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Hello Everyone,
I came across this build online and I am a new builder. I'm interested in building a PC to gain experience and because I would like to be proud of my end result. My question to you all is what would be a good replacement for the graphics card in this build. Let me elaborate on that, I am not a huge gamer and I probably won't use this PC for Games because I only game on my PS4. I would like a graphics card so I could watch HD Videos but that is not completely necessary because I can watch videos on my tv. Basically, I don't need a graphics card but I'm not sure my Processor has a decent built-in Graphics processor, or if it even has one at all. Any help with finding a cheaper Graphics card that will work for me? Or if you could come up with a better build below my budget that would be cool too.
These are the specs below.

Processor = Intel 7100 i3 7th Gen Core Desktop Processors $115.09

Motherboard = MSI Pro Series Intel H270 DDR4 HDMI USB 3 CrossFire ATX Motherboard (H270 PC MATE) $100.99

Graphics Card = MSI RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC GAMING Radeon RX 570 GDDR5 4GB CrossFire FinFET DirectX 12 Graphics Card $174.99

RAM = Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin – BLS2K4G4D240FSE (Red) $59.99

SSD = SK Hynix Flash Memory 2.5″ 120 GB Internal Solid State Drives HFS120G32TND-N1A2A $59.50

Power Supply = Corsair CX Series, CX500, 500 Watt (500W) Power Supply, 80+ Bronze Certified $59.98

Computer Case = DeepCool ATX Mid Tower TESSERACT SW-RD $39.99
 
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geofelt
Your cpu comes with HD630 graphics which is excellent and much more than adequate for playing HD video.

Omit the discrete graphics card, you can always add one later if you get into fast action games.

On your other parts:

1. 120gb is a bit small for a c drive. 240gb is not much more.
And, Buy Intel or Samsung evo, they perform a bit better with better warranties.

2. Some corsair cx units were not very good.
Pick a tier 1 or 2 unit from a list such as this.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Seasonic is always good.

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geofelt

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Your cpu comes with HD630 graphics which is excellent and much more than adequate for playing HD video.

Omit the discrete graphics card, you can always add one later if you get into fast action games.

On your other parts:

1. 120gb is a bit small for a c drive. 240gb is not much more.
And, Buy Intel or Samsung evo, they perform a bit better with better warranties.

2. Some corsair cx units were not very good.
Pick a tier 1 or 2 unit from a list such as this.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Seasonic is always good.

 
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Are you sure you do not want a big (500GB, 1TB OR 2TB) hard disk drive along with an SSD because if you have a PS4 and this is going to be your first PC then you are going to use this build in your home then I am sure it will need a big hard disk drive to store things like music, movies, pictures, and games. However it is all up to you.

But one thing I would want to say that if you want to render HD videos and all, then HD 630 is alright but I am sure you'd want to play games on your PC and for playing those games just get a good graphics card. I recommend a cheap RX 460 for streaming and watching HD videos, but if you want to do a bit decent gaming too, just get an NVIDIA GTX 1050/1050 Ti. Now, it is all up to you and what you wish. And for watching HD vidoes, there is no harm in buying a GPU, that would be a GTX 1050 Ti.

But if you seriously are not going to do gaming then do not buy a graphics card (if you really crave then get an RX 460, the cheapest option) and if you are not going to take a graphics card then you can improve your processor and buy a less watt power supply, like 400W or 450W, and a good power supply choice would be the XFX TS series, 550W or 450W, it is cheap and offers a good value for money. You can also take other options if you like but this power supply is good according to me! Even the Seasonic M12 520W will be good.
 
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