Does this look good?

[star_pilot475]

What do you guys think of this? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$74.01 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B350M PRO-VH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$64.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory	$47.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$19.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon R9 380 4 GB Video Card
Case	Cougar - MG110 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$34.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply	Corsair - Builder 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$58.39 @ OutletPC
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$18.25 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Thermaltake - CL-F011-PL12BL-A 40.99 CFM 120mm Fan	$5.49 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan	Thermaltake - CL-F011-PL12BL-A 40.99 CFM 120mm Fan	$5.49 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$380.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 10:43 EDT-0400

i already have the GPU, psu and hard drive so total budget is like $280 or so if you guys think you can do better. 

[SPARTAN VI]

I see Microcenter, who are offering a Ryzen 1600 for $79 USD, has several locations in New York. Do you have a Microcenter store near you? If you buy a CPU and motherboard bundle from Microcenter, you get $30 off the combo.

 

Someone more experienced with Ryzen should be able to elaborate a bit on memory, but I believe it would be worth the investment to bump up to DDR4-3200 if financially possible. I've seen in the past that Ryzen performance scales very well with higher speed memory. 

(Edit) Would also recommend a B450 board at least, if possible. IIRC, BIOS updates began rolling out for Ryzen 3000 compatibility to existing X370, B450, and X470 boards. So if that upgrade path is something you're interested in, then it appears the B350 may be limited to Ryzen 1000 and 2000 series only. 

[star_pilot475]

Yeah I saw that sale at micro center but there aren’t any near me unfortunately. I may be able to afford a b450 if I buy used and the same goes with higher speed memory. I know a bunch of you will probably have strong opinions against that though...

[MeatFeastMan]

Here you go:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$74.01 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$45.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$28.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	MSI - Radeon R9 380 4 GB Video Card
Case	Cougar - MG110 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$34.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply	Corsair - Builder 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$18.25 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Thermaltake - CL-F011-PL12BL-A 40.99 CFM 120mm Fan	$5.49 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan	Thermaltake - CL-F011-PL12BL-A 40.99 CFM 120mm Fan	$5.49 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$279.58
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 11:01 EDT-0400

Marked the hard drive and psu as purchased. I should mention though, that corsair cx unit is a rubbish psu and you should consider changing it sometime down the line. I changed a few things. I saved a bit by going to a b450 board, and saved a bit more by reducing the ram speed. I then used that money to upgrade the ssd to 240gb instead of the 120gb, which isn't really enough in my eyes. 240gb gives you a lot more room for a game or two.

[Fasauceome]

21 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

Power Supply Corsair - Builder 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $58.39 @ OutletPC

oof, green label CX, get a grey instead my friend

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FdRFf7/corsair-cx-2017-550w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020121-na

[star_pilot475]

Ok, some guy has an antec vp450 up for sale on Craigslist by me, should I try to grab that? 

[SPARTAN VI]

Looking at your case, it's basically $35 + $10 for the 2 additional fans. You can probably get a better case for $45 that includes 3 fans right from the start. Check out this Cooler Master Master Box Lite for $40 USD:

 

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-11-119-324&nm_mc=afc-cjb2b&cm_mmc=afc-cjb2b-_-Cases+(Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form)-_-Cooler+Master-_-9B11119324&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-cjb2b-PCPartPicker%2C+LLC&PID=3938566&AID=11793338&SID=&cjevent=41b8adb75a1311e9839302990a1c0e0d

 

I'd also recommend dropping the Arctic Silver and move that part of the budget toward getting faster DDR4. The stock HSF on the Ryzen 3 will already have thermal paste pre-applied. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

if you can spend abit more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($128.80 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.21 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.69 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($42.23 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.25 @ Amazon) 
Total: $417.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 11:45 EDT-0400

[Fasauceome]

43 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

Ok, some guy has an antec vp450 up for sale on Craigslist by me, should I try to grab that? 

The VP is in the "don't buy" tier of our tier list, so definitely not. Don't forget, a good PSU is a good investment, if you're getting a new one, get something nice. I also don't trust used PSUs, just because so much relies on them working properly.

