Any recommendations for a budget PC? Starter list shown, looking to compete with an Xbox Series S.

[PhoenixGamer2]

Budget (including currency): ~$800-$100 (Preferably lower end, similar to xbox Series S once you add subscription, wireless controller, games (since I play some games that I bought on old pc already.)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Modern Warfare, Fortnite, Rocket League, Minecraft

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): 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$200.00
Motherboard	Asus PRIME A520M-K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$65.98 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$54.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$75.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8 GB GAMING 8G Video Card	$220.00
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 500 W ATX Power Supply	$46.52 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$772.26
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-04 09:26 EST-0500

Again, hopefully similar in performance to Xbox Series S.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

better motherboard and PSU, get windows off ebay for a few dollars:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($200.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8 GB GAMING 8G Video Card  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $682.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-04 10:16 EST-0500

 

[Random_Person1234]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$173.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$78.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Patriot Viper RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$47.99 @ Staples
Storage	Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$75.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Silverstone Essential 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$84.99 @ Amazon
Custom	RTX 3060	$349.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$810.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-04 10:35 EST-0500

If you want to compete with next gen consoles, I suggest you wait for the RTX 3060. I went Intel 10400F because it’s around the same performance for cheaper and it’s actually in stock.

[PhoenixGamer2]

52 minutes ago, Random_Person1234 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$173.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$78.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Patriot Viper RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$47.99 @ Staples
Storage	Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$75.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Silverstone Essential 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$84.99 @ Amazon
Custom	RTX 3060	$349.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$810.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-04 10:35 EST-0500

If you want to compete with next gen consoles, I suggest you wait for the RTX 3060. I went Intel 10400F because it’s around the same performance for cheaper and it’s actually in stock.

Do you really think the 3060 is necessary? I was hoping to built this pretty soon

[Random_Person1234]

1 minute ago, PhoenixGamer2 said:

Do you really think the 3060 is necessary? I was hoping to built this pretty soon

If you want similar performance to the Series S, then I would suggest waiting. I can say that the RTX 3060 would be a lot better than an RX 580. The 3060 should come out next month.

[PhoenixGamer2]

Ok, thanks for the input!