Question $500 Build Advice

[lilbrudder]

I'm working on a $500 build currently but I having trouble picking out a good mother board and storage.

Here Is my build so far, nothing is set in stone so feel free to swap existing parts.

 

[logainofhades]

Motherboard and storage will take you over $500. You might be better off looking at the used market, if $500 is your absolute max budget.

 

[USAFRet]

Given those parts, you can't bring the rest of it in under $500.

Storage, motherboard, case, assorted extras.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

If you can stretch to 650:

Dont get a used PSU, SSD.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($87.07 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($33.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($98.97 @ B&H)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Arc A750 8 GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $650.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-15 04:09 EDT-0400

 

[geofelt]

Consider starting with a processor that includes integrated graphics and defer on the discrete graphics card.
5600G would be perhaps $40 more but would avoid the immediate need for the discrete gpu.
Or, you could probably find a Intel I3-12100 or 13100 with comparable cpu performance and price.

 

[Eximo]

Only a little over. You could squeeze it in under $500 with a $160 Intel A580 instead of the RX6600.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($87.05 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Prime B450M-A II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($30.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC DIY-S07 ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $509.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-15 11:39 EDT-0400