What Parts Can I Cut Down on to Make this Builder Cheaper?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($29.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($179.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.49 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($38.83 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series Purple 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($21.71 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-13 22:08 EDT-0400
 
A couple of suggestions I make.

Reduce the proc to the 1200, as above. Eliminate the aftermarket cooler until an upgrade. The stock cooler will easily allow a 3.6+-ish OC.

Find a mobo with integrated WiFi, and certainly stick with your B chipset.

Go with a lower wattage PSU. You 'need' just at 400 with that card. Otherwise, if you are thinking to the future, I might still look for a lower cost/refurb unit there for now.

Ditch that platter and budget in an SSD. I am sure you have some kind of HD sitting around you can use for storage or salvage from current build, etc.

Technically you could wait the case fans for a moment as well, but of course it could change your ability to OC as high on air. Not so much a concern until or if you step up to a higher power proc.

That GPU may or may not be a budget way out with pricing right now. Might consider the used market for a 960-esce something until prices correct some, or the new gen comes out?

All in all, I still think you selected a good start for a build.
 


Limited functionality and then it starts doing a notification about activating. Totally not worth the hassle if you are considering keeping the OS beyond the "see if it works" stage.

 
Will the EVGA 500B Power Supply do the job instead of the EVGA SuperNova G3 650? I went with the G3 solely for the modular feature so I don't have to use the excess cables.
 
Without going to look, power wise, for sure. Go make sure it has all the proper connectors you need.

I also forgot to mention, with Ryzen...whatever mobo you select, make SURE your RAM is on the approved list.
 
I appreciate your alternatives! I am currently deciding on whether I want the B350 PC Mate or the B350 Pro 4. I think the overall factor will be the bios for me. Since the 2 motherboards are similar, and I like the look of the MSI Bios, I think I will go with the PC Mate. However, I like the water cooler than you added to the build so I can overclock the CPU to get more performance from it. The only thing that I would really add is an ssd but the budget is so tight
 


Ok, I'll try again to make an Intel alternative of same or better performance PC with as low budget as I can, keeping lowest from 600 to a max 750 $ And I'll also keep an eye out for Ryzen cheaper, more powerful builds if you prefer AMD over Intel. :d
 
Okay, so a 726$ Intel build with 10% better performance: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wYCTMZ
pros are that in includes the liquid cooler and has a 120 GB ssd.
cons are that its a bit higher priced.

Another on at 674$ with 5% less performance and includes the same ssd and cooler : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CV9gnH

Ryzen 5 build 678$ with ssd (might require you to purchase parts individually from external sites) https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vQHcxG

Core i5 625$ build (external purchase required): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fvX8QZ

Finally done :d
Overall I was browsing the net when I found this: http://www.raidmax.com/chassis_viper-gx-ii.html it's really gonna make you're PC look like a beast (2 fans included :lol:).
 
Intel option.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($78.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($29.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($169.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.49 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($33.99 @ B&H)
Total: $698.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-14 14:17 EDT-0400



120gb for a SSD is too small even for just Windows after updates and such, also there's no reason to put a AIO on the 8100 as it runs fairly cool.
 
Thank you for your options! These builds are all great but I am certain that I want to stay towards Ryzen CPUs. I checked out the Ryzen build suggested from ronsonjames7, but I don't think that I want an APU. The Inland SSD seems great but I don't think that 120GB will be enough after frequent updates. I believe that I will go with the B350 Chipset and the Ryzen 3 1200. I hope that the stock cooler will be good enough so I can overclock the cpu to 3.5GHZ until I upgrade the cooler to a liquid cooler.
 


Ok :)
 
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