"Budget Build", $500-$900 Need a Little Help

[TheSilverFox51]

 

I am looking to build my first PC by the end of August and I have put together a list of viable options that fit into my budget. I have one that I have put together, but I'm not sure that it will do what I want (Gaming, mostly, along with everyday use) Mostly due to the fact that the CPU only has two cores, the Pentium G4560. However, I have heard that it handles heavy loads fairly well. I have also traded some of the fancier things such as a better case, SSD, and better case fans for a higher amount of RAM (16 GB), which will be useful if I decide to upgrade later. I have a link to the parts (I used pcpartspicker because it saves time) https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rbXdmq. Anyway, I was wondering if this would be a bad investment and if I should expand my budget just a little to get a GTX 1060 instead of the 1050ti or a better CPU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

spend less on ram and get os from reddit for $25, use the money for a better CPU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($82.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($314.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V06 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.33 @ Newegg) 
Total: $829.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 00:31 EDT-0400

[katoptrys]

I'd recommend you run the free windows at first and buy it later down the line

[IAnthonyFX]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CPZK4q
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CPZK4q/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($177.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($259.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.33 @ Newegg) 
Other: win 10 ($4.26)
Total: $863.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 01:28 EDT-0400

[M_Axe_1]

I have made a pc same budget butt i maked the intel dual core processor a amd quad core processor https://pcpartpicker.com/user/M_Axe_1/saved/nTbJVn

 

[VivekK]

considering other components core i5 8600k is the much good investment for this range 

[VEXICUS]

4 hours ago, TheSilverFox51 said:

 

I am looking to build my first PC by the end of August and I have put together a list of viable options that fit into my budget. I have one that I have put together, but I'm not sure that it will do what I want (Gaming, mostly, along with everyday use) Mostly due to the fact that the CPU only has two cores, the Pentium G4560. However, I have heard that it handles heavy loads fairly well. I have also traded some of the fancier things such as a better case, SSD, and better case fans for a higher amount of RAM (16 GB), which will be useful if I decide to upgrade later. I have a link to the parts (I used pcpartspicker because it saves time) https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rbXdmq. Anyway, I was wondering if this would be a bad investment and if I should expand my budget just a little to get a GTX 1060 instead of the 1050ti or a better CPU.

BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS ...IF U INTEND TO USE THIS AS UR GAMING PC...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.08 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.33 @ Newegg) 
Total: $878.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 04:54 EDT-0400

 

U SHOULD WAIT FR NEW SERIES IF RYZEN CPUS THAT R COMING OUT WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. .

 

I U WANNA STREAM ALONG WITH GAMING ....U CAN GO WITH@Herman Mcpootis BUILD.

[Dah budget gamer666]

What about this build? 

It includes 16GB ram and GTX 1060 6GB:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.22 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($319.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $886.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 12:47 EDT-0400

 

Or intel?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.90 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.22 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - H310M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($319.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $898.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 12:50 EDT-0400

 

Dont worry about the CPU without the K series. Most new Intel CPU can overclock these days with the base clock instead overclocking with multiplier.

[VEXICUS]

2 hours ago, Dah budget gamer666 said:

What about this build? 

It includes 16GB ram and GTX 1060 6GB:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.22 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($319.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $886.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 12:47 EDT-0400

 

Or intel?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.90 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.22 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - H310M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($319.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $898.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 12:50 EDT-0400

 

Dont worry about the CPU without the K series. Most new Intel CPU can overclock these days with the base clock instead overclocking with multiplier.

The non k processors r usually lower binned processers ...so there isn't much headroom fr baseclock overclock...

[TheSilverFox51]

Thank you guys for your help, I've pretty much set up a new build with a budget that has been increased to 1,000 instead of 900 dollars. However, I have some questions about RAM, should I buy the 3200 MHz since I have a motherboard that can actually support it? Or should I go with something slightly cheaper and slower like 2400 MHz? Again, thank you guys. Here's the build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xmLL29

[Dah budget gamer666]

This build is pretty decent.

What about the exact same build with 2400MHZ ram instead 3200, because the extra money is not worth it.

And an GTX 1070, the pc cost not 1063 dollars. But i think its worth the extra money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($509.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1063.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-18 02:31 EDT-0400

[Guy_E]

12 hours ago, TheSilverFox51 said:

Thank you guys for your help, I've pretty much set up a new build with a budget that has been increased to 1,000 instead of 900 dollars. However, I have some questions about RAM, should I buy the 3200 MHz since I have a motherboard that can actually support it? Or should I go with something slightly cheaper and slower like 2400 MHz? Again, thank you guys. Here's the build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xmLL29

As far as RAM speed goes, I don't think it will cause too much of a difference. Linus has a video on that here: