[SOLVED] Is this a good PC under $500

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Ryzen 5 2600 or ryzen 5 3500 (bnew)
-gigabyte b450 ds3h (bnew)
-8gb ddr4 corsair vengeance (bnew)
-120gb SSD ramsta (bnew)
-msi GT1030 Aero ITX 2G OC (bnew)
-700w power supply (bnew)
-inplay regular case (bnew)
$ 424.00

package 2
Ryzen 5 3600
ASrck b450 steel legend or msib450 mortar max
8gb team elite
Palitgt710
120gb teamgroup 2.5' ssd
fuzion 700w psu

Neutron odyssey chasis
$ 469
 
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An RX 570 is a pretty decent graphics card for the money, significantly better than the cards listed in your first post.

If that's only a single 8GB stick of RAM in the second build, then I would probably avoid that, as it will only be running in single-channel mode, hurting performance. You want there to be two sticks of RAM for optimal performance. And 16GB is probably ideal these days.

As for the CPU, both are reasonable options. The 6-core, 6-thread 3500X offers a bit more performance-per-core, while the 6-core, 12-thread 2600 offers more threads for heavily multithreaded applications and games.

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Package 1

Ryzen 5 2600 or ryzen 5 3500 (bnew)
-gigabyte b450 ds3h (bnew)
-8gb ddr4 corsair vengeance (bnew)
-120gb SSD ramsta (bnew)
-msi GT1030 Aero ITX 2G OC (bnew)
-700w power supply (bnew)
-inplay regular case (bnew)
$ 424.00

package 2
Ryzen 5 3600
ASrck b450 steel legend or msib450 mortar max
8gb team elite
Palitgt710
120gb teamgroup 2.5' ssd
fuzion 700w psu

Neutron odyssey chasis
$ 469
In either of those cases you need to ask if the 8GB RAM is one DIMM or two. A single 8GB stick hurts performance and can be difficult to upgrade to 16GB.
120GB SSD is too small. You will fill it up almost instantly.
 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.06 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $400.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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How bout this one. Just pick whatever case that'll fit your leftover budget.

The downside is the cpu is less powerful and has less core count. The gpu is not a slouch either.
if you want to upgrade in the future you could just swap the cpu and add a dedicated gpu. Hopefully amd will keep the b450 chipset alive after the 3rd gen.
 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.06 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $400.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-27 04:04 EDT-0400


How bout this one. Just pick whatever case that'll fit your leftover budget.

The downside is the cpu is less powerful and has less core count. The gpu is not a slouch either.
if you want to upgrade in the future you could just swap the cpu and add a dedicated gpu. Hopefully amd will keep the b450 chipset alive after the 3rd gen.
The pc listed are all bundled Parts/Set i tried sending them your list and will wait if they have the parts.
 

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In either of those cases you need to ask if the 8GB RAM is one DIMM or two. A single 8GB stick hurts performance and can be difficult to upgrade to 16GB.
120GB SSD is too small. You will fill it up almost instantly.

I sent several emails to Shops with the bundles listed, but they have not sent a response until now. They probably did not understand the question.

What should i ask them if the RAM is (ask if the 8GB RAM is one DIMM or two ) is there a way re-phrase this?
 
What purpose are these systems intended for? Gaming? General desktop use? Something else?

For gaming, both systems in the first post are weak on the graphics card side of things. The GT 710 in the second system is not even on par with today's integrated graphics, so I definitely would not consider that for gaming.

The GT 1030 in the first build would be better for gaming, but is still rather low-end as far as gaming graphics hardware is concerned, and only about on par with the integrated graphics in a Ryzen 3400G.
 
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I need assistance with the response received from the Shops. (PC will be used for gaming LOL and FB Streaming)

Shop1 Bundle $563
CPU: ryzen 5 5 2600
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H
Memory: Kingston Hyper-X 16GB (2x8gb 2666mhz)
Storage: WD SSD 480GB
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING Video Card
Power Supply:FSP HYDRO 500W 80+ Bronze True Rated PSU


Shop2 bundle ($615)
CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 3500X SIX CORE PROCESSOR MSI
MOBO: B450 MORTAR MAX MOTHERBOARD
RAM: TFORCE DELTA 8GB RGB RAM GIGABYTE RX 570 4GB GDDR5 256BIT
PSU: COOLERMASTER MWE 550W 80+ CERTIFIED V2 TRUE RATED PSU TEAM GROUP 480GB SSD
CHASIS: VIKINGS TEMPERED GLASS CHASSIS WITH 3X RGB FANS
 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.06 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $400.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-27 04:04 EDT-0400


How bout this one. Just pick whatever case that'll fit your leftover budget.

