Light gaming build 500$-600$ budget, needs to include WiFi, a DVD Drive, and OS

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Hello! I've been looking at and designing builds for a while, and I've come to this list. I thought I'd ask for some help with it, since I'm pretty inexperienced (I haven't built a PC before) and I want to make sure the build is as good as it can be. I want to make sure I have a good upgrade path as well. Here's the list:

(EDIT: This list is old, scroll down the thread a little bit for the new one :) )

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VJDg6X) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VJDg6X/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TX4NnQ/amd-ryzen-3-1300x-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd1200bbaebox) | $109.88 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CczZxr/asrock-fatal1ty-ab350-gaming-k4-atx-quad-cpu-am4-motherboard-fatal1ty-ab350-gaming-k4) | $90.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XJYWGX/gskill-aegis-8gb-1-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c16s-8gisb) | $65.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $45.87 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [PowerColor - Radeon RX 560 2GB Red Dragon OC V3 Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7vX2FT/powercolor-radeon-rx-560-2gb-red-dragon-oc-v3-video-card-axrx-560-2gbd5-dhv3oc) | $93.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Deepcool - TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sYgPxr/deepcool-case-tesseractswred) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XxvZxr/evga-b3-450w-80-bronze-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-b3-0450-v1) | $31.98 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6fJwrH/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414) | $15.89 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $89.89 @ OutletPC
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/r7RFf7/gigabyte-gc-wb867d-i-rev-42-none-wi-fi-adapter-gc-wb867d-i-rev-42) | $29.99 @ SuperBiiz
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $664.44
| Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
| **Total** | **$604.44**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-09-03 11:18 EDT-0400 |

Also, I wanted to note that I need a decent WiFi adapter since I plan on doing some light online gaming and my ISP is pretty far away. Thanks in advance :)
 
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I wouldn't bother with a 1300x, you can easily overclock the 1200 to the same speed. Instead try to find a faster graphics card, the 560 will struggle with a lot of more modern games in 1080p

Maybe something like this, gtx 1050 + 2 sticks of 3000mhz ram instead of one which is also slightly faster, but loosing the modular psu which isn't great but Imo it's worth the performance gain.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:...
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8GB DDR4 Memory
256GB Solid State Drive + 1TB Hard Drive
8GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon RX 580 Graphics
7x USB 3.0
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2x USB 3.1 Type-C
2x USB 2.0
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
DVDRW
WiFi AC + Bluetooth 4.2
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Looks great, but sadly I can't pay the 649$, it goes over my budget too much :V

Ty anyways :)
 
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Try to get that 40$ more you are looking at a gpu 2x as good as yours, a cpu quite a bit better than yours and it has an ssd.
 
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TBH I also really want to build my own PC so I can upgrade it easily later on

 
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Quick update to the list, decided to get a slightly cheaper motherboard and allocate the extra money to upgrading the CPU to a 1300X. Here's the new list:

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BtFvM8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BtFvM8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zk2rxr/amd-ryzen-3-1300x-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd130xbbaebox) | $128.29 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y4kwrH/msi-b350-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-b350-tomahawk) | $70.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XJYWGX/gskill-aegis-8gb-1-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c16s-8gisb) | $65.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $45.87 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [PowerColor - Radeon RX 560 2GB Red Dragon OC V3 Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7vX2FT/powercolor-radeon-rx-560-2gb-red-dragon-oc-v3-video-card-axrx-560-2gbd5-dhv3oc) | $93.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Deepcool - TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sYgPxr/deepcool-case-tesseractswred) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XxvZxr/evga-b3-450w-80-bronze-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-b3-0450-v1) | $31.98 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6fJwrH/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414) | $15.89 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $89.89 @ OutletPC
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/r7RFf7/gigabyte-gc-wb867d-i-rev-42-none-wi-fi-adapter-gc-wb867d-i-rev-42) | $29.99 @ SuperBiiz
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $662.85
| Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
| **Total** | **$602.85**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-09-03 16:33 EDT-0400 |
 
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I wouldn't bother with a 1300x, you can easily overclock the 1200 to the same speed. Instead try to find a faster graphics card, the 560 will struggle with a lot of more modern games in 1080p

Maybe something like this, gtx 1050 + 2 sticks of 3000mhz ram instead of one which is also slightly faster, but loosing the modular psu which isn't great but Imo it's worth the performance gain.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.82 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($15.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $601.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-03 17:06 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks, this is a good list and I'll definitely keep it in mind.
 
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