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Budget (including currency): $600

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Apex Legends, Minecraft,School

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): Atleast 60 fps for obviously for gaming.

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $186.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler ID-COOLING SE-224-XT Basic 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME H510M-E Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $94.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory $75.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG GAMMIX S5 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $39.99 @ Amazon
Case Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case $44.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply ARESGAME AGV 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $522.92
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $512.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-22 18:37 EDT-0400  

I would go with this, it will run MC fine and apex you'd have to turn down the settings.

Leaving 100$ + time to save up for a gpu when the shortage is over

Big nerd. 

 

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6 minutes ago, davemc said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $186.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler ID-COOLING SE-224-XT Basic 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME H510M-E Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $94.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory $75.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG GAMMIX S5 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $39.99 @ Amazon
Case Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case $44.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply ARESGAME AGV 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $522.92
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $512.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-22 18:37 EDT-0400  

I would go with this, it will run MC fine and apex you'd have to turn down the settings.

Leaving 100$ + time to save up for a gpu when the shortage is over

Thanks, i will wait for more suggestions and see which one fits what i need the most

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13 minutes ago, davemc said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $186.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler ID-COOLING SE-224-XT Basic 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME H510M-E Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $94.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory $75.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG GAMMIX S5 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $39.99 @ Amazon
Case Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case $44.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply ARESGAME AGV 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $522.92
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $512.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-22 18:37 EDT-0400  

I would go with this, it will run MC fine and apex you'd have to turn down the settings.

Leaving 100$ + time to save up for a gpu when the shortage is over

Neo air silent isn't great, the cougar mx-330g air when it's not at an inflated price is $50 (Mb$40) and comes with three fans. 
The aresgame AGV is an absolute piece of junk, it's missing several key protections and the componentry inside most likely is quite... unsavory. Swap it out for a corsair CX, a 550w should do. 

 

actually, after reading that entire list again, There's like no component there I recommend for the budget (Maybe the 11400? But what use would they have for that? Honestly an 10400 or 10100 would be better). Just... don't recommend that. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $149.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard ASRock B560M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $75.00
Memory GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $71.99 @ Newegg
Storage Mushkin Enhanced Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $96.00
Case Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case $50.00
Power Supply Corsair CXF 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $522.97
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $502.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-22 18:51 EDT-0400  

by the way OP, If you do decide to go with this, install the NVME on the bottom slot of the motherboard. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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7 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Neo air silent isn't great, the cougar mx-330g air when it's not at an inflated price is $50 (Mb$40) and comes with three fans. 
The aresgame AGV is an absolute piece of junk, it's missing several key protections and the componentry inside most likely is quite... unsavory. Swap it out for a corsair CX, a 550w should do. 

 

actually, after reading that entire list again, There's like no component there I recommend for the budget (Maybe the 11400? But what use would they have for that? Honestly an 10400 or 10100 would be better). Just... don't recommend that. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $149.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard ASRock B560M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $75.00
Memory GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $71.99 @ Newegg
Storage Mushkin Enhanced Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $96.00
Case Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case $50.00
Power Supply Corsair CXF 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $522.97
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $502.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-22 18:51 EDT-0400  

by the way OP, If you do decide to go with this, install the NVME on the bottom slot of the motherboard. 

I have the AGV 500, it hasn't fried anything yet.

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Just now, Cool_Evlo said:

I have the AGV 500, it hasn't fried anything yet.

Thought this might be coming. If you're basing your recommendation on your own limited personal experience, I'm sorry, but no. Just because it has worked out for you doesn't mean that It'll work out for everybody, or just in general. Aresgame seems to claim to be an OEM but I can't find any brands they oem for, there's a distinct lack of reviews on the internet (several on youtube, nothing out of more offical outlets), except for on Amazon, how convenient. Their website has several grammatical errors and is extremely undetailed, the list goes on. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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1 minute ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Thought this might be coming. If you're basing your recommendation on your own limited personal experience, I'm sorry, but no. Just because it has worked out for you doesn't mean that It'll work out for everybody, or just in general. Aresgame seems to claim to be an OEM but I can't find any brands they oem for, there's a distinct lack of reviews on the internet (several on youtube, nothing out of more offical outlets), except for on Amazon, how convenient. Their website has several grammatical errors and is extremely undetailed, the list goes on. 

They actually sponsored a build for LMG.

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19 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

The aresgame AGV is an absolute piece of junk, it's missing several key protections and the componentry inside most likely is quite... unsavory. 

 

thanks for letting me know.

for future reference, what makes it terrible? does this make all aresgame psus terrible?

Big nerd. 

 

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54 minutes ago, davemc said:

thanks for letting me know.

for future reference, what makes it terrible? does this make all aresgame psus terrible?

I have no idea, what I'm saying only applies to this one. Check out the other post I made above, and their website: Aresgame
There's grammatical errors there, they don't provide any proof that their supplies have certified protections (OVP/UVP/OPP/SCP/OCP/OTP), basically all of their claims are totally unproven. It's also an group regulated psu so the voltage regulation is going to be poor-obviously something that you really don't want- among other things. The user manual is obscure, but I found it after a bit. It's all Grammatical errors, and tacky taglines. It uses unnecessary buzzwords,, and provides little to no more detail than the website. 
 

Also, the reviews I did find were extremely tacky, this for example: ARESGAME power Supply 500W 80+ BRONZE Certified PSU Review! - YouTube
The reviewer glosses over any actual tests (testing the power protections or the claims it makes, such as the efficiency), makes sure to reiterate why it's so great (Literally he mentions that It has black cables several times, mentions that it's sleeved several times, mentions that "it's a better value that ____ several times" It's just really repetitive, he doesn't provide any actual data, the only thing he tested was if the power supply would die or do anything wonky- once, under unknown conditions with unknown components for an unknown amount of time, performing unknown tasks- you get the idea, as well as if it got hot to the touch after performing the previously mentioned tests.

58 minutes ago, Cool_Evlo said:

They actually sponsored a build for LMG.

Doesn't really change anything.

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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19 minutes ago, NormalTechInterested said:

if i were to buy a GPU, what would be a good choice for my current needs.

Res, budget for the gpu, and settings you want to play at? 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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PC BUILD Guide! (POV)              How to Overclock your CPU 

 

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Just now, NormalTechInterested said:

1080p, $400,med

 

Provided you can get lucky, a 3060ti, otherwise, maybe a used 1080ti once the market calms down a bit. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

Motherboard Tier List                   How many watts do I need?
Best B550 Motherboards             Best Intel Z490 Motherboards

PC Troubleshooting                      You don't need a big PSU

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