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Coolnave

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Hello,

My friend is interested in building a pc mostly for work and internet with a sub 400 budget. (Sorry for the very unoriginal request)

We came up with this list of components and are wondering if any more experienced people could check it out.

AMD A6 6400K
MSI A68 HME33 V2
Kingston hyper x fury 16Gb
Western digital blue 1Tb
Corsair builder series vs450
Coolermaster Masterbox lite 3.1 TG
The total comes out to 370 euros.

Seeing as the system is lacking a GPU, I opted to put a 16 Gb set of RAM, (based off of a video I had seen a while back). Would it be worth putting in a cheap GPU and an 8 Gb set of RAM?
Thank you for any responses.
With love,
-My broke ass friend.

 
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Hellfire13
That is an old and obsolete perform. You dont need a GPU for work and internet...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (€100.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€76.59 @ Alza)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (€80.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€39.69 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX...
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Hellfire13

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That is an old and obsolete perform. You dont need a GPU for work and internet...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (€100.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€76.59 @ Alza)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (€80.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€39.69 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€65.75 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €398.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 20:35 CEST+0200

Current gen. Intel with quality parts.
 
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DSzymborski

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I'd stay far, far away from anything on an FM2+ platform. If you're going budget, go budget in a way that doesn't doom any future upgrades.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (€136.09 @ Alternate)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€61.77 @ Alza)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (€80.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€44.94 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (€32.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€45.81 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €402.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 20:12 CEST+0200

16 GB doesn't make much sense given the budget.

I used Germany since you did not specify a country, but mentioned Euros and the Corsair VS (I rather mediocre PSU that doesn't work with the 120V power on North American power grids).

The integrated GPU on the Ryzen is far better than on the old FM2+ APUs (roughly equivalent to a GT 1030) and the Ryzen APUs are good enough that they won't splat horribly if a GPU is added later on.
 
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Zerk2012

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With thst low of a budget I would be looking to buy used not building a new one.
 
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If it's an AMD and is *not* a Ryzen, then avoid, avoid, avoid!

Also, don't forget to account for the cost of a Windows 10 License (assuming Broke Friend doesn't already have one that can be used on a new system).

Zerk's suggestion to scout used systems is a reasonable idea.
 
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justin.m.beauvais

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I second this build, but using the 2200G would save you some money. It might have a little less power, but it should be adequate for a cheap cheap cheap entry level system and it can handle a more powerful graphics card, up to a GTX 1060, later if your friend needs an upgrade. This would drop the price to right around 360 euro.
 
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DSzymborski

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You *can* run an unregistered Windows 10. You lose some customization options and there's a watermark on the desktop in the bottom right asking you to activate, but you don't lose the basic functionality. MS is perfectly happy, at this point, just getting people into the W10 environment. At 20-25% of the budget, there are real costs to a registered Windows copy at this point. It's an easy upgrade later, just buy a key from Microsoft (directly, not a gray market seller) and activate.

Used PCs are also another option. But there are also some downsides there, such as lack of warranty and the possibility of being on an older DDR3 platform, making the next upgrade significantly more expensive. On a Ryzen APU build, you could throw in a GTX 1060 and a 2600 later and suddenly have a solid mid-range 1080p gaming build that can nail productivity apps.
 
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