Building a $800 AMD PC [First Build] Need some advice.

srinjoy.sarkar5 · Jun 23, 2018

So, it's my first build and I want to know whether the items listed below will work to become a mid range pc.
1. AMD RYZEN 3 2200G Quad-Core 3.5 GHz [APU]
2. GIGABYTE GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD B350 [Motherboard]
3. G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory [RAM]
4. Cooler Master V650 - 650W Compact Fully Modular 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply [PSU]
5. SanDisk SSD PLUS 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDA-240G-G26 [SSD]
6. Thermaltake Core V1 Extreme Mini ITX Cube Chassis, Compatible with air and Liquid Cooling Builds (CA-1B8-00S1WN-00) [CASE]
7. Seagate BarraCuda ST4000DM005 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive [HDD]
The total cost is around $780 on Newegg, but since I live in India, along with international shipping the grand total comes out to be $900. I want to know if the pc will be worth 780 bucks, considering that I have not included a discrete gpu due to the Integrated Vega 8 graphics on the 2200g.
And I am highly confused on the decision between Ryzen 3 2200g and Ryzen 5 2400g, as the 2400g offers just a little more performance for an additional 70 bucks.
Also I would very much like to add a discrete graphics card in the future, so should I just do away with the apu and buy a cpu along with a dedicated gpu? If yes, then which one? Ideally, I would have gone for a gtx 1050 ti with the 2200g, but in that case the vega 8 graphics would be useless as there is no Crossfire support for the 2200g yet. If you think that a modification in my list would boost the overall performance, then please mention it.

parani · Jun 23, 2018

camieabz · Jun 23, 2018

If it were me, and knowing the limitations of the APUs, I would get the 2200G (the cheapest option), and later when you want to get a graphics card, get a Ryzen 5, such as a 1600, and dump the 2200G.

So basically plan for the next CPU and gfx card, and drop in a cheap APU that fits the mobo socket for now.

sho2342 · Jun 23, 2018

srinjoy.sarkar5 :

If I were you, I'd give up that 800$ PC and build a decent pc, enough to handle most AAA games with high to ultra settings with over 60 fps. I'm talking about getting the GTX 1050 Ti. If you really want greater than good performance, go with the GTX 1060

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *MSI - B350M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $229.97

if you can squeeze 300$

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *MSI - B350M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $293.88

Go ahead and keep the PSU, HDD, SSD you are getting, this is just the motherboard, CPU, and Memory, and the RAM that I recommend.

If I'd were you, I'd get these stuff. The motherboard is a MATX Mobo, so I'd suggest you get a MATX form case. This may NOT be what you want at all, but its a GREAT choice for gaming.

This is a great budget build that gives more than enough frames in games with all graphics turned all the way up. I don't think the pc you're building is a great idea. I mean, if you want a small PC with Noooice performance, then your plan is OK, but I'd recommend the Ryzen 3.

srinjoy.sarkar5 · Jun 23, 2018

sho2342 :

I want to really go with a mini ITX board since I don't have plans for upgradability in future, except for the gpu.
But now I think I sorted out the gpu problem by going with a Ryzen 5 1600 (as suggested by camieabz) along with a gtx 1050 ti. And I really want to know why you guys are suggesting that I go with a 8GB (2 x 4 GB) memory kit. As I mentioned in my previous list, I think I will keep the 16GB memory kit. So here is the new list-
1. AMD RYZEN 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz (3.6 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1600BBAEBOX [CPU]
2. GIGABYTE GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD B350 [Motherboard]
3. G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory [RAM]
4. Cooler Master V650 - 650W Compact Fully Modular 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply [PSU]
5. SanDisk SSD PLUS 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDA-240G-G26 [SSD]
6. Thermaltake Core V1 Extreme Mini ITX Cube Chassis, Compatible with air and Liquid Cooling Builds (CA-1B8-00S1WN-00) [CASE]
7. Seagate BarraCuda ST4000DM005 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive [HDD]
8. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti DirectX 12 ZT-P10510B-10L 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP [GPU]

I really want to know if I am overlooking any problems that I might face during the build, as it's my first build and I want it to be up to the standards for the next 10 years, without any upgrade. The price now stands at $1060 with $1200 as the grand total (thanks to international shipping). If anyone can suggest any modifications to lower the price, which has gotten way out of my initial setting of $900, then please mention it. I would like to keep mini ITX as the form factor and would really like the price to come down by about $150-200. And thank you guys for all your help.

parani · Jun 24, 2018

Dude , there is not only shipping charge , you also need to pay 18% import duty for the total amount if you buy outside india and you know how wattanty works if you buy it from newegg or amazon ? you need to sent it back to them and shipping charges are yours

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