Question My friend wants a $500 CAD build

[KeithK2006]

My friend asked me to help him choose parts for his new pc, he wants his budget to be 500$ cad before tax. He is going to be gaming/using it for schoolwork. Could anyone help me choose parts?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

$500 CADis a tight budget, but without a case, you could go for something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.95 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $472.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-26 14:37 EDT-0400

It has a pretty decent iGPU, which can give good results, but is not as good as mid range discrete GPU's.. Depending on the game and resolution he may have to dial back some in game settings to keep 60 fps.

 

[tennis2]

Assuming this is just for the tower.

Here you get some niceties. 2x8GB RAM, 480GB SSD, good mobo with WiFi, good PSU, etc etc. Something you can build off of, such as a better CPU and a dGPU down the road.
The case is decent, has USB3.0, mounts for 2x120mm front intake fans (when dGPU is added) and 2x120mm top fans (or 240mm radiator).

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($122.95 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA MAX WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($127.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced RAW 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($58.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Rosewill FBM-X2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $504.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-26 14:41 EDT-0400

 

[Archaic59]

Might play some older games at lower settings.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($122.95 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: DIYPC F2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $505.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-26 14:54 EDT-0400

 

[Archaic59]

Hey there,

$500 CADis a tight budget, but without a case, you could go for something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.95 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $472.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-26 14:37 EDT-0400

It has a pretty decent iGPU, which can give good results, but is not as good as mid range discrete GPU's.. Depending on the game and resolution he may have to dial back some in game settings to keep 60 fps.

No storage? No case?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

No storage? No case?

I pasted the wrong BB code. DOH!