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Andre L
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Hello, recently I became interested in building my own computer for gaming, homework, and just for fun. I have no background knowledge, except from the YouTube videos I’ve watched. I got recommended to come here for help, and I just have a few questions. I know that prices for Graphic cards have risen since many people need them for mining. Is $700 budget too low for a computer that I want? I just want to play games like fortnite, COD, and probably not much more. I have a monitor but I don’t know how to start, or if $700 is enough. Any help? Appreciated.

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Buy the Ryzen 2400G because it has onboard graphics close to GT 1030, get 8GB of 2600+ ram, 500GB 7200rpm I will do up a pcpartspicker for ya

 

$400

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wKzhq4

 

which is better then a $250 Hewlett Packard or Dell from Newegg and installing a graphics card.

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3 minutes ago, Andre L said:

Okay so um, I screensbotted what you said, and I’m wondering, just how do I start? Do I buy a case? Is it around my budget? My dad said he has an extra monitor at his office for me, so that’s taken care of

Watch more Youtube video's on how to build a pc.

Linus Tech Tips channel

Jayhas2cents channel

 

Oh and dont forget about an operating system, legit is $100 usually, but can find them for cheaper from grey market sites like Kinguin or however its spelt. So you are looking at 5 bills which is still a good deal.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Andre L said:

Okay bro thanks so much for the help, I’ll probably come back tomorrow or so, asking something else. Haha. Okay I’ll go snoop around the web for parts etc, cya 

Its pretty easy to build a pc, dont worry about it.

 

I will search for a better motherboard for you.

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14 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Its pretty easy to build a pc, dont worry about it.

 

I will search for a better motherboard for you.

 So the pc part picker thing u sent me, the total of $400, is that everything I need ? Except a case and mouse/keyboard?

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20 minutes ago, Andre L said:

Wait, one sec, what’s all the parts that show up, under your text? 

That is his signature containing all of his own computer parts.

 

7 minutes ago, Andre L said:

 So the pc part picker thing u sent me, the total of $400, is that everything I need ? Except a case and mouse/keyboard?

By the looks of the the list it has a case but no mouse or keyboard. You might also need to buy a CPU Cooler if it doesn't come with one.

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Added info on CPU cooler.
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8 minutes ago, Advaluti said:

That is his signature containing all of his own computer parts.

 

By the looks of the the list it has a case but no mouse or keyboard. You might also need to buy a CPU Cooler if it doesn't come with one.

So that’s it? Buy the list, keyboard mouse, cooler, and I’m ready to build? Will I be able to run fortnite? :)

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Just now, Andre L said:

So that’s it? Buy the list, keyboard mouse, cooler, and I’m ready to build? Will I be able to run fortnite? :)

Make sure that the cooler is supported by the CPU (a popular, good and cheap one is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO) and you should be good to go! Make sure that you know what you're doing building wise and yes, you should be able to run Fortnite. xD

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Yes that is my pc, in my signature.

The pcpartspicker is just a suggestion, but you do what you want.

Of course if you need a keyboard, mouse, monitor it will cost more.

So your $700 budget without key/mouse/monitor?

 

Yes buy that shit, wait for it to come, follow God Linus and your set

 

Here is a better build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/szBGfH

or the Krait gaming mobo - top of the line quality mobo's

you may want to throw in a 250GB SSD for speedier boot times and such

 

REMEMBER - The prices are without an O/S so that cost in retail is $100 or go grey market like Kinguin or however its spelt for $30

 

 

Also later on you can buy a GTX-1050ti or 1060 and gloat to the other players in game, as well you could also upgrade to a Ryzen 1600 cpu and smirk at the peasantry 2400G players.

 

Plus you can overclock later on and gloat even more to everyone.

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45 minutes ago, Andre L said:

Hello, recently I became interested in building my own computer for gaming, homework, and just for fun. I have no background knowledge, except from the YouTube videos I’ve watched. I got recommended to come here for help, and I just have a few questions. I know that prices for Graphic cards have risen since many people need them for mining. Is $700 budget too low for a computer that I want? I just want to play games like fortnite, COD, and probably not much more. I have a monitor but I don’t know how to start, or if $700 is enough. Any help? Appreciated.

here is a build, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gzzhq4

 

good for starting to game, 

 

message me at any point or add me on discord (mantle#1088) or skype (ariesishere) and i will help you through the build :)

 

also 700 is a tough starting point because of prices, but you can get an okay build 

MF UH BEANS

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($66.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($82.84 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.47 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($9.63 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $685.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 23:23 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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