Novice PC Builder, Need Help Choosing Budget Parts

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MeBeDerp

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Currently, I am striving to keep my budget of below $500. I have parts from my previous build which have lessened the load - please advise if I need to replace these, or if there are better priced options. All feedback is welcome.


Already Have:

Zotac GeForce GTX 970

(Very Basic) Antec 450W Power Supply


What I'm Looking At:

DIYPC Skyline-07-R Black / Red SPCC ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case (Currently $80 on Newegg) (Full Tower because I want to be able to keep the case for future upgrades)

ASRock AB350M Pro4 AM4 AMD Promontory B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (Currently $75 on Newegg)

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 (Currently $80 on Newegg)

AMD RYZEN 5 1400 4-Core 3.2 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1400BBAEBOX Desktop Processor (Currently $165 on Newegg)
The Ryzen 5 1400 Currently Comes With The AMD Wraith Stealth

ADATA Premier SP600 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP600S3-128GM-C (Currently $58 on Newegg)
 
Solution
Chugalug_
@OP, STAY AWAY!
That PSU is absolute garbage, get this instead.
A mid tower is heaps, no need to get a full tower at all.
Spend a bit more and get a Ryzen 1600 and 16GB of RAM, well worth it.
If you can't go a bit over, drop it to the Team Dark Pro kit listed above.
Again, skip the SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
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M04D18

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $495.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-15 23:47 EDT-0400

or the full tower with 8gb ram
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $485.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-15 23:52 EDT-0400
 
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Chugalug_

Chugalug_

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@OP, STAY AWAY!
That PSU is absolute garbage, get this instead.
A mid tower is heaps, no need to get a full tower at all.
Spend a bit more and get a Ryzen 1600 and 16GB of RAM, well worth it.
If you can't go a bit over, drop it to the Team Dark Pro kit listed above.
Again, skip the SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Gray) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $514.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-16 03:03 EDT-0400
 
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