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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($201.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $655.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So after searching, deciding which is better between Intel and AMD and learning about PC parts for about 2 weeks. I have finally decided that this looks like the perfect gaming build for my budget, what I want to ask you now guys is, is there anything I am missing out on, and will this run good with games like Fortnite, Battlefield 1, gta 5, etc... Will I be able to upgrade this build in the future? Lastly what's the one part you would change about this build without breaking the budget to much?  

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If you can confirm that the Mobo will be updated for Raven Ridge out of the box then get the 2200G as its basically a 1300X but cheaper and has that Vega IGPU incase something happens to the 1050 xD 

Primary Laptop (Gearsy MK4): Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6800M, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 24 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz, 512 GB SSD+1TB SSD, 15.6 in 300 Hz IPS display

2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition

 

Secondary Laptop (Uni MK2): Ryzen 7 5800HS, Nvidia GTX 1650, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 16 GB DDR4 3200 Mhz, 512 GB SSD 

2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 

 

Meme Machine (Uni MK1): Shintel Core i5 7200U, Nvidia GT 940MX, 24 GB DDR4 2133 Mhz, 256 GB SSD+500GB HDD, 15.6 in TN Display 

2016 Acer Aspire E5 575 

 

Retired Laptop (Gearsy MK2): Ryzen 5 2500U, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 12 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4, 256 GB NVME SSD, 15.6" 1080p IPS Touchscreen 

2017 HP Envy X360 15z (Ryzen)

 

PC (Gearsy): A6 3650, HD 6530D , 8 GB 1600 Mhz Kingston DDR3, Some Random Mobo Lol, EVGA 450W BT PSU, Stock Cooler, 128 GB Kingston SSD, 1 TB WD Blue 7200 RPM

HP P7 1234 (Yes It's Actually Called That)  RIP 

 

Also im happy to answer any Ryzen Mobile questions if anyone is interested! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You might consider a build with a more powerful gpu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($118.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B360M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master - R4-C2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.39 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $637.94
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80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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3 hours ago, Lulzino said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($201.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $655.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-14 15:28 EDT-0400

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So after searching, deciding which is better between Intel and AMD and learning about PC parts for about 2 weeks. I have finally decided that this looks like the perfect gaming build for my budget, what I want to ask you now guys is, is there anything I am missing out on, and will this run good with games like Fortnite, Battlefield 1, gta 5, etc... Will I be able to upgrade this build in the future? Lastly what's the one part you would change about this build without breaking the budget to much?  

Build something like this....I have added in a GTX 1060 6gb....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($118.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  ($289.98 @ Newegg) 
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  ($31.65 @ Newegg) 
Total: $660.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Since I don't have that much money to spend on this, will a "GeForce GTX 1060 3GB" be enough for 70-80 fps on high settings on the game I've mentioned before? And the EVGA superclocked and the regular one are the exact same price so which one should I go for?  

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32 minutes ago, Lulzino said:

Since I don't have that much money to spend on this, will a "GeForce GTX 1060 3GB" be enough for 70-80 fps on high settings on the game I've mentioned before? And the EVGA superclocked and the regular one are the exact same price so which one should I go for?  

A 3gb 1060 goes around fr $220-250....where as the cheapest 1060 6gb goes around fr about $289 (the Asus one)...so I would rather suggest u to get that 1060 6gb....

Look at the build that I HV shared above...

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CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TBWD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

CaseFractal Design Meshify C

PSUSuper Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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11 hours ago, Lulzino said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($201.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $655.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So after searching, deciding which is better between Intel and AMD and learning about PC parts for about 2 weeks. I have finally decided that this looks like the perfect gaming build for my budget, what I want to ask you now guys is, is there anything I am missing out on, and will this run good with games like Fortnite, Battlefield 1, gta 5, etc... Will I be able to upgrade this build in the future? Lastly what's the one part you would change about this build without breaking the budget to much?  

This is overall a way better build....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  ($289.98 @ Newegg) 
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  ($31.65 @ Newegg) 
Total: $676.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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REASONS-

  • Better mobo
  • Faster memory
  • Added an SSD
  • GTX 1060 >> GTX 1050ti
  • Better case
  • Better PSU

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CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TBWD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

CaseFractal Design Meshify C

PSUSuper Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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3 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

This is overall a way better build....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  ($289.98 @ Newegg) 
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  ($31.65 @ Newegg) 
Total: $676.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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REASONS-

  • Better mobo
  • Faster memory
  • Added an SSD
  • GTX 1060 >> GTX 1050ti
  • Better case
  • Better PSU

Is everyone recommending that case because of the budget or is it actually better than the meshify? And what does this mean on your build "Warning: These parts have potential issues/incompatibilities."

