Cheap gaming PC

[theblastman21]

I'm looking to build a gaming PC that can run AAA games at medium to high settings. Looking at upgrading in the future as well. I have a windows 10 license and looking for ~500 GB of storage as well. Thanks (location: Canada) Between $400-700 CAD

[Electronics Wizardy]

what is cheap? got a number?

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6v7VGc

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.00 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $599.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-02 16:08 EST-0500

 

This is what id get

 

You can get cheaper in some areas, but this is a good balance. If you wanna upgrade, id get a 1tb ssd + a faster gpu

[Suika]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($154.97 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($113.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Team L5 LITE 3D 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card  ($180.16 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $738.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-02 20:10 EST-0500

 

So, this is a bit over your cap, but is about the least I feel good recommending. There are a few ways you can go about reducing the price if you'd like to, in order of what I'd be willing to do and not,

 

1) Buy a used processor or case off of Craigslist, eBay, or something of the like. Heck, say you go on Craigslist and find an R5 1600 for $100CAD, go with that or something.

2) Buy a cheaper processor, like the AMD Ryzen 2200G (and maybe remove the GPU if you really need to). I wouldn't go with something like the 200GE, but that's nearly $100 cheaper and... would technically work. I'd rather go used at that point, but it's an option since you plan on upgrading anyway.

3) Buy an old business machine with an i7-4770 and stick a new PSU and graphics card in it. The system will become significantly less upgradable, but may become significantly cheaper. I've put together decent gaming PCs for less than $250USD doing this, but the only thing worth salvaging if you go to upgrade is the GPU, PSU, and maybe the storage.

4) Reduce RAM to 8GB instead of 16GB. I'd rather pay the extra since RAM isn't that expensive, but if you wanna penny pinch, there ya go.

5) Get a hard drive instead of an SSD. I wouldn't do that since hard drives in the 500GB to 1TB range really aren't that much cheaper than SSDs, but again, penny pinching options.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($154.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.28 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card  ($180.16 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $682.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-02 21:06 EST-0500

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$154.97 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$70.28 @ Vuugo
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$89.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$64.98 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$189.00 @ Canada Computers
Case	Thermaltake Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$44.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$64.75 @ Vuugo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$723.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$678.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 05:29 EST-0500