Just need a check on a planned build

[RollTime]

Hi all,

I am putting together a budget build for a friend of mine. It's been a while since I built my system and I don't have great knowledge of budget stuff. This was what I came up with:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$57.44 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$44.57 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$141.00 @ Amazon
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$41.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$479.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$459.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-22 20:39 EST-0500

 

Biggest cost is the RX 580, which I think may be overkill, but I can't find stuff for much cheaper. My friend will be playing Rust, Rainbow 6 Siege, and Unturned at 1080p. 

Where can I slim down the price?

Thanks!

[Mupik]

Everything will work well, although I would recommend perhaps changing the gpu to an rx 570 or even a used rx 580 to lower the budget hugely, this would help towards changing the cpu as a r3 1200 would definitely bottleneck the gpu, maybe a r3 2200g.

[Jurrunio]

Are you aiming for a certain budget, or the best value options among the cheap stuff?

[RollTime]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Are you aiming for a certain budget, or the best value options among the cheap stuff?

Pretty much as cheap as can be while still being decent.

[SnowyMus]

Here is what I'd do:

 

Replace the single 8 GB DIMM with two 4 GB DIMMs. This will double your memory bandwidth, and this is basically free frame rate that you're already missing out on by only going with one DIMM.

 

Another way to lower costs without impacting performance is by getting a cheaper case.

 

Also, I'd buy a used graphics card. Just by going on eBay alone, I can see plenty of 4 GB and 8 GB RX 570s for under $100 (for Buy it Now - so no bidding or anything) that you could get. This will save you money without impacting performance. Alternatively, you could get a used, older generation card like a GTX 970 which should be able to handle the games you listed very well.

 

Also, you can also get a slightly cheaper SSD - the Crucial MX500 - which should still be quite capable while lowering costs by $5-$10.

 

Anyway, here was what I came up with (if you only want new parts)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($57.44 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($32.29 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.48 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($141.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $447.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-22 21:00 EST-0500

 

This does not include the $20 mail-in rebate from the PSU, so if you do go for that, the price is $427.17, instead, though the upfront price is, of course, $447.17.

[RollTime]

1 minute ago, Kavawuvi said:

Here is what I'd do:

 

Replace the single 8 GB DIMM with two 4 GB DIMMs. This will double your memory bandwidth, and this is basically free frame rate that you're already missing out on by only going with one DIMM.

 

Another way to lower costs without impacting performance is by getting a cheaper case.

 

Also, I'd buy a used graphics card. Just by going on eBay alone, I can see plenty of 4 GB and 8 GB RX 570s for under $100 (for Buy it Now - so no bidding or anything) that you could get. This will save you money without impacting performance. Alternatively, you could get a used, older generation card like a GTX 970 which should be able to handle the games you listed very well.

 

Also, you can also get a slightly cheaper SSD - the Crucial M500 - which should still be quite capable while lowering costs by $5-$10.

 

Anyway, here was what I came up with (if you only want new parts)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($57.44 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($32.29 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.48 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($141.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $447.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-22 21:00 EST-0500

 

This does not include the $20 mail-in rebate from the PSU, so if you do go for that, the price is $427.17, instead, though the upfront price is, of course, $447.17.

Thanks!