What's the min you'd spend on a budget pc?

[Mystic Fusiion]

So I've never build a PC before and I don't know anything about building PC's. I wasn't trying to ball out on my first build and I was looking for some advice. How cheap can I go??

 

[Barty1884]

Absolute minimum I'd spend? $450 + OS

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($79.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($145.33 @ Amazon)
Case: HEC - Voyager ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $450.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 18:25 EDT-0400


Ryzen3 should have some pretty appealing offerings in the space though..... so I wouldn't necessarily buy right now.

 

[superninja12]

cant live without a ssd xD+ 30( remove the hdd).

 

[Barty1884]

On a budget build? Sure you can. Especially if you've never had one before.

 

[g-unit1111]

Ryzen3 should have some pretty appealing offerings in the space though..... so I wouldn't necessarily buy right now.

Yeah I totally agree, I would go for the Ryzen 3s when they are available!

 

[Mystic Fusiion]

Ryzen3 should have some pretty appealing offerings in the space though..... so I wouldn't necessarily buy right now.[/quotemsg]

I don't understand? Why shouldn't I buy right now?

 

[Barty1884]

Because Ryzen3 (the biggest competitor to what you can get on a 'reasonable' budget) is not available just yet.