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quintnelson14

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I'm looking for a decent pc and won't be gaming
over 1080p. I saw a few pc builds and they looked ok but not as good as I had hoped. I don't have windows 10 already so I have to buy that as well. I looked at a few prebuilt pcs and they looked like decent deals. Unfortunately I can only spend around 500$ so by the time you add windows I only have about 400$ to get the rest of the system and it doesn't seem very practical. I really want to build a pc but I don't think its the right choice in this case, is there a way I could build a decent pc for that price, even if I have to cut a few corners. I would appreciate it if anyone had any ides, even if they may seem dumb.
 
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Quadcore cpu with integrated r7 graphics (384sps @ 1029MHz), 250gb ssd, 8gb ram (some will be used by the gpu).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by
merchant

CPU: AMD - A10-9700 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.12 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @...
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Quadcore cpu with integrated r7 graphics (384sps @ 1029MHz), 250gb ssd, 8gb ram (some will be used by the gpu).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by
merchant

CPU: AMD - A10-9700 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.12 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $480.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-20 15:54 EDT-0400
 
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quintnelson14

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Oct 17, 2017
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Thank you I will take a closer look at that

 
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vapour

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Aug 28, 2017
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A10 is not worth the money, much better performance overall:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - D-Shield ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-20 22:54 EDT-0400

Running windows as trial and activate later: https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/
 
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