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1 hour ago, Lulzino said:

Is everyone recommending that case because of the budget or is it actually better than the meshify? And what does this mean on your build "Warning: These parts have potential issues/incompatibilities."

It's build quality is pretty good considering it's price.... it is small ND kinda portable ....also there is A good airflow in this case along with adequate space for cable management....

 

Also, pcpp is showing that incompatibility issue...because the mobo needs a bios update to support that chip. ..

If u don't wanna hassle with bios update...then get a RYZEN 3 1200 ND u'll be fine....the mobo will support that CPU out of the box..

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CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TBWD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

CaseFractal Design Meshify C

PSUSuper Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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4 hours ago, Lulzino said:

Is everyone recommending that case because of the budget or is it actually better than the meshify? And what does this mean on your build "Warning: These parts have potential issues/incompatibilities."

It is less expensive than the Meshify.

 

In the Ryzen builds, the warning has to do with the potential need to update the BIOS on the motherboard before the cpu can be used with it. The note is further down the web page, under the list.

 

4 hours ago, Lulzino said:

Since I don't have that much money to spend on this, will a "GeForce GTX 1060 3GB" be enough for 70-80 fps on high settings on the game I've mentioned before? And the EVGA superclocked and the regular one are the exact same price so which one should I go for?  

For the titles mentioned at 1080, yes. 

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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9 minutes ago, brob said:

It is less expensive than the Meshify.

 

In the Ryzen builds, the warning has to do with the potential need to update the BIOS on the motherboard before the cpu can be used with it. The note is further down the web page, under the list.

 

For the titles mentioned at 1080, yes. 

Then Ill go for the GeForce GTX 1060 3gb, but which one the EVGA superclocked or the regular one? 

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If the prices are the same, take the one with the higher clock.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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@Lulzino I would seriously recommend saving another week and paying another 100 dollars for the 1600 or 1600x.... its going to be much better and you're probably going to want to upgrade in the near future anyway..

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50 minutes ago, Rob Walsh said:

@Lulzino I would seriously recommend saving another week and paying another 100 dollars for the 1600 or 1600x.... its going to be much better and you're probably going to want to upgrade in the near future anyway..

@Rob Walsh F it dude I guess Ill go for the ryzen 5 1600 then :P, but which one would you recommend? the 1600x or the regular one? I read that you would need a better cooling for the x which would break my budget even more so should I go for the 1600? 

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19 hours ago, Lulzino said:

@Rob Walsh F it dude I guess Ill go for the ryzen 5 1600 then :P, but which one would you recommend? the 1600x or the regular one? I read that you would need a better cooling for the x which would break my budget even more so should I go for the 1600? 

the BIGGEST thing is to make sure you get a motherboard that is *2000 SERIES CPU READY* that way when you get more money next year you can buy the next gen cpu and bolt it in (after a bios update ofc). Or maybe even upgrade to a 2600/2600x cpu this year lol. the difference between the 1600/2600 and 1600x/2600x is the x doesn't have to try as hard to overclock because they're built with handpicked parts - silicon, die etc. The only real difference is sometimes you get a 1600/2600 that is just as good as the 1600x/2600x and you can overclock it almost just as high with watercooling ( or in some cases perhaps just as high or more lol ) its lottery when you buy the non x versions. Sometimes its great sometimes its bad. The way silicon has been going lately you could get one that just sucks in comparison. I like the premium of having the x but im kind of weird like that. Almost everyone got the 1600 because they wanted to save 30-50 dollars. I recommend spending a bit more for cpu because if you get the quad core its going to be about half of what you could have and you'd want to upgrade pretty much instantly. 


