Budget computer for youtube and browsing $500+

[Hakou]

Hi, I'm looking to build another computer with the upcoming black friday sells coming up (I live in Canada). I'm looking for a cheap build using maybe one of those new Ryzens and I'm hoping for at least 8gb of ram. I don't need monitor, keyboard or anything, just the tower and components inside itself.

I'm looking at the Ryzen 3 1200. If anybody can recommend other parts for it like motherboard, ram, tower, and whatever else I might need that would be really helpful. (I also need the motherboard to have wireless networking). It's mainly for running youtube smoothly and having a bunch of browsers opened without lag. No gaming is involved.

Thank you.

 

[artk2219]

Hi, I'm looking to build another computer with the upcoming black friday sells coming up (I live in Canada). I'm looking for a cheap build using maybe one of those new Ryzens and I'm hoping for at least 8gb of ram. I don't need monitor, keyboard or anything, just the tower and components inside itself.

I'm looking at the Ryzen 3 1200. If anybody can recommend other parts for it like motherboard, ram, tower, and whatever else I might need that would be really helpful. (I also need the motherboard to have wireless networking). It's mainly for running youtube smoothly and having a bunch of browsers opened without lag. No gaming is involved.

Thank you.

$500 US or Canadian?

 

[Hakou]

CAD. I'm hoping to build a budget computer that would last be 5-10 years without much lag in the future.

I don't mind switching out the cpu as well if you think there's a better one out there.

 

[artk2219]

CAD. I'm hoping to build a budget computer that would last be 5-10 years without much lag in the future.

I don't mind switching out the cpu as well if you think there's a better one out there.

I think the Ryzen 3 2200G is a better fit since you dont have to worry about getting a graphics card. I've included a link to pcpartspicker that has all of the parts except for a case, because that's more of a personal choice than anything else, but it comes out to $512 for a Ryzen 3 2200g, b450 motherboard, 8gb ram, 240gb ssd, 1tb hard drive, a wireless card (its cheaper than getting a board with built in wifi), and a 600w seasonic psu (overkill, but it gives you room to add decent graphics and grow in the future).

[PCPartPicker part list](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/n8jDKB) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/n8jDKB/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RkJtt6/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd2200c5fbbox) | $124.99 @ Canada Computers
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/hpRzK8/gigabyte-b450m-ds3h-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-ds3h) | $86.99 @ Newegg Canada
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Bx648d/gskill-memory-f42800c16d8grr) | $89.99 @ Newegg Canada
**Storage** | [ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/M3RzK8/adata-ultimate-su650-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu650ss-240gt-c) | $48.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
**Storage** | [Toshiba - 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/C4zv6h/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca100) | $55.99 @ PC-Canada
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic - 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/z6448d/seasonic-600w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ss-600es) | $64.99 @ Canada Computers
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/tTdqqs/gigabyte-wireless-network-card-gcwb867di) | $39.99 @ Memory Express
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$511.93**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-11-12 12:18 EST-0500 |

 

[techphantom]

This build is a bit more modern, and has a case. PSU is average, and has squeeze in room for a 580 in the future. Also cheap.
PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/RmCQgw
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/RmCQgw/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($32.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA - BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link - TG-3468 PCI-Express x1 1000 Mbit/s Network Adapter ($14.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $505.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:03 EST-0500

 

[Peter Martin]

have a look at this thread for hardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3800022/500-console-killer-builds-2018.html

I really liked this one, you can add an SSD (i would) and get it up to 500 if you like

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot - Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - AV-GP 500 GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $471.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:08 EST-0500

 

[techphantom]

have a look at this thread for hardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3800022/500-console-killer-builds-2018.html

I really liked this one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot - Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - AV-GP 500 GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $471.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:08 EST-0500

Sir this is supposed to be canadian dollars!

 

[Peter Martin]

darn, just over budget at 641. I adjusted it to Canadian, it's 750 for you. jeez. the R3 is probably the way for you

 

[artk2219]

This build is a bit more modern, and has a case. PSU is average, and has squeeze in room for a 580 in the future. Also cheap.
PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/RmCQgw
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/RmCQgw/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($32.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA - BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link - TG-3468 PCI-Express x1 1000 Mbit/s Network Adapter ($14.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $505.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:03 EST-0500

Thats a wired network adapter :-/

 

[techphantom]

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xwkZHh
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xwkZHh/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($32.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA - BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N300UB USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $505.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:22 EST-0500

Fixed.

