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The Athlon 3000G goes for $66 and change on Walmart and Newegg, so it's cheaper than the A10 9700 as well. Even if the A10 is better, I might just opt for the 3000G because it saves my dad more money and can still get the job done.

The used options off Ebay all still require bidding for 5+ days and the one used offer on Amazon is going for $158, crazily enough. Someone suggested getting the Athlon 3000G, and I can order one from a Walmart to be delivered by this Friday, so I'm most likely going to take that offer. It should be more than enough for basic everyday uses.

The pricing isn't that close anymore. Not only is the Ryzen 3 3200G $100 instead of the $87 I bought it at, it's also out of stock on Amazon (until August 11th, Newegg and Micro Center. My dad is gonna use this PC for his work too and I had intended for it to be built by last Tuesday, so I'm not too keen on waiting until August 7th for the currently delayed CPU to ship, or until August 11th to even re-order it. The Ryzen 3 2200G is even more expensive on Amazon and Newegg from what I'm seeing right now, but I just did a basic search. And by 3000G, did you mean the Athlon 3000G, I can't find anything listed as a Ryzen 3 3000G.

I'm building my dad an affordable office PC, and I've gotten all the components besides the CPU. My dad is only using this PC for office purposes; that includes things like Microsoft Office, third-party programs to punch in numbers (he deals with finance) and Google Chrome. I ordered the Ryzen 3 3200G off Amazon on June 24th and it was set to deliver in 4 days, however they've pushed it back twice now and are asking for my approval yet again to have it delivered by August 7th; I've given up on it at this point. I was originally pairing the Ryzen 3 3200G with a MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard and a 400W power supply. However now that I've chosen to find another CPU - and the prices of CPU have gone up since then (I'm trying to stay within the $75-90 CPU range I was initially within) - I've been thinking of getting the AMD Athlon 220GE. It goes for $80 on Amazon, which is only $7 cheaper than the Ryzen 3 3200G when I bought it - so it's in a similar ballpark regarding pricing. Does anyone know if there is a better alternative that could work with the motherboard I've already received?

By office use, I meant Microsoft Office (primarily Word, Excel). I don't think my dad uses an programs that are demanding, as his work revolves around helping people financially. So most likely, he's utilizing Chrome (or another browser) and Microsoft Office most of the time. I was thinking I might get a small SSD just to download the OS, but I'm pretty sure my dad plans to simply move his HDD from the old setup to this one. Although if this build is ideal as it is, I might actually go for a larger SSD altogether since it's barely $400.

Sorry, the CPU does have an output, I forgot to add the G at the end when typing it out. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07STGHZK8?linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&tag=linus21-20 I'd also rather use a traditional PC setup instead of a barebone because I get a strong feeling my dad would feel very uncomfortable using such a small system as a PC.

My bad, it does have an output, I just forgot to add the G when I wrote out the name. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07STGHZK8?linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&tag=linus21-20

Budget (including currency): $400-500 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Purely office-related work Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): My dad has an old PC, so I'm thinking perhaps we won't need to buy a new hard drive or RAM; however I don't know how much RAM he has in his old PC and I've read contrasting answers on whether the two components can slow down with age. This is what I'm currently thinking: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI Pro B450M Pro-M2 Max Micro ATX Ram: Team T-Force 2x8 GB DDR4 3000 Storage: (if needed) Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD Power Supply: EVGA 400W Chassis: Rosewill Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Links: CPU: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07STGHZK8?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 Motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/msi-b450m-pro-m2-max/p/N82E16813144271?Description=MSI B450&cm_re=MSI_B450-_-13-144-271-_-Product Ram: https://www.newegg.com/team-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820331360 Storage: https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-st2000dm008-2tb/p/N82E16822184773?Description=hard drive 2Tb&cm_re=hard_drive_2Tb-_-22-184-773-_-Product&quicklink=true Power Supply: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0550-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=PSU%2B500%2BWatt&qid=1593048811&s=electronics&sr=1-17&th=1 Chassis: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811147153?Item=N82E16811147153 I don't know if the Micro ATX will be an issue, but pcpartpicker.com says there is no compatibility issue between this motherboard and the cpu. I was thinking that if the micro is a problem, I could go with the B450 Gaming Plus option: https://www.newegg.com/msi-b450-gaming-plus-max/p/N82E16813144264 Current price of this list is about $395.92 and that is assuming I purchase a new hard drive. I'm also concerned that the 400W supply might not be enough. Any revisions or even alternative builds will be very appreciated, I'm just trying to find the most bang for the buck PC for my dad. If a slight increase in price (at most $500) means I can opt for a dedicated graphics card and a better set up, that would be awesome too.

A friend is asking for a gaming laptop that's less than or equal to $700 and can run Overwatch. I'm just starting to get into computers, but from what I know - that's not too easy to find for a laptop. These are the ones I've been looking into right now: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834235081?item=N82E16834235081&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-gaming+laptops-_-N82E16834235081&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5r77qOnx4wIVDp-fCh3TkgReEAQYASABEgJ12fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834235236?reviews=all https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Gaming-i5-7300HQ-GeForce-AN515-51-55WL/dp/B074Q54GSR https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C715KNT/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B074Q54GSR Aside from their gaming capability, I've read that the Asus 504's have a dim screen and I honestly feel like that the front looks pretty tacky. Friend asked for a decent battery life and weight is always something to keep in mind, but I'm sure there is a higher priority on price - to - gaming capability. Any thoughts or recommendations?

I ended up just loosening the screw that holds the card in place. It makes the card drop down slightly and then I screwed it in a little more while holding it in place. That seemed to do the trick lol

I'm probably going to give that a shot tonight then lol. If I still hear contact, then I'll probably just buy a riser cable. I found a pretty cheap one right here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0067WZH2Q/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new Correct me if I'm wrong, but the other end of this riser cable is supposed to connect to my power supply right? I just use a SATA cable correct? This is my first pc build so there's a lot I still don't know.

What did you use as a spacer? It sounds like it's barely skimming the gpu fan, so anything small would work. I was thinking of laying a piece of cardboard flat on top of the wireless card, since they're remotely thin but still resist compression to a certain extent.

I was thinking about that too. My only concern was about damaging the ports or the wireless card. Whatever I used a spacer would probably cause the wireless card bend downwards slightly. I was wondering what the chances were of that minute bend damaging the port or the wireless card. Do you think it's worth just getting a pcie riser cable, or just trying to use something small as a spacer?

So I moved the wireless card down just now, but there’s a problem. This gpu is so goddamn big that the bottom of the wireless card ( which is facing up) is skimming the gpu’s fan (which is facing down). The fan still runs, but clearly it’s still a problem. Even though they’re barely skimming, it’s close enough that you hear the ticking sound you’d hear if you held something against an actual fan. Any advice?

You’re a life saver. I’m new to pc building so I’ve been watching and mirroring everything the videos do. I had no clue I could just do that. You saved me a lot of stress and extra work lol. Appreciate it!