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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) performs about the same as the 3100 but extra cores will help it last longer.
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.94 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card 
Case: Cougar MG130-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: GAMDIAS KRATOS P1 G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $495.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Budget (including currency): $500

 

Country: USA

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming only. Call of duty Warzone to Star wars and everything in between.

 

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): This build is for my brother. I have an old Radeon 295x2 video card I will be giving him to use for the time being. No peripherals are needed. He will be playing on 1080p 144hz most likely, though the his display can go to 1440p at 144hz but doesn't seem practical for this budget.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

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A 295x2 damn! That's a power hungry card. 500W TDP, probably top 3 in terms of most power hungry cards.

 

Ok, here's a build with priority on a strong independent PSU.

 

Something like this.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Green 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $512.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 13:04 EDT-0400

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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A 295x2 damn! That's a power hungry card. 500W TDP, probably top 3 in terms of most power hungry cards.

 

Ok, here's a build with priority on a strong independent PSU.

 

Something like this.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Green 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $512.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 13:04 EDT-0400

Yeah it really is, especially since most games now don't even support dual gpu's. Ideally I'd like to sell it and just buy him a 5700xt instead.

 

Thank you for the build, looks solid!

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5 minutes ago, xtr650 said:

Yeah it really is, especially since most games now don't even support dual gpu's. Ideally I'd like to sell it and just buy him a 5700xt instead.

 

Thank you for the build, looks solid!

Ideally in your shoes I'd test that the 295x2 works well in the games he's going to play before making a purchase. If performance is abysmal because of the dual GPU solution, then perhaps a more budget build with a cheap 1650 super-type card is a better choice.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $114.99 @ B&H
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.00 @ Best Buy
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $57.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $66.49 @ Staples
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card  
Case Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $54.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $104.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $493.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 15:54 EDT-0400  

The r9 295X2 is a bloody power hungry card! 750w should be good.

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5 hours ago, Energycore said:

Ideally in your shoes I'd test that the 295x2 works well in the games he's going to play before making a purchase. If performance is abysmal because of the dual GPU solution, then perhaps a more budget build with a cheap 1650 super-type card is a better choice.

Sounds like a plan, thank you for the advice!

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2 hours ago, Avocheeseado said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $114.99 @ B&H
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.00 @ Best Buy
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $57.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $66.49 @ Staples
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card  
Case Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $54.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $104.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $493.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 15:54 EDT-0400  

The r9 295X2 is a bloody power hungry card! 750w should be good.

Thank you! Much appreciated.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) performs about the same as the 3100 but extra cores will help it last longer.
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.94 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card 
Case: Cougar MG130-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: GAMDIAS KRATOS P1 G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $495.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 20:35 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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On 9/10/2020 at 8:36 PM, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) performs about the same as the 3100 but extra cores will help it last longer.
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.94 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8 GB Core Edition Video Card 
Case: Cougar MG130-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: GAMDIAS KRATOS P1 G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $495.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-10 20:35 EDT-0400

Looks great and good point on extra cores for future proofing a bit. Thank you.

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1 minute ago, xtr650 said:

Looks great and good point on extra cores for future proofing a bit. Thank you.

btw, swap out the PSU for this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TDjJ7P/antec-earthwatts-gold-pro-750w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ea750g-pro

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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