First PC for Little Brother

[Brotherbuildingforbrother]

Budget (including currency): 600$ - 800$ US

Country: U.S.A, Washington State

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnight, Apex, Rainbow Six, Siege

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): 

 

All peripherals needed. No upgrades. Buying in the next two weeks.

 

Thanks for the help guys, this is gonna be my little brothers first PC, and and an early birthday present. Plus, I'm gonna use it as an opportunity to teach him how to build a PC, and to keep him busy during quarantine.

 

[Donut Dan]

I highly suggest the used market for the graphics card and motherboard. When it comes to mouse and keyboard, your personal taste is pretty important as well. I came up with this parts list, and you should add parts that you'd need:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LMs3Qq

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($167.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power Ace A55 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.19 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 400 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.06 @ Amazon)
Total: $468.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-31 10:43 EDT-0400

 

An excellent GPU choice would be an RX 580 or 480 from eBay, preferably 8GB, but if you actually manage to ses a ryzen 3 3100 or 3300X in stock, that is a great way to save money and put even more into the graphics card. You might even be able step up to a GTX 1070, or something like a GTX 1660 super.

[gloop]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$119.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$89.99 @ Newegg
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Silicon Power Ace A55 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$30.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital RE4 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.68 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8 GB GAMING 8G Video Card	$164.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.19 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 400 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$67.06 @ Amazon
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2458-mhd 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$159.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Corsair K55 + HARPOON RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$59.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$845.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-31 10:52 EDT-0400

 Look in the used market for a RX 570/580.