New rig for ~$600

[elgiov]

Hello. I am about to buy a rig for a friend. He wants the computer to play some games, use it for college and some web surfing.
At the moment, we want to first buy the RAM, CPU, GPU, MOBO and an SSD.
I would prefer to be Intel-based, but if you think that there is a better AMD-based rig, shoot it.
Thank you in advance.

 

[vapour]

Do you have the psu/case? What games? If not that demanding, Ryzen 2400G is best bang for the money atm.

 

[King_V]

Does he have a monitor?

 

[elgiov]

We have everything else needed for the rig, we just need what I listed. RAM, CPU, GPU, MOBO and an SSD.

 

[elgiov]

Do you have the psu/case? What games? If not that demanding, Ryzen 2400G is best bang for the money atm.

Pubg mainly. We just need RAM, CPU, GPU, MOBO and an SSD. Everything else we got it.

 

[vapour]

Then list your case and psu please. If mATX, we can only build with mATX mb...

 

[elgiov]

It will be a mATX.

 

[logainofhades]

Make and model of power supply is the most important thing we need to know. If it is not a quality one, that will be needed as well.

 

[elgiov]

It will be a cougar 600 W

 

[vapour]

It will be a cougar 600 W

SL or LX? SL is trash but LX is decent budget choice.

 

[elgiov]

It's an LX

 

[vapour]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor ($186.37 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.57 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($199.99 @ B&H)
Total: $607.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-24 15:26 EDT-0400

 

[elgiov]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor ($186.37 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.57 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($199.99 @ B&H)
Total: $607.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-24 15:26 EDT-0400

Thank you. But what do you think about changing the i5 for the i3 7100 and replacing the 1050 with a 1060 3GB?

 

[logainofhades]

An i3 7100 is a horrible idea. The i3 8100 isn't a bad choice, but I would lean more towards the higher threaded Ryzen 5. The i5 8500, with a gtx 1050ti is not a very good combo.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($138.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $607.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-24 20:10 EDT-0400


i3 8100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.80 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.57 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $598.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-24 20:15 EDT-0400