[SOLVED] $500-$600 build

[Cardiak23]

Looking to build a fairly cheap pc or purchase a prebuilt for a friend. He's going to be using it for iRacing. The budget is $500 but if we need to stretch it to $600, that's fine. He already has a keyboard and monitor but it would be nice if we could squeeze a decent monitor into the build if possible.

 

[mdd1963]

That's a pretty tight budget if it must include WIn10...(a legit version is $90,...period. So please do not mention the key-thieving SCDKey, etc; just run unactivated if needed while saving $90)

I like Corsair cases (100R/200R) at only $55-60 or so...

Corsair or EVGA PSU 600W is only $55-$60

MSI B450 mainboards are popular at about $120

FInd an R5-2600 on sale

Add a 16 GB kit 2x 8 GB sticks)

Crucual MX500/500 GB is $65 or so..(alternatively, Intel's 660P NVME drive is nicely priced at 500 GB )

 

[Cardiak23]

Thanks. I forgot about the OS..

 

[Hellfire13]

Something like this should be good...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor | $124.99 @ B&H
Motherboard | MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $79.99 @ B&H
Memory | G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | Zotac GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB Twin Fan Video Card | $159.99 @ B&H
Case | Antec NX1000 ATX Mid Tower Case | $44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $43.98 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $648.92
| Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
| Total | $588.92
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 03:17 EDT-0400 |

 

[Cardiak23]

Something like this should be good...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor | $124.99 @ B&H
Motherboard | MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $79.99 @ B&H
Memory | G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | Zotac GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB Twin Fan Video Card | $159.99 @ B&H
Case | Antec NX1000 ATX Mid Tower Case | $44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $43.98 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $648.92
| Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
| Total | $588.92
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 03:17 EDT-0400 |

Excellent. What fan would you recommend?

 

[logainofhades]

The R5 1600 AF is much cheaper, and roughly the same performance, as an R5 2600. No Mail in rebates included. A little over the $600 mark.

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 580 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.90 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Custom: Ryzen 5 1600 AF ($85.00)
Total: $602.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 10:56 EDT-0400


Closer to $500

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team L5 LITE 3D 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.29 @ Newegg)
Custom: Ryzen 5 1600 AF ($85.00)
Total: $531.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 11:01 EDT-0400

 

[Hellfire13]

Excellent. What fan would you recommend?

Use the stock cooler as its is pretty sufficient. You do not have much budget for a seperate cooler anyways.
If you go with the 1600AF, you can squeeze in a better card in there...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
Motherboard | MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $79.99 @ B&H
Memory | G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Phoenix OC Video Card | $229.99 @ B&H
Case | Antec NX1000 ATX Mid Tower Case | $44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $43.98 @ Newegg
Custom| AMD 1600 AF| $85.00
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $678.93
| Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
| Total | $618.93
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 11:42 EDT-0400 |

 

[King_V]

The 1600AF is definitely the way to go, bang-for-your-buck. Here's the direct link for it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XTQZJ28

 

[Cardiak23]

I appreciate the help guys. Just curious, are there any prebuilt's that are within the ballpark of those build in that price range?

 

[Hellfire13]

I appreciate the help guys. Just curious, are there any prebuilt's that are within the ballpark of those build in that price range?

If you go for a pre build you wont get such quality parts, as they also need to keep a margin.

 

[King_V]

I've seen Dell XPS machines occasionally go on sale in that price range. But, you're then dealing with integrated graphics, so you'd still be looking at spending money on a video card anyway.

 

[Cardiak23]

I've seen Dell XPS machines occasionally go on sale in that price range. But, you're then dealing with integrated graphics, so you'd still be looking at spending money on a video card anyway.

You're right. It's been so long since I've used a prebuilt. He's just not quite sure about $700 after buying the OS. Hopefully he gives in. Thanks guys.

 

[Cardiak23]

Forgot to ask. Why are you guys recommending 16GB instead of 8GB for a low end build?

 

[Hellfire13]

Forgot to ask. Why are you guys recommending 16GB instead of 8GB for a low end build?

Because RAM is already pretty cheap than it was a while ago. Also a lot of games these days need beyond 8gb. Not to mention if you multitask or open a couple of Chrome tabs along with a game, 8gb will struggle. Add to that, your system reserves some amount of RAM for background operations.