xeon vs. ryzen 5

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, Grockle88 said:

oh i see your problem now...

Yep. Here's a setup with R5 1600 under $500.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($171.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.73 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($101.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $485.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 10:50 EDT-0400

[GrockleTD]

1 hour ago, NelizMastr said:

Yep. Here's a setup with R5 1600 under $500.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($171.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.73 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($101.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $485.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 10:50 EDT-0400

that is pretty good. however, i would like to have a little more storage than that and i hate red.

[NelizMastr]

3 minutes ago, Grockle88 said:

that is pretty good. however, i would like to have a little more storage than that and i hate red.

Fit your existing harddrive and get a different case, problem solved  

[GrockleTD]

59 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Fit your existing harddrive and get a different case, problem solved  

mmm... current hdd going out and i could probably just make my own tbh what would you suggest i look for in my local used market? (probably just going to be ebay)