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DetectiveBirb
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Budget : around 600 CAD 

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Smaller Games, (SCP, Terraria, Escapist, War Thunder, Etc)

Other details : Current parts list 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard $159.99 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL15 Memory $120.12 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Transcend 128 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $54.26 @ Amazon Canada
Case Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart Series 430 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $583.32
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 13:22 EDT-0400  

So what do you all think?

AMD Ryzen 3200G : Because its a quad core with integrated graphics as I have no need for a GPU at this current time.

Gigabyte B450 : because despite what PC part picker says its a compatible board with decent reviews,

16 GB of G.Skill NT series : because my case is closed so I dont care how it looks on the inside.

Transcend 128gb SSD : Nice and cheap SSD with good reviews and plenty of storage for me

Cougar MX 330X : Becuase is a nice modern looking tower with front IO

Thermaltake 430w PSU : since its a 80+ and its a good brand name plus plenty of power

2x Arctic F8 fans : for more cooling aswell.

 

A few other questions as well, How hard is it to fully build a pc? im not talking about the plug and play components, Im talking about the software and installing windows actualying getting it to boot. what do I do when I hit that part?

 

Thanks for reading! :)

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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I think that an old optiplex with new gpu and ssd would be better.

PC specs:

Ryzen 9 3900X overclocked to 4.3-4.4 GHz

Corsair H100i platinum

32 GB Trident Z RGB 3200 MHz 14-14-14-34

RTX 2060

MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge wifi

NZXT H510

Samsung 860 EVO 500GB

2 TB WD hard drive

Corsair RM 750 Watt

ASUS ROG PG248Q 

Razer Ornata Chroma

Razer Firefly 

Razer Deathadder 2013

Logitech G935 Wireless

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I made this list

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team MP33 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $590.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 13:37 EDT-0400

 

I have a build very similar, to this one.

You can easily add a GPU when you get some money

You can pick a different case if you don't like this one

 

And Installing Windows isn't that hard, there's plenty of guides on the internet.

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4 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Looks good but you really should consider at least a 550w PSU so that you can upgrade in the future without worrying about your power supply. Also your storage is pretty awful you should get a 2tb HDD for all your stuff. Windows alone can take up to 60 gigs in my experience.

Ive made the changes

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard $159.99 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL15 Memory $120.12 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.75 @ Vuugo
Case Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $598.80
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 13:39 EDT-0400  

 

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor $199.00 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $118.05 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $71.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $79.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $79.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $69.05 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $627.57
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $617.57
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 13:50 EDT-0400  

Would've liked to fit in a better SSD but I tried to not go too far off the set budget. $17 over budget is not that bad I guess.

You made some weird picks for the memory and board - the ones above are better and far cheaper.

 

Building the system should be fairly straightforward, there's lots of easy to follow build guides on YouTube. LTT has quite a few themselves.

Install Windows 10 off of a USB drive, then go to ninite.com and download the basics you might need - Chrome (or the browser of your choice), WinRAR, VLC, etc.

Update Windows and download the latest video and chipset drivers from AMD's website, and the other drivers (LAN, audio, etc.) from your motherboard's webpage.

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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4 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Somehow we dropped down to 2400mhz memory? You want at least 3200mhz if it's an APU. Better choice on the power supply but you can axe those two extra case fans.

 

A SSD would make your life a lot better.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory $74.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $32.79 @ Vuugo
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.75 @ Vuugo
Case Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $596.47
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 13:47 EDT-0400  

Looked at some other comments and stole some items from them, Did the TUF motherboard since its cheaper and offers a better bios apparently got an SSD as a boot device, and maybe a few games and an HDD and a heavy holding storage device, upgrade the ram so its better, and got a Semi modular PSU, will remove a fan most likely.

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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12 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

I made this list

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team MP33 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $590.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 13:37 EDT-0400

 

I have a build very similar, to this one.