            Quad core gaming used to be good enough, its not anymore. You cannot play dayz on a quad core from amd. Not arma or any of those, they don't have enough L1 L2 Or L3 cache, and you'd need the fastest SSD around ( nvme ssd ) with some kick ass not cheap ram. The 6 core 1600/2600/x all are basically the same as the 8 core with less cores and threads respectively. So you're getting that performance that I like to call " worth the extra dollars " everyone will try to make a build for you thats around your budget. But you're going to work your A** off for this any way, because you're an enthusiast. What's another 200 dollars for twice the performance ? That's exactly what I thought when upgrading my pc. I just worked 15 hours yesterday to try and save up for a 1080 lol. 
      Anyway my point is you should get the 1600 if you're going to upgrade later, or buy the x470/2600(x) combo that will be on newegg or amazon soon. (either or man its up to you and how hard you wanna work and how bad you want a good pc, so x or not you have the info to make a good decision based on facts) I would do the latter, I would get the better stuff and save up for other things like car parts or games AFTER you know you won't have to upgrade for at least two years. BTW you can always upgrade later, so if you want to save money and you're not going to be playing games that require more than 8GB of RAM just buy one stick of 3200mhz or faster ram (1x8gb @3200) and then upgrade to another stick later on in life ( of the same exact type and brand of ram i.e; 1x8gb stick of 3200mhz rated ram.) 

            I can link you to stuff on newegg ( that's what I use mostly ) if you like. 

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ram! - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACVB7D60965&cm_re=ddr4_3200-_-9SIACVB7D60965-_-Product $117

 

CPU AND X470 KIT! w/ COOLER! - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3777067 $320

                                                                                                   Total: $437 ( roughly, tax is like 8% or something and ofc shipping ) 

I gotta go to work, but I'll be on later if you like and want to consult. BTW this is just a price and I'm not exactly recommending this if you dont have the money 

 

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This is in overall the fastest build from all the builds listed in this post:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($175.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $783.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Or 8GB ram version:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($175.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $713.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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8GB Ram with RX 580 4GB version:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($175.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 4GB Dual Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $693.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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16GB ram version:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($175.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 4GB Dual Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $763.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What is actually your MAX budget???

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3 hours ago, Rob Walsh said:

the BIGGEST thing is to make sure you get a motherboard that is *2000 SERIES CPU READY* that way when you get more money next year you can buy the next gen cpu and bolt it in (after a bios update ofc). Or maybe even upgrade to a 2600/2600x cpu this year lol. the difference between the 1600/2600 and 1600x/2600x is the x doesn't have to try as hard to overclock because they're built with handpicked parts - silicon, die etc. The only real difference is sometimes you get a 1600/2600 that is just as good as the 1600x/2600x and you can overclock it almost just as high with watercooling ( or in some cases perhaps just as high or more lol ) its lottery when you buy the non x versions. Sometimes its great sometimes its bad. The way silicon has been going lately you could get one that just sucks in comparison. I like the premium of having the x but im kind of weird like that. Almost everyone got the 1600 because they wanted to save 30-50 dollars. I recommend spending a bit more for cpu because if you get the quad core its going to be about half of what you could have and you'd want to upgrade pretty much instantly. 


            Quad core gaming used to be good enough, its not anymore. You cannot play dayz on a quad core from amd. Not arma or any of those, they don't have enough L1 L2 Or L3 cache, and you'd need the fastest SSD around ( nvme ssd ) with some kick ass not cheap ram. The 6 core 1600/2600/x all are basically the same as the 8 core with less cores and threads respectively. So you're getting that performance that I like to call " worth the extra dollars " everyone will try to make a build for you thats around your budget. But you're going to work your A** off for this any way, because you're an enthusiast. What's another 200 dollars for twice the performance ? That's exactly what I thought when upgrading my pc. I just worked 15 hours yesterday to try and save up for a 1080 lol. 
      Anyway my point is you should get the 1600 if you're going to upgrade later, or buy the x470/2600(x) combo that will be on newegg or amazon soon. (either or man its up to you and how hard you wanna work and how bad you want a good pc, so x or not you have the info to make a good decision based on facts) I would do the latter, I would get the better stuff and save up for other things like car parts or games AFTER you know you won't have to upgrade for at least two years. BTW you can always upgrade later, so if you want to save money and you're not going to be playing games that require more than 8GB of RAM just buy one stick of 3200mhz or faster ram (1x8gb @3200) and then upgrade to another stick later on in life ( of the same exact type and brand of ram i.e; 1x8gb stick of 3200mhz rated ram.) 

            I can link you to stuff on newegg ( that's what I use mostly ) if you like. 

@Rob WalshFirst of all thank you so much for your detailed and helpful answer, I know exactly what you mean but the economy is not that great at the moment sadly so I actually can't go for that good of a PC, that's why I wanted to settle for the previous suggestions even though I would rather want to go all in.. 

