Path to building a PC

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Ok so i want to build new PC but due to my budget its kinda tricky. I use my PC for photo and video editing (nothing heavy 1080p), web browsing and some gaming (I play cities skylines, heroes of the storm)
Budget:
Now 350 euros
In 2 months i will have 200 more
In 3 months i will have 150 more.

So i am thinking of going this way:
Now:
Mainboard: MSI A320M Grenade
CPU: Ryzen 3 2200g
Ram: 2x4GB g.skill value 2400mhz
Ssd: 120gb
PSU:Thermaltake tr2 s 500w
And some second hand crap of a monitor for 10 euros.

After 2 months: GTX 1050ti and 1tb HDD.
After 3 months: Buying a monitor, selling 1 stick of 4gb ram and buying 8 for total of 12.

But i have a dilema, since i have to deal with integrated GPU for 2 months i dont think it is worth investing more money on faster ram, i do however go with dual channel memory to help it. Now since this motherboard has only 2 slots for ram, will occupying both of them slow down my ram speed ? The other thing is, should i go with ryzen 5 2400g with 4 gb of ram and later adding 4 more ? Keep in mind that living with 4gb of ram will be close to living in hell.

In conclusion, if anyone have a better idea on how to deal with this and which path to go, please help. Also keep in mind that i have no PC or laptop at all so i can't wait till i get all the money together. and sorry for such a long post :)
 
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this is what i would suggest :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€92.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€64.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€81.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€45.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€56.45 @ Amazon...
If using integrated graphics, ESPECIALLY with AMD, you want FAST RAM. Get 3200mhz from the start.

I recommend getting a B350 or B450 motherboard to overclock ESPECIALLY with integrated graphics.

240/250GB SSD is a better value per GB and is faster. I wouldn't get a 120GB.

Also, keep in mind that AMD integrated graphics perform almost half as well with only 8GB of RAM so you really want 16GB or you are gonna have about half the FPS you see in benchmarks. Your better option is to save up and buy a decent system at one time.
 
this is what i would suggest :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€92.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€64.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€81.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€45.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€56.45 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €401.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-09 15:14 CEST+0200

the integrated gpu will take 512gb to 2gb of system ram [ur choice] so light gaming is advisable.

upgrade to a 1050ti and 2 more viper 4 3000mhz sticks for a total of 16gigs, would be ideal for video editing.
 
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