheers for the input people :)

I settled on:

1 X Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey - £59.99
SKU: MY-0AJ-TG
1 X Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail - £154.99
SKU: CP-6AR-IN
1 X Asus Prime B760M-A WIFI D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard - £136.00
SKU: MB-6KG-AS
1 X Asus Radeon RX 7600 Dual V2 OC Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £269.98
SKU: GRA-ASU-00998
1 X be quiet! System Power 9 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply **OEM NO BOX** - £50.00
SKU: CA-13V-BQ
1 X Aerocool Rift RGB Midi-Tower Case - Black Window - £38.98
SKU: CA-213-AE
1 X WD Blue SN580 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive - £110.00
SKU: STO-WDC-00541
1 X MSI 24" G2422 1920x1080 IPS 170Hz 1ms A-Sync Gaming Monitor - £108.99
SKU: MON-MSI-00579
Grand Total: £928.93

Was a little cheaper as M.2 drive has gone up since I ordered.
As the ~ £350 pre-O/C 6650XT's were out of stock, I thought the extra £20 for the pre-O/C 6700 was reasonable.

Then my eldest son decided he wanted a QHD gaming machine so I went for a similar build with the i5, but plumped for the Gigabyte B760 wifi Mobo, 32gb Kingston Ram, Kolink Observatory HF Midi Tower Case in White (his choice), an MSI RX6750XT, and a BenQ MOBIUZ EX2710Q 27" QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor.
So having not built a PC for around 3 years, I can look forward to building 2 in the next couple of days :D
 
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