Just because this topic is for a Graphics Card, I still need help on everything as well

[Lormran]

Hi, I need help on Gaming PC Parts and don't know what to use. I'm gonna need a LOT of help to get me STARTED on building my new PC. I don't really have a budget, but I guess I'll stay under $500. If anyone can help, please do. I am going to need a new EVERYTHING, except RAM, monitor (1280x1024), and case/keyboard/mouse/headset/speakers. Thanks for any and all help.

[Adrian_neuen]

Sounds like a very low budget I'd say go for an AMD with on-board graphics to begin with.

 

[Adrian_neuen]

Beat me to it by a second.

 

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Genwyn said:

What size is your case and what type of ram?

Sub 500$ rn would ideally be entry level AM4. A Ryzen 3 2200g on any AM4 board with 8gb of ddr4, entry level non housefire psu and a cheap SSD.

Would easily stay below 500$ 

My RAM is 8GB and my case is about 14.5x13.5 I believe

[Adrian_neuen]

That setup looks perfect.

[Himommies]

Just now, Adrian_neuen said:

Sounds like a very low budget I'd say go for an AMD with on-board graphics to begin with.

 

 

1 minute ago, Genwyn said:

What size is your case and what type of ram?

Sub 500$ rn would ideally be entry level AM4. A Ryzen 3 2200g on any AM4 board with 8gb of ddr4, entry level non housefire psu and a cheap SSD.

Would easily stay below 500$ 

Honestly if OP wants the best performance, He should probaly get a used optiplex with a 4770 for like 250. Then just spend 100 on a SSD/PSU and then a used 980ti or a new 580

[Lormran]

3 minutes ago, Adrian_neuen said:

Sounds like a very low budget I'd say go for an AMD with on-board graphics to begin with.

 

Which one?

 

[Adrian_neuen]

True. used can be more risk them some people want though, but if used is ok then that would work well.

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

 

Honestly if OP wants the best performance, He should probaly get a used optiplex with a 4770 for like 250. Then just spend 100 on a SSD/PSU and then a used 980ti or a new 580

I don't want to get a new case because I need EVERYTHING else for the PC, minus what I said before

[Adrian_neuen]

As Genwin said, something like a 2200g

 

[Himommies]

Just now, Lormran said:

I don't want to get a new case because I need EVERYTHING else for the PC, minus what I said before

You can just throw out the case that comes with the optiplex. A lot of them just use ATX motherboards

[SupaKomputa]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.59 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.85 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($29.88 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Aerocool Cylon ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $484.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-27 14:21 EDT-0400

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

You can just throw out the case that comes with the optiplex. A lot of them just use ATX motherboards

Is there anything else that comes with the optiplex, because if that is the case, I could probably use the case for the PC itself

 

[Himommies]

Just now, Lormran said:

Is there anything else that comes with the optiplex, because if that is the case, I could probably use the case for the PC itself

 

Yea everything that comes with normal computer. I would spend maybe 100 bucks to get a SSD/PSU and then spend the rest of it on a GPU. If your RAM is DDR4 tho I would go with @SupaKomputa's build instead

[Lormran]

8 minutes ago, Genwyn said:

What I mean is the format and size standard.

What does the sticker on the ram say? Should have a name like PC3-12800 or something. 
You can’t use different types of ram on different generations of hardware. DDR2 will only work on systems that take DDR2, DDR3 on only systems for DDR3, DDR4 on systems that take DDR4, etc

 

case size follows 3 common standards

ITX is 1 expansion slot.

mATX is 4 expansion slots.

ATX is 7 expansion slots.

And then wether it’s slim or full width.

I cant exactly open my PC right now to check, but can I give you any other info about my PC so you could figure that out

[Lormran]

12 minutes ago, Himommies said:

You can just throw out the case that comes with the optiplex. A lot of them just use ATX motherboards

Is there anything I need to upgrade to make it more gaming-like

[Himommies]

2 minutes ago, Lormran said:

Is there anything I need to upgrade to make it more gaming-like

Just buy a GPU and you should be good

[Lormran]

10 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Yea everything that comes with normal computer. I would spend maybe 100 bucks to get a SSD/PSU and then spend the rest of it on a GPU. If your RAM is DDR4 tho I would go with @SupaKomputa's build instead

Again, I can't exactly open up my PC right now 

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Just buy a GPU and you should be good

What GPU then? Also, which Optiplex should I get, because they range in price and type.

[Himommies]

Just now, Lormran said:

What GPU then?

Assuming you spend 100 on a PSU/SSD you can easily get a RX580 or maybe even a 1660ti used

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Assuming you spend 100 on a PSU/SSD you can easily get a RX580 or maybe even a 1660ti used

Again, which optiplex, and since you brought it up, which PSU/SSD

[Stormseeker9]

2 minutes ago, Lormran said:

Again, which optiplex, and since you brought it up, which PSU/SSD

Corsair TXM 550W or similar. As for SSD, you could get a a400 from Kingston. They are fairly cheap

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Corsair TXM 550W or similar. As for SSD, you could get a a400 from Kingston. They are fairly cheap

The Corsair TX-M 550W is not an Optiplex, as far as I know, but the SSD is looking pretty good and cheap. Thanks for that.

This is what I was talking about for the Optiplex: https://www.google.com/search?q=used+optiplex+with+a+4770&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&oq=used+optiplex+with+a+4770&aqs=chrome..69i57.91631j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Himommies]

8 minutes ago, Lormran said:

The Corsair TX-M 550W is not an Optiplex, as far as I know, but the SSD is looking pretty good and cheap. Thanks for that.

This is what I was talking about for the Optiplex: https://www.google.com/search?q=used+optiplex+with+a+4770&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&oq=used+optiplex+with+a+4770&aqs=chrome..69i57.91631j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

You should be taking a look on craigslist or whatever it is with your country. Any optiplex with a standard ATX mobo should work

[Lormran]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

You should be taking a look on craigslist or whatever it is with your country. Any optiplex with a standard ATX mobo should work

Is this one okay?:

https://www.atmarktrade.com/products/refurbished-dell-optiplex-790-core-i5-minitower?variant=29682337873984&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&cid=1984551498&aid=74811663321&keyword=798799392716%3A%3Apla-798799392716&kid=798799392716&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgNXtBRC6ARIsAIPP7RsbDpgyqFL_RN8S_Os1sFgRpHSHhDBYCfwWRGp4aYfEgOV7RYyYAZMaAtniEALw_wcB

Or any of these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=used+optiplex+with+a+4770&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&oq=used+optiplex+with+a+4770&aqs=chrome..69i57.91631j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8