Budget Build, Ryzen

[PineyCreek]

Ladies and Gents:

 

I'm trying to price out a budget build for a friend.  He games on occasion and does a little bit of photo work.  I've got the following build, and I am looking for a decent way to lower the cost without sacrificing performance or quality.  Do you have any recommendations?  I doubt he would overclock, so I could probably drop to the A series chipset.  That's the only thing I can think of.  2400MHz memory is barely cheaper than the 2666MHz. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($154.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $840.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 02:32 EDT-0400

[That_PC_Kid]

Is this supposed to be a black/red aesthetics build? Also, what is his budget?

[PineyCreek]

3 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

Is this supposed to be a black/red aesthetics build? Also, what is his budget?

No, the case could go cheaper as long as it's not a flimsy piece of junk.  I would be building it and buying the components.  I just think of the S340 as a decent case.  His computer's so ancient that anything will be a wonderful upgrade.  Was hoping for less than what's currently in the part list in terms of cost, but no real set budget.

[That_PC_Kid]

7 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

No, the case could go cheaper as long as it's not a flimsy piece of junk.  I would be building it and buying the components.  I just think of the S340 as a decent case.  His computer's so ancient that anything will be a wonderful upgrade.  Was hoping for less than what's currently in the part list in terms of cost, but no real set budget.

I could make anything from a $1,000 build to a $500 build. I need a budget even if it just the highest you are willing to go.

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($158.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $836.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 02:52 EDT-0400

[PineyCreek]

5 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

I could make anything from a $1,000 build to a $500 build. I need a budget even if it just the highest you are willing to go.

Let's say what I priced out initially is basically the top end of the budget.  I'm interested to see what you can make for $500 though.

[HKZeroFive]

Bada-bing, bada-boom.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($215.98 @ PCM) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($106.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB PULSE Video Card  ($206.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $820.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 02:59 EDT-0400

[That_PC_Kid]

7 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

Let's say what I priced out initially is basically the top end of the budget.  I'm interested to see what you can make for $500 though.

We'd have to wait for Ryzen 3 to make a $500 Ryzen build. I can do $500 for Intel though.

[PineyCreek]

3 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

We'd have to wait for Ryzen 3 to make a $500 Ryzen build. I can do $500 for Intel though.

Sure.  Neither I nor he are tied to any particular vendors, so it doesn't bother me.

[That_PC_Kid]

Here's the build:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kWdv7h

[PineyCreek]

32 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

Here's the build:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kWdv7h

Huh, not bad.  Thank you for the suggestions.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($215.98 @ PCM) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Mainstream 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $840.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 09:17 EDT-0400