Budget PC build under $600

I recall you already have one 4GB 1600MHz stick on hand. You could just leave it as is, try to overclock it—it should definitely hit 1866MHz—and then just add another stick later if you decide to go the APU route. Alternatively, you could sell what you have and pick up a fresh kit, though since prices have dropped so much lately, you probably wouldn't lose much money doing that.

On another note, I honestly don't think the A10 7870K is worth the investment compared to the AMD A8-7600; it’s roughly 40% more expensive just to get a tiny bump in performance.

So if the graphics are built-in, it's basically the same thing?

I think the AMD A8-7600 is a 65W processor, so it shouldn't pull much power or run too hot... plus, you get the integrated graphics included, and the whole thing is priced like a bargain at 860k...

I might have a few more ideas 🤣

ASRock H110M-DGS motherboard
Intel Pentium G4400
Kingmax 1x8GB DDR4 2133 GLJG, KIN-8GB DDR4 2133
MS KNIGHT case without power supply
Sapphire Radeon R7 360 2 Sapphire Radeon R7 360 2 GDDR5 PCI-E HDMI / DVI-I / DP OC VERSION (UEFI)
SanDisk X400 256GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s
Acer V226HQLABMD 21.5 Acer V226HQLABMD 21.5" LED Monitor UM.WV6EE.A09, VA panel
XFX 600 w XT Series 80 Bronze, XFX-P1-600B-XTFR
2x Thermaltake Pure 12 case fans

Total: $1370 Best Buy

The idea is solid. I’ve always wondered if I should just go with the G4400 or grab the G3258 since you can overclock that one...

Just buy the hard drive separately later.

crimsonstag84, that was actually my idea from the previous page 🙂

It was sitting right there in my shopping cart just yesterday, so 😬 I guess I was just waiting on some kind of response. 😛

Only 260W instead of 360!!!! Same price, better card.