Budget pc for 500$-600$

[ZoiDoi]

I need a budget pc for around 500-600 dollars that can run an oculus rift at recommended settings. Thanks!

[Jun Ishiwata]

Thats going to be a hard one i think..

[GoldenLag]

Um, shure. Give me 5 min.

 

Btw, youll be getting a used GPU

[GrockleTD]

Yeesh... RX580/570 I guess?

[Happycowdance]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$93.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Patriot - Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$34.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card	$199.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$33.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$657.56
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$627.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 11:33 EST-0500

bit over budget

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($169.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($19.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $436.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 11:34 EST-0500

 

Pick up an used R9 290x for about 120$

[GrockleTD]

7 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($169.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($19.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $436.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 11:34 EST-0500

 

Pick up an used R9 290x for about 120$

R9 290x can do VR?

[LukeSavenije]

4 minutes ago, Happycowdance said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$93.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Patriot - Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$34.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card	$199.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$33.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$657.56
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$627.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 11:33 EST-0500

bit over budget

VS? please look into the psu tier list.

[Happycowdance]

4 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

VS? please look into the psu tier list.

was looking for a cheap one didn't consult that list first

go with this one:

Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, Happycowdance said:

was looking for a cheap one didn't consult that list first

go with this one:

Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

and that's a good one. well done

[GoldenLag]

24 minutes ago, Grockle88 said:

R9 290x can do VR?

Afail. Yes. There isnt a reason it cant do VR