Building a Budget Gaming PC for 600$

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petar_nikolic

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So I've decided to build a budget gaming pc for around 600$.
Here is what I want to buy:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 412R
Motherboard: ASRock A320M
RAM: 8GB DDR4 2400Mhz Kingston
GPU: GeForce GTX 1050Ti Asus 4GB GDDR5
Case: Chieftec CQ-01B-U3-OP
PSU: Chieftec GPA-500S8 500W


What are your opinions of it? Is it any good? Do you have some suggestions and should i change something?
 
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volkgren

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It's okay, but the PSU concerns me. You don't actually need a cooler, but you could get one if you wanted and had the budget for it. I would go with a B350 motherboard just for the memory and CPU OC'ing capabilities. I would get a better power supply. The 300 series AMD motherboards may require a BIOS update, which would require a separate compatible CPU. https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ryzen-AM4-System-Bootup.aspx

If I were building a $600 or less AMD system, here's what it would look like.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $565.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-15 18:03 EDT-0400

Or go with this Intel system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.90 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $580.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-15 18:05 EDT-0400
 
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srimasis

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Don't buy a Ryzen APU build when you can buy a Ryzen 5 Cpu plus Gtx1060 Gpu build for almost the same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($229.64 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $596.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-15 19:52 EDT-0400
 
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volkgren

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That's it. If it's over budget then you should be able to find a cheaper RX 580 or if you have to an RX 570.
Cheap RX 580 right now https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/gyNypg,q8cMnQ,KQQRsY/

*UDPATE: Your build has rebates included in price. Here's another attempt at a $600 gaming build without rebates included.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $595.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-15 18:33 EDT-0400

*I would personally prefer the Ryzen 3 1200 simply because I wouldn't have to wait and hope AMD would send me a compatible CPU to install the bios update.
 
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bignastyid

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Congrats you just suggested a ticking time bomb, that PSU choice is horrible. The PSU is a very bad place to skimp and that's exactly what you did.
The CX450m is a much better unit and only $5 more before and after MIRs
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na
Also the 2200g is the same price and a faster CPU.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RkJtt6/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd2200c5fbbox
 
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bignastyid

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If you don't mind MIRs.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Devil Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $605.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-15 19:08 EDT-0400

If you'd pefer to stay around $600 without MIRs

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Devil Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $603.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-15 19:12 EDT-0400

The motherboards on those build are 2000 series ready.
 
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