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I'm trying to build my first PC, but I know nothing about hardware, so I would need some guidance and ideas. 

 

The maximum I can spend at the moment is $500. I'm fairly young and broke, so I'll be buying parts separately as I save up (I just don't want to wait any longer). My current budget is $200.

 

I would like to build something that can be upgradeable later on when I have more to spend, or I need more power, whether it be more power for my projects or for gaming, maybe, most likely not gaming.

 

For now I basically just need the bare minimum to be able to do my work without issues.

 

Also I was thinking about repurposing some parts from my old EMachines EL1850-01e. Maybe use the hardrive, or disk reader, idk.

 

My work on the new PC will mainly consist of

  • Digital Painting (Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai)
  • Video Editing (I don't have a good editing program yet)
  • Streaming and Recording (OBS)

and

  • 3d animation (Blender)

 

I always use 2 or more displays for my work, I don't mind if one is HDMI and the other RGB, or DVI, but two HD displays would be preferable.

I have all peripherals ready from my old PC: mouse, keyboard, monitors, lame speakers.

Some things I would like with the build are WiFi connectivity, maybe (if possible) built-in Bluetooth, and plenty of USB ports.

 

One last thing, I'm getting into streaming, and I've heard about two-PC streaming setups, would it be possible for me to do this with a laptop I currently use and this new PC? I would be streaming what I do on the laptop through the PC. 

 

I understand if this sounds demanding or crazy, I'm a complete newbie and I seriously can't even comprehend all that goes behind building a computer, so I would greatly appreciate any help and advice.

 

Damn I said PC so many times...

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The sad part is: $500 is too small for the task given

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500$ is not enough for a streaming/editing PC

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4 minutes ago, jnkokseby said:

500$ is not enough for a streaming/editing PC

I agree, I'm sorry @MOK8

 

Even though it's not completly impossible, you might get away with an shitty CPU and a somewhat decent GPU

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22 minutes ago, MOK8 said:

I'm trying to build my first PC, but I know nothing about hardware, so I would need some guidance and ideas. 

 

The maximum I can spend at the moment is $500. I'm fairly young and broke, so I'll be buying parts separately as I save up (I just don't want to wait any longer). My current budget is $200.

 

I would like to build something that can be upgradeable later on when I have more to spend, or I need more power, whether it be more power for my projects or for gaming, maybe, most likely not gaming.

 

For now I basically just need the bare minimum to be able to do my work without issues.

 

Also I was thinking about repurposing some parts from my old EMachines EL1850-01e. Maybe use the hardrive, or disk reader, idk.

 

My work on the new PC will mainly consist of

  • Digital Painting (Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai)
  • Video Editing (I don't have a good editing program yet)
  • Streaming and Recording (OBS)

and

  • 3d animation (Blender)

 

I always use 2 or more displays for my work, I don't mind if one is HDMI and the other RGB, or DVI, but two HD displays would be preferable.

I have all peripherals ready from my old PC: mouse, keyboard, monitors, lame speakers.

Some things I would like with the build are WiFi connectivity, maybe (if possible) built-in Bluetooth, and plenty of USB ports.

 

One last thing, I'm getting into streaming, and I've heard about two-PC streaming setups, would it be possible for me to do this with a laptop I currently use and this new PC? I would be streaming what I do on the laptop through the PC. 

 

I understand if this sounds demanding or crazy, I'm a complete newbie and I seriously can't even comprehend all that goes behind building a computer, so I would greatly appreciate any help and advice.

 

Damn I said PC so many times...

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Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($33.89 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 460 4GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.85 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $520.47
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Use Sony Vegas Pro for video editing cause uses AMD's Gpu's way better than NVIDIA's.

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CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
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Total: $407.31
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If you're willing, you could spend an extra $25-$35 and get this gpu instead.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wrmxFT/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-acx-20-video-card-04g-p4-6251-kr

 

Naturally, it won't be great at video editing and streaming and whatnot, but it should be ok. When streaming, just make sure to select NVENC for encoding (it'll offload the encoding stuff to your gpu instead of your CPU. You should do this as your CPU can't handle encoding and gaming at the same time).

 

If you're not in a rush though, you might want to consider waiting for Ryzen 3, which launches Q3 2017.

 

Unfortunately, using your laptop for encoding might not be the best idea as you'd have to buy a capture card, which could cost a considerable amount of money. I think you'd be better off using the money you would have spent on a capture card towards a better GPU or an ssd.

9 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

The sad part is: $500 is too small for the task given

 

7 minutes ago, jnkokseby said:

500$ is not enough for a streaming/editing PC

I think it's enough. It won't be great at doing it but I think it'll do ok.

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CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix - Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
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If you're willing, you could spend an extra $25-$35 and get this gpu instead.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wrmxFT/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-acx-20-video-card-04g-p4-6251-kr

 

Naturally, it won't be great at video editing and streaming and whatnot, but it should be ok. When streaming, just make sure to select NVENC for encoding (it'll offload the encoding stuff to your gpu instead of your CPU. You should do this as your CPU can't handle encoding and gaming at the same time).

 

If you're not in a rush though, you might want to consider waiting for Ryzen 3, which launches Q3 2017.

 

Unfortunately, using your laptop for encoding might not be the best idea as you'd have to buy a capture card, which could cost a considerable amount of money. I think you'd be better off using the money you would have spent on a capture card towards a better GPU or an ssd.

 

I think it's enough. It won't be great at doing it but I think it'll do ok.

He could also take an AMD FX6300 into consideration which would save a few bucks. And there is always the bonus of an heater  embedded into you PC so it won't get cold in the winter. And yeah the 6 cores I guess.

