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[Dominguez_187]

I’m not really tech savvy would any of this be compatible. I just want to be able to play left 4 dead or Garry’s mod with my friends. 

[Lord Mirdalan]

Not to be harsh, but that's a bit of a weird config not the best value for the money. It clocks in at $270, so if you spent $45 more, you could build this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$34.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Green 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$28.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda Pro Compute 500 GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$32.17 @ Amazon
Case	Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$32.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$44.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$328.81
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$313.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-31 01:48 EDT-0400

You could upgrade later on to 16GB of RAM and add a used graphics card, and have a very capable machine.

 

Edit: Also worth springing for faster RAM, like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tb97YJ/corsair-vengeance-lpx-8-gb-2-x-4-gb-ddr4-3000-memory-cmk8gx4m2c3000c16

Another $15, but Ryzen is affected by RAM speeds quite a bit.

 

 

[Epimetheus]

49 minutes ago, Dominguez_187 said:

I’m not really tech savvy would any of this be compatible. I just want to be able to play left 4 dead or Garry’s mod with my friends. 

With this you wouldn't be able to play anything (let alone turn on the pc), and it'd explode in a couple days

36 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

Not to be harsh, but that's a bit of a weird config not the best value for the money. It clocks in at $270, so if you spent $45 more, you could build this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$34.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Green 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$28.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda Pro Compute 500 GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$32.17 @ Amazon
Case	Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$32.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$44.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$328.81
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$313.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-31 01:48 EDT-0400

You could upgrade later on to 16GB of RAM and add a used graphics card, and have a very capable machine.

 

Edit: Also worth springing for faster RAM, like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tb97YJ/corsair-vengeance-lpx-8-gb-2-x-4-gb-ddr4-3000-memory-cmk8gx4m2c3000c16

Another $15, but Ryzen is affected by RAM speeds quite a bit.

 

 

Follow this guy's build but go for 3000mhz at all costs, since you'll using an APU it'll show significant gains

[realpetertdm]

If you're going to play Source engine based games I recommend you go for a CPU with good single-core performance, Source may have bad results on AMD cpus

 

Also don't go for a GT 710. I recommend a GT 730 if you can find it used below ~30 bucks, or invest 40 bucks more and go for a 1030.

[lawliot]

Go for a used GPU if you can or get an APU. Don't go for the 710.

[VEXICUS]

Build something like this instead....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: HP EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-06 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($28.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $315.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-31 05:28 EDT-0400