Building a PC for my parter :)

[dshark]

Budget (including currency): $500

Country: USA (South Canada)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: workstation above all, dayz and shiny 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): 

we have a 1050 ti on the way and we're selling an acer nitro 5 to make up for the cost 

[Kaboom1]

I made you a list here:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$233.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Biostar B450MH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$69.98 @ Amazon
Memory	Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL19 Memory	$73.97 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	Rosewill SRM-01B MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$24.30 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$36.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$458.23
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$438.23
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-16 05:02 EDT-0400

It would be good to know what kind of "workstation" tasks you need to do but the processor here should be able to handle it.
You might also want to adjust the list to match you personal preferences, such as the PC case which is currently set to the cheapest compatible case.

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$150.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$98.27 @ Amazon
Memory	OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$75.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$92.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$36.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$515.21
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$495.21
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-16 05:35 EDT-0400