 

[artk2219]

darn, just over budget at 641. I adjusted it to Canadian, it's 750 for you. jeez. the R3 is probably the way for you

Hah, I was wondering how you got such awesome pricing.

 

[Peter Martin]

here is my dream build for now

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.89 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: AMD - Wraith Max 55.78 CFM CPU Cooler ($50.17 @ PCM)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 11.1 g Thermal Paste ($28.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($158.21 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card ($804.98 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB120 (3-pack) 61.4 CFM 120mm Fans
Total: $2059.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:32 EST-0500

 

[techphantom]

That is not informative to the forum.

 

[artk2219]

here is my dream build for now

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.89 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: AMD - Wraith Max 55.78 CFM CPU Cooler ($50.17 @ PCM)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 11.1 g Thermal Paste ($28.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($158.21 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card ($804.98 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB120 (3-pack) 61.4 CFM 120mm Fans
Total: $2059.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:32 EST-0500

Thats a pretty solid build that would hold you over for quite a while. If you're not opposed to used parts you could pick up a 1080 ti for $500 - $550 on ebay, saving you a nice chunk of change. You could also look for open box deals if you live next to a frys or microcenter. Our colleague does have a point in keeping it relevant to the $500 build (still a nice spec list though).

 

[techphantom]

Don't tell me you are going to the flow too? This is irrelevant, and giving advice to a random comment is startling. It is a nice spec list, yet does not help in any way, filling this forum with spam.

 

[artk2219]

Don't tell me you are going to the flow too? This is irrelevant, and giving advice to a random comment is startling. It is a nice spec list, yet does not help in any way, filling this forum with spam.

Not everything has to be so serious, I also told him that there was no need to get off topic, but sometimes these random comments can even help, maybe there is a part in the spec list that the OP decided they want to use instead, or maybe they decide they want a more high end build. There is no need to sweat the small stuff and stress over 2 or 3 random comments my friend, we're all just here to help out no?

 

[techphantom]

Yes..

 

[Hakou]

Thanks everybody for the suggestions! I'm trying to go through them one by one. I really appreciate the work and help everybody put into this for me and possibly anybody else looking for a budget build. Hoping I'll get through it all by this weekend.

 

[Hakou]

If anybody is interested, these are the final parts I got. I opted out of the hard drive cause I'm just going to reuse an old one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($131.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.45 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($90.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($29.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Canada Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N300UB USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $502.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-22 10:24 EST-0500

Some parts have come in but have yet to build it. I'll update after I finish building and let you know how it is so if anybody else ever stumbles on this thread some day, they'll have a general idea at least (I hope).

 

[Hakou]

So i built the computer but my monitor doesnt display anything. Can anybody help?

 

[techphantom]

Is the pc on (fans spinning), but monitor not?


Usually you should check the gpu, if it is in correctly, then the ram slots.

 

[artk2219]

So i built the computer but my monitor doesnt display anything. Can anybody help?

Did you get it working? Checked your connections, made sure ram and cpu are properly seated?

 

[Hakou]

Hey thanks for asking guys! I figured it out. Made a separate thread here http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3829709/bios-quick.html and apparently the issue was that the VGA port does not work out of the box. Tried a ton of different things for hours and ended up paying some guy $20 to tell me to plug it through the HDMI port first and update the drivers and BIOS. Everything is working now.

 

[artk2219]

Hey thanks for asking guys! I figured it out. Made a separate thread here http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3829709/bios-quick.html and apparently the issue was that the VGA port does not work out of the box. Tried a ton of different things for hours and ended up paying some guy $20 to tell me to plug it through the HDMI port first and update the drivers and BIOS. Everything is working now.

Awesome, I hope you enjoy your new build!

 

[Hakou]

Thanks! Oh and to anybody that may come across this thread. I went with a Crucial SSD instead of the Kingston after reading some reviews. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073W3Q96S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 it's like $7 more expensive than the Kingston. It's $37 as of when I'm linking it. Better quality, performance, speed, etc apparently.