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So this is my first PC that I am building after having a Mac my whole life, and as I am trying to stay under $600 (that is including windows) I am on a budget. Also, I need help getting windows if possible for free xD . Please leave any tips and stuff I need all the help I can get. Here is the link:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pn2Chq

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Buy a refurbished unit from bestbuy and you will end up saving money

Lemme find some 4 u

$200 minimum to $400 and you are set - they include a legit free copy of Windows

 

4th gen intel starting at $250 for i5, $325 for i7

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100019096 601190658 601190659&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=36

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3 minutes ago, GrahamCracker47 said:

So this is my first PC that I am building after having a Mac my whole life, and as I am trying to stay under $600 (that is including windows) I am on a budget. Also, I need help getting windows if possible for free xD . Please leave any tips and stuff I need all the help I can get. Here is the link:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pn2Chq

What do you intend to use the build for? just officework? gaming?

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1 minute ago, honor said:

What do you intend to use the build for? just officework? gaming?

Porn?

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1 minute ago, honor said:

What do you intend to use the build for? just officework? gaming?

light gaming and light video editing. Games like CSGO, Terraria, Rocket League. Then I have no idea what I am going to be using for video editing

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3 minutes ago, yathis said:

Buy a refurbished unit from bestbuy and you will end up saving money

Lemme find some 4 u

$200 minimum to $400 and you are set - they include a legit free copy of Windows

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100019096 601190655 601190658 601190659 601190666&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=36

Thanks dude!

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1 minute ago, GrahamCracker47 said:

Thanks dude!

You are welcome.

You not only save money, but you get a good pc to play your games and look at porn.

 

You can look at 3rd gen intel, but with your games I think 4th gen intel is good.

Heres 3rd gen intel links

i7 $230 3rd gen

i5 3rd gen $125

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100019096 601190666 601190655&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=36

 

 

 

 

 

 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FsmcKZ

get windows from kinguin for $25 ish

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TrmcKZ You can get windows from kinguin for like $25

1TB SSD for games photos etc, 120gb ssd for boot OS

16GB is a bit more than needed but slowly becoming standard, and the money was left over. If you wanna save some more try going for 8GB but there's no point :)  

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I wouldnt spend $600

If I were Original Poster, I would spend $250 on a 4th gen i5 and pocket the remaining $350, or hit up the strip club.

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Just now, GrahamCracker47 said:

Awesome dude thank you so much! I love the build!

You can make it about $20 cheaper by getting a micro-atx board, i just included an ATX as i personally dont like the look of micro-atx boards in ATX cases :P 

PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD   PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340

 

Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL -  Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter

 

         

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@GrahamCracker47I made two builds that should form a solid foundation for future upgrades (meaning I didn't choose some cheap case and psu, but rather quality and value ones). The Amd system is unquestionably better than the Intel one, but ultimately the choice is yours. You can get oem windows for cheap on kinguin or other sites. Due to the ongoing cryptocoin mining craze I chose the cheapest graphics card. When prices drop, you can easily upgrade.

 

AMD:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $601.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 21:29 EDT-0400

 

 

Intel:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.07 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($154.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $541.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 21:32 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

You can make it about $20 cheaper by getting a micro-atx board, i just included an ATX as i personally dont like the look of micro-atx boards in ATX cases :P 

I agree with you there, I am not a fan either

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7 minutes ago, GrahamCracker47 said:

Then I have no idea what I am going to be using for video editing

I haven't found any good free editing software myself, and as a result I am still using Windows Movie maker that was just recently discontinued. I have a Google Drive folder with the program and all necessary files in it, so if you're interested, just message me. 

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5 minutes ago, Septimus said:

I haven't found any good free editing software myself, and as a result I am still using Windows Movie maker that was just recently discontinued. I have a Google Drive folder with the program and all necessary files in it, so if you're interested, just message me. 

I've used it before, so i will let you know if I need that in the future!

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get your os from reddit for $20-30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($97.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $582.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 22:01 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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2 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

get your os from reddit for $20-30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($97.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $582.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 22:01 EDT-0400

Maybe cut down on the ram to 8GB and get a boot SSD?

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i5 6500 3.2 GHz                                                                     -Blue snowball (White) thanks goodwill

MSI Mortar Arctic                                                                   -Logitech K120

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Crucial Ballistix Sport LT White 16GB (8x2GB) 2400

NZXT S340 White

Corsair CXM 450W 

 

Lenovo H320 (Old Pre-built PC)                                      Possible upgrade for H320          

i5 650 3.2 GHz (heh)                                                                                    Xeon X3470

Motherboard unknown                                                       Same Motherboard

iGPU                                                                                   GT 1030 (MSI Low Profile Half Height)

Crucial 240GB SSD                                                           Crucial 240GB SSD

6GB DDR3 (4+2GB)                                                           8-10GB DDR3 (4+2+2GB/4+4+2GB)

Lenovo H320 case                                                             Lenovo H320 case

Unknown PSU (210W?)                                                     Same PSU (210W?)    

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Dont see the need to waste an extra $300.

Unless you need that extra kick of power in the system.

The 1500 CPU isnt worth it compared to the 4th gen intel.

Lemme do a CPUBENCHMARK 4 u and you can see, just fuck around wiff it bruh.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1500X-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4570/3921vs2770

Right like seriously look at that.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1500X-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790/3921vs2293

I mean really  you gotta be feeling me here

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1500X-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3770/3921vs1979

I know you know that I know, plus I know you understand, so

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I'M LATE TO THE PARTY!

 

Anyways, get an older 2nd or 3rd gen i5 unit and add a graphics card.

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