Budget PC for under $500?

[greatgreenman]

No need peripherals. Don’t really need storage or windows also. Basically need case, mobo, PSU, cpu, gpu. Mobo with m.2 slot will be great.
But if there’s a pre-built aftershock model or something that’s fine too. Any recommendations? Thanks!

 

[NightRaven49]

whats your use case? sounds like just surfing web/playing videos but cant meaningfully help if we dunno.

 

[greatgreenman]

General usage. If can support 1080p gaming that’ll be good too. If it can’t run WoW at max settings that’s not a big deal, but it needs to at least be able to play stuff like WoW or Skyrim

 

[NightRaven49]

u can consult the pc rig recommendations thread by moneyface for a rough (though outdated) guide, but since u dont require storage u can afford to spend more on other parts.

cpu + mobo: ryzen 5 3400g + gigabyte b450m ds3h - $316 tradepac
ram: pick amazon's cheapest best selling set of 16gb 3200mhz ddr4, currently corsair vengeance - $95 shipped
case: any cheap matx case, personal recommendation silverstone ps15rgb ~$60-70 depending on where u look
psu: cooler master mwe 450w usually ~$50-$60

slightly over budget at about $520, but can be quite abit lower if switch cpu to 3200g, in which case can consider looking at better quality psu.

 

[irbadboyz]

Get an Amazon prime account and wait for some good deals. I've seen cooler master from Amazon SG next day free delivery going for as low as 40 dollars with power supply. Gigabyte mainboards with M2 slots for as little as 70 SGD.

Way way better than Sim Lim. We think. Hope it helps!










IT Support

 

[dennis7w7]

My recommendations:

a320 mobo (typically ASRock brand)
ryzen 3 3200
8gb ram
500w PSU (cooler master/FSP?)
256gb ssd (get 2.5" if cannot afford nvme m.2)
GTX 1650 for soft gaming (if budget allows)
tecware casings
windows 10 key find from 3rd party

 

[greatgreenman]

Thanks all. Will check those parts out

 

[abstrax]

get a 3rd or 4th gen i7 processor /w board....save alot bro

 

[Naoyuki]

Try to look around for people in carousell looking to upgrade to the new gfx cards for deals I guess.

 

[uncle_josh]

Alternative can consider this :
Intel Core i3-10100 4 Cores 8 thread up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 - S$171.71
MSI B460M-A PRO ProSeries Motherboard - S$103.34
Patriot Memory DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz PC4-21300 - S$86.99