Budget with headroom!

[Niker]

Im thinking of a new build/first build. I want it sort of a little of everything. I dont really game probably will never do much of that, i do want to do some very light video/photo editing and mostly music recording/production. Sort of an all around hobby machine. 

I would skip a graphics card for now with an option to add onto it later. My ultimate goal here is to keep it as cheap as possible to start so that i am able to start. Sort of 500-600$ canadian would reasonable. I imagine getting a decent motherboard with pci e and run operating software on that and then have hdd for mass storage, something like an 8-9th gen intel i5 or amd equivalent (sides dont matter as much as results and future proofing.

 

I will have very very minimal web exposure to prolong the pc life and i will probably not upgrade it for at least 6-7 years (only components as needed) 

 

If anyone could give me some pointers as to what to look for in a motherboard i think thats the biggest thing i understand the least. 

[Meganter]

10 minutes ago, Niker said:

 

Hello,

 

That would be a decent entry level computer :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$121.99 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$119.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$78.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$72.99 @ PC-Canada
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.95 @ Vuugo
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$49.99 @ Canada Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$573.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$553.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-05 02:11 EST-0500

 

Possibility to upgrade to a 3900x later on, more ram, more storage, a GPU etc

[Queen Chrysalis]

2 hours ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

That would be a decent entry level computer :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$121.99 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$119.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$78.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$72.99 @ PC-Canada
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.95 @ Vuugo
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$49.99 @ Canada Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$573.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$553.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-05 02:11 EST-0500

 

Possibility to upgrade to a 3900x later on, more ram, more storage, a GPU etc

If you plan on potentially upgrading later, I'd get a 650 watt or higher PSU so its not a limiting factor for a card like a 2080ti or a 5700xt I know the TDP isnt that high but AMD recommends a 650 to account for high boost wattage).

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-toughpower-gx1-ps-tpd-0700nnfagu-1-700w/p/N82E16817153375?Description=thermaltake toughpower&cm_re=thermaltake_toughpower-_-17-153-375-_-Product

[JtJ]

7 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

If you plan on potentially upgrading later, I'd get a 650 watt or higher PSU so its not a limiting factor for a card like a 2080ti or a 5700xt I know the TDP isnt that high but AMD recommends a 650 to account for high boost wattage).

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-toughpower-gx1-ps-tpd-0700nnfagu-1-700w/p/N82E16817153375?Description=thermaltake toughpower&cm_re=thermaltake_toughpower-_-17-153-375-_-Product

A 550W power supply would run fine on a 5700XT setup, and to be frank AMD and Nvidia are always over estimating the wattage required for their gpus.

[Niker]

Would there be a benefit of nvme ssd? I know it uses some pcie space but is it doable to get an entry level graphics card while having nvme solid state storage? 

 

Ok i did just see on the specs for that board that it does have a m. 2 port for nvme. Probably better than a ssd on sata? 

[Meganter]

34 minutes ago, Niker said:

Would there be a benefit of nvme ssd? I know it uses some pcie space but is it doable to get an entry level graphics card while having nvme solid state storage? 

 

Ok i did just see on the specs for that board that it does have a m. 2 port for nvme. Probably better than a ssd on sata? 

Usually better speed and also no cable management is a plus.

[Niker]

Thanks guys! This motherboard would support that pretty well too? 

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, Niker said:

Thanks guys! This motherboard would support that pretty well too? 

Yes it's 3rd gen ready and it can support a 3900x OC with good airflow.