[SOLVED] I am building a $600 Productivity PC for my brother. Need someone to check my work

[tdonn16]

My brother is in business school, and needs a windows computer. he asked me to put together a budget build for him. The computer will be mainly for productivity, but he would also like to play games like Civ and League of Legends. His budget is $600, but it can go towards 650 because I will cover the extra cost.

This is the part list that I put together. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LHR4rV

Should I spring for the 3600 or stay with the 2600. Also, I have never used a Radeon GPU. Would it be better to get a NVIDIA card?

 

[tdonn16]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7tD7mg if your brother only needs the computer as a school computer this pc should be more than adequate. I dropped the GPU and picked out a CPU with integrated graphics, I also added a hard drive for extra space along with your SSD, I also added a wifi adapter in case your brother doesn't have his pc next to his router or modem. The total cost only came to 500 dollars with the wifi adapter. This pc should still be able to play casual party games like fall guys by the way.

Thank you very much! I think you have provided me with a solution.

 

[tdonn16]

Have you considered the 3400G and dropping the video card entirely? Those are pretty low-requirement games. That would give you nearly $100 to get a better-quality PSU and RAM.

After speaking with him, I found out that he does not need the flexibility. I am going to go with a Integrated Graphics CPU.

 

[tdonn16]

If BRO needs portability, then buy a laptop.
Laptops will have limitations as to upgrade possibilities.
Gaming laptops seem to have an unusually high number of complaints on these forums.
I think it is heat issues when gaming.
Laptops necessarily use light and small coolers that are not very efficient.

If you go that route, look at the lenovo outlet.

Ill check out Lenovo for some laptops, thank you!

 

[logainofhades]

4000 series AMD laptops are finally starting to show up. Those would be a perfect choice, if you can get one, within the budget. They are 3rd gen ryzen based APU's, and have an improved IGP.

 

[tdonn16]

4000 series AMD laptops are finally starting to show up. Those would be a perfect choice, if you can get one, within the budget. They are 3rd gen ryzen based APU's, and have an improved IGP.

I'll look for a laptop in his price range, and then let him compare it to the PC that SteelStruck put together https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7tD7mg. Thank you for the help!