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Moohsan
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Hi, linustechtips community! My friend recommended this website to build my first computer. I do not know much about computers, so I need your help!

My budget is $500.

I will use my PC to surf the internet, play games, and occasionally program.

My budget can be exceeded but not by big amount. 

Thank you in advance!

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parts arnt amazing but you can play almost any game with a decent fps

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor $130.61 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $73.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill - NT Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $23.99 @ Amazon
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4 GB RED DRAGON Video Card $139.99 @ Newegg
Case Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $534.49
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $514.49
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 15:47 EST-0500  

 

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This is assuming peripherals, monitor are not included in the budget and that you live in the US.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.74 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $519.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 15:48 EST-0500

 

Here are some simplified specifications:

  • CPU: Ryzen 3 2200G
  • Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4
  • Memory: 8GB DDR4-3000 memory (split into two sticks, 'dual-channel')
  • Storage (boot drive): Kingston A400 120GB (SSD)
  • Storage (data and games drive): WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM (HDD)
  • Video Card (GPU): Sapphire RX 570 4GB NITRO+
  • PC Case: Corsair 88R (has a window so you can see the parts inside)
  • Power Supply (PSU): Corsair CX450M (80+ Bronze)
  • RGB: None (typically costs 10-20$ for a simple RGB strip and 30-50$ for a simple RGB strip + RGB fan such as a ML120 or LL120)
  • Total cost: 520$

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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6 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

This is assuming peripherals, monitor are not included in the budget and that you live in the US.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.74 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $519.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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use a cheaper hard drive, case, MAYBE motherboard, and memory so you can get a better cpu or gpu (when i say cheaper I dont mean worse, cheaper part with same performance)

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1 minute ago, Orbity said:

use a cheaper hard drive, case, MAYBE motherboard, and memory so you can get a better cpu or gpu (when i say cheaper I dont mean worse, cheaper part with same performance)

The HDD is fine, cheaping out on cases is a good way to make it hard to build and upgrade in and memory is pretty essential for Ryzen.

For what he's doing, this build is perfectly fine.

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $154.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.74 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $96.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $36.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card $189.89 @ OutletPC
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $47.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $796.46
  Mail-in rebates -$100.00
  Total $696.46
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 15:59 EST-0500  

just to let you see what you can get if you pay more...

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Heres a ultra ultra cheap build that leaves room for monitor, keyboard, and mouse if you dont have them 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Celeron G3930 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Processor $39.89 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $47.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - NT Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $23.99 @ Amazon
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GT 1030 2 GB LP Video Card $69.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $19.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $327.78
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $307.78
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 15:58 EST-0500  

 

I dont know about the CPu i never worked with that one. **THIS IS A TERRIBLE BUILD** its just the cheapest possible. You can run stuff med quality decently I THINK

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $154.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.74 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $96.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $36.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card $189.89 @ OutletPC
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $47.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $796.46
  Mail-in rebates -$100.00
  Total $696.46
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 15:59 EST-0500  

just to let you see what you can get if you pay more...

This build is worth the extra 200$, it is much over your budget but you can run any game 60+fps 1080p

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1 minute ago, Orbity said:

Heres a ultra ultra cheap build that leaves room for monitor, keyboard, and mouse if you dont have them 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Celeron G3930 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Processor $39.89 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $47.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - NT Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $23.99 @ Amazon
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GT 1030 2 GB LP Video Card $69.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $19.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $327.78
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $307.78
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 15:58 EST-0500  

 

I dont know about the CPu i never worked with them. **THIS IS A TERRIBLE BUILD** its just the cheapest possible. You can run stuff med quality decently I THINK

That case probably barely even holds a Mini-ITX motherboard

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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7 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

The HDD is fine, cheaping out on cases is a good way to make it hard to build and upgrade in and memory is pretty essential for Ryzen.

For what he's doing, this build is perfectly fine.

the case in my first build i suggested is easier to work with

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18 minutes ago, Moohsan said:

Just the tower.

which country?

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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4 minutes ago, Moohsan said:

I live in California of United States.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-26 00:41 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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1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-26 00:41 EST-0500

There seems to be a possible incompatibility issue.

It says:

"Some AMD B350 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Raven Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions."

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1 hour ago, Moohsan said:

There seems to be a possible incompatibility issue.

It says:

"Some AMD B350 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Raven Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions."

Recent user reviews on newegg says the bios is already updated for the ryzen 2000 series CPUs.

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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