Could someone please review my budget build? $535

Sparco23 · Feb 22, 2018

Hello glorious fellow PC/Electronics enthusiasts. Just put together a little budget build and was wondering if some of you could double check my choices for compatibility/efficiency/cost. I am not looking to play current games on crazy max settings but would like to play the random game on highish every now and then. It will be utilized in the following manner:

50% of the time playing (legally) downloaded movies and netflix onto a 50" LED tv
30% of the time general word processing, email, shopping, etc. on two 24" LED monitors
20% of the time (<1hr/day avg) playing starcraft II, WOW, diablo 2, Skyrim with mods

It will be hooked up to x2 24" monitors and x1 50" LED TV. Is this possible?

Parts List:
OS - Windows 10?
HDD - Samsung 850 EVO SSD
CPU - AMD FX8320E
MB - Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC GAMING, 2GB GDDR5
Ram - x2 Crucial Ballistix
PSU - EVGA 600 B1, 80+ BRONZE 600W
Cooler - Cryorig M9a Mini Tower Heatsink
CPU Fan - x2 ARCTIC AFACO 92mm fan
Case - Rosewill Ranger-M
Thermal Paste - Arctic 5

Thank you all in advance for your help

vapour · Feb 22, 2018

Do you live in US? Total budget on above components? FX series is dead platform, Ryzen/coffee lake is much better. Build will be fine, but psu is no good. 4 gb ram is too small.

Sparco23 · Feb 22, 2018

vapour :

Yeah I live in us, no official budget just keeping living room build small this total is $535. I know its dead but my gaming build will be bought closer to diablo 3 release. Forgot to mention 12-16 total gb of ram i have some crucial lying around. so you think this would be alright?

vapour · Feb 22, 2018

Better build imo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AERO ITX Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $564.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-22 15:34 EST-0500

Sparco23 · Feb 22, 2018

vapour :

Better build imo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AERO ITX Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $564.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-22 15:34 EST-0500

dang son you got that right quick. msi over gigabyte/geforce is it tomato/tomato? thank you very much

King_V · Feb 22, 2018

While I can understand reusing some existing RAM, that's just too much money to pay for an FX processor and motherboard for it.

Without looking hard, here's a build around $600. I don't know the PSU, but I didn't put this build together myself.

https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/T3Xscf/entry-level-amd-gaming-build

King_V · Feb 22, 2018

If you want to stick with using your existing RAM - it MIGHT be worth considering a used Intel system that already has DDR3 instead.

EDIT: nevermind my posts - Vapour is FAST with this stuff!

madmatt30 · Feb 22, 2018

Pretty much the same but all from amazon

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB D5 Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $546.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-22 15:40 EST-0500

Sparco23 · Feb 22, 2018

uh-mazing crew. thank you very much. I was doing it the hard way apparently. So ryzen is the way to go i see even with budget. I will modify this list and move forward. thank you all very much im marking this as solved

King_V · Feb 22, 2018

So,above and beyond what Vapour and MadMatt posted - it might be worth getting the Ryzen5 2400G and skipping the 1050 card.

HOWEVER, while that will save you some money, there are two caveats:
- graphics performance will be more like a GT 1030
- I am not sure if any AM4 motherboards will allow for dual-monitors when using a Ryzen G chip, or if the G chips were ever designed to support multiple monitors. My guess is a tentative no.

But, that would let you have time to build up some more money toward a better graphics card than the 1050.

Am I correct in assuming that your monitors run 1920x1080 resolution?

vapour · Feb 22, 2018

Sparco23 :

MB is case by case, Tomahawk is a better MB than the GA and ASrock mentioned above. MSI 1050 is also GeForce, LOL.

King_V · Feb 22, 2018

Another thought - based on MadMatt's and Vapour's builds, if your existing RAM is just lying around, you might want to sell it, and the money from that may bring enough to bump up from the 1050 to the 1050Ti.

Sparco23 · Feb 22, 2018

King_V :

So,above and beyond what Vapour and MadMatt posted - it might be worth getting the Ryzen5 2400G and skipping the 1050 card.

HOWEVER, while that will save you some money, there are two caveats:
- graphics performance will be more like a GT 1030
- I am not sure if any AM4 motherboards will allow for dual-monitors when using a Ryzen G chip, or if the G chips were ever designed to support multiple monitors. My guess is a tentative no.

But, that would let you have time to build up some more money toward a better graphics card than the 1050.

Am I correct in assuming that your monitors run 1920x1080 resolution?

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