 

Also, make sure to quote people so they see your responses.

[LukeSavenije]

43 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

Ok, some guy has an antec vp450 up for sale on Craigslist by me, should I try to grab that? 

nope, group regulation

[SPARTAN VI]

46 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

if you can spend abit more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($128.80 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.21 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.69 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($42.23 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.25 @ Amazon) 
Total: $417.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 11:45 EDT-0400

I believe his budget is only $280, and he's already purchased the GPU, PSU, and HDD.

 

Also wouldn't recommend going to a single DDR4 DIMM for Ryzen. Although I understand the upgrade path it intends, it would significantly cut his gaming performance. 

[SPARTAN VI]

A few changes:

1. Removed Arctic Silver TIM. CPU's stock HSF already has thermal paste applied.
2. Keeping DDR4-2800. Consider stretching the budget $20 to get G.Skill Ripjaw V (2x4GB) DDR4-3200.
3. Changed SSD from Kingston A400 to Crucial BX500. Same speed, but a couple bucks cheaper.
4. Case changed to Cooler Master Master Case Lite 3.1. Combined your budget for the 2x fans and Cougar, and selected an appropriate case that has 3 fans preinstalled.
5. Marked PSU, GPU, and HDD as purchased.
6. Changed your wireless NIC to include one that supports the 802.11ac standard. Highly recommend you utilize the 5GHz WiFi band if you intend to do any gaming over WiFi, if your router supports it, and if it's not too far away. Feel free to drop this if wireless AC isn't an option. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($47.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R9 380 4 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-AC600PCEv3 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $288.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[seagate_surfer]

Looking good! But it would try to avoid the DRAMless type SSD. if you are doing normal things then it's fine, but for an intense job, these units are not ready and they end up burning if you demand too much of them.

[SPARTAN VI]

1 minute ago, seagate_surfer said:

Looking good! But it would try to avoid the DRAMless type SSD. if you are doing normal things then it's fine, but for an intense job, these units are not ready and they end up burning if you demand too much of them.

Do you have any suggestions considering his budget constraints?

[star_pilot475]

3 hours ago, seagate_surfer said:

Looking good! But it would try to avoid the DRAMless type SSD. if you are doing normal things then it's fine, but for an intense job, these units are not ready and they end up burning if you demand too much of them.

I don’t plan on doing anything too crazy, really it’s just gonna be for some basic gaming (mostly couch party/co-op stuff actually) nothing too demanding. I’m not super into a lot of popular games (CSGO, Fortnite, Apex, etc) so the most demanding title I might play is probably Subnautica. 

 

4 hours ago, spartanvi said:

A few changes:

1. Removed Arctic Silver TIM. CPU's stock HSF already has thermal paste applied.
2. Keeping DDR4-2800. Consider stretching the budget $20 to get G.Skill Ripjaw V (2x4GB) DDR4-3200.
3. Changed SSD from Kingston A400 to Crucial BX500. Same speed, but a couple bucks cheaper.
4. Case changed to Cooler Master Master Case Lite 3.1. Combined your budget for the 2x fans and Cougar, and selected an appropriate case that has 3 fans preinstalled.
5. Marked PSU, GPU, and HDD as purchased.
6. Changed your wireless NIC to include one that supports the 802.11ac standard. Highly recommend you utilize the 5.0GHz WiFi band if you intend to do any gaming over WiFi, if your router supports it, and if it's not too far away. Feel free to drop this if wireless AC isn't an option. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($47.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R9 380 4 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-AC600PCEv3 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $288.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-08 12:57 EDT-0400

Oh and yes, my router does support 5GHz.

[PCPartPickerPro9171787]

If you ever plan on getting a better GPU, I would get the CPU that would match it right now

[seagate_surfer]

18 hours ago, star_pilot475 said:

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Do not worry! An SSD with its own included DRAM will cost around $10 more and it will last longer, but if you're really just going to do basic things, then any SSD will take care of it.