Question $500 build

[technology is neat]

What's the best $500 build my friend can do? Budget is $500 no more unfortunately

Thanks in advance

 

[Darkbreeze]

What country are you in?

What IF ANY parts does he already have that he won't need to buy?

Motherboard, CPU, memory, storage drives, case, power supply, fans, operating system, mouse, keyboard, etc.?

 

[technology is neat]

What country are you in?

USA

 

[Darkbreeze]

Look again.

 

[technology is neat]

Look again.

woops lol

 

[technology is neat]

What country are you in?

What IF ANY parts does he already have that he won't need to buy?

Motherboard, CPU, memory, storage drives, case, power supply, fans, operating system, mouse, keyboard, etc.?

He already has a mouse/keyboard/monitor/HDD/SSD

 

[Darkbreeze]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cougar - Vortex 60.4 CFM 120 mm Fan ($13.10 @ Amazon)
Total: $495.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-24 13:58 EDT-0400

 

[Bearmann]

Do you live near a Micro Center?

You could also consider this Sapphire Pulse 580 for $10 more which gets a little bit better reviews:

https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-rad...9-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14202278-S0E

 

[King_V]

He already has a mouse/keyboard/monitor/HDD/SSD

What resolution and refresh rate is the monitor, and does it have GSync, FreeSync, or neither?

 

[King_V]

Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ Newegg)

For a net of $4 more, I would strongly suggest this PSU:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Km...ified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fm

HOWEVER - note that it is $66.99, plus $4.99 shipping, so $71.98, less a $20 mail-in rebate, bringing it to $51.98. You have to deal with the rebate, but for this PSU, it is well worth it.

Disclaimer - I am not familiar with the Corsair CX models, though I understand that the newer ones are better than the old ones. Still, I'd say the Seasonic Focus Gold is absolutely worth the hassle of the extra money up front and dealing with the mail-in-rebate.

 

[Darkbreeze]

He said "500 dollars. NO MORE", and by "no more", I would assume that directly discourages the idea of a PSU that is ONLY that price AFTER the 20 dollar mail in rebate that you will need to wait probably three weeks to receive AFTER submitting it.

So, while you are correct that it is a much better power supply, I think the CX is the best option that will actually fit the budget NOW without having to take a hit somewhere else in the build. For a budget system at only 500 bucks, you can only get so much. If they can budget in another 20 bucks then yes, it would be well worth it to go with the Seasonic model you pointed out.

 

[King_V]

Oof, yeah, I missed that...