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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($137.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.29 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($128.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $555.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($137.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.29 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($128.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $555.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($137.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($21.29 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($128.49 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $555.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thanks for helping me out dude!

It's appreciated :)

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1 minute ago, TheNamesEthan said:

Thanks for helping me out dude!

It's appreciated :)

No worries. I'm kind of shocked how far $550 will go right now.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $573.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Edited by GDRRiley
changed PSU

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 35mm F1.4, Helios 44

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I KNEW you'd come in with almost exactly the same thing but a 1050 Ti instead! xD

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

I KNEW you'd come in with almost exactly the same thing but a 1050 Ti instead! xD

I just edited your build with a 1050TI and a better PSU

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 35mm F1.4, Helios 44

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Hi there. I think you would be overpaying for that GPU since it's an old model and that's way more than its previous MSRP when it was new. I'm not the best at choosing components, but I'll give it a shot.

 

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: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($169.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $550.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Notes:

  • I removed the CPU cooler for now, the intel stock HSF would do. If you find it too noisy, then you can always replace it later on.
  • I basically chose a cheaper board for budget reasons.
  • I chose a faster single stick RAM for future upgradeability.
  • Added an SSD. It's hard to live without an SSD these days.
  • Chose a newer and much faster GPU.
  • Chose a cheaper case, for budget reasons. Sorry.
  • Chose a lower quality PSU. For budget reasons again. But don't worry, this PSU is good enough

 

Edit: I tried building another one

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($40.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($224.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $523.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-17 23:22 EDT-0400

 

Notes:

  • This second build is currently better than the first one when it comes to gaming. Around ~70% higher FPS. But this is imbalanced due to the weak CPU.
  • Almost no upgradeability on this one.
  • I would still suggest the first build. This is just to broaden our scope.

 

2nd Edit: This is my personal entry level rig sweet spot.

 

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: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($224.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $696.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-17 23:31 EDT-0400

 

Notes:

  • $150 more expensive, but this could be worth it if you could extend the budget to that.
  • i3-8100 + GTX 1060 3gb is the best value combo in my personal opinion.
  • You could play AAA games with this rig for the next 5 years.
  • Upgraded to 16gb RAM. 8gb could be insufficient these days. That's why I chose a single stick in the first build.
  • Upgraded to 3TB HDD. $20 more for 2TB more is quite attractive
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