A kid asked me to build him a gaming PC for 450 usd

[KarathKasun]

Just now, Lonehelljumper said:

Really possibly a some what defective psu, as I tested all parts with bo problems until i increase dthe GPU power limit by like + 5%

GPU power limit problems indicate a GPU problem, not a PSU problem most of the time.

[Lonehelljumper]

2 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

GPU power limit problems indicate a GPU problem, not a PSU problem most of the time.

Yeah the cars should have hit 1400 mhz, would only hit 1350. Never got artifacts or anything, just want running at its boost. 

[VEXICUS]

5 hours ago, Lonehelljumper said:

I am thinking about going with a AMD 1200 system that I will overclock, 16 GB of 3000 gskill agis ram. My question is what do you all think about a rx 580 or used gtx 970 with it? I can get the gtx 970 for like $50. And also what kind of bottlenecking would that CPU cause now and in the future? I've only used higher end AMD cpus so far so I'm kind of clueless.

I'll recommend something like this...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TCSunBow - X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card  ($50.00) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.17 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $378.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-26 01:17 EDT-0400

[trevb0t]

Look around on the local market for a monitor. A used 1080p monitor can be found easily for less than $30. You can grab a keyboard/mouse combo at Walmart for $12. 

[trevb0t]

5 hours ago, fasauceome said:

The ASRock B450m pro4 might be an even more economical choice. Personally if I was building it I'd go with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$59.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow - X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$43.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus - GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card	$50.00
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$42.17 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$37.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$379.01
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$354.01
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-25 20:07 EDT-0400

Was this about what you had in mind?

When you lay it out like that, you could look at squeezing a 1600 and perhaps a Devastator 3 or S101 kb/m set, which both have pretty nice performance at a low price. 

[VEXICUS]

41 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

When you lay it out like that, you could look at squeezing a 1600 and perhaps a Devastator 3 or S101 kb/m set, which both have pretty nice performance at a low price. 

 

56 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend something like this...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TCSunBow - X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card  ($50.00) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.17 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $378.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-26 01:17 EDT-0400

 

[Adsome2007]

Use the gtx 970 as the gpu and that lets you get a 2600

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($145.74 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TCSunBow - X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $396.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-26 03:00 EDT-0400