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Budget is around 500 or less sorry for not listing the specifics.
Does he have any parts already? Peripherals? Does this figure include the Windows license and/or a monitor?
He has no PC parts at all.
$500 is a little rough, then, because you're essentially using $200 for Windows and a monitor. Now, you could probably find some used/older parts instead, the upgrade path will tend to be pretty limited. Like you could find a refurbished i5 2400 mini-tower build for a couple hundred or something and throw in a GTX 1050 or similar, but any upgrades will tend to be expensive as they'll require a new motherboard/power supply etc.
He will use a small tv as a monitor and found a free keyboard and mouse. No need for speakers because he uses a headset and his works across all platforms so basically just the OS will be needed
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CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($73.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 560 4GB Gaming OC Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $538.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 16:03 EDT-0400
This is about as close as I can get to $500 while also fulfilling a desire to play PUBG respectably and provide a platform that can be easily upgraded - he could put in an i7-7700 and/or up to a GTX 1070 (doesn't touch 200W) with this rig later and put in an SSD and make it a considerably higher-end rig without needing to change the motherboard, RAM, power supply, or case.
Ryzen is also a very good option -- AMD has really flipped over the apple cart this year -- but in the short-term, it's a little trickier getting a Ryzen platform in this budget. The Pentium G4560 (it has hyperthreading, so it's 2c/4t) is a dirt-cheap bargain.
I also spent a little bit more to get 4 GB of VRAM, simply because open-world type games can really chew up that RAM. If possible, I'd also recommend pushing the budget to get 2x8 (PUBG can be a RAM hog and it's still in early release), but it *can* be played at 2x4 and I didn't want to bust your budget. I know it sounds weird to recommend a RAM upgrade before a GPU one -- it goes against every fiber of my being 99% of the time -- but I think given what you've said, he may very well get a benefit here.