Help with a budget build

Rylyguy · October 29, 2021

I'm making a parts list for my friends who's on a tight budget around $500 excluding a GPU. (another friend is giving him one)

Budget (including currency): $500 usd

Country: united states

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, rocket league, CSGO, indie games

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): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vNq2p2 This is what I've made but it's quite a bit over budget. He doesn't need any peripherals, he plans to buy within the next month, he'll be playing at 1080p 144hz.

Edit: he also needs wifi connectivity but he can just get an add in card

jaslion · October 29, 2021

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-10100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.50 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($65.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar MX331 MESH ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.87 @ Amazon)
Total: $512.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-29 09:39 EDT-0400

Far better board

Better psu (it's overkill but like 1$ more and far higher end I don't know what card you are getting so I just went with it)

Better storage option

Better case

Same ram

Cpu is worse as I couldn't fit it in budget without making some other big compromises but for the games specified here it won't make a difference.

Somerandomtechyboi · October 29, 2021

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VP6bW3

Threw the case out the window so if you want a case then just find some old scrap case for 3$ or even free if you are lucky and stick the damn pc in it (if sidepanel has garbage ventilation then ditch the sidepanel or be like me and make a mesh sidepanel)