Budget Build

[rakkety]

Budget (including currency): $600

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, Warzone, Minecraft, Roblox, Halo

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): Peripherals won't be coming from this budget.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VrdBf9

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($268.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC51 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $555.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-27 23:28 EST-0500

 

Would it be better to go with a budget CPU/GPU over the Ryzen 5 3400G?

[MadAnt250]

9 minutes ago, rakkety said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($268.98 @ Amazon) 

That is way overpriced, do not pay that much for that.

[bellabichon]

Looks pretty good to me, except that CPU is like double MSRP. 

13 minutes ago, rakkety said:

Would it be better to go with a budget CPU/GPU over the Ryzen 5 3400G?

If the PC market was normal right now, it'd be worth considering, but GPU prices are insane at the moment. If you're planning to build this PC anytime soon, the 3400G seems like the most viable option to me. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($73.98 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar MG120 G MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.90 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Ziyituod ZYT-AX200 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi Adapter  ($26.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $410.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-28 04:00 EST-0500

you can still find a 290 or 290x on ebay and it'll fit in your budget.