$500 web browsing rig

[Wallabyhorse]

Budget (including currency): 500 usd

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Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Netflix, chrome, YouTube

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): 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$149.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$72.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Pioneer 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$81.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$437.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-23 14:00 EDT-0400

 

Tell me your thoughts, my parents need a fast PC to replace their 8 year old HP.Also going to pair it with a 20$ wifi card

 

Would it be more cost effective to buy something off the shelf.

 

I'll add an SSD if they fill up the nvme drive but I don't really see that happening, they don't download much media. 

 

Also would a 3100x and a $50 display card(think a 1030) ultimately be a better performer?

[Lurick]

I would go with a 3200G and toss in a cheap GPU if needed. If you have an existing Ryzen 2000 series CPU you can use to update the motherboard or you plan to buy the parts in person then just make sure it's got a Ryzen 3000 ready sticker on it. Or stick with the 3400G and swap out the case.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$98.43 @ B&H
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$64.98 @ Amazon
Case	Rosewill FBM-X2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$352.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-23 14:12 EDT-0400

 

[rapidkillerx]

21 minutes ago, Wallabyhorse said:

Also would a 3100x and a $50 display card(think a 1030) ultimately be a better performer?

From the few benchmarks i can find, no, the 3200G would be better than the 1030. Hard to find APU/iGPU vs GPU benchmarks though, and the only one i could find quickly was gaming specific.

[Wallabyhorse]

8 hours ago, rapidkillerx said:

From the few benchmarks i can find, no, the 3200G would be better than the 1030. Hard to find APU/iGPU vs GPU benchmarks though, and the only one i could find quickly was gaming specific.

 

8 hours ago, Lurick said:

I would go with a 3200G and toss in a cheap GPU if needed. If you have an existing Ryzen 2000 series CPU you can use to update the motherboard or you plan to buy the parts in person then just make sure it's got a Ryzen 3000 ready sticker on it. Or stick with the 3400G and swap out the case.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$98.43 @ B&H
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$64.98 @ Amazon
Case	Rosewill FBM-X2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$352.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-23 14:12 EDT-0400

 

Thanks this is great. I told them I'd build them a $500 computer so going under budget is perfect.