Putting together a list for a less tech-inclined friend. It'll be his first time building. I'm not too familiar with this price point. His budget is "$500 give or take", but I struggled to get it that low without sacrificing performance or buying some bad deals.
PCPartPicker Part List
Type
Item
Price
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
$159.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard
ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard
$108.10 @ Amazon
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL16 Memory
$49.90 @ Amazon
Storage
ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$27.99 @ Amazon
Video Card
MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card
$149.99 @ Newegg
Case
Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case
$59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply
EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
$83.27 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total
$639.21
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 16:09 EDT-0400
Budget (including currency): $500+ USD
Country: USA
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming primarily, schoolwork