Building a new PC on a budget

boog1973 · Apr 4, 2017

I am building a PC capable of future upgrades. This is for home use in running a home theater in addition to general productivity applications like open office. This is a project and a test. I already have a monitor and case. I want to keep the total cost for motherboard,ram, hdd and any expansion cards to $500.
I am thinking of an Asrock extreme 970 4 mobo with AMD FX 6300 to start,then building around it. I'm not married to the mobo a I have not bn able to find an IO plate for it.
Any suggestions for expansion cards, ram etc.... are much appreciated.

DSzymborski · Apr 4, 2017

Meh on the 6300/970. You can do budget without having to go to a 2011 platform that will also necessitate a discrete GPU.

I'd do a Kaby Lake Pentium/i3 and skip the discrete GPU since you're not gaming. Especially if you're into 4K video.

Not sure your reference to an I/O plate here. I can't remember the last time I've purchased or installed a motherboard that didn't have an I/O shield in the package. Could you clarify - perhaps you're describing something in an unfamiliar way?

Chugalug_ · Apr 4, 2017

What monitor and case do you have?
A G4560 will be better than an FX 6300 for less.

Hellfire13 · Apr 4, 2017

You dont need an expansion card for your purpose.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($56.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.89 @ B&H)
Total: $445.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 02:28 EDT-0400

rhysiam · Apr 4, 2017

Why not this for well under budget. Great home theatre and browsing PC.

You can add a separate large HDD if you want to store movies/TV shows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($56.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.60 @ Amazon)
Total: $321.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 02:29 EDT-0400

boog1973 · Apr 4, 2017

DSzymborski :

The PC stores around my small town sell mobo/cpu kits but don't carry I shields.

Hellfire13 · Apr 4, 2017

boog1973 :

The I/O shield comes packed with the motherboard. Not sure how the stores can sell without them, unless they are selling unpacked stuff. :sarcastic:

Chugalug_ · Apr 4, 2017

I still need to know what case you currently have OP, need to make sure everything's compatible.

DSzymborski · Apr 4, 2017

boog1973 :

They may not list them as beng sold, but every new, modern motherboard has one in the box with the motherboard. They're not a separate item. You'll notice that you will never ever find a new car advertisement or list of features that says "has seats." Because all of 'em do.

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