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Toon
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Hello, I am looking for a good $600 build (Not a hard price. Can be expanded, but I'd prefer to be around that area).

 

All I will be doing on this is:

Programming (Java & C++)

Playing lightweight games (I am no heavy gamer. Literally the most intensive game I play is probably Runescape or Minecraft).

Capable of running 1920x1080

 

If possible, please try to throw in a nice 1920x1080 monitor. I am no hardcore gamer once more, so I don't need any of that 1ms monitor type of deals.

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Are you alright with used parts?

$600 in used parts will get you further than $600 in new parts, trust me.

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Just now, 1kv said:

Are you alright with used parts?

$600 in used parts will get you further than $600 in new parts, trust me.

As long as they don't burn down my house.

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Just now, Toon said:

As long as they don't burn down my house.

I can see why you wouldn't want that. 

I'll have a look around for some parts. Brb.

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Well I got this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor $131.91 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $57.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $149.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card XFX - Radeon RX 560 - 896 2 GB Video Card $94.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case $45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $49.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $649.44
  Mail-in rebates -$60.00
  Total $589.44
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 22:53 EST-0500  

You can add an SSD and possibly upgrade the GPU (if you need to) in the future, but for now that should do fine. 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $93.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.72 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory $63.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4 GB RED DRAGON Video Card $144.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $49.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $49.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer - G226HQLBbd 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $80.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $628.40
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $608.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 23:11 EST-0500  

I would look for a monitor used. You can pick up a cheap 1080p monitor for probably like $50. You can also get a used GTX 970 if you want more GPU power. You shouldn't need it though if you're only playing super light games. You might be able to pick up a used i7 or overclockable i5 system for around $350-600 though, depending on whether or not it has a GPU, then throw in the aforementioned GTX 970 if it doesn't.

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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Just random part's selected here but for reference here is a new computer (double check the motherboard compatibility with cpu and memory compatibility)

 

Includes 27" monitor

 

I built a computer similar to this for my dad but he does nothing but daily use

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $93.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $56.39 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $55.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage SanDisk - SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $31.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Sceptre - E275W-1920 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $139.00 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $506.25
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $486.25
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 23:49 EST-0500  

 

*edit: faster memory would be nice

Open-Back - Sennheiser 6xx - Focal Elex - Phillips Fidelio X3 - Harmonicdyne Zeus -  Beyerdynamic DT1990 - *HiFi-man HE400i (2017) - *Phillips shp9500 - *SoundMAGIC HP200

Semi-Open - Beyerdynamic DT880-600 - Fostex T50RP - *AKG K240 studio

Closed-Back - Rode NTH-100 - Meze 99 Neo - AKG K361-BT - Blue Microphones Lola - *Beyerdynamic DT770-80 - *Meze 99 Noir - *Blon BL-B60 - *Hifiman R7dx

On-Ear - Koss KPH30iCL Grado - Koss KPH30iCL Yaxi - Koss KPH40 Yaxi

IEM - Tin HiFi T2 - MoonDrop Quarks - Tangzu Wan'er S.G - Moondrop Chu - QKZ x HBB - 7HZ Salnotes Zero

Headset Turtle Beach Stealth 700 V2 + xbox adapter - *Sennheiser Game One - *Razer Kraken Pro V2

DAC S.M.S.L SU-9

Class-D dac/amp Topping DX7 - Schiit Fulla E - Fosi Q4 - *Sybasonic SD-DAC63116

Class-D amp Topping A70

Class-A amp Emotiva A-100 - Xduoo MT-602 (hybrid tube)

Pure Tube amp Darkvoice 336SE - Little dot MKII - Nobsound Little Bear P7

Audio Interface Rode AI-1

Portable Amp Xduoo XP2-pro - *Truthear SHIO - *Fiio BTR3K BTR3Kpro 

Mic Rode NT1 - *Antlion Mod Mic - *Neego Boom Mic - *Vmoda Boom Mic

Pads ZMF - Dekoni - Brainwavz - Shure - Yaxi - Grado - Wicked Cushions

Cables Hart Audio Cables - Periapt Audio Cables

Speakers Kef Q950 - Micca RB42 - Jamo S803 - Crown XLi1500 (power amp class A)

 

*given as gift or out of commission

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39 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $93.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.72 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory $63.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4 GB RED DRAGON Video Card $144.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $49.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $49.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer - G226HQLBbd 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $80.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $628.40
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $608.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 23:11 EST-0500  

I would look for a monitor used. You can pick up a cheap 1080p monitor for probably like $50. You can also get a used GTX 970 if you want more GPU power. You shouldn't need it though if you're only playing super light games. You might be able to pick up a used i7 or overclockable i5 system for around $350-600 though, depending on whether or not it has a GPU, then throw in the aforementioned GTX 970 if it doesn't.

Why 2200g and gpu? get a non apu for a 570

Open-Back - Sennheiser 6xx - Focal Elex - Phillips Fidelio X3 - Harmonicdyne Zeus -  Beyerdynamic DT1990 - *HiFi-man HE400i (2017) - *Phillips shp9500 - *SoundMAGIC HP200

Semi-Open - Beyerdynamic DT880-600 - Fostex T50RP - *AKG K240 studio

Closed-Back - Rode NTH-100 - Meze 99 Neo - AKG K361-BT - Blue Microphones Lola - *Beyerdynamic DT770-80 - *Meze 99 Noir - *Blon BL-B60 - *Hifiman R7dx

On-Ear - Koss KPH30iCL Grado - Koss KPH30iCL Yaxi - Koss KPH40 Yaxi

IEM - Tin HiFi T2 - MoonDrop Quarks - Tangzu Wan'er S.G - Moondrop Chu - QKZ x HBB - 7HZ Salnotes Zero

Headset Turtle Beach Stealth 700 V2 + xbox adapter - *Sennheiser Game One - *Razer Kraken Pro V2

DAC S.M.S.L SU-9

Class-D dac/amp Topping DX7 - Schiit Fulla E - Fosi Q4 - *Sybasonic SD-DAC63116

Class-D amp Topping A70

Class-A amp Emotiva A-100 - Xduoo MT-602 (hybrid tube)

Pure Tube amp Darkvoice 336SE - Little dot MKII - Nobsound Little Bear P7

Audio Interface Rode AI-1

Portable Amp Xduoo XP2-pro - *Truthear SHIO - *Fiio BTR3K BTR3Kpro 

Mic Rode NT1 - *Antlion Mod Mic - *Neego Boom Mic - *Vmoda Boom Mic

Pads ZMF - Dekoni - Brainwavz - Shure - Yaxi - Grado - Wicked Cushions

Cables Hart Audio Cables - Periapt Audio Cables

Speakers Kef Q950 - Micca RB42 - Jamo S803 - Crown XLi1500 (power amp class A)

 

*given as gift or out of commission

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 560 - 896 2 GB Video Card  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-F2-W MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($35.97 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - KG221Q 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($103.36 @ B&H) 
Total: $596.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-07 23:57 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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9 minutes ago, Psittac said:

Why 2200g and gpu? get a non apu for a 570

Because it's a cheap 4 core. A Ryzen 3 1300X is basically the same CPU and $35 more.And a GPU for obvious reasons.

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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I apologize for the late response due to final exams, but I thank everyone for their replies! 

 

I'll be looking through and see which seems the best fit.

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Not sure about runescape, but minecraft hardly uses GPU at all. OP might be better off paying a bit more for a 2600, and only using the integrated graphics.

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