[SOLVED] Best Build with Budget of $500

[ThunderMS34]

Hello there. Im selling a 1080 to a buddy of mine. This one to be exact https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GJEE9BG?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 .

He is paying $300 for it and He needs the best parts for about $500 that would be compatible with that GPU.

He is wanting to play games at High of quality as possible such as, GTA 5, Minecraft, iRacing, American Truck Simulator, Call of Duty. Those types of games.
He needs Windows 10 a Disc Drive and he prefers Intel but if AMD is cheaper and better than so be it.

He doesnt need a monitor, keyboard or mouse

 

[tennis2]

What country? USA?

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($0.00)
Case: RIOTORO CR488 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $497.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 10:37 EST-0500

 

[tennis2]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($51.06 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: EVGA G5 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $491.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 11:06 EST-0500

 

[ThunderMS34]

Wheres the Windows 10 Link and a Disc Drive?

 

[Archaic59]

Tough budget to work with including OS but this would get you going. You'll need to add more storage later.
Pcpartpicker list

 

[ThunderMS34]

Tough budget to work with including OS but this would get you going. You'll need to add more storage later.
Pcpartpicker list

I mean he has some leway. Id also like too see what an intel build would get him.

 

[logainofhades]

Wheres the Windows 10 Link and a Disc Drive?

Almost nobody uses a disc drive these days. Windows 10 you can run unlicensed, for now, and get a legit license key, at a later date. It will run unlicensed, just fine, but will have a somewhat annoying watermark, in the bottom right, of your display.

 

[Vic 40]

For Intel something like this,

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($144.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B365M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($0.00)
Case: GameMax Whisper MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($43.77 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Vengeance 650 W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($84.90 @ Corsair)
Total: $480.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 14:36 EST-0500

for windows from the Tech Yes City channel,
🚗💨 How To SPEED up Windows 10 1903 - YouTube
he says he has no problems with the keys he buys here. You can find the links under the video ("Cheap CDKeys" ).

 

[tennis2]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($51.06 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: EVGA GD (2019) 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $500.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 15:35 EST-0500

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Here's what I would do:


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Antec VSK10 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($21.95 Kinguin)
Total: $493.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 16:02 EST-0500

This includes 8 core/16 thread CPU, 16 GB ram, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD, and an OEM key for windows 7 (which can be used for win 10). the 600W PSU has been tested to far exceed its listed wattage, failing safely at a 900W load!

Basically the OS is bought as a Windows 7 Key from Kinguin (which is a legit site recommended in the past by Tom's Hardware. ) They buy unused keys from corporations with Enterprise licenses. Since those are unlimited, they don't been the OEM keys that come with the systems they buy for their employees. Use the Win 7 key to activate Win 10, and you'll get Win 10 Home.

 

[tennis2]

Yeah, spending $100 on a Windows license is VERY restrictive when there's only a $500 budget (as you can see from the difference between my 2 builds with and without the $100 OS). The optical drive requirement is also a bit peculiar. Again, we're on a tight budget, so that $20 can go to very good use elsewhere.

 

[ThunderMS34]

Here's what I would do:


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Antec VSK10 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($21.95 Kinguin)
Total: $493.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 16:02 EST-0500

This includes 8 core/16 thread CPU, 16 GB ram, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD, and an OEM key for windows 7 (which can be used for win 10). the 600W PSU has been tested to far exceed its listed wattage, failing safely at a 900W load!

Basically the OS is bought as a Windows 7 Key from Kinguin (which is a legit site recommended in the past by Tom's Hardware. ) They buy unused keys from corporations with Enterprise licenses. Since those are unlimited, they don't been the OEM keys that come with the systems they buy for their employees. Use the Win 7 key to activate Win 10, and you'll get Win 10 Home.

Yea so me and him was talking and Im like you could just usb and buy $31 Windows 10 Professional... and he said he could do that.