need input for new pc build

[mxk]

Hey guys, I've been looking into building a new pc around Christmas or black Friday that will replace my main PC with non-functional audio jacks and a psu that just turns off my PC randomly.

 

Here's the parts I have picked out:

 

GPU

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card ($230 USD)

 

 

SSD:

Inland Professional 480GB SSD 3D NAND 

($65 USD)

 

Fans:

 

Corsair Air Series AF120 LED Quiet Edition fan (two pack, $19 USD)

 

Ram:

G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 2400 ($140 USD)

 

Motherboard:

MSI Performance Gaming AMD X470 Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 X470 gaming pro ($130 USD)

 

CPU: 

AMD Ryzen 5 2600x (planning to use the stock wraith cooler) ($225 USD)

 

Case: 

Corsair Carbide spec-04 

($50 USD)

 

PSU:

Corsair VS Series VS550 550 Watt

($40 USD)

 

approximate total: $900 USD

 

Is there anything I can do to make the build cheaper but not sacrifice significant performance? I'm willing to change really any of the parts if it stays under $900

Thanks in advance if I get any replies

 

 

 

 

[FabioJesus]

Honestly, I would go without the fans as long as you have some on your case already. Reuse any parts if you can unless you want an all-new PC.

You could get away with dropping to only 12GB of RAM as most things you do won't need 16 just to save a few bucks.

A smaller SSD with a Hard Disk I would say. Although you are probably reusing the Dick from your old computer.

Could probably save a few bucks by reusing your case or finding a cheaper one unless of course, you want a new look.   

Without losing a lot of performance (don't hate me for this I may be wrong) could drop to a first gen Ryzen processor.

 

This is all subject to your personal wants and/or needs, this is just my two cents for what I would do.

[Streetguru]

27 minutes ago, mxk. said:

I've been looking into building a new pc around Christmas or black Friday

No point in planning any PC now, new things might be out by then.

 

What's your current budget/country? If it's under $500 just buy an R3 2200G system for around $400, toss in a GPU later, can still do gaming in the meantime.

[Herman Mcpootis]

spend some extra on a corsair CX/coolermaster masterwatt, the VS is poor quality. i'd drop to a 2600 and cheaper board and use the money for a 1060 6gb/580 8gb instead.

[mxk]

1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

No point in planning any PC now, new things might be out by then.

 

What's your current budget/country? If it's under $500 just buy an R3 2200G system for around $400, toss in a GPU later, can still do gaming in the meantime.

going for a cost effective pc that floats around $900 usd. Thats also what my old PC is based off of, it's a prebuilt system with some random gigabyte mb and an amd a8 6600 and I threw in a gigabyte gtx 960 2gb. It's held up for quite some time

[Streetguru]

34 minutes ago, mxk. said:

going for a cost effective pc that floats around $900 usd. Thats also what my old PC is based off of, it's a prebuilt system with some random gigabyte mb and an amd a8 6600 and I threw in a gigabyte gtx 960 2gb. It's held up for quite some time

Do you have $900 or is that what you're trying to save up for?

[mxk]

8 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Do you have $900 or is that what you're trying to save up for?

may sound real ambitious but I'm planning to ask for this stuff for Christmas, or at least the money since my PC right now is dying

[Streetguru]

3 hours ago, mxk. said:

may sound real ambitious but I'm planning to ask for this stuff for Christmas, or at least the money since my PC right now is dying

You should just start with a cheap R3 2200G PC when you can get it, then just throw in a GPU at some point in the future, will still be able to do gaming just fine.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bb84P3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bb84P3/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($87.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar - MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.67 @ Amazon)
Total: $408.51
 

 

[SHROUD]

15 hours ago, mxk. said:

Hey guys, I've been looking into building a new pc around Christmas or black Friday that will replace my main PC with non-functional audio jacks and a psu that just turns off my PC randomly.

 

Here's the parts I have picked out:

 

GPU

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card ($230 USD)

 

 

SSD:

Inland Professional 480GB SSD 3D NAND 

($65 USD)

 

Fans:

 

Corsair Air Series AF120 LED Quiet Edition fan (two pack, $19 USD)

 

Ram:

G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 2400 ($140 USD)

 

Motherboard:

MSI Performance Gaming AMD X470 Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 X470 gaming pro ($130 USD)

 

CPU: 

AMD Ryzen 5 2600x (planning to use the stock wraith cooler) ($225 USD)

 

Case: 

Corsair Carbide spec-04 

($50 USD)

 

PSU:

Corsair VS Series VS550 550 Watt

($40 USD)

 

approximate total: $900 USD

 

Is there anything I can do to make the build cheaper but not sacrifice significant performance? I'm willing to change really any of the parts if it stays under $900

Thanks in advance if I get any replies

 

 

 

 

Build something like this....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.49 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.67 @ Amazon) 
Total: $805.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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