Building a low budget PC

[dok1]

Hello, I need help in building a pc or buying one in a budget of 500$. First of all, which option is better for this price? Second, I would prefer having SSD or SSHD over HDD, and minimum of 4GB DDR4 RAM. I am not a big gamer, but i would like to run some not so demanding games (such as Dota 2 or online FIFA) at high FPS, with multiple tabs opened (youtube/facebook) without any problems (if possible of course). I know this may be a bizzare explanation but i just wanted to guide you thoroughly into my demands. If I posted in a wrong forum, please redirect me. Thanks!

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id probably go r5 2200g, 2x4gb ddr4, 250gb ssd, b350 motherboard. That should handle your tasks and fit in budget.

[TopToPC]

Found a Nvidia EVGA GT 1030 with a DDR 5 GB Video ram with a 1290 Mhz Clock

 

Site - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VPS15N/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B071DY2VJR

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, TopToPC said:

Found a Nvidia EVGA GT 1030 with a DDR 5 GB Video ram with a 1290 Mhz Clock

 

Site - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VPS15N/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B071DY2VJR

Aren't the new AMD APUs more powerful than a 1030? 

[TopToPC]

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Aren't the new AMD APUs more powerful than a 1030? 

I was talking about a GPU not a Processor 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, TopToPC said:

I was talking about a GPU not a Processor 

Why buy a GPU if an APU can outperform the GPU?

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, TopToPC said:

I was talking about a GPU not a Processor 

The iGPU in the Ryzen APUs is better than a 1030.

 

-Moved to New Builds and Planning-

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

Where do you live?

 

If you're in Canada, Dell has a nice Refurbished sale going on right now. You can get an i7 3770 and some other stuff in an optiplex then go out and buy a 1030/1050 for under $500 CAD.

 

Edit: I know this doesn't comply with your requirement of 4GB DDR4, but you'd be getting more performance with this build.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $470.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 21:54 EST-0500

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Aren't the new AMD APUs more powerful than a 1030? 

The 2400G is, the 2200G is just below.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $496.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 21:55 EST-0500

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
 

Jesus I wish I could get a quality LGA 1150 mATX board for that price......

[DrMacintosh]

When AMD is getting more love

 

Warm feelings

[Energycore]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Jesus I wish I could get a quality LGA 1150 mATX board for that price......

I wouldn't call that model "quality"

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I wouldn't call that model "quality"

Still better than the options I have on eBay for a 1150 mATX board. I would love a Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H but they are expensive 

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Jesus I wish I could get a quality LGA 1150 mATX board for that price......

Just got a q87 asus board for about that price from ebay. Works fine and has most all features you could want like tpm, intel nic, 4 dimms, xeon e3 support.

[dok1]

Oh my God, thank you guys so much for such a quick response. I have found similar prebuilt pc's in my country for just bit more than 500$ ( however without SSD because its much more expensive here). Anyway, you have helped me much more than i thought. One more question tho, is there a website or list of some kind which shows gpu's sorted by performance or year of release, because im new to this and can't quite understand all the terminology. Thanks again! <3

[VEXICUS]

Get a prebuilt system with an i7 in it....most probably it will HV 8gb ram.....also u can sell the HDD that's present inside it nd purchase a sshd.

For GPU...I would recommend u to buy something like a used GTX 980/980ti/780ti as they'll provide u with a solid price to performance.

 

For instance...check out this hp prebuilt ???

It has a core i7 4790 which is still a beast of CPU even by today's standards

It has 8 gb of RAM

500gb HDD ..can be switched to an sshd

W10 licensed copy

Nd the best part is ..this PC is listed fr about $230

Just pop in a decent GPU nd u'll HV one heck of a gaming PC

https://m.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteDesk-800-G1-Core-i7-4790-3-6GHz-8Gb-500Gb-DVD-SFF-Desktop-W10Pro-/352286529315

 

[aisle9]

2 hours ago, TopToPC said:

Found a Nvidia EVGA GT 1030 with a DDR 5 GB Video ram with a 1290 Mhz Clock

 

Site - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VPS15N/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B071DY2VJR

It continues to boggle my freaking mind that GT 1030s have hit the $100 mark.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, aisle9 said:

It continues to boggle my freaking mind that GT 1030s have hit the $100 mark.

[aisle9]

9 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

I just disconnected my rig over the weekend because it wasn't worth the power bills anymore. Can you actually mine on a freaking 1030?

[Herman Mcpootis]

7 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

I just disconnected my rig over the weekend because it wasn't worth the power bills anymore. Can you actually mine on a freaking 1030?

probably not, or at least not very well. but it's probably pushing gamers to get the lower-end 1030s and rx 550s so you end up seeing them get more expensive.

[JoostinOnline]

4 hours ago, TopToPC said:

Found a Nvidia EVGA GT 1030 with a DDR 5 GB Video ram with a 1290 Mhz Clock

 

Site - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VPS15N/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B071DY2VJR

People need to STOP recommending the 1030.  It's a piece of crap.  Yes, you can game on it, but the price is ridiculous for the performance.  It's a weaker version of the GTX 750.

[dok1]

6 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id probably go r5 2200g, 2x4gb ddr4, 250gb ssd, b350 motherboard. That should handle your tasks and fit in budget.

Dont judge, but.. is r5 ryzen 5 or completely different thing?

 

EDIT: I have actually been searching for detailed list of GPU's but couldn't find any on the internet in 2018. ffs. Help pls

Edited February 21, 2018 by dok1

[kelvinhall05]

9 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Aren't the new AMD APUs more powerful than a 1030? 

I think so, by a bit...

The only thing the GT 1030 is good for is a low-profile, low power consumption GPU for something like an Optiplex.

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Aren't the new AMD APUs more powerful than a 1030? 

with dual channel 3200mhz cl14 memory, the 2400G is equal. Vega 8, not so much.