Help me choose parts for a "tight budget" build

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Edieknox

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Hi, so I decided it's time for me to start saving up for a new computer, as the one I use is completely outdated and I (almost) can no longer work in it. The thing is that I have a tight budget for it and want to build a computer that can be used for gaming.

My budget is $650 and I only want components, no mouse, keyboard or monitor and NO GRAPHICS CARD, I'm planning to save more in the future to buy a graphics card, what I want now is a new computer.

What am I going to use the computer for? Mostly light gaming, things like CS:GO, LOL, and some other games like Hitman, rocket league, etc. I will also use it for things like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

I don't plan to buy a graphics card now, I'll save maybe in a year or 2 to buy one.

So, to sum it up, I'm looking for a $650 build, with no graphics card for light gaming and some other programs.

Thanks!

Edit: I could go over the $650 limit but since I want to buy it asap because I use it for work too, so I'll prefer to stay within the $650 limit

Edit 2: I don't have a GPU, so I need a CPU with an integrated gpu
 
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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tcPmjc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tcPmjc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($110.53 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel - 600p Series 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($63.86 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Inwin - 301 White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $637.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Here is a good one. It's an Intel Kaby Lake build, which just came out this year. It should be able to handle light games, but Hitman and Rocket League may not work. Without a grpahics card, it's gonna be hard to push up those frames. However, Photoshop and Illustrator should be good. Depending on the projects, you may want to consider 32GB of RAM. Again, if you want to play other graphically intensive games, you WILL need a graphic card. An RX 570 fro $170 should be just fine to play those games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.44 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($113.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($51.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $637.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 17:39 EDT-0400
 
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this will not work since Ryzen chips do not have on-board graphics.
 
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drkatz42

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I'm assuming you have a GPU to use until you save up?

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mV98TW/amd-ryzen-5-1600-32ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbaebox) | $218.49 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7) | $34.89 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vwvZxr/msi-x370-sli-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-x370-sli-plus) | $129.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cf98TW/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvkb) | $129.88 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Sandisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8jH48d/sandisk-ssd-plus-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sdssda-240g-g26) | $77.95 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $46.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | $74.89 @ OutletPC
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $738.08
| Mail-in rebates | -$25.00
| **Total** | **$713.08**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-05-15 17:48 EDT-0400 |
 
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superninja12

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use the bb link :)
 
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captaincharisma

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that CPU does not have a GPU core and neither do any ryzen motherboards

 
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No, I don't have a GPU, I'm gonna rely on the CPU until I can save more for one
 
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captaincharisma

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then you will have to go intel. all their CPU's including Pentiums have an Intel graphics core

 
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drkatz42

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made a couple of changes

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/48xrsJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/48xrsJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mV98TW/amd-ryzen-5-1600-32ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbaebox) | $218.49 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vwvZxr/msi-x370-sli-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-x370-sli-plus) | $129.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cf98TW/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvkb) | $129.88 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Sandisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8jH48d/sandisk-ssd-plus-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sdssda-240g-g26) | $77.17 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [XFX - Radeon R5 230 1GB Core Edition Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/x998TW/xfx-video-card-r5230azlh2) | $35.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $56.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze) | $47.78 @ SuperBiiz
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$696.29**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-05-16 07:22 EDT-0400 |
 
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captaincharisma

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yea, its starting to sound so bias toward AMD in this thread and because of that it sounds like they didn't bother to read the OP does not have a graphics card.

you can put together a great cheap build with an Intel Pentium G4400 and a B250 motherboard

 
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^^ Yeah i think more people need to read the OP in-depth... He needs an integrated GPU until he buys a dedicated one later.

Your build looks good, Just added a Motherboard with 4 RAM slots and a few extra features but still within the budget:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/swf7Fd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/swf7Fd/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($51.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $646.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 09:22 EDT-0400
 
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get 8GB RAM only and GPU under $100 for now? This allow you to do some light gaming until you got extra fund.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $625.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 11:50 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $659.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 11:48 EDT-0400
 
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Of course there's a bias for ryzen , you're getting similar core performance to the i5 but with double the thread count , its just plain a better CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.17 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon R5 230 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman - R1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.78 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $639.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 12:00 EDT-0400

 
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Yes this is true..but the OP doesn't have a GPU at the moment..which is why Ryzen will not work.
 
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I'm still looking at the prices of each of those parts in my country, Sadly most of these are more expensive here in Mexico that in the US so I'm looking at what's best for my budget
 
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Obviously I was kidding. Let us know what you settle on. ;)
 
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Skip SSD until you got the fund?
 
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Edieknox

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You said it was a ryzen build but I see an i5 :p

And yeah, I know I won't be able to run those games at a decent framerate without a graphics card. But on the meanwhile I'm looking for a "decent cpu" build that can run those games at low quality with a decent framerate and handle games like csgo pretty well.
 
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