First pc build

[DontJoshme]

Budget (including currency): hoping to be around $500 USD 

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly gaming. I mostly stick to racing/ driving games. Need for speed games, Forza Horizon, Mudrunner/Snowrunner, American Truck simulator. Will also use it for internet browsing (usually use chrome) , JWLibrary, and google docs.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): need keyboard, mouse, and monitor but I'm not including those in the $500 or so target budget. My friend that has offered his help said he has a case so hopefully won't need to buy one. Figuring on a gtx 1650 super, M.2 ssd  hopefully around 500gb, was going to get a amd 1600af until price went up. Friend suggested i3 9100f because he only is acquainted with Intel. I'm leaning towards amd thinking it would be better long term(upgrade path). I think that I will be happy with 1080p 60fps because past experience is consoles. Would like it built sooner than later. 

 

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I am a tad over budget

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gsdvk6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($170.89 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $599.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-10 18:22 EDT-0400

[onlybuilt4cubanxlinx]

Budget

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bXTtBZ

CPU: Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.92 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB Phoenix OC Video Card  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-10 18:31 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$74.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B365M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$74.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$149.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA 400 W ATX Power Supply	$44.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$524.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$504.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-10 19:04 EDT-0400

 

4 dollars over budget.

[DontJoshme]

Ok so because of zen 3 not going to besupported on b450 I am thinking maybe I should push my budget higher and maybe get 3300x and x570 board to allow for better possible upgrades in the future? I want a very long life span out of it. Short life cycle is one of the biggest reasons why I am switching to pc from consoles.