Need super cheep PC!! pls help

[Matt 476]

I am going to lay down the problem and what im looking for and hope some people can help me. This is a bit of strange situation a buddy of mine is making 3D animation and he is in desperate need of a new pc however he has only about 350 $ rn. He NEEDS a system he can use to make more animation which will get him more money so he can get a much better system. However until he has at least 1000 he can't really do much do much. Can someone suggest a pc that could work for him? ? He wants prebuilt if possible prity much any system with a descent processor and 8+ gigs of ram should be ok. Another thing is he wants to upgrade it as he gets money but im not sure if this is possible with cheep pre built systems. I hope someone can find a solution iv been looking into this a lot with not much luck so hopefully some of you know better than me. 

Cheers,

             Matt 476

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sQcXnH
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Adorama) 
Case: HEC - Enterprise ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.33 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $357.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Cheap PC with lots of space for upgradability. Just drop the case as its not really neccesary and you can pick up on later or just get one cheap used. 

 

The SSD will offer some space for now but it will be fast. Add an HDD later on

 

CPU upgrades and GPU upgrades will be no problem for this base system

[Pagusi]

Hey I just looked at Newegg and found that https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA8WV5MP1197

 

You should just get the 1 gb ddr3 variant and upgrade it with used RAM of ebay. That would be much cheaper than the RAM newegg sells

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, Pagusi said:

Hey I just looked at Newegg and found that https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA8WV5MP1197

 

You should just get the 1 gb ddr3 variant and upgrade it with used RAM of ebay. That would be much cheaper than the RAM newegg sells

Without any graphical horsepower, making animations would be difficult. Not to mention, this form factor can be restrictive to upgradability. I agree with the PC parts build above since it packs way more punch 

[SolarNova]

A Ryzen 2200G bassed system would be his best bet.

At such a tight budget he should build it himself.

 

A prebuild 'new' system with that kinda budget isnt really an option.

[Matt 476]

Ok thanks for all thees suggestion.

[Matt 476]

17 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Without any graphical horsepower, making animations would be difficult. Not to mention, this form factor can be restrictive to upgradability. I agree with the PC parts build above since it packs way more punch 

 WE have multiple people with 1080s and twin 1070s to render so thats not a huge prob rn

[Fasauceome]

18 minutes ago, Matt 476 said:

 WE have multiple people with 1080s and twin 1070s to render so thats not a huge prob rn

Is he getting one of these? You didn't say to make a build to accommodate a pre-acquired graphics card.

[Matt 476]

34 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Is he getting one of these? You didn't say to make a build to accommodate a pre-acquired graphics card.

No he needs a a PC that he can animate on rendering can be done by myself or others. But the pc needs to be like 300 or less if possible. 

[Fasauceome]

56 minutes ago, Matt 476 said:

No he needs a a PC that he can animate on rendering can be done by myself or others. But the pc needs to be like 300 or less if possible. 

Perhaps I don't understand the workload, but if he's doing the animation on his system, doesn't he need to render it there too? What kind of animation is it? If it's 2D, what resolution? If it's 3D, he needs more than integrated graphics, no doubt.