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1 hour ago, Lulzino said:

@Rob WalshFirst of all thank you so much for your detailed and helpful answer, I know exactly what you mean but the economy is not that great at the moment sadly so I actually can't go for that good of a PC, that's why I wanted to settle for the previous suggestions even though I would rather want to go all in.. 

I understand friend, here's the thing. you can get a b350 bundle with 1600 and still be able to afford you 1060 6gb. You r e a l l y shouldn't buy a 580, you're going to hate it and its around the same price for a much better card. Please don't make that mistake, Perhaps stick with the quad core for now. buy the 8gb stick of ram and that saves you 50 dollars., if you think about it you can afford the 1600 build if you get only an 8gb stick

 

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CPU/ MOBO Bundle - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3633483 - $260.00 <-- thats a 1600 with b350f motherboard 

 

Ram  - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACVB7D60965&cm_re=ddr4_3200-_-9SIACVB7D60965-_-Product $ 117.00 <--3200mhz 1x8 GB(upgrade later)

 

GPUhttps://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126122&cm_re=1060_6gb-_-14-126-122-_-Product $305 <-- great card $20 more than 580...

 

CASE NZXT (best case for the price imohttps://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146198&cm_re=case_nzxt-_-11-146-198-_-Product $60 <-- black or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        white

 

That case is what I am using, It's fantastic and you can fit a dual fan radiator in it EASY and plenty of room for everything and insanely easy to cable manage. GREAT Airflow.

                                                                                            ( as long as you have an intake fan. Mine is white )

 

Power supply ( which is enough for my system and I cheap'd on it ) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014&cm_re=ebga_600w-_-17-438-014-_-Product $60.00 <-- really more than enough, and if it goes bad you can replace it. Also You can buy it at bestbuy for less money sometimes. Mine was 56 after tax.. 

 

                 The Rest is really up to you, I'm not going to tell you how to live your life or send you a gigantic confusing list of stuff like everyone else will. This logically is the best thing you can possibly do in my honest opinion. Everything all together that I listed was $802 before tax. $866.16 after tax If My math is correct which if tax is still 8% it will be correct. 

                              Keep in mind this is just another few days of saving hopefully if you work a 9-5 or something of the sort. I would also recommend doing like a 1tb black HDD also can be purchased at Best Buy for less than $100. then later buy an NVME SSD 960 EVO 250GB - they're like 115 or something. That's probably my guess at whats your best bet. 

 Hope this helped man, and always be on the prowl for bundles. btw with a 1300 bundle you save up to 75 dollars. so do what you wish to be done. 

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4 minutes ago, Rob Walsh said:

@Lulzino

CPU/ MOBO Bundle - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3633483 - $260.00 <-- thats a 1600 with b350f motherboard 

 

Ram  - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACVB7D60965&cm_re=ddr4_3200-_-9SIACVB7D60965-_-Product $ 117.00 <--3200mhz 1x8 GB(upgrade later)

 

GPUhttps://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126122&cm_re=1060_6gb-_-14-126-122-_-Product $305 <-- great card $20 more than 580...

 

CASE NZXT (best case for the price imohttps://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146198&cm_re=case_nzxt-_-11-146-198-_-Product $60 <-- black or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        white

 

That case is what I am using, It's fantastic and you can fit a dual fan radiator in it EASY and plenty of room for everything and insanely easy to cable manage. GREAT Airflow.

                                                                                            ( as long as you have an intake fan. Mine is white )

 

Power supply ( which is enough for my system and I cheap'd on it ) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014&cm_re=ebga_600w-_-17-438-014-_-Product $60.00 <-- really more than enough, and if it goes bad you can replace it. Also You can buy it at bestbuy for less money sometimes. Mine was 56 after tax.. 

 

                 The Rest is really up to you, I'm not going to tell you how to live your life or send you a gigantic confusing list of stuff like everyone else will. This logically is the best thing you can possibly do in my honest opinion. Everything all together that I listed was $802 before tax. $866.16 after tax If My math is correct which if tax is still 8% it will be correct. 

                              Keep in mind this is just another few days of saving hopefully if you work a 9-5 or something of the sort. I would also recommend doing like a 1tb black HDD also can be purchased at Best Buy for less than $100. then later buy an NVME SSD 960 EVO 250GB - they're like 115 or something. That's probably my guess at whats your best bet. 

 Hope this helped man, and always be on the prowl for bundles. btw with a 1300 bundle you save up to 75 dollars. so do what you wish to be done. 

@Lulzino Hey, if you buy the quadcore you can afford to buy an HDD  L o L 

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