First Time Shopper and Builder

[Maxwell29]

Hello,

 

A long-time viewer of the channel and generally curious in building a computer, never really got around to it cause I didn't have that much money and would go to a nearby gaming shop where we could rent computers by the hour... until now that I have a job and don't have the luxury of going to the nearest gaming shop and have a friend who I offered to help in building a PC for themselves.

 

Just a bit of back story, I am from the Philippines and we have limited places in my area to find PC parts, we'd have to travel to the next town/city to the mall that possibly has more PC hardware stores, but it would still take a bit of time due to the number of store and differences in pricing for the parts, my friend wants to do casual/competitive gaming from time to time (games like Fortnite and some single-player games as well), she had mentioned that she might get a PS4 Pro or wait for the next PS5, I offered to help her build a PC instead since I know she works from home too and could benefit from something that can be used for more than one purpose.

 

Another reason I want to build this PC for her is so that I can also know if what I make will possibly be good for me as well since I also play video games and need the pc for my hobbies and online work (I play CS: GO, PUBG, R6: Siege and some single-player games like Watch Dogs and Witcher)

 

I've done a bit of research and wish to get a second opinion and some recommendations if possible, the prices I will put will be in Philippine Peso 'PHP' (for my kababayans out there) and in the rough conversion to USD

 

At the time of this post, 1 USD = 52.53 PHP

 

Currently, in my country, a PS4 Pro 1TB is priced at PHP 23,490 to PHP 30,499 / $447.17 to $580.60, depending on where you buy, my goal is currently to stay within that or close to it and to have a stable and reliable system for the next few years until an upgrade sounds or is a possible thing to do.

 

Also, the prices I will be giving will be coming from the prices I get from Lazada.com (a kind of eBay in our country that's got delivery and a good system)

 

I have decided to go with a Ryzen Build due to the news we've all heard recently

 

Edit: I have used PC Parts Picker to try and see incompatibility issues and went with the B450 instead of A320M due to the BIOS needing an update in some models and I don't wanna take the risk of running into any delays or spend more money

 

The parts I've chosen to prioritze first:

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Quad-Core 3.5 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) - PHP 4,060 / $77.29

GIGABYTE GA-AB450M-DS3H Motherboard - PHP 4,229 / $80.51

GSkill Ripjaws V F4-3200C16D-16GVKB 16GB (8GBX2) DDR4 RAM - PHP 5,350 / $101.85

1TB/1000GB 3.5" SATA Internal HDD - PHP 1,999 / $38.05

Thermaltake Litepower True Rated 550 Watts Power Supply - PHP 1,895 / $36.07

Raidmax Ghost Gaming PC Case - PHP 1,795 / $34.17

ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Paste / Thermal Grease 2019 Edition 2 Grams - PHP 300 / $5.71

 

What I plan to add later if budget is an issue:

Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8GB DDR5 - PHP 7,800 / $148.49

Western Digital WD Green 120GB 2.5" SATA III 3D NAND SSD Solid State Drive - WDS120G2G0A - PHP 1,090 / $20.75

 

Build Phase 1 (No External GPU and SSD) - PHP 19,628 / $373.65

Build Phase 2 (With External GPU and SSD) - PHP 28,518 / $542.89

 

The build that I will be giving her will be connected to one of her TVs that she had used before when she still had her old PS4 that she recently sold, I hope to give her at least 720p or 1080p gaming on the system

 

Links to the Lazada pages where I got the prices in case you're wondering:

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Quad-Core 3.5 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i175237008-s220278174.html

GIGABYTE GA-AB450M-DS3H Motherboard - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i328590226-s701328694.html

GSkill Ripjaws V F4-3200C16D-16GVKB 16GB (8GBX2) DDR4 RAM - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i4715254-s5915876.html

1TB/1000GB 3.5" SATA Internal HDD - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i327436142-s695718064.html

Thermaltake Litepower True Rated 550 Watts Power Supply - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i324864756-s679082149.html

Raidmax Ghost Gaming PC Case - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i310514496-s618548988.html

ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Paste / Thermal Grease 2019 Edition 2 Grams - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i301554840-s535140639.html

Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8GB DDR5 - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i332430290-s729552983.html

Western Digital WD Green 120GB 2.5" SATA III 3D NAND SSD Solid State Drive - WDS120G2G0A - https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i157935207-s191713359.html

Edited August 15, 2019 by Maxwell29

[Akira Shimazu]

2 x 4 GB is enough for gaming and your motherboard kinda not good. I think the Asrock b450 pro 4 is good for price and quality other than that might go to Stell Legend series.

you CPu might bottleneck the RX580 a little bit. if you are okay with that then its fine.

your PSU its little bit worrying mind going with the Corsair CX 2017 550W Bronze 80+

[Maxwell29]

9 hours ago, Wolfycapt said:

2 x 4 GB is enough for gaming and your motherboard kinda not good. I think the Asrock b450 pro 4 is good for price and quality other than that might go to Stell Legend series.

you CPu might bottleneck the RX580 a little bit. if you are okay with that then its fine.

your PSU its little bit worrying mind going with the Corsair CX 2017 550W Bronze 80+

Thank you

 

I kinda wanted to get the 16GB kit to future proof if possible

 

I'll look into the motherboard, may have to look for a listing on the website for a good price and review/rating

 

Should I go with a Ryzen 5 2400G or 2600 to lessen the bottleneck? I've seen online that the performance increase is just around 5-15 FPS in games, and don't know if it's worth the extra PHP 2000-3000 / $38.07-$57.11. She's probably fine with just something that can runs games, but I may replicate the system when I have my own money for a build.