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What are you doing? You just proved my point to be invalid!!

 

Tbh, blender and video editing and streaming on a dual core processor (with HT) isn't going to be something amazing

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1 minute ago, Dr.Fr4nk3n5731n said:

He could also take an AMD FX6300 into consideration which would save a few bucks. And there is always the bonus of an heater  embedded into you PC so it won't get cold in the winter. And yeah the 6 cores I guess.

He will lose 55% IPC improvment when he buys FX

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1 minute ago, Dr.Fr4nk3n5731n said:

He could also take an AMD FX6300 into consideration which would save a few bucks. And there is always the bonus of an heater  embedded into you PC so it won't get cold in the winter. And yeah the 6 cores I guess.

Gaming performance would be considerably worse tho :P 

 

But it's summer right now! Who wants to live through August with a space heater next to them?!? :P 

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What are you doing? You just proved my point to be invalid!!

 

Tbh, blender and video editing and streaming on a dual core processor (with HT) isn't going to be something amazing

Whhhaaaaaaaa?!? Me?!?

 

Well no duh :P but at least it'd be doable, not some unbearable mess.

 

I just thought about it and it might make sense for OP to go used, though. If they could pick up a 2500k+OCing mobo+8gb RAM or something for $150-$200 that'd be a good deal.

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1 minute ago, domandric034 said:

He will lose 55% IPC improvment when he buys FX

More like 40% I think (remember if A is 40% faster than B that doesn't mean B is 40% slower than A, but (1-1/1.4)*100% or 28.5% slower.

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More like 40% I think (remember if A is 40% faster than B that doesn't mean B is 40% slower than A, but (1-1/1.4)*100% or 28.5% slower.

If he compares to my build it will be 55% IPC lost. :/

 

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abit over but:

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
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reuse your old hdd.

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abit over but:

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $508.63
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reuse your old hdd.

Nice build but I would downgrade CPU to and amount of memory to 8 GB and put up frequency to 3200 MHz. And I would consider GTX 1050 Ti or RX 570 or RX 560 :/

And where is the disk ? xD

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Nice build but I would downgrade CPU to and amount of memory to 8 GB and put up frequency to 3200 MHz. And I would consider GTX 1050 Ti or RX 570 or RX 560 :/

And where is the disk ? xD

more ram would be better than just having faster ram. he already has an old pc with a hdd he can reuse.  

39 minutes ago, MOK8 said:

 I was thinking about repurposing some parts from my old EMachines EL1850-01e. Maybe use the hardrive, or disk reader, idk.

 

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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

more ram would be better than just having faster ram. he already has an old pc with a hdd he can reuse.  

 

Maybe it is IDE drive 

 

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Maybe it is IDE drive 

doubt it; i'm looking at pics of the pc and the mobo doesn't have an IDE connector.

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doubt it; i'm looking at pics of the pc and the mobo doesn't have an IDE connector.

Ok but still it is SATA 3GB/s

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2 minutes ago, domandric034 said:

Ok but still it is SATA 3GB/s

Does that really matter for an HDD though?

9 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

abit over but:

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
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reuse your old hdd.

Jeez dude a 1600. It's pushing the budget but I give a thumbs up for the 1600.

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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48 minutes ago, MOK8 said:

I'm trying to build my first PC, but I know nothing about hardware, so I would need some guidance and ideas. 

 

The maximum I can spend at the moment is $500. I'm fairly young and broke, so I'll be buying parts separately as I save up (I just don't want to wait any longer). My current budget is $200.

 

I would like to build something that can be upgradeable later on when I have more to spend, or I need more power, whether it be more power for my projects or for gaming, maybe, most likely not gaming.

 

For now I basically just need the bare minimum to be able to do my work without issues.

 

Also I was thinking about repurposing some parts from my old EMachines EL1850-01e. Maybe use the hardrive, or disk reader, idk.

 

My work on the new PC will mainly consist of

  • Digital Painting (Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai)
  • Video Editing (I don't have a good editing program yet)
  • Streaming and Recording (OBS)

and

  • 3d animation (Blender)

 

I always use 2 or more displays for my work, I don't mind if one is HDMI and the other RGB, or DVI, but two HD displays would be preferable.

I have all peripherals ready from my old PC: mouse, keyboard, monitors, lame speakers.

Some things I would like with the build are WiFi connectivity, maybe (if possible) built-in Bluetooth, and plenty of USB ports.

 

One last thing, I'm getting into streaming, and I've heard about two-PC streaming setups, would it be possible for me to do this with a laptop I currently use and this new PC? I would be streaming what I do on the laptop through the PC. 

 

I understand if this sounds demanding or crazy, I'm a complete newbie and I seriously can't even comprehend all that goes behind building a computer, so I would greatly appreciate any help and advice.

 

Damn I said PC so many times...

Go with @herman mcpootis's build.

My Rig : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MTBd2R

My VM Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rPR6gL

My Backup Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cRQYYr

My Storage Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tzzR9W

My Router : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bMPN4C

My Laptop : Lenovo Z575 with 6 GB RAM (1866 MHz), Crucial MX300 525 GB & Western Digital 2 TB (Removed optical drive)

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I'm really sorry, I honestly didn't know my budget was this unreasonable. Ok, if I raise it to about 700 max, what could we do?

I don't need an over powered PC and I really won't be doing much gaming, most of my streaming will be painting and drawing related.

I do know that I'd need a decent CPU for the work I do, as well as enough RAM and an SSD. I don't mind going with parts that heat up a bit, but if overheating is a real serious issue, I'd rather not (I live in Arizona, so it's already really hot)

Also, is it actually possible to reuse my HDD? I saw a few mixed feelings

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