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I need help the lowest I've gotten without bottltnecking  is $650, any suggestions? 

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So a friend came and told me that he wanted to stop being a console peasant and that he wanted a pc but his budget was only $550.

I need help the lowest I've gotten without bottltnecking  is $650, any suggestions? 

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2 minutes ago, Shnitzil said:

I need help the lowest I've gotten without bottltnecking  is $650, any suggestions? 

What have you got so far?

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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"want PC $550" isn't enough info. which country? what is he using it for? need os/monitor/peripherals?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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With the limited info you gave, here's what I put together. I mean, it's budget, to be sure, but it's okay?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Predator 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES.3 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Gaming 4G  Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $553.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 09:37 EDT-0400

 

Edit: This isn't including peripherals, OS, etc. That's on you.

"Liam" - CPU: Ryzen 3700x Base GPU: EVGA Titan X(Maxwell) RAM: Trident Royal Z 32GB @ 3600mhz Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic White Cooler: Corsair H150i Pro RGB 360mm Case Fans: Thermaltake Riing 12 Series Whitex6

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7 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

"want PC $550" isn't enough info. which country? what is he using it for? need os/monitor/peripherals?

Well scince u asked, for replacing a console in proformance 

im in the us

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1 minute ago, Shnitzil said:

Well scince u asked, for replacing a console in proformance 

im in the us

 

10 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

 need os/monitor/peripherals?

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Just now, Shnitzil said:

Well scince u asked, for replacing a console in proformance 

im in the us

Just go with the list posted above. Seems pretty solid

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
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  ($54.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $555.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 09:53 EDT-0400

 

Here you go. 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

"want PC $550" isn't enough info. which country? what is he using it for? need os/monitor/peripherals?

Well scince u asked, for replacing a console in proformance 

im in the us

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14 minutes ago, AmpedUpDad said:

Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Predator 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 

you can get a 16gb kit for that money, 2x4gb 3000mhz kits you can find for $50 or less. the A400 is kinda slow. pretty sure the B450M Pro4 is cheaper or similarly priced.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.71 @ Walmart) 
Memory: OLOy - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: OLOy - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Mainstream 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) tell him to get later if he can't deal with rebates.
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4 GB AORUS 4G Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-F2-O MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($30.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $547.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 10:02 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor $116.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $77.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $29.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $41.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card ASRock - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card $139.99 @ Newegg
Case Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $45.19 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $602.44
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $567.44
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 09:38 EDT-0400  

 

1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

need os/monitor/peripherals?

You just had to ask didn't you... Good point though if they're new to PCs.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $146.01 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $77.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $29.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $41.89 @ OutletPC
Case Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $45.19 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer - SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor $89.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Logitech - MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $13.99 @ Newegg Business
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $595.55
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $560.55
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 09:44 EDT-0400  


Little bit over budget, but in my opinion the 16GB of RAM is worth it since if you go with 8GB it'll probably be fine, but they'll probably want to upgrade to 16GB pretty soon regardless. Not sure how much of a difference the 8GB vs 4GB VRAM makes with the RX 570, but if it's only $10 difference may as well go for the 8GB.

 

6 minutes ago, Shnitzil said:

Well scince u asked, for replacing a console in proformance  

im in the us

May as well stick to the console to be honest. When you're looking at stuff like the 2400G with Vega 11 integrated graphics you're not going to be getting the real "PC gaming master race" experience and it probably won't be that much different than console in terms of performance/quality. With AAA games they might even run better on the console where there's more optimisation.
Unless there are particular PC exclusive games they want to play or if they want the Keyboard+Mouse experience?
 

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.71 @ Walmart) 
Memory: OLOy - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill - SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $551.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 10:13 EDT-0400

 

Or this if you are clever. 

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1 hour ago, Shnitzil said:

$650,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($167.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($76.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($61.37 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $684.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 10:25 EDT-0400

 

Indeed building Intel/nVidia is more expensive than AMD to a point it's really hard fitting it on such tight budgets while not making a "senseless" build.

 

You'll have to do with AMD and considering only the build without monitor and peripherals I'd say @Herman Mcpootis got the best AMD alternative here.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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For peripherals on a budget build like this, it's pretty easy to find 1080p 60hz monitors on local cash sales for around $30. Mouse and keyboard can be had used for almost nothing, or a cheap $30 set will make a new PC user feel like a badass. A used GPU would make this totally feasible for 1080p gaming.

 

All you need to match a console is an AMD Quad core and an HD7870... You can keep the quad core at R3 1200, and build up on the GPU. (And obviously a 1600 would be a good upgrade.)

 

Will edit with a build once pcpartpicker stops doing maintenance -.-

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor $116.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - RE4 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Video Card ASRock - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card $189.99 @ Newegg
Case Rosewill - FBM-06 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $19.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $33.96 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $554.37
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $524.37
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-26 17:48 EDT-0400  

There ya go! The case is MATX, but I did confirm there is clearance for this GPU, ATX PSU and the drives via the newegg listing. This could provide some challenge in building for a first timer, but could be pretty cool with experienced help! Cable management appears to have plenty of available slots.

 

Comes in under budget, has a great GPU and CPU for the budget, and leaves a bit to go find a cheap used monitor and peripherals at a local level!

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yesterday i found best gaming pc list under 500 $ hope you like it. check here

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36 minutes ago, leanspicy said:

yesterday i found best gaming pc list under 500 $ hope you like it. check here

Come on, the top PC is using an FX-series chip that people don't even make motherboards for anymore, only 2GB VRAM on the GPU & not even an SSD in sight.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Heatsink: ID-Cooling Frostflow X GPU: Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 6GB RAM: KLEVV Bolt 3600Mhz (2x8GB) Mobo: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix (Wifi)  Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: Deepcool DQ-M-V2L

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2 hours ago, leanspicy said:

yesterday i found best gaming pc list under 500 $ hope you like it. check here

you don't actually know a single thing about picking parts/builds if that's what you're recommending he choose from.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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8 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you don't actually know a single thing about picking parts/builds if that's what you're recommending he choose from.

?? Did you note that the GPU isn't even listed? It just says you're getting some 2GB dedicated GPU.

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