$600 Build Help

Sankervick

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (fps,sand box,indie,strategy)and web browsing
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$600 for build (except for mouse and keyboard) tax and shipping included.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
California in the Bay Area
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU,RAM,case,video card, motherboard,optical drive, PSU
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing anything.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1440p and 13 inches long.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
1 week to 2 months max.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Crossfire or SLI support? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
VGA,HDMI
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No,it won't be included in the $600 cost.
Thanks in advance.
 
Which specific games do you want to play?

What's the brand and model of the monitor?

Were you planning to buy from NewEgg or Amazon?
 
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Which specific games do you want to play?

What's the brand and model of the monitor?

Were you planning to buy from NewEgg or Amazon?

I want to play BF1,COD,Crusader Kings 2,OOTP 18 and Cuphead.

The monitor model is HP w196b.

I want to input the build into Pc part picker and get each part from the cheapest location.
 
Made a couple of changes but the extra $40 is well worth it:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fsrbnn

Swapped out that dual core I3-7100 for a true quad core i3-8100 which also required switching the motherboard.

Increased your RAM speed from 2133 to 2666 while actually saving you a few $'s.

Also swapped out that Corsair unit for a 620W Seasonic (better unit and cheaper).
 
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Made a couple of changes but the extra $40 is well worth it:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fsrbnn

Swapped out that dual core I3-7100 for a true quad core i3-8100 which also required switching the motherboard.

Increased your RAM speed from 2133 to 2666 while actually saving you a few $'s.

Also swapped out that Corsair unit for a 620W Seasonic (better unit and cheaper).

That's probably the best build you can afford right now. You can always upgrade ram in a couple years when prices finally come down, but until then 8GB will get you by.

The next step down in price would be a Kaby Lake Pentium (4 threads, but only two cores), but that has an uncertain future.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gnRmd6

Four real cores is definitely worth the premium. But I can understand if you can't jump up to $650.
 
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Made a couple of changes but the extra $40 is well worth it:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fsrbnn

Swapped out that dual core I3-7100 for a true quad core i3-8100 which also required switching the motherboard.

Increased your RAM speed from 2133 to 2666 while actually saving you a few $'s.

Also swapped out that Corsair unit for a 620W Seasonic (better unit and cheaper).

Thanks! Should I build asap or wait a month or so?
 
Also, does anyone know where to get a old broken computer to take apart and put together? I want to ask him if I can do that so he's not afraid that I'll break a computer part putting the 700 dollar one together.
 
So for everything but CPU and mobo buy now, and wait for ryzen 2200 specs to come out? What's the MSRP?
 
Don't wait for ryzen 2200, you don't need a powerful integrated GPU. The CPU is 3.5 GHz base with only four core, which is exactly the same as the 1300x.

And you can plainly see here the 1300x getting it's ass handed to it by the Core i3 DDR 2400 in games :

https://www.techspot.com/review/1499-intel-core-i3-8100-i3-8350K/page3.html

They both have the same number of cores and threads, and he exact same base clock. The IPC advantage of Intel wins out in the majority of games.

You'd have to step-up to 1500x to get something that outperforms with the i3 8100, and that's $20 more expensive (I wouldn't run an 8-thread processor on a $50 board).

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wqrKPs

Your call which one you pick up. One is slightly faster than the other, but $20 more expensive. The 1500x will be significantly faster in video encoding though.
 
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It would be a cold day before I spent $400 on a 1050 TI. A non TI, or an RX460/560 can be had for about half of that with the right deal and your gaming experience would be 90% of the 1050 TI. Buying a 1050 TI at a 1070 price point is not money well spent gaming.
 
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