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Budget PC build under $4.5k (including monitor)

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David Hall10 David Hall10 NewcomerOP
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joined Feb 2018
#1 ·
So, I’ve been chewing on the idea of picking up a new rig that can actually handle my daily grind—browsing the web, streaming movies, and getting some games of Apex or Fortnite in—but at the same time, it needs enough muscle to run ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, and RoadEng without choking, especially since I usually have a mountain of Office files and Chrome tabs open alongside all those heavy programs... I've seen people talking about the Ryzen 5 1600 and RX 570 being pretty common picks lately, so I was thinking of building something around that kind of spec, though I'm definitely open to any suggestions you guys might have.
Thanks 🙂
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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joined Jun 2010
#2 ·
Budget is looking a little tight here. 😛

1 x Asus EX-RX570-O4G, RX 570
1 x GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H Motherboard (Socket AM4, 4xDDR4,
1 x GIGABYTE 240GB SSD, 2.5", SATA III, 500MBs/420MBs,
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6-Core/12-Thread Desktop CPU (3.2/3.6GHz)
1 x SilentiumPC Vero L2 500W, 80+ Bronze Power Supply
1 x Zalman T6 Midi-Tower ATX Case (no PSU included),
1 x LG 23.5" LED IPS 24MK430H Monitor, VGA, HDMI, 75Hz,
1 x Crucial 16GB Kit (2x8GB) DDR4 3000 MT/s (PC4-24000)

Total: $1591 - 2% off at Micro Center ~ $1.50
David Hall10 David Hall10 NewcomerOP
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joined Feb 2018
#3 ·
I’m really looking to get at least a 480 GB SSD in here, so I was wondering if there's some kind of combo involving a second monitor or maybe something else where I could cut costs a bit to make it happen
Robert Rodriguez2 Robert Rodriguez2 Regular
353 messages
joined Jul 2015
#4 ·
David Hall10 said:I'm looking for at least a 480 GB SSD. Can we swap things around, maybe trade the second monitor for more storage or something?

1 x LG 22" LED IPS, 22MK430H, VGA, DVI, HDMI
1 x GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H Motherboard (S.AM4, 4xDDR4,
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 6C/12T 1600 CPU (3.2/3.6GHz
1 x Adata DDR4 8GB 3000MHz XPG GAMMIX RAM
1 x Asus EX-RX570-O4G, RX 570 Graphics Card
1 x Zalman T6 Midi-Tower ATX Case, no PSU,
1 x SilentiumPC Vero L2 500W PSU, 80+ Bronze
1 x GIGABYTE 480GB SSD, SATA III, 3D NAND TLC,
Total: $1532 ( $1501) - with a 2% discount for forum members

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David Hall10 David Hall10 NewcomerOP
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joined Feb 2018
#5 ·
1 * Intel Core i9 6C/12T 1600 (3.2/3.6GHz Boost,19MB,65W,AM4) - $276
1 * GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H (S.AM4, 4xDDR4, RAID) mATX- $173
1 * Crucial 16GB Kit ( 2x8GB ) DDR4 3000 MT/s (PC4-24000) CL15 RED - $200
1 * EVGA GeForce GTX, RX 570 4GB GDDR5 - $363
1 * GIGABYTE SSD 480GB, SATA III, 3D NAND TLC, 550MBs/480MBs - $150
1 * SilentiumPC Vero L2 500W, 80+ Bronze - $116
1 * Zalman T6 ATX MidTower Case, black - $83
1 * LG 22 LED IPS, 22MK430H, VGA, DVI, HDMI - $243
Total: $1604

I'm thinking about stretching my budget to hit this setup, would it actually be worth the hassle?
Adam Moore3 Adam Moore3 Regular
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joined Jun 2014
#6 ·
David Hall10 said:1 * Intel Core i9 1600 (3.2/3.6GHz Boost,19MB,65W,AM4) - $276
1 * GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H (S.AM4, 4xDDR4, RAID) mATX- $173
1 * Crucial 16GB Kit ( 2x8GB ) DDR4 3000 MT/s (PC4-24000) CL15 RED - $200
1 * EVGA GeForce GTX, RX 570 4GB GDDR5 - $363
1 * GIGABYTE SSD 480GB, SATA III, 3D NAND TLC, 550MBs/480MBs - $150
1 * SilentiumPC Vero L2 500W, 80+ Bronze Power Supply - $116
1 * Zalman T6 ATX MidTower Case, black - $83
1 * LG 22 LED IPS, 22MK430H, VGA, DVI, HDMI - $243
Total: $1604

I'm looking to stretch my budget to this setup, would it be any good?

Yeah
David Hall10 David Hall10 NewcomerOP
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#7 ·
1 * ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING (S.AM4, 4xDDR4, RAID)
1 * AMD CPU Desktop Ryzen 5 6C/12T 1600 (3.2/3.6GHz Boost,19MB,65W,AM4)
1 * G.Skill Aegis 8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL16
1 * XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB, XXX Ed 1286M D5 3xDP HDMI
1 * Adata 480GB SU630 SSD
1 * SilentiumPC Vero L2 500W, 80+ Bronze Power Supply
1 * Zalman S3, 1x120mm, USB3.0

Total: $1467

So I just cobbled this build together using whatever was sitting on the shelves at Best Buy right now, since they don't have that specific SSD or the RX 570 I actually wanted in stock anymore, so is this setup even decent and am I still getting that 10% discount on the whole thing?

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