budget BUDGET PC ---- Ryzen 1400 or Pentium g4560

[halstead101]

This is my first PC build with about a $500-$700 (US dollar) budget (the less the better though). Spending more on the Ryzen will definitely give me a better price/performance value but upgrading the Intel would most likely be easier in the future. It will mainly be used as a light gaming rig and a general multi-purpose PC.  I don't need any peripherals.

 

Here are the two part lists:                          
Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/halstead101/saved/nYf4D3                             
Ryzen: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/halstead101/saved/ByLxrH                       

 

Feel free to suggest things that will cut down on cost and/or add performance.

Thanks!

[Xenift]

It's still quite hard to answer this with the information we have as of right now.

But i am pretty sure the Ryzen chip will out perform the pentium.

[Sokol1an]

If you wanna do some light gaming on a pc, dont get a RX 470. It will outperform many AAA games.

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Nitrous said:

If you wanna do some light gaming on a pc, dont get a RX 470. Its waaay overkill.

rx470 is a good card maxes out 1080p and is only a few bucks more than the 1050ti and is way faster. 

[Sokol1an]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

rx470 is a good card maxes out 1080p and is only a few bucks more than the 1050ti and is way faster. 

But if hes going to do only light gaming, why would he get a RX 470 if it can outperform many AAA games?

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Nitrous said:

But if hes going to do only light gaming, why would he get a RX 470 if it can outperform many AAA games?

what card would you get. also peoples minds will change. I could call gta5 at 4k light compared to battlefield 1 at 8K 

[Xenift]

1080 Gaming has never been better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $672.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-13 23:41 EDT-0400

Consider SSHD instead of SSD + HardDrive Combo

At this price point, it is more viable.

[Sokol1an]

5 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

what card would you get. also peoples minds will change. I could call gta5 at 4k light compared to battlefield 1 at 8K 

I would get an ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 480 8GB OC Edition because thats the best rx 480 avaivable and im gonna do heavy gaming

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Nitrous said:

I would get an ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 480 8GB OC Edition because thats the best rx 480 avaivable and im gonna do heavy gaming

that card isn't worth the extra cost. 

[Sokol1an]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

that card isn't worth the extra cost. 

I mainly chose it for its aurasync feature lmao

(i do have enough money to buy it)

[Guest]

If you're trying to get maximum value from your price point, I'd consider the AMD system, a quadcore is definitely the way to go.

A build like this would be an extremely good buy:
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n2gHKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n2gHKZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($68.84 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $664.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-13 23:50 EDT-0400

 

 

I managed to squeeze in a 1500X (which performs a little better out of the box and comes with a much better cooler), swapped the SSD for a SSHD( I believe the value here is undeniable), Changed the case (still has a window so you can show it off), changed the PSU (this rig will only draw about ~300ish watts under normal load) and picked up the cheapest 480 (still great for gaming at 1080p high).

I also noticed your choice of RAM on the AMD system has no cost, was this a mistake or do you have a stick lying around? 

[crzyces]

This is how I adjusted it. I was torn between the cheapest 8gb 480 and the 8gb 470. Since the 470's are so easy to unlock, I decided to go with that (though you can unlock the 4 gig rx480 and oc it even easier so...)

Either, it's definitely on the cheap.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WpZDFd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WpZDFd/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 8GB ROG STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $639.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-13 23:49 EDT-0400

[crzyces]

You know what's nuts? If you buy physical disks, you can literally get by with a 250gb sata, buy a windows license for $20 bucks, buy a $25 case, you build a 1080p 45-100 FPS Ultra settings gaming machine with all new parts for less than $500. Not a potato used build, but all new, accept maybe recycling a mouse and keyboard.

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, crzyces said:

You know what's nuts? If you buy physical disks, you can literally get by with a 250gb sata, buy a windows license for $20 bucks, buy a $25 case, you build a 1080p 45-100 FPS Ultra settings gaming machine with all new parts for less than $500. Not a potato used build, but all new, accept maybe recycling a mouse and keyboard.

I know this is derailing this topic but.... 

Yeah, you can, I even managed to increase the storage and include a keyboard, mouse and optical drive, all new for $497 on the dot(as long as you get the mail in rebate).

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dhqy7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dhqy7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4500 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($67.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($16.88 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K380 Combo Wired Standard Keyboard w/Laser Mouse  ($18.79 @ Amazon) 
Other: Sketchy Windows License  ($20.00)
Total: $497.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-14 00:38 EDT-0400