$500 build

[Sheymin]

Budget (including currency): $500 USD 

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Warzone, Rainbow Six SIege, Apex Legends, Brawlhalla, Rocket Leauge

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): I want to play all  those games at 144hz. I already have the monitor

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PKVGk9

 

[matt4realz]

Based on some vids on YT benchmarking it, I highly doubt the 5600G can get 144hz on any of your listed games, even on 1080P.

If you want 144Hz, its a bare necessity to get a GPU.

[saintlouisbagels]

8 minutes ago, matt4realz said:

Based on some vids on YT benchmarking it, I highly doubt the 5600G can get 144hz on any of your listed games, even on 1080P.

If you want 144Hz, its a bare necessity to get a GPU.

They might be able to get away with it at like 720p, Low settings lol.

It's a 24" screen, I can't imagine the difference between 720p and 1080p would be all that noticeable for games.

[ebprince the computer nerd]

I had to cut down SO much, and I'm still $50 over budget. You needed a graphics card for at least 1080p low-medium at 90-120fps. Luckily, 1650's are cheap now. You have to cut back on the CPU for an i3 10th Gen, NOT 12th Gen. Got an mATX case for the mATX motherboard, only 1 fan now instead of 3, better and cheaper PSU, slightly worse storage and slightly worse motherboard. I'm sorry, but for 1080p 144hz, this is near impossible UNLESS you can find like a i3/i5 10th/12th Gen cheap on eBay or even a GTX 1660 Super/RTX 2060 for a couple hundred.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7Mcdxs

[venomtail]

With such a low budget and such high demands you have no option but to look at the used market. 

 

Building a system around 8th gen Intel and vega 64/push for something like a 1080ti could get you the 144hz at medium settings. Of course then you have to worry about getting the right parts that aren't broken.

[fello]

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | $159.00 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jcYQzy/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk-max) | $104.99 @ Amazon 
**Memory** | [G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 CL17 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nbndnQ/gskill-aegis-8-gb-2-x-4-gb-ddr4-2400-memory-f4-2400c17d-8gis) | $29.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/btDzK8/kingston-a400-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sa400s37240g) | $28.85 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BpvZxr/msi-radeon-rx-580-8gb-armor-video-card-rx-580-armor-8g) |-
**Case** | [Antec NX410 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZMC48d/antec-nx410-atx-mid-tower-case-0-761345-81041-8) | $74.99 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$397.82**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2022-07-07 08:22 EDT-0400 |

[fello]

Just now, fello said:

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | $159.00 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jcYQzy/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk-max) | $104.99 @ Amazon 
**Memory** | [G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 CL17 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nbndnQ/gskill-aegis-8-gb-2-x-4-gb-ddr4-2400-memory-f4-2400c17d-8gis) | $29.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/btDzK8/kingston-a400-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sa400s37240g) | $28.85 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BpvZxr/msi-radeon-rx-580-8gb-armor-video-card-rx-580-armor-8g) |-
**Case** | [Antec NX410 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZMC48d/antec-nx410-atx-mid-tower-case-0-761345-81041-8) | $74.99 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$397.82**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2022-07-07 08:22 EDT-0400 |

You can buy the gpu second hand on eBay for ~200$

[Ryuikko]

Used would probably be your best option. Some 2060tis have been floating around ebay for ~200 dollars so that might be a good catch