Budget Gaming PC

[saming1025]

My son is looking to build a gaming PC and hoping to spend $500-$700 (sans accessories and case). I'm hoping to find some suggestions for a decent build in that price range. AMD or Intel--no preference.

 

[omegadoom13]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.36 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($275.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $691.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-16 21:44 EDT-0400

 

[omegadoom13]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $404.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-16 21:47 EDT-0400

 

[omegadoom13]

My son is looking to build a gaming PC and hoping to spend $500-$700 (sans accessories and case). I'm hoping to find some suggestions for a decent build in that price range. AMD or Intel--no preference.

I would wait a bit for discounts/sales/rebates after Nvidia launches the next gen GPU... in a week? in a month?
https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia-rtx-2080-release-date-specifications