Build minecraft pc for under $500

[player5]

Hi, does anyone know what the best minecraft pc build would look like for under $500? I would like 1080p, 60fps performance with moderately high graphics settings. Thanks!

[Metallus97]

where are you shopping from?

Ill put together something for you

Do you need much storage or just for a few games (eg minecraft)

[player5]

1 minute ago, Metallus97 said:

where are you shopping from?

Ill put together something for you

Do you need much storage or just for a few games (eg minecraft)

I am shopping form any online site (ebay, amazon, newegg, etc.) and I would like at least 750GB or 1TB for minecraft and Forge mods. Also 8 or 16GB of ram.

[Metallus97]

non location currency, i guess USA?

[Metallus97]

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill - Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $492.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 09:50 EDT-0400

 

 

Enugh power for minecraft. Possibility to get a dGPU later if you want top play more intense games

1TB HDD and 240GB SSD for windows and your faforite stuf

All parts cheap but nothing super shit

cooler: use the boxed amd one its more than fine

[NelizMastr]

5 minutes ago, player5 said:

I am shopping form any online site (ebay, amazon, newegg, etc.) and I would like at least 750GB or 1TB for minecraft and Forge mods. Also 8 or 16GB of ram.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($144.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $501.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 09:51 EDT-0400

 

[Metallus97]

1 minute ago, NelizMastr said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $442.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 09:51 EDT-0400

alright his case and SSD is better, HDD is personal taste

PSU: DONT get rosewill its a firecracker

MOBO: Personal taste

[NelizMastr]

1 minute ago, Metallus97 said:

PSU: DONT get rosewill its a firecracker

MOBO: Personal taste

It's 80+ Gold, not a firecracker. Not everything Rosewill makes is crap. They don't build the PSU. And I edited for 16GB RAM. Also, I didn't ask for your opinion  

[Metallus97]

6 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

It's 80+ Gold, not a firecracker. Not everything Rosewill makes is crap. They don't build the PSU. And I edited for 16GB RAM. Also, I didn't ask for your opinion  

chill dude this is what a forum is for!

Together we can come up with a better system

So: I had a rosewill PSU blow in my face... thats why i stick with Corsair CX for cheapo builds

[NelizMastr]

1 minute ago, Metallus97 said:

chill dude this is what a forum is for!

Together we can come up with a better system

So: I had a rosewill PSU blow in my face... thats why i stick with Corsair CX for cheapo builds

Most CX PSUs are tier 4, the Rosewill I selected is tier 3 and has gold efficiency, so it's not explosive  

[gamingbesast]

I think this video might help

 

This is the parts list

 

 

[Metallus97]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

Most CX PSUs are tier 4, the Rosewill I selected is tier 3 and has gold efficiency, so it's not explosive  

but the one i put is 3

[Metallus97]

1 minute ago, gamingbesast said:

I think this video might help

 

This is the parts list

 

 

this has to les ram. AND THE PSU IS TIER 7 WORST. DONT DONT DONT

[NelizMastr]

1 minute ago, Metallus97 said:

but the one i put is 3

Only bronze though  

[Metallus97]

2 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Only bronze though  

yeha i know i yust had nothing from corsiar fail. only a RM850 wich i pushed to hard 24/7 for folding so yeah thats ok

[Herman Mcpootis]

20 minutes ago, player5 said:

I am shopping form any online site (ebay, amazon, newegg, etc.) and I would like at least 750GB or 1TB for minecraft and Forge mods. Also 8 or 16GB of ram.

which country?

[NelizMastr]

1 minute ago, Metallus97 said:

yeha i know i yust had nothing from corsiar fail. only a RM850 wich i pushed to hard 24/7 for folding so yeah thats ok

I had two CX430s blow up and a CX600 just suddenly die on me, so I usually stick to Seasonic or Cooler Master hah  

[Metallus97]

18 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

I had two CX430s blow up and a CX600 just suddenly die on me, so I usually stick to Seasonic or Cooler Master hah  

lol

yeh seasonic i am fine with but again cooler master i had other things fail

 

But mister op: As long as the PUS is in tier 1-3 you can get it

[player5]

You know, this is great and all, and thank you all SO MUCH for the information, but I would also like a graphics card, not an APU, because my friend has an APU, and his minecraft averages around 14fps at 4k (probably like 20fps if 1080p), but like a GTX 1040 or GTX 960. Just maybe the entire build being $500 (american, not canadian)

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 minutes ago, player5 said:

You know, this is great and all, and thank you all SO MUCH for the information, but I would also like a graphics card, not an APU, because my friend has an APU, and his minecraft averages around 14fps at 4k (probably like 20fps if 1080p), but like a GTX 1040 or GTX 960. Just maybe the entire build being $500 (american, not canadian)

he probably just has an older APU, or a bristol ridge unit. not running on dual channel ram and faster ram will skew the results too.

[NelizMastr]

4 hours ago, player5 said:

You know, this is great and all, and thank you all SO MUCH for the information, but I would also like a graphics card, not an APU, because my friend has an APU, and his minecraft averages around 14fps at 4k (probably like 20fps if 1080p), but like a GTX 1040 or GTX 960. Just maybe the entire build being $500 (american, not canadian)

4K... bruh  you can't run any game at 4K with just 500 dollarydoos. But the 2200G APU is pretty close to the GT1030 with decent memory, which is more than enough for Potatocraft. Heck, I used to play it on Intel integrated graphics without problems. 

 

But if you don't want an APU, you'll be going down to 8GB of RAM. 16GB simply costs $150, which is a 3rd of your budget, and CPUs are at least $100 too. 

 

But if you insist....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.40 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($80.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Silicon Power - 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($32.59 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 560 - 896 4GB Video Card  ($118.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.61 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 02:51 EDT-0400