What components should I use for a budget build?

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nathancoulthurst

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I am looking to get into pc gaming because my friends are on pc. They play games like Call of Duty and Fortnite. I already have a copy of windows and my budget is 400 dollars. I was thinking of using a G4560 and RX 560 but I am unsure due to the price of DDR4 ram. Is this overkill for these games?
 
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With that budget your looking at the 2200G utilizing the iGPU. It'll play those games on Low-Med at 720P.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-Vega-8-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.260180.0.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $364.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-13 14:19 EDT-0400

Going with Intel with a dedicated GPU will go over your budget (around $500) but if you do I would go with the newer G5500 Gold and a compatible motherboard (H310/B360 or Z370) as it replaces the G4560 and is slightly faster.
 
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Fortnite is doable on Ryzen Vega graphics. However, even an entry level gaming card like an RX 560 will give you noticeably better performance.

The Ryzen comes with several conditions. You need two sticks of ram, for dual channel operation. You need fast ram, at least 2933 but go for 3200 if you can. You'll need to make sure the bios of the motherboard is up to date, or update it yourself, if it's the 3xx series.

On the other hand, I have a hard time recommending anyone buy a 4560 at this point in time. I personally would not buy anything less than a quad core. If you're going Intel this means an i3 8100 at minimum. Fortnite is well optimized, so a 4560 can handle it but it leaves you no extra performance in the event you want to play something more demanding.
 
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