Need help building $500 dollar budget build

[Tinothy]

So i am looking to build a gaming PC $500 and a little over if needed. Now i am buying everthing i need in about a few months so i really hope that does not effect the price of the build to much. I also want the PC to be able to be upgraded in the future.

 

[Agent Smith]

You're probably better off with a pre-built system for that budget. Are you in the U.S.?

 

[Cisco001]

Assume $500 need to include OS?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($160.81 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $500.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-23 04:41 EDT-0400

 

[Tinothy]

You're probably better off with a pre-built system for that budget. Are you in the U.S.?

Yes but i doubt i am due for another prebuilt. I have seen builds for 500.

 

[Tinothy]

Assume $500 need to include OS?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($160.81 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $500.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-23 04:41 EDT-0400

At best buy these parts as a total go no further than 370. I have a hard drive with windows. Take off the operating system and include a graphics card to.

 

[OmniDyne]

I'd go for the Intel i3-8100 over the AMD 2400G.
It's around $60 cheaper and outperforms the 2400G.

 

[Cisco001]

I'd go for the Intel i3-8100 over the AMD 2400G.
It's around $60 cheaper and outperforms the 2400G.

But $60 don't get you GT 1030
OP after gaming PC for $500

 

[_Kyle_]

I'd go for the Intel i3-8100 over the AMD 2400G.
It's around $60 cheaper and outperforms the 2400G.

The primary reason he chose the 2400G is because of the iGPU.

 

[OmniDyne]

But $60 don't get you GT 1030
OP after gaming PC for $500

The primary reason he chose the 2400G is because of the iGPU.

I understand the reasoning for sure, but OP stated they want a dedicated graphics card, so going for an 8100 would make more sense, unless of course you can't go dedicated at this price point.

 

[Cisco001]

unless of course you can't go dedicated at this price point.

that exactly the case here.
ryzen 5 2400g iGPU perform similar to GT 1030.

Let say you choose GT 1030 and the rest the same. The budget for CPU and motherboard is $140

If you go intel, it will be H310 motherboard with G5500
If you go AMD, it will be A320 + Ryzen 3 1200

None of these option any better than Ryzen 5 2400g in terms of performance or energy consumption.

 

[Shlouski]

Agreed with cisco.

I looked at comparisons between the ryzen 5 and i3 igpu, and lol the Intel gets trashed so hard. I would get the ryzen 5 and save up for a dedicated gpu, while I game in the meantime.