Budget Build Assistance

[nashnas]

Anyone have any build suggestions within a 400-500 (max 700) dollar price range? I’m not gaming heavily, will mostly be used for League and the like. I’m also interested in those preassembled computers but I can’t find any in a decent price range. As I said it not going to be used for graphic heavy gaming, so it doesn’t need many bells and whistles. Just something to get the job done without any issues.

 

[R_1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.62 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: DIYPC - Solo-T1-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $460.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-08 22:06 EDT-0400

under 500, 256gb SSD, 4 actual cores, it should do anything you request. a dedicated GPU can be added when you feel you need one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: DIYPC - Solo-T1-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $433.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-08 22:11 EDT-0400

an AMD based system, the CPU may require a boot kit from AMD and a BIOS update before the motherboard will work.
the AMD system will have better graphics performance but you must deal with the BIOS issue
the rest of the system is the same as above

Then there is always the refurbished units from newegg like so, example only.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883288245

 

[bmockeg]

I'd do the AMD build and go for a 2400G.
I would get 3000mhz RAM with ryzen especially with the onboard graphics.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($155.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($100.80 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $550.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-08 22:21 EDT-0400

 

[smorizio]

a 120g ssd is too small of a ssd now. I have one and windows 10 will eat 30g of that 120g ssd. if your going to add a gpu go with a good 650w power supply. a low wattage power supply will make you pull the old one out when you upgrade to a gpu. with a ssd at some point add a standard drive as a data drive. ssd have limit on writes.

 

[bmockeg]

If he can afford that then yes but it seems people don't understand the concept of a budget build these days. I'm sure he would like a 2700x and,a,1080ti also but we dont all,have the same amount of money

 

[jankerson]

Anyone have any build suggestions within a 400-500 (max 700) dollar price range? I’m not gaming heavily, will mostly be used for League and the like. I’m also interested in those preassembled computers but I can’t find any in a decent price range. As I said it not going to be used for graphic heavy gaming, so it doesn’t need many bells and whistles. Just something to get the job done without any issues.

Here you go, Just under $700.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.62 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $695.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-08 23:54 EDT-0400

 

[bmockeg]

Not a bad option if you want to spend 700