3rd Time Building

[Zektbach]

Budget (including currency): $500

Country: Philippines

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Warzone, Valorant, CS:GO

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): 144hz, 1080p

So I successfully built my own computer and my friend's computer thru this forum. Now another friend wants me to 'choose' some parts for him. These are my recommendations.

*Some parts are cheaper here in the PH. 

Mobo is $77

Processor is $120

VGA is $140

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$187.20 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$251.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$92.99 @ Corsair
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 4 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$234.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CV 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$56.00 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$868.16
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 13:19 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[KGGaming]

If you went if a non rgb kit im pretty sure it might be cheaper

[Mateyyy]

Get an SSD first of all instead of a mechanical hard drive, swap the 3100 for a 3300X, the memory for a 3600MHz CL17/18 kit and the PSU for a CX450 instead of the CV550, and you're golden.

[dizmo]

It doesn't make sense to put USD if you're not using USD. Don't use it, it's just confusing for some people that will look at your post.

As for your parts list, I'd look to get a 3300x, save money on the RAM, get a used graphics card if possible, and try and get an SSD in there.

[Zektbach]

10 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

Get an SSD first of all instead of a mechanical hard drive, swap the 3100 for a 3300X, the memory for a 3600MHz CL17/18 kit and the PSU for a CX450 instead of the CV550, and you're golden.

 

4 minutes ago, dizmo said:

It doesn't make sense to put USD if you're not using USD. Don't use it, it's just confusing for some people that will look at your post.

As for your parts list, I'd look to get a 3300x, save money on the RAM, get a used graphics card if possible, and try and get an SSD in there.

Currently, 3300X is out of stock right now

An ordinary SSD will do right? 
About the vga, a lot of people are hoarding used vga and sell them at a higher price. So its better to buy brand new  I’m choosing rx570 or 1650.. 

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, Zektbach said:

Currently, 3300X is out of stock right now

An ordinary SSD will do right? 
About the vga, a lot of people are hoarding used vga and sell them at a higher price. So its better to buy brand new  I’m choosing rx570 or 1650.. 

Imo it might be worth waiting a little while if that would mean that you could get a 3300X instead, unless you're in a hurry to build the PC.

Look for an SSD that doesn't use QLC NAND and isn't DRAMless. The Kingston A2000 and Silicon Power P34A80 are usually priced quite low compared to other competitors, but there's also the Crucial MX500 which is SATA but still a very solid drive.

If new cards are around the same price or cheaper then definitely they're the way to go. Between the 570 and 1650, the 570 will definitely be the better performer.

[Zektbach]

Thank you so much for your input guys!