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Thoughts on mid-range pc build
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1. cpu AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

2. motherboard ASUS Prime B350M-E AMD Ryzen AM4 DDR4 HDMI DVI VGA M.2 USB 3.1 uATX
B350 Motherboard
3. GPU ViewMax NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 128 Bit PCI Express (PCIe) DVI Video Card
HDMI & HDCP Support *** WARRIOR EDITION ***

4. Power supply EVGA 500 W1, 80+ WHITE 500W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR,
Black
5. Case: Cooler Master MCW-L3B3-KANN-01 MasterBox Lite 3.1 mATX Case with Dark Mirror Front,
Acrylic side panel, Customizable trim colors

6. ram: Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Single DDR4 2666 MT/s (PC4-21300) DR x8 DIMM 288-Pin Memory -
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GPU is just a waste of money, and entirely stupid. The reason you buy an APU is because it has integrated graphics, plus the GT 730 performs worse than the Vega 8 graphics on the R3 2200G anyway, so you're literally paying to lose performance by adding a GT 730 to a system with a Ryzen APU, which is obviously completely illogical.

Motherboard is trash, no heatsinks on the thing at all AFAIK. AsRock AB350(M) Pro4 or Asus Prime B350 Plus would be the budget AM4 motherboards I'd be considering. Also, the PSU is absolutely garbage. If the PSU is $20, then sure go for it. Any more than $20, don't go near it.

Case is meh. Not bad, not great. Though, this has just recently launched and is typically around the same price;
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so I'd consider the Q300L as well.

Lastly, don't buy a single 8GB stick of RAM with an APU. Buy a dual channel kit, 2x4GB DIMMs. I'd also recommend aiming for a 3000/3200MHz, as opposed to 2666MHz, if possible. 2666MHz is the absolute minimum speed RAM I'd buy for an AM4 system.
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