 

I do understand that the PSU is where we should never cheap out on but I'll certainly look into that model if available in our country, but is it generally good to get a PSU that is 550 Watts and 80+ Bronze at least?

[Akira Shimazu]

2600 much more future proof since it has 6c/12t

1 hour ago, Maxwell29 said:

Thank you

 

I kinda wanted to get the 16GB kit to future proof if possible

 

I'll look into the motherboard, may have to look for a listing on the website for a good price and review/rating

 

Should I go with a Ryzen 5 2400G or 2600 to lessen the bottleneck? I've seen online that the performance increase is just around 5-15 FPS in games, and don't know if it's worth the extra PHP 2000-3000 / $38.07-$57.11. She's probably fine with just something that can runs games, but I may replicate the system when I have my own money for a build.

 

I do understand that the PSU is where we should never cheap out on but I'll certainly look into that model if available in our country, but is it generally good to get a PSU that is 550 Watts and 80+ Bronze at least?

yeah 550W 80+ is decent for that kind of spec.

[Maxwell29]

Just a bit of an update, I have narrowed down my list to possible components from some shops and parts from these shops, so far I have settled on going with the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G for now and will upgrade later when there is a need, for now my possible configurations are going to be shown below:

 

Notes:

$1 = PHP 52.14 at time of update, Some Prices may have been raised by P50 to make it a little easier to add later on

 

2 - PC Express (pcx.com.ph)

3 - DynaQuest PC (dynaquestpc.com)

 

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics - P4600 (3)
MSI B450M Pro M2 V2 - P4300 (3)
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS4G4D240FSE 4GB DDR4-2400 - P1100 x 2 = P2200 (2)
Seagate Barracuda SSD 250GB SATA 6Gb/s (STGS250401) - P250 (2)
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 64MB WD10EZEX HD - P2100 (3)
PowerColor AXRX 560 Red Dragon 4GB DDR5 DHA Graphics Card - P7000 (2)
Thermaltake TR2 S 500W 80+ Power Supply - P2000 (2)
Deepcool SMARTER Micro ATX/Mini ITX computer case - P1300 (3)

 

Total: P16,750 (No GPU) / P23,750 (With GPU) = $321.25 / $455.50

 

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics - P4600 (3)
MSI B450M Pro M2 V2 - P4300 (3)
GSkill Ripjaws V 8GB Dual DDR4 2400Mhz (F4-2400C15D-8GVR) - P3000 (3)
Seagate Barracuda SSD 250GB SATA 6Gb/s (STGS250401) - P250 (2)
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 64MB WD10EZEX HD - P2100 (3)
PowerColor AXRX 560 Red Dragon 4GB DDR5 DHA Graphics Card - P7000 (2)
DeepCool DA600W 80Plus Bronze 600W (DP-BZ-DA600N) - P2300 (3)
Deepcool SMARTER Micro ATX/Mini ITX computer case - P1300 (3)

 

Total: P17,850 (No GPU) / P24,850 (With GPU) = $342.35 / $476.60

 

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics - P4600 (3)
Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro WiFi (mini-ATX) - P6500 (3)
GSkill Ripjaws V 8GB Dual DDR4 2400Mhz (F4-2400C15D-8GVR) - P3000 (3)
Seagate Barracuda SSD 250GB SATA 6Gb/s (STGS250401) - P250 (2)
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 64MB WD10EZEX HD - P2100 (3)
PowerColor AXRX 560 Red Dragon 4GB DDR5 DHA Graphics Card - P7000 (2)
DeepCool DA600W 80Plus Bronze 600W (DP-BZ-DA600N) - P2300 (3)
Deepcool SMARTER Micro ATX/Mini ITX computer case - P1300 (3)
Gamdias Atlas HD236C 24" Curved 144hz Freesync HDMI DP - P8000 (3)

 

Total: P20,050 (No GPU) / P27,050 (With GPU) = $384.54 / $518.80

 

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics - P4600 (3)
Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro WiFi (mini-ATX) - P6500 (3)
GSkill Ripjaws V 16GB Dual DDR4 2400Mhz CL15 (F4-2400C15D-16GVR) - P4300 (3)
Seagate Barracuda SSD 250GB SATA 6Gb/s (STGS250401) - P250 (2)
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 64MB WD10EZEX HD - P2100 (3)
MSI RX 570 Armor 8gb OC - P10000 (3)
DeepCool DA600W 80Plus Bronze 600W (DP-BZ-DA600N) - P2300 (3)
Tecware Nexus M Mid Tower Gaming Case (Black) - P1500 (2)
 

 Total: P21,550 (No GPU) / P31,550 (With GPU) = $413.31 / $605.10

 

Some of you may have noticed that I've included in a motherboard that has built in WiFi, that is due to the fact that my house has poor cable routing for Ethernet ports (I live in a house built in the 1980's), and just in case where my friend is going to be moving into only has a WiFi connection and there isn't any way for her to conveniently place or route cables to her PC

 

Also, I'd like your opinion if combining 2 single channel sticks is okay, or if I should stick with the dual channel kits instead?

Would it be better to just save a bit more for the 16GB kit than to stick with the 8GB kit? There's a difference of P1300 / $25, would it be worth it or to use the difference toward something else?

 

Thank you once again for your helpful comments!