Can someone suggest me a good 500$ (ish) gaming computer?

[Maxisthemoose]

Hi I would like to know how good of a PC you can build for around 500$, it doesn't have to be exact but the closer the better. My sister is building her first computer so any help would be hugely appreciated! Thank You! If you could link a PcPartPicker link to that would be great!

[Herman Mcpootis]

which country? need os/monitor/peripherals?

[Maxisthemoose]

United States. I wont be needing os or monitor, but peripherals, yes.

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Maxisthemoose said:

United States. I wont be needing os or monitor, but peripherals, yes.

Probably just grab an R3 2200G PC then

 

Add in an RX 600 series GPU in the near future, then a Ryzen 3000 6 core CPU early next year

Here's a pretty good keyboard/mouse/pad/audio kit
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Microphone-Redragon-Switches/dp/B06ZYH9WB5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525560837&sr=8-4&keywords=Redragon
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jZzB4q
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jZzB4q/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($107.37 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - 80mm BP5e 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar - MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $407.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 22:35 EDT-0400

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

4 minutes ago, Maxisthemoose said:

United States. I wont be needing os or monitor, but peripherals, yes.

purpose of PC? gaming? or just daily casual use?

[emosun]

buy used. otherwise...... yeah you end up with an apu on a ryzen 3..... which is kinda lame

[Maxisthemoose]

Just now, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

purpose of PC? gaming? or just daily casual use?

Gaming and in the near future she wants to be able to edit videos.

[Herman Mcpootis]

9 minutes ago, Maxisthemoose said:

Hi I would like to know how good of a PC you can build for around 500$, it doesn't have to be exact but the closer the better. My sister is building her first computer so any help would be hugely appreciated! Thank You! If you could link a PcPartPicker link to that would be great!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax - Ninja II ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $507.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 22:39 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, emosun said:

buy used. otherwise...... yeah you end up with an apu on a ryzen 3..... which is kinda lame

The R3 2200G is a perfectly fine place to start with a PC, and the platform is easy/cheap to upgrade to a high core count CPU

 

 

2 minutes ago, Maxisthemoose said:

Gaming and in the near future she wants to be able to edit videos.

Should go with Vegas so there's no monthly fee

[emosun]

Just now, Streetguru said:

The R3 2200G is a perfectly fine place to start with a PC, and the platform is easy/cheap to upgrade to a high core count CPU

if you don't already own a 5 year old computer then sure , why not

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

2 minutes ago, Maxisthemoose said:

Gaming and in the near future she wants to be able to edit videos.

with this bugdet.... get 2400g for hyperthreading, 4c/8t edit video and skip ssd for a larger storage at the moment

[Streetguru]

Just now, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

with this bugdet.... get 2400g for hyperthreading, 4c/8t edit video and skip ssd for a larger storage at the moment

The 2400G is almost never worth it for it's performance gains unless it's like $20 maybe $30 more.

[Maxisthemoose]

So should I go with no Dedicated GPU for the moment?

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

Just now, Streetguru said:

The 2400G is almost never worth it for it's performance gains unless it's like $20 maybe $30 more.

but consider video editing consumes lots of cores, the 4 cores on 2200g will be a pain in long term

[Cereal5]

Uh no... I don't think buying new at $500 is good price to value at all. You can find plenty of used prebuilts with i7s in them (yes, even ivy-bridge i7s will more than out perform a 2200G), and throw in a used GTX 970 for under $150 Or R9 390/390X, or whatever other GPU you can find. Maybe an R9 Fury or Nano. GTX 980/980 Ti if you have that money left over.

[Cereal5]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

The 2400G is almost never worth it for it's performance gains unless it's like $20 maybe $30 more.

Just cause Ryzen is good price to performance doesn't make it a good choice for everyone.

[Maxisthemoose]

Thank you all for the help, it has definitely helped

[i_build_nanosuits]

11 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax - Ninja II ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $507.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 22:39 EDT-0400

This is a good partlist if you're ordering new parts...and need EVERYTHING.

 

2 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Uh no... I don't think buying new at $500 is good price to value at all. You can find plenty of used prebuilts with i7s in them (yes, even ivy-bridge i7s will more than out perform a 2200G), and throw in a used GTX 970 for under $150 Or R9 390/390X, or whatever other GPU you can find. Maybe an R9 Fury or Nano. GTX 980/980 Ti if you have that money left over.

This is also a good idea if you want slightly better performance...and don't mind buying used PC hardware around you.

 

[emosun]

i think an old workstation with a 1060 dropped in it would definitely be faster than new parts

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Just cause Ryzen is good price to performance doesn't make it a good choice for everyone.

If they plan on doing video editing and other stuff in the future having the option to upgrade to a cheap 8 core is better than being stuck on an old platform with only an i7, that's not to mention you want a decent motherboard with the i7 for overclocking.