$500ish Budget build gtx1660 (Changes made)

[Tjdraxus]

I've drastically improved the build (I think)
Hello, I'm planning to build a computer but I only have a whooping $500 budget. 

I live in ecuador and a friend is coming to visit from St. Louis Missouri, she offered to bring me computer parts, which also determines some of the parts I picked because I have a limit of around 10lb.  (besides getting help with the build, I would take advice in how to pack the parts in a suitcase for traveling) 

 

If any of you guys is from St. Louis Missouri and knows where to get better prices in local stores would be helpful. 

 

I put together a lil' something that goes over the $500 but I would like to keep it under or $500. 

Here's the list of parts I've picked: 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$97.45 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card	$214.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$557.22
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-22 11:39 EDT-0400

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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	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$97.49 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus - Radeon RX 560 - 1024 4 GB STRIX Video Card	$164.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$557.36
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$542.36
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 14:02 EDT-0400

 

 

 

My plan with this build is moslty play, stream and record, games at 60fps 1080p (Stream can be set up to 1080p 30FPS), the likes of: WoW, Guild Wars 2, League of legends and some other AAA titles Mostly open world RPG games.
I'm open to any suggestions and advices. 

Thanks in advance. 

Tjdraxus. 

[Dedayog]

There is a Microcenter in Brentwood, MO.  Is that near her at all?

 

If so, Ryzen 5 1600 is only $79.99 in-store only.

 

Also, what is the issue with her just boxing things up and shipping them to you?  Price?  Customs?

[ch3w2oy]

Ya if you an get her to a Micro Center, you will be way better off. This is honestly your best bet.. You might even be able to squeeze an RX 580 in there.

 

If not i would just get a 2400g which can handle 1080p gaming, you just might have to sacrifice a few settings.. My step daughter has a 2200g and she plays games, for the most mart, just fine..

 

Then later on you can always add another graphics card to it, an RX 560 is only a little bit better itself anyway. You just might not be able to stream/record with this setup, but at least you'll be able to game.. 

 

Another option, and if you have time, get her to buy used parts on ebay or reddit, r/hardwareswap has great deals for used processors, gpus, motherboard, ssds/hdds, ram, etc.. If I was on a budget, that's where I would put almost all my money, and you'll get a better system then if you had to buy new. Only thing you would need new is a case and power supply as those aren't cheap to ship for small sellers..

 

Good luck!

[Tjdraxus]

12 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

There is a Microcenter in Brentwood, MO.  Is that near her at all?

 

If so, Ryzen 5 1600 is only $79.99 in-store only.

 

Also, what is the issue with her just boxing things up and shipping them to you?  Price?  Customs?

She lives in Saint Louis. 
Customs, basically for a 100$ processor I would have to pay 200$ in taxes. 

[Tjdraxus]

17 minutes ago, ch3w2oy said:

Ya if you an get her to a Micro Center, you will be way better off. This is honestly your best bet.. You might even be able to squeeze an RX 580 in there.

 

If not i would just get a 2400g which can handle 1080p gaming, you just might have to sacrifice a few settings.. My step daughter has a 2200g and she plays games, for the most mart, just fine..

 

Then later on you can always add another graphics card to it, an RX 560 is only a little bit better itself anyway. You just might not be able to stream/record with this setup, but at least you'll be able to game.. 

 

Another option, and if you have time, get her to buy used parts on ebay or reddit, r/hardwareswap has great deals for used processors, gpus, motherboard, ssds/hdds, ram, etc.. If I was on a budget, that's where I would put almost all my money, and you'll get a better system then if you had to buy new. Only thing you would need new is a case and power supply as those aren't cheap to ship for small sellers..

 

Good luck!

I'm trying to avoid used parts bc she's bringing me the stuff all the way to ecuador and I would like to count on warranty. 

So the rx560 isn't much better than the 2200g? what about a gtx 1050ti? overclocking can be an option to squeeze out some more performance. I'm buying the case and the PSU here in ecuador. Like I said in the post I got a 10lb limit for her to bring me stuff. 

[ThatScottishguy]

I just got got 2x16GB Patriot Viper Steel series 3200 for £65 each ($85 US) and I know Amazon was doing it even better on their USA site.. keep an eye on that as 3200 would help you a little better with Ryzen AND you could use the small saving to bump up to a possibly better card

[Tjdraxus]

21 minutes ago, ThatScottishguy said:

I just got got 2x16GB Patriot Viper Steel series 3200 for £65 each ($85 US) and I know Amazon was doing it even better on their USA site.. keep an eye on that as 3200 would help you a little better with Ryzen AND you could use the small saving to bump up to a possibly better card

Thanks, I read somewhere that it was better for performance to use dual-channel memory, hence the 2x8gb combo at 3000Mts. But I'll research some more. 

[ThatScottishguy]

6 minutes ago, Tjdraxus said:

Thanks, I read somewhere that it was better for performance to use dual-channel memory, hence the 2x8gb combo at 3000Mts. But I'll research some more. 

miss type... 2x16 packages but actually 4x8GB sticks...sorry

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viper-3000MHz-Performance-Memory-Module/dp/B07KXMWHBY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=patriot%2BViper%2BSteel&qid=1553616947&s=computers&sr=1-1-catcorr&th=1

 

currently showing O.O.S but I got mine today and they were noly out of stock for 4 days last time.  As you can see, it was a deal but the same deal has been live 4 times now and all have been real. 

[Tjdraxus]

5 hours ago, ThatScottishguy said:

miss type... 2x16 packages but actually 4x8GB sticks...sorry

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viper-3000MHz-Performance-Memory-Module/dp/B07KXMWHBY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=patriot%2BViper%2BSteel&qid=1553616947&s=computers&sr=1-1-catcorr&th=1

 

currently showing O.O.S but I got mine today and they were noly out of stock for 4 days last time.  As you can see, it was a deal but the same deal has been live 4 times now and all have been real. 

The same combo goes for $114 in the US :c But thanks for your help.