Need advice on building semi old AMD rig

kreepykonl

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Around 3-4 years ago I was in the process of building a AMD rig for the price difference in CPU, so ended up buying a Sabertooth 990fx R.2 and case.
I couldn't find the funds to continue, and just put it to rest for the being.
I ended up forgetting about it, but now have the funds and will go through with it and have a price quote that seems reasonable.
$750
That is including everything down to the mouse pad.
So basically, I'm looking for advice on whether it's even worth it to purchase these items or if just to scrap the thing.
Specs:
CPU: FX8370
RAM: GSkill Sniper 16gb 1866mhz
GPU: 4GB RX 460
PSU: EVGA 650w G1
HDD: WD 1TB internal
 
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use your current 1tb hdd . add a mouse and keyboard of your choosing. use windows 10 and buy a product key when you can afford it .

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($217.55 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 4GB AORUS 4G Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.90...
use your current 1tb hdd . add a mouse and keyboard of your choosing. use windows 10 and buy a product key when you can afford it .

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($217.55 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 4GB AORUS 4G Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $708.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-29 01:20 EDT-0400

also you can sell your unused parts to pay for a monitor perhaps . oh i just read that you have a case.. i missed that . so that will shave some $$ off.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D8XwXH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D8XwXH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($316.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 4GB AORUS 4G Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $745.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-29 01:29 EDT-0400
 
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