You can easily add a GPU when you get some money

You can pick a different case if you don't like this one

 

And Installing Windows isn't that hard, there's plenty of guides on the internet.

did a few changes, what do you think? https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WFx4HB

 

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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7 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Don't get a motherboard because of a better BIOS. Get a motherboard with a better VRM so you can upgrade more. Good one on the SSD but you really want 3200mhz RAM 2666 isn't gonna cut it unless you overclock it a lot which is a difficult process at best. Get more wattage on your PSU and don't worry about it being modular or not. At least 550, better 600.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $32.79 @ Vuugo
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.75 @ Vuugo
Case HEC HX320 ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $569.47
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 14:01 EDT-0400  

Better ram for near the same price, I also took out the fan got a better PSU and upgraded the case so I like it more.

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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1 minute ago, ThatDoggo said:

Better ram for near the same price

great move, 3200-3600mhz ram is important for ryzen due to architecture reasons, and the igpu will also benefit

desktop

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r5 3600,3450@0.9v (0.875v get) 4.2ghz@1.25v (1.212 get) | custom loop cpu&gpu 1260mm nexxos xt45 | MSI b450i gaming ac | crucial ballistix 2x8 3000c15->3733c15@1.39v(1.376v get) |Zotac 2060 amp | 256GB Samsung 950 pro nvme | 1TB Adata su800 | 4TB HGST drive | Silverstone SX500-LG

HTPC

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HTPC i3 7300 | Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H | 16GB G Skill | Adata XPG SX8000 128GB M.2 | Many HDDs | Rosewill FBM-01 | Corsair CXM 450W

 

 

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8 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Okay looks better just double check how decent the board VRMs are

So I had to change the borad since the VRMs and other issues with recognizing drives, I did this board since is has good reviews and its decent board, Not sure about VRMS tho, one person I saw was complaing about them?

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $179.50 @ Vuugo
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $32.79 @ Vuugo
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.75 @ Vuugo
Case HEC HX320 ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $598.98
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 14:15 EDT-0400  

 

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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10 hours ago, BlueScope819 said:

double check how decent the board VRMs are

they're terrible, they'll power an apu just fine but they're still terrible. 

10 hours ago, ThatDoggo said:

, I did this board since is has good reviews and its decent board, Not sure about VRMS tho, one person I saw was complaing about them?

overpriced board. and is not the best in terms of the vrm.

again more than enough for an apu but this board isn't really the best especially for the price. 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $128.05 @ Vuugo
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $79.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.95 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $84.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $589.96
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $579.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 14:31 EDT-0400  

or you could go with @Mateyyy's list, or you could go used, which will be better value for the money.

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PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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5 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

they're terrible, they'll power an apu just fine but they're still terrible. 

overpriced board. and is not the best in terms of the vrm.

again more than enough for an apu but this board isn't really the best especially for the price. 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $128.05 @ Vuugo
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $79.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.95 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $84.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $589.96
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $579.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 14:31 EDT-0400  

or you could go with @Mateyyy's list, or you could go used, which will be better value for the money.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard $158.50 @ Vuugo
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $32.79 @ Vuugo
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.75 @ Vuugo
Case HEC HX320 ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F8 31 CFM 80 mm Fan $6.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $587.98
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $577.98
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 14:37 EDT-0400  

What about this board? 

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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12 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

The prices are in CAD

I know. Still an overpriced board. 

 

8 minutes ago, ThatDoggo said:

What about this board? 

The steel legend does the same thing as the pro 4 and is more expensive. Wouldn't get it. 

Also the PSU is simply terrible sadly. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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9 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

I know. Still an overpriced board. 

 

The steel legend does the same thing as the pro 4 and is more expensive. Wouldn't get it. 

Also the PSU is simply terrible sadly. 

Whats the issue with the PSU? its an 80+ 600w PSU with Good reviews.

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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10 hours ago, ThatDoggo said:

its an 80+ 600w PSU with Good reviews.

customer reviews and efficiency and wattage mean nothing in terms of performance, the cx is a LOT  better. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said:

customer reviews and efficiency and wattage mean nothing in terms of performance, the cx is a LOT  better. 

Sureeee.

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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