build in progress

[LixCoffee]

Budget (including currency): 700ish

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  games

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): 

could care less what settings it is, but my brother already had parts on hand and I have money so I thought I should upgrade from my laptop

my laptop was 200$ and it is

i5-7300HQ @2.5Ghz

8GBs or ram

GTX 1050 i believe and a TB hard drive

 

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($140.94 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory 
Storage: PNY CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.96 @ Newegg) 
Total: $399.72

 

im no genius when building these sorts of things but im lookin for some feedback

I already have a ASUS 4GB 970 and 16GBs of DDR4 ram so skip those ones 

so any feedback would be cool 

thanks!

 

 

 

[Boomwebsearch]

6 minutes ago, LixCoffee said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($140.94 @ Amazon) 

 

Why not the Ryzen 3 3200G, it is cheaper by $50 currently and 5-8% faster?:    https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3200G-Unlocked-Processor/dp/B07STGHZK8

[gloop]

Is the RAM confirmed to be 3000MHz CL16?

I'd try and salvage the HDD from the laptop, use it for files you almost never use. 

 

Otherwise:  

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$119.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$90.00
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$65.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.85 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$78.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.55 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$483.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-28 15:02 EDT-0400

 Take the unused money and save it for a new GPU when Ampere launches.

[LixCoffee]

3 minutes ago, gloop said:

Is the RAM confirmed to be 3000MHz CL16?

so no, i dont know honestly, that was just ram i picked on it bc it didn't have a price on it. I have 2 sticks of 8GB each, A VIPER DDR4 8GB 2400MHz and a HYNIX 8GB DDR4 2133MHz that came with my brothers pre built PC.

[gloop]

7 minutes ago, LixCoffee said:

so no, i dont know honestly, that was just ram i picked on it bc it didn't have a price on it. I have 2 sticks of 8GB each, A VIPER DDR4 8GB 2400MHz and a HYNIX 8GB DDR4 2133MHz that came with my brothers pre built PC.

Then, I'd get this kit of RAM.

[LixCoffee]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZqNxK4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.55 @ Amazon) 
Total: $454.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-28 15:48 EDT-0400

 

gave my brother the other ram sticks back, and this is the revised build