Hello! I am planning to build a new PC, but I have a very small budget. Preferably, I would like to keep it under $500. I would be using this PC for playing and recording/streaming Minecraft in 1080p60 and editing together videos in Davinci Resolve.
Some things to note before the part list...
I already have a Thermaltake - SMART 500W ATX12V 2.3 80 Plus Power Supply, so I don't need that. I also have a spare GeForce GT 1030 that I can use temporarily while waiting to upgrade the GPU, if I want to wait for a good deal. I would prefer to have a NVIDIA brand GPU over an AMD GPU, mostly because I want to use the PC for recording and streaming and NVIDIA GPUs have better encoding options than AMD GPUs. I would appreciate any GPU recommendations, however.
Here is the parts list, and the link to PCPartPicker:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock A520M/ac Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($69.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Team MP33 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB D6 GAMING X Video Card ($169.99 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Samsung S22E450D 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $701.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-05 11:56 EST-0500
Here are the specific questions I have:
Edit: What is the system used for?
Edit 2: Updated PCPartPicker List
Edit 3: Is there anything on this list that I should buy now?
Some things to note before the part list...
I already have a Thermaltake - SMART 500W ATX12V 2.3 80 Plus Power Supply, so I don't need that. I also have a spare GeForce GT 1030 that I can use temporarily while waiting to upgrade the GPU, if I want to wait for a good deal. I would prefer to have a NVIDIA brand GPU over an AMD GPU, mostly because I want to use the PC for recording and streaming and NVIDIA GPUs have better encoding options than AMD GPUs. I would appreciate any GPU recommendations, however.
Here is the parts list, and the link to PCPartPicker:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock A520M/ac Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($69.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Team MP33 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB D6 GAMING X Video Card ($169.99 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Samsung S22E450D 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $701.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-05 11:56 EST-0500
Here are the specific questions I have:
- Firstly, I would like to know whether I should choose the Ryzen 3 3100 for my CPU or if there is a different CPU I should choose. I know the price of the CPU is overpriced right now, so I would search for a deal.
- Secondly, I don't know if there is a better/cheaper motherboard I can get.
- Next, I can't find any solid research on whether DDR4-2400 is acceptable, or how much better DDR4-3000 is, and if getting DDR4-3200 is worth it over cheaper 2400 or 2666. What should I choose, and is it worth it to get a higher speed for more price? I also would like to have at least 16gb of RAM, and I don't know if it is better to get 2 x 8 or 1 x 16, in terms of price, although I know that technically 2 x 8 can be faster.
- I would like to have an M.2 SSD for the operating system and my programs so they run quickly. The hard drive would be for storing large data.
- I don't know if this case is ok. I can't find many useful reviews on it, and I would like to know if I should buy a more expensive case.
- I can't find many cheap monitors that are still 1080p60 with a good latency, and I am wondering if there is a good place to buy these for less than the prices I am seeing. Maybe I have a major misconception here, but I thought that monitors were around $50.
Edit: What is the system used for?
Edit 2: Updated PCPartPicker List
Edit 3: Is there anything on this list that I should buy now?
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