Looking for Some Input on this Build

[Septimus]

I feel fairly well versed in the PC building department, but nonetheless feel like some input from other "techy" people would be a good idea. I'm going to be building a PC for a friend in a week or two, and he has a fairly tight budget, $500-$675. This rig will most likely be used mainly for gaming, with maybe a little bit of homework. The build is going to be including a monitor, as well as a keyboard. Here's what I've come up with so far...

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZJn94C
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZJn94C/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($149.99) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($72.99) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($29.99) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($129.99) 
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - TR2 600W ATX Power Supply  ($44.99) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - Archer T4UH USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Sceptre - E248W-1920 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech - K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $657.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-08 10:33 EDT-0400

 

I'm planning on pushing the CPU to around 3.8GHz, does that seem reasonable? 

With tax, that's pushing around $725 at our local Micro Center, so it's already beginning to max out the budget. The primary use of the rig will be gaming, as mentioned before, but specifically Rust. Unfortunately, he wants to play Rust, but doesn't want to spend a lot of money on a good system . The addition of a GTX 1060 6GB is in question, but that will really raise the price. 

What do you guys think? 

[Vacras]

I’d suggest getting a lower power Psu. Something like 400-500W would be more than enough and the few bucks you saved could go towards a ssd which will be much more valuable

 

[Septimus]

Just now, Vacras said:

I’d suggest getting a lower power Psu. Something like 400-500W would be more than enough and the few bucks you saved could go towards a ssd which will be much more valuable

 

Looking to achieve peak efficiency on the PSU, but if I find something cheaper in store that still meets the wattage requirement, then I'll go for it. 

As for the SSD, he seems to be fine with waiting and I think more storage might be a better option than faster storage, that may also change when we actually go in-store depending on the current deals. 

Thanks for the input! 

[Nocte]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($149.99) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($29.99) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($129.99) 
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Logitech - K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $661.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-08 10:58 EDT-0400

 

Faster memory, only one stick of 8GB (upgrade to 16GB in the future?), better motherboard, better quality (and cheaper) PSU.

I threw in a 75Hz, 1ms monitor for the same price. I would get that one instead of the Sceptre, but up to you.

[Vacras]

6 minutes ago, Septimus said:

Looking to achieve peak efficiency on the PSU, but if I find something cheaper in store that still meets the wattage requirement, then I'll go for it. 

As for the SSD, he seems to be fine with waiting and I think more storage might be a better option than faster storage, that may also change when we actually go in-store depending on the current deals. 

Thanks for the input! 

Just let him Test a system with a SSD and one without, he will immediately want one himself

 

I’m no expert on psus at all so I can’t recommend one at your price range, but you should definitely check the Psu/Cases section for that

[Septimus]

2 hours ago, Eibe said:

I threw in a 75Hz, 1ms monitor for the same price. I would get that one instead of the Sceptre, but up to you

Nice find, thanks for that.