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I just purchased all the components for my 550 dollar budget having build, so I'm wondering how I did. I've heard great things about this forum, so I decided to see what you guys think. Keep in mind that this was bought on Black Friday, so the parts may have raised in price tremendously. Thanks ahead of time, and don't forget... This is my first experience on this forum, so don't blow it XD.

Thanks ahead of time :)

Link to the build https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheGreatOBO/saved/QKL4CJ
 
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Are you planning to overclock? That board isn't the greatest to OC with it is fine at stock voltage but I've read reports of problems when you have to fiddle with the power. If that is your intention. I would switch out the CPU with a Ryzen 1200. Then use the money saved for an ASUS Strix B350-F. Which has excellent power handling, plus higher end features. When you overclock. A Ryzen 1200 is exactly the same as a 1300x plus or minus your luck in the CPU lottery.

RAM: I'd look at getting at least DDR4 2400. Although not at the expense of a better motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus...
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I dislike micro atx motherboards, not very expandable. I upgraded the ram. I think a 120gb SSD is going to be very cramped very fast, so I bumped it to 256.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.50 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($221.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $677.44
 
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Are you planning to overclock? That board isn't the greatest to OC with it is fine at stock voltage but I've read reports of problems when you have to fiddle with the power. If that is your intention. I would switch out the CPU with a Ryzen 1200. Then use the money saved for an ASUS Strix B350-F. Which has excellent power handling, plus higher end features. When you overclock. A Ryzen 1200 is exactly the same as a 1300x plus or minus your luck in the CPU lottery.

RAM: I'd look at getting at least DDR4 2400. Although not at the expense of a better motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($221.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $596.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-30 18:12 EST-0500
 
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He already purchased the hardware.

You did a great job with the components , good choices , just not a fan of the memory but it will be a nice setup for you.

First time choices , very well done! :)

 
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I think that the motherboard will be the first to be upgraded, along with the a larger SSD once I get the cash, but Its a really tight budget, so I had to scimp on a few things. As for the CPU, I may do overclocking in the future, but for now I just want to have the ultimate plug and play experience, without screwing with Many of the settings. I agree the Ram is sub par, but I decided the performance gain from faster ram, is not enough to change some of the more important factors.
 
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