Building my first pc

[Galion]

Hi everyone, my name is David and I'm 14. 

I've always used hand me down or  used computers from my uncle's s house. 

I finally saved up $480 to build me a small compact pc to use for school work and gaming.

Programs I'll be using

Word

Exel

(looking for app for designing and frame work) 

 

Games

Smite

Fortnite

Cs go

Probably battlefield 

 

Any suggestions on a build

Ty

[Quadriplegic]

Are you in the US?

[QuantumBit]

Hmm.. You have a very tight budget, and ITX/small components come with a cost, so I doubt you can do anything special. Are the peripherals/monitor included in the budget? If so whats the resolution/refresh rate? Would you be okay with going with used components?

[Galion]

I have a old 32inch led monitor, and crappy mouse and keyboard 

In hoping to be able to play at 1080. I've been playing at 720 

 

Oh and I have an old rvz01 case I got from a 2nd hand pc shop for $15, I was hoping to put everything in there

 

I'm from the Us?

[GoldenLag]

Do you have parts you can salvage from other builds?

[AskTJ]

A 2200G system would be best for you.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($80.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($80.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.73 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $375.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-26 07:59 EDT-0400

 

I suggest you save some more money, around $150 to buy a used GPU. 

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLB8jy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLB8jy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 4GB GTS XXX Edition Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $479.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-26 08:02 EDT-0400

 

If you can salvage Storage and a Case you can get this PC for 480$

 

Though you will need to salvage those two parts. 

 

The 2200G build and then add a GPU later would be a better option

[Galion]

I don't think the board will fit into the rvz01

I thinkthe g2200 won't need a gpu right

I remember linus saying ca ply at 720 high settings

[Herman Mcpootis]

7 minutes ago, Galion said:

I don't think the board will fit into the rvz01

I thinkthe g2200 won't need a gpu right

I remember linus saying ca ply at 720 high settings

$500 isn't much for an M-itx rig, especially one that needs an SFX PSU.

if you can stretch your budget, try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($118.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone - RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 300W 80+ Gold Certified SFX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $518.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-26 08:22 EDT-0400

[SolarNova]

You 'should' be able to fit this in the RV01 case u have.

You will need to transfer over your HDD's.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-ITX Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($75.98 @ Newegg Business)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone - 300W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($48.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $472.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-26 09:30 EDT-0400

 

(NOTE: make sure motherboard has updated Bios for the 2200G CPU)

 

You could save another $5 by going with a single 8gb Stick of RAM, alows you to upgrade to 16gb in the future if you need to. If you  know for sure your not likely going to upgrade then i would stick with 2x4gb RAM so it can run in dual channel mode.

[Galion]

Thanks guys 

I'll try to get the gpu

Solar won't the 2200g work on the asrock board you suggested? 

 

[AngryBeaver]

Assuming you have the case as you said and can salvage maybe 1 more storage drive... this should be about the best you can do on your budget. *Edit* had to add a SFX psu which raised the total about $15. I am hoping you can stretch for the extra few bucks in your budget. If not you could go with a smaller SSD or shave 8 bucks on the ram by going cheaper.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t6bWfH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t6bWfH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($118.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - H310M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.34 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Inland - 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 350W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $490.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-26 08:46 EDT-0400

[SolarNova]

54 minutes ago, Galion said:

Thanks guys 

I'll try to get the gpu

Solar won't the 2200g work on the asrock board you suggested? 

 

Yes it would. Would be better to go for that. its only a few $ more. (edited post)

 

BUT, make sure the motherboard has a pre updated bios, otherwise it wont work. Check with retailer.

[Galion]

OK thanks I'll ask the shop