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So I'm trying to build my own PC here soon. But i also dont have like 2,000 dollars or something like to spend lol. How does one do this sort of thing? I don't game as much as I do media stuff. Lots of rendering, and exporting, etc. Thanks for the help.

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3 minutes ago, tornadochaser72 said:

How does one do this sort of thing

Usually pcpartpicker

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $114.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $73.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE UEFI Video Card $99.99 @ Amazon
Case Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case $41.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $19.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $650.83
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $630.83
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:39 EST-0500  

How's this?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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5 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Usually pcpartpicker

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $114.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $73.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE UEFI Video Card $99.99 @ Amazon
Case Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case $41.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $19.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $650.83
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $630.83
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:39 EST-0500  

How's this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($91.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE UEFI Video Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: AmazonBasics HL-007347 HDMI Input to DVI Output Adapter Cable 6 Feet ($6.99)
Total: $402.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:44 EST-0500

Can't beat mine

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

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4 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Can't beat mine

Oh, a race to the bottom is it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor $49.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $64.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $46.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $22.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.89 @ OutletPC
Other AmazonBasics HL-007347 HDMI Input to DVI Output Adapter Cable 6 Feet $6.99
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $271.73
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $241.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:49 EST-0500  
 

I legitimately wouldn't go any lower

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Oh, a race to the bottom is it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $91.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $64.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $46.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $22.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.89 @ OutletPC
Other AmazonBasics HL-007347 HDMI Input to DVI Output Adapter Cable 6 Feet $6.99
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $313.73
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $283.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:48 EST-0500  

I legitimately wouldn't go any lower

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450M PRO-M2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Value 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE UEFI Video Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $316.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:50 EST-0500

With an RX 570, you can't go lower than 320$ (except for RAM but fuck that)

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

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1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

With an RX 570, you can't go lower than 320$ (except for RAM but fuck that)

Nice try, but if you're going cheap as possible then the 570 has got to go

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Nice try, but if you're going cheap as possible then the 570 has got to go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Mushkin - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($10.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TCSunBow - X3 60 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($16.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: ASRock Q1900M ($77.72)
Total: $147.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:55 EST-0500

You can't beat this

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

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Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

You can't beat this

Ugh, I don't think I want to. 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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7 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Oh, a race to the bottom is it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor $49.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $64.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $46.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Amazon
Case Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $22.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.89 @ OutletPC
Other AmazonBasics HL-007347 HDMI Input to DVI Output Adapter Cable 6 Feet $6.99
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $271.73
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $241.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:49 EST-0500  

I legitimately wouldn't go any lower

I would probably go for a 256GB SSD honestly. But that’s an awesome one though

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1 minute ago, tornadochaser72 said:

I would probably go for a 256GB SSD honestly. But that’s an awesome one though

I don't think it's all that awesome, it doesn't really fit your use case so well. It's a bit more of an office PC than a render machine, and you have to make quite a few concessions. Like I said, I truly wouldn't go any lower because it's really bare bones.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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5 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Mushkin - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($10.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TCSunBow - X3 60 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($16.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: ASRock Q1900M ($77.72)
Total: $147.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:55 EST-0500

You can't beat this

Ouch. Thatd be a downgrade from what I have lol

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34 minutes ago, tornadochaser72 said:

Ouch. Thatd be a downgrade from what I have lol

Yeah, it's supposed to be the cheapest computer though, not an actual computer

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

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($108.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Gaming 4G  Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $732.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 15:49 EST-0500

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Personally i’d Keep an eye on the second hand market if you’re on a budget. Lots of people selling full systems for cheap that are just a few generations old.

 

for example i recently picked up a full PC with i5-7400, 1060-3gb, 8Gb, Optane+SSD+HDD for £250

 

building a similarly powerful PC from new parts would cost triple that

 

often you’ll find old PCs from companies that are good spec i5/i7, just add a GPU and you’re sorted. Pc recycling companies are worth looking for. Companies usually pay them to take it away!

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