Question Ryzen 5 8500g w/no gpu or 5 4500 and rx 580

[phenom pumpkin]

This is self explanatory, I don’t know if I should get the 5 8500g or 5 4500 with rx 580 (2048sp) for a $600 budget.
AM4
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bsBpDj
AM5
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g34TFZ

AM4 With keyboard and mouse($35.99 attack shark combo {AMZ}), monitors(X2 Dell Office Xtreme Edition 1440p 160hz {trade with my mom for a $50 office monitor}), mic (AliExpress free gift), and headset (AMZ $12.99) it equals to $603.87 while AM5 with the same items equal to about $623.65. Pls tell me which I should go for, I wanna play AAA games at 1080p at 60, Fort 1440p at ~80, Random Rumble 2K Satanic settings at ~160, and video edit.

 

[Lutfij]

In all honesty, you're wasting resources with an RX580 in 2025.

You're purposely crippling your build by going with an entry level ram kit. AM5 loves DDR5-6000MHz. Motherboard without a proper VRM design = no, no. The Q300L is also known to be a hot box, so you're looking for an excuse to kill your hardware over a long period of time and you'll be buying another PC soon after or merely dealing with headaches/grey hairs or worse trying to troubleshoot a sluggish system.

Horrible PSU.

Just a word of advice, you're still churning out threads that are practically a waste of resources. You won't hear anything different from someone else.

 

[phenom pumpkin]

In all honesty, you're wasting resources with an RX580 in 2025.

You're purposely crippling your build by going with an entry level ram kit. AM5 loves DDR5-6000MHz. Motherboard without a proper VRM design = no, no. The Q300L is also known to be a hot box, so you're looking for an excuse to kill your hardware over a long period of time and you'll be buying another PC soon after or merely dealing with headaches/grey hairs or worse trying to troubleshoot a sluggish system.

Horrible PSU.

Just a word of advice, you're still churning out threads that are practically a waste of resources. You won't hear anything different from someone else.

My party is today so this WILL be the last build cuz I get the money today so pls fix (one last time)

 

[Lutfij]

My party is today so this WILL be the last build cuz I get the money today so pls fix (one last time)
Then stylize a follow up post within this thread with info asked of in this thread;

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

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If people will think it's worthwhile their time, they will chime in with suggestions otherwise like your prior threads, they'll go belly up.

 

[phenom pumpkin]

My party is today so this WILL be the last build cuz I get the money today so pls fix (one last time)
Then stylize a follow up post within this thread with info asked of in this thread;

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

If people will think it's worthwhile their time, they will chime in with suggestions otherwise like your prior threads, they'll go belly up.

Approximate Purchase Date: today

Budget Range: 550-620

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (Gaming, Video editing, coding)

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (Amazon US and Newegg (Newegg sold only, US)

Location: San Antonio, Texas, 78252, US

Parts Preferences: At Least 1080p 60, preferred 1440p 60, don’t care about upgradibility if the best

Overclocking: idk

Multiple GPUs: Maybe because I can

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p 160hz X2

Additional Comments: Fish tank case, either
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Zdd7MC Build or
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bsBpDj Build

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (i play on a i3 4010u)

 

[Lutfij]

Realistically this is the sort of build you should aim for;
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor ($148.88 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B850M-X WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($81.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Klevv CRAS C910 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Klevv CRAS C910 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake View 170 ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $999.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-01 17:23 EST-0500
considering you want to be at 1440p gaming + do video editing. This isn't set in stone but merely a template of what you need. Others will chime in with their takes on the matter. Till then, I'd advise on saving up the money. Best build your system right from the start instead of cutting corners.

 

[Quinn2_Santini3]

HAve you looked into's Minisforum's BD-790i ?

Awesome little 16-CORE system that goes for $400-ish these days. It has onboard iGPU, but that one is small, meant for office work although it has media acceleration.

You could go for one of these, a couple of SODIMM RAM sticks and probalbly use your old box and PSU just fine.

Over time you can decide when to upgrade with cheap dGPU, like Intel B580 or upcoming RX9060, perhaps some old RX66xx etc etc.