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help on a new amd apu build

so i have been planing to build a new pc for gaming not looking for something that will play every game at 4k with max settings just looking to make it playable for a fair price

so this is the plan specs on it ill like to see if anyone got a good idea for what i want to change http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/G3C63C

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33 minutes ago, Raisermrk2 said:

so i have been planing to build a new pc for gaming not looking for something that will play every game at 4k with max settings just looking to make it playable for a fair price

so this is the plan specs on it ill like to see if anyone got a good idea for what i want to change http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/G3C63C

This is a much better choice :

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8BbKCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8BbKCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.75 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($276.48 @ shopRBC) 
Case: BitFenix Raider ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $726.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-15 09:29 EDT-0400

 

You overspent on stuff like the psu and motherboard,  and that combined with the price premium for an apu actually costs the same as using a dedicated gpu. 

AMD Ryzen R7 1700 (3.8ghz) w/ NH-D14, EVGA RTX 2080 XC (stock), 4*4GB DDR4 3000MT/s RAM, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming-3 MB, CX750M PSU, 1.5TB SDD + 7TB HDD, Phanteks enthoo pro case

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i was thinking about adding a gpu later when i get a bit more cash to spend 

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