Budget Build for friend

[Clare]

Budget (including currency): $700 or less

Country: USA

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

Other details must play arma 3 on highest settings

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$171.89 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$74.05 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$124.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage	PNY CS900 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Dell
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Video Card	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case	$48.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GM 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$85.98 @ Newegg
Monitor	BenQ GW2480 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	$119.99 @ Adorama
Keyboard	AmazonBasics KU-0833 +MSU0939 Wired Standard Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$14.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1125.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-16 20:15 EDT-0400

Im over $400 I dont know what is the best budget on the market right now for gaming.

 

 

[Spstampy]

maybe down the video card and storage and cpu

a tiny bit

[Clare]

3 minutes ago, Spstampy said:

maybe down the video card and storage

a tiny bit

well I just want to put windows on his ssd would like 50gb be enough to hold updates and all and the gpu Im not sure if a old gen card would really cost less.

[Clare]

Also the I5 10600 is only $260 unless you know of a better low cost cpu.

 

[RAM555789]

DONT use AMD if the build is for Arma 3. AMD is typically a solid choice for gaming, but not when it comes to Arma 3. Its got garbage optimization and runs much better on comparable Intel CPUs. i5-9600k might see some dips as low as 45fps while stabilizing around 55-60 in KOTH game modes, while Ryzen 5 3600 is going to stick more around 35-45fps. Arma 3 also doesn't require much GPU power, whether you use a 1050 TI or a 2060 fps results will change based on your CPU.

 

Because of the huge price tags on Intel CPUs its probably going to be best to look for a 2nd hand Intel CPU, like the i7-8700 (non K variant runs great with Arma), motherboard and GPU like the 1070.

 

Just want to add on, classifieds have used GPUs for sale right now in the $185-200 ballpark which is still a pretty nice deal.

[Jtalk4456]

24 minutes ago, Clare said:

well I just want to put windows on his ssd would like 50gb be enough to hold updates and all and the gpu Im not sure if a old gen card would really cost less.

since arma seems to be the main use, i would put it on the ssd with windows, 250 gb is a minimum for me on ssds. Especially with how cheap they've gotten

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team GX1 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 1650S if you really can't pay the extra $11.
Case: HEC HX210 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($36.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte P-B 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: LG 22MK430H-B 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Verbatim 99201 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($7.81 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Redragon Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse  ($16.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $711.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-16 23:35 EDT-0400

[Clare]

this is what we decided on thank you guys.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$139.94 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$82.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team GX1 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$47.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card	$169.99 @ Amazon
Case	HEC HX210 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GM 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$85.98 @ Newegg
Monitor	LG 22MK430H-B 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$89.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Verbatim 99201 Wired Standard Keyboard	$10.00 @ Amazon
Mouse	Redragon Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse	$16.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$736.83
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-17 23:48 EDT-0400