$500 build

[KozyKami]

Despite being new to PC building myself, I accepted to build a PC for my friend. He is looking to stay in the $500 price range. He says that he mainly only plays minecraft and CS:GO. He only wants at least a steady 60 frames if possible. He said that he is getting a case from another buddy but he doesn't know anything about it.

 

This is the plan that I've created:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/KozyKami/saved/bHxFGX

 

If there are any oversights, or you have any recommendations let me know. Thanks <3.

 

 

[Slottr]

I'd rather do something more like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$127.50 @ Amazon
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 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$134.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$52.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$572.35
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$512.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 11:15 EDT-0400

 

Saving money on the case is great, but make sure it has okay airflow

[KING OF THE DIRTY DANS]

It looks pretty good. I would tell him to buy a ssd down the line tho

[NunoLava1998]

Just 2400G it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($149.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Elite 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($96.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $496.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 11:19 EDT-0400

[trevb0t]

3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

I'd rather do something more like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$127.50 @ Amazon
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 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$134.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$52.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$572.35
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$512.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 11:15 EDT-0400

 

Saving money on the case is great, but make sure it has good airflow

This is a great $500 build! I'd look this way.

You could even go 2200G and RX 580

[GoldenLag]

For that budget the entire build is an oversight

 

Im guessing i can skip the case then?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($127.50 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.31 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $514.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 11:20 EDT-0400

 

 

A build for less money that is far, far better in literally every way

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Just 2400G it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($149.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Elite 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($96.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $496.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 11:19 EDT-0400

That there is priced with rebates aswell as some really, really wacky conponentchoices including singlechannel Ram...... Aswell as 100$ for worse ramkit than a dual 3000mhz that is half the price?

 

Not a build id ever recommend. 

8 minutes ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

It looks pretty good. I would tell him to buy a ssd down the line tho

Well at first glance its ok, but the second you look at the current market its not a good build.

 

[LukeSavenije]

10 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card $134.99 @ Newegg

you know the issues with old armor, right?

[Slottr]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

you know the issues with old armor, right?

Hell ya I do

It was just the cheapest 8GB on the list, definitely wouldn't grab that specific card

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Slottr said:

Hell ya I do

It was just the cheapest 8GB on the list, definitely wouldn't grab that specific card

then i would suggest around something @GoldenLag and you built, which is leagues better

 

tho armor has overheating issues, so a different card is recommended

[GoldenLag]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

tho armor has overheating issues, so a different card is recommended

Well, its not overheating afaik. Its just reaaally Loud. Its not a card you want. Any card from Sapphire or Gigabyte is a good bet. Though sapphire ckearly has the best cards

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Well, its not overheating afaik. Its just reaaally Loud. Its not a card you want. Any card from Sapphire or Gigabyte is a good bet. Though sapphire ckearly has the best cards

And Sapphire's warranty service is godlike

[dDave64]

Welcome to the forums. I’d be glad to give you my thoughts.

 

Depending on the case you may not have a space for a spinner drive or it’s even possible it will be so small it won’t run even an mATX board. Neither of those are super likely but it’s worth noting. Know what your case will be before committing to anything.

 

I would look at a Corsair CX550 and use the cash elsewhere. You could probably even get away with a CX450.

 

With the extra cash saved from the PSU you could go for an i5 9400F or 16GB RAM.

 

If you stick with 8GB RAM then I’d switch to a single 8gb stick rather than 2 x 4gb for upgrade ability later. You probably want to look at G. skill. Really good pricing for what it is.

 

You may also want to look at maybe a 250gb SSD rather than a spinner drive. These drives can be had for less than $50 retail. That spinner drive will make the whole system feel slow pretty much all the time. A 250gb SSD is a bit limited on space but it will be so much faster! Samsung, WD, and Crucial all make good drives. (Among other brands as well)

 

I would definitely look at the MSI B360M series of motherboards too. The board you’ve picked has some pretty weird reviews about the BIOS/UEFI acting strangely and difficulty installing Windows. That MSI line is even less expensive so it would work in this budget.

 

Things I would prioritize with extra cash from switching things around. (In order)

 

SSD

better CPU

more RAM

 

hope this is all helpful!

 

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Well, its not overheating afaik. Its just reaaally Loud. Its not a card you want. Any card from Sapphire or Gigabyte is a good bet. Though sapphire ckearly has the best cards

gigabyte, asus, msi, xfx and a couple other companies have some solid ones, but for that you check this:

 

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, Slottr said:

And Sapphire's warranty service is godlike

is it level evga?

[LukeSavenije]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Well, its not overheating afaik. Its just reaaally Loud. Its not a card you want. Any card from Sapphire or Gigabyte is a good bet. Though sapphire ckearly has the best cards

it runs around the high 70's to low 80's while doing it btw, so i wouldn't recommend it

[dDave64]

19 minutes ago, Slottr said:

I'd rather do something more like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$127.50 @ Amazon
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 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$134.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$52.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$572.35
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$512.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 11:15 EDT-0400

 

Saving money on the case is great, but make sure it has okay airflow

 

This is also a very viable option. Arguably much better than the recommendations I originally made to switch it up a bit.

 

I think the way I said to do it is probably the best way to do a Intel build in this range but this AMD build would perform better overall.

[Slottr]

4 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

is it level evga?

It's close enough where it's definitely appreciable 

[LukeSavenije]

6 minutes ago, Slottr said:

It's close enough where it's definitely appreciable 

sounds good...

 

still love evga for it tho