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cesarmagana23

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I am looking to build a pc and have around $500 to spend but i already have:
Case:NZXT S340
GPU: Gtx 1060 6GB
HDD: 500 GB
SDD: 120 GB
I dont know what CPU, motherboard or PSU to use and i saw some corsair vengance 16gb ram on sale on bestbuy at $169 US dollars but didnt know if i should pick it up. Can you guys tell me what is the best components for the following:
Gaming (Overwatch, Fornite, Black ops 4 and other fps)
Video Editing
Maybe Streaming but that may require an expensive CPU so idk.
 
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velocityg4
This would do well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $519.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-27 23:55 EDT-0400

An Intel build with an i5-8400 would do well too and cost less. I went with Ryzen due to streaming and video...
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velocityg4

velocityg4

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This would do well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $519.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-27 23:55 EDT-0400

An Intel build with an i5-8400 would do well too and cost less. I went with Ryzen due to streaming and video editing making the extra threads beneficial. As for the motherboard. You can save money with a good B350 motherboard. Such as the ASUS Strix B350-F or Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3. But if you don't get one which already has an updated BIOS. You'll have to wait for a boot kit from AMD to update it. I went with an X470 board since it already will support the Ryzen 5 2600.
https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ryzen-AM4-System-Bootup.aspx
 
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smorizio

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if your pc is working fine now but is slow. i would hold off wait for the newer cpu from intel and amd that are dropping latter in the year/q1 of next year. it also may help your build funds if the price of ram comes down. china and other are not looking at the ram vendors for price fixing.
 
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