Budget Workstation Build

[The Tired Technician]

Hey so i'm thinking of starting a business, and in need of a cheaper computer that's beefy enough to handle photo and video editing at 1080p, i'm handy enough to build it myself, and intend to. so i was wondering if anyone could help me out with an optimized list of parts for price to performance based on the idea that itll be a workstation. If any of you lovelies would be kind enough to draw up a list like that, that would be wonderful.

[Slottr]

How much do you want to spend?

[The Tired Technician]

3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

How much do you want to spend?

i was looking to spend at most 500 including monitor and peripherals. so maybe 400 - 430 on the tower. it all depends on how good a deal i can get on monitor, speakers, keyboard, and a mouse.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, CoggDiss said:

i was looking to spend at most 500 including monitor and peripherals. so maybe 400 - 430 on the tower. it all depends on how good a deal i can get on monitor, speakers, keyboard, and a mouse.

This is about the best you'll be able to get new

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$149.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$76.21 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$50.88 @ OutletPC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$69.95 @ Adorama
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$42.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$459.40
	Mail-in rebates	-$35.00
	Total	$424.40
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-09 17:53 EDT-0400

I'd recommend looking at used parts

[The Tired Technician]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

This is about the best you'll be able to get new

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$149.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$76.21 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$50.88 @ OutletPC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$69.95 @ Adorama
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$42.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$459.40
	Mail-in rebates	-$35.00
	Total	$424.40
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-09 17:53 EDT-0400

I'd recommend looking at used parts

thank you so much sweetie, seriously thank you for taking the time for me

 

[star_pilot475]

Definitely try looking at used parts, check craigslist, eBay etc because  you’ll most likely need a decent GPU.