The downside is the cpu is less powerful and has less core count. The gpu is not a slouch either.
if you want to upgrade in the future you could just swap the cpu and add a dedicated gpu. Hopefully amd will keep the b450 chipset alive after the 3rd gen.
I need assistance with the response received from the Shops. (PC will be used for gaming LOL and FB Streaming)

I'm from the Philippines, they have limited stocks on PC parts, and I can order online. We have Newegg as an option but they ship individual items + Customs Tax and it might make things more expensive.
Shop1 Bundle $563
CPU: ryzen 5 5 2600
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H
Memory: Kingston Hyper-X 16GB (2x8gb 2666mhz)
Storage: WD SSD 480GB
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING Video Card
Power Supply:FSP HYDRO 500W 80+ Bronze True Rated PSU


Shop2 bundle ($615)
CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 3500X SIX CORE PROCESSOR MSI
MOBO: B450 MORTAR MAX MOTHERBOARD
RAM: TFORCE DELTA 8GB RGB RAM GIGABYTE RX 570 4GB GDDR5 256BIT
PSU: COOLERMASTER MWE 550W 80+ CERTIFIED V2 TRUE RATED PSU TEAM GROUP 480GB SSD
CHASIS: VIKINGS TEMPERED GLASS CHASSIS WITH 3X RGB FANS
 
An RX 570 is a pretty decent graphics card for the money, significantly better than the cards listed in your first post.

If that's only a single 8GB stick of RAM in the second build, then I would probably avoid that, as it will only be running in single-channel mode, hurting performance. You want there to be two sticks of RAM for optimal performance. And 16GB is probably ideal these days.

As for the CPU, both are reasonable options. The 6-core, 6-thread 3500X offers a bit more performance-per-core, while the 6-core, 12-thread 2600 offers more threads for heavily multithreaded applications and games.
 
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You should ask them if the 8GB is a single 8GB DIMM or if it is two 4GB DIMMs.
This is the second batch they provided.

PC will be used for streaming LOL.
batch 1
Ryzen 5 3500X
gigabyte b450 ds3h
Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8gb) 2666mhz
Gigabyte radeon rx570 4gb ddr5
WD SSD 240GB FSP
Hydro 500W 80+ Bronze Trendsonic Raider with 4-RGB Fans included

Total = Php29,490 / $ 600

batch 2

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6 core 12 thread processor 4.1Ghz
MSI A320M Pro A MAX
Team Elite 16GB DDR4-2666 (8GB x 2)
Gigabyte RX 570 4GB GDDR5
240GB SSD
CoolerMaster MWE 550 V2
Neutron Fit Case

total 30,600 / $610
 

dondieboi

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.06 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $400.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-27 04:04 EDT-0400


How bout this one. Just pick whatever case that'll fit your leftover budget.

The downside is the cpu is less powerful and has less core count. The gpu is not a slouch either.
if you want to upgrade in the future you could just swap the cpu and add a dedicated gpu. Hopefully amd will keep the b450 chipset alive after the 3rd gen.
PC will be used for streaming LOL.
batch 1
Ryzen 5 3500X
gigabyte b450 ds3h
Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8gb) 2666mhz
Gigabyte radeon rx570 4gb ddr5
WD SSD 240GB FSP
Hydro 500W 80+ Bronze Trendsonic Raider with 4-RGB Fans included

Total = Php29,490 / $ 600

batch 2

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6 core 12 thread processor 4.1Ghz
MSI A320M Pro A MAX
Team Elite 16GB DDR4-2666 (8GB x 2)
Gigabyte RX 570 4GB GDDR5
240GB SSD
CoolerMaster MWE 550 V2
Neutron Fit Case

total 30,600 / $610