Budget Build Options needed

[blarferz]

I'm looking to build a budget DIY PC. I'm on a pretty tight budget, and I'm wondering whether an AMD or Intel build is the best value for a tight budget. Any help would be really appreciated! Thanks!

[m0k]

1 minute ago, blarferz said:

I'm looking to build a budget DIY PC. I'm on a pretty tight budget, and I'm wondering whether an AMD or Intel build is the best value for a tight budget. Any help would be really appreciated! Thanks!

whats your budget?

do you already have a monitor? what resolution is it?

what will the pc be used for?

 

[Jurrunio]

AMD CPU is better for cheap build. Their Ryzen APU is best in class when it comes to cheap systems that are still capable.

[Canada EH]

whats your budget

[blarferz]

Just now, mok said:

whats your budget?

do you already have a monitor? what resolution is it?

what will the pc be used for?

 

my budget is probably about $400. I have a 1080p 60 fps monitor right now. The pc will be used for productivity and some light gaming.

[Canada EH]

400 usd or cdn or aus or kiwi or nigeria$ or swammish $

[blarferz]

Just now, Canada EH said:

400 usd or cdn or aus or kiwi or nigeria$ or swammish $

lol nice. It's usd

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, blarferz said:

lol nice. It's usd

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.19 @ OutletPC) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $363.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-18 22:38 EST-0500

[Psittac]

Gotta second the ryzen apu

[blarferz]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.19 @ OutletPC) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $363.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-18 22:38 EST-0500

Thanks for the part list! Do you know if this can be upgraded later if I find the budget for a dedicated GPU? 

[Psittac]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sh6kcY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sh6kcY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME A320M-K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($115.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $399.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-18 22:46 EST-0500

 

[Psittac]

5 minutes ago, blarferz said:

Thanks for the part list! Do you know if this can be upgraded later if I find the budget for a dedicated GPU? 

Yes it can, also pc part picker says there can be an issue with getting the new raven ridge to work on certain motherboards.  Be certain to research this for the specific motherboard you're looking at first.

[blarferz]

Just now, Psittac said:

Yes it can, also pc part picker says there can be an issue with getting the new raven ridge to work on certain motherboards.  Be certain to research this for the specific motherboard you're looking at first.

I saw that. Thanks for the advice!

[Psittac]

also you need to verify that any ram you're selecting is supported by the motherboard.  Either through the qualified vendor list on the mb site, or first hand experience of someone else using it with success.  Remember that it needs to be exactly the same ram as even same series within the same manufacturer can have different chips

[blarferz]

1 minute ago, Psittac said:

also you need to verify that any ram you're selecting is supported by the motherboard.  Either through the qualified vendor list on the mb site, or first hand experience of someone else using it with success.  Remember that it needs to be exactly the same ram as even same series within the same manufacturer can have different chips

Will do. Thanks so much!

[SupaKomputa]

31 minutes ago, Psittac said:

Yes it can, also pc part picker says there can be an issue with getting the new raven ridge to work on certain motherboards.  Be certain to research this for the specific motherboard you're looking at first.

Raven ridge will work on any motherboard. The problem is not all motherboard shipped with an updated bios that have the support.

Before shipping you may wanna ask the seller to update the bios first.

[Herman Mcpootis]

45 minutes ago, blarferz said:

Thanks for the part list! Do you know if this can be upgraded later if I find the budget for a dedicated GPU? 

yeah, up to a 1060. you'll want to upgrade the cpu past that.

[Herman Mcpootis]

35 minutes ago, Psittac said:

also you need to verify that any ram you're selecting is supported by the motherboard.  Either through the qualified vendor list on the mb site, or first hand experience of someone else using it with success.  Remember that it needs to be exactly the same ram as even same series within the same manufacturer can have different chips

the QVL is just a list of ram that was confirmed working, almost all the time unlisted ram will still work fine.