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I have a friend looking at getting his own computer. I've convinced him into building it instead of buying a prebuilt one so now he's just looking at parts.

Any help is appreciated!

The budget is 700-900 USD
The main use of the computer will be somewhat casual - midweight gaming.
Needs to be included: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard.

This is the list he has at the moment: pcpartpicker.com/list/9f77p8

Thanks again!
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Dashii wrote This is the list he has at the moment: pcpartpicker.com/list/9f77p8

Sooo... no. Pls, god no.

i3 makes absolutely zero sense, even if any Intel CPU made sense, an i3 would not.
212 EVO is $33 now? That thing was $15 like 4/5 years ago, I absolutely wouldn't buy a 212 EVO, especially for $33. There are newer, better, nicer coolers which are easier to install and even cheaper.
I honestly wouldn't get an RX 580 for $160 any more either. GTX 1650 Super is the same price for the same performance, but the 1650 Super is FAR more efficient and is also newer, not that that's a huge deal.
$70 for a 250GB NVMe SSD makes no sense in a budget build like this. If anything, get one of the more budget-oriented NVMe SSD's like an intel 660p or Sabrent Rocket, but I'd be going with at least a 480/500/512GB capacity SSD.


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $914.88

So for $900 with peripherals and all, that's what I'd be looking at.

The first thing I'd probably do though, is drop the expensive keyboard and just spend $20-30 on something cheap. Don't pay $50 for the K55 though, that's far too much to pay for a membrane keyboard, even if it is RGB. You can get some basic RGB keyboards for as little as $20 I'm sure. Keyboard is easy enough to upgrade later on, and this gives you an extra $75-90 to put towards a nicer case, and maybe nicer/better motherboard/PSU.

You can also drop the 1660 Super down to a 1650 Super if you want to save $70ish, and still get RX 580 performance. For the 1080p144Hz monitor though, the 1660 Super is a much better fit IMO.

If you do grab a cheapo keyboard for now to get a nicer case and what not, I'd be going with a Phanteks P400A or Cooler Master NR600 over the NZXT H510 for sure. However, if the H510 is what you want, it's fine for $70.
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Dashii wrote This is the list he has at the moment: pcpartpicker.com/list/9f77p8

Sooo... no. Pls, god no.

i3 makes absolutely zero sense, even if any Intel CPU made sense, an i3 would not.
212 EVO is $33 now? That thing was $15 like 4/5 years ago, I absolutely wouldn't buy a 212 EVO, especially for $33. There are newer, better, nicer coolers which are easier to install and even cheaper.
I honestly wouldn't get an RX 580 for $160 any more either. GTX 1650 Super is the same price for the same performance, but the 1650 Super is FAR more efficient and is also newer, not that that's a huge deal.
$70 for a 250GB NVMe SSD makes no sense in a budget build like this. If anything, get one of the more budget-oriented NVMe SSD's like an intel 660p or Sabrent Rocket, but I'd be going with at least a 480/500/512GB capacity SSD.


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $914.88

So for $900 with peripherals and all, that's what I'd be looking at.

The first thing I'd probably do though, is drop the expensive keyboard and just spend $20-30 on something cheap. Don't pay $50 for the K55 though, that's far too much to pay for a membrane keyboard, even if it is RGB. You can get some basic RGB keyboards for as little as $20 I'm sure. Keyboard is easy enough to upgrade later on, and this gives you an extra $75-90 to put towards a nicer case, and maybe nicer/better motherboard/PSU.

You can also drop the 1660 Super down to a 1650 Super if you want to save $70ish, and still get RX 580 performance. For the 1080p144Hz monitor though, the 1660 Super is a much better fit IMO.

If you do grab a cheapo keyboard for now to get a nicer case and what not, I'd be going with a Phanteks P400A or Cooler Master NR600 over the NZXT H510 for sure. However, if the H510 is what you want, it's fine for $70.


To add on to the keyboard bit here are a few great choices at pretty reasonable prices.

redragon k552: super solid construction and good quality. You can opt for their led versions if you want that. Had mine for over 3 years now and it's still solid after extensive use. Offbrand blue switches, nothing really that bad though in reality.

You can check out other items from their roundup(k588, k551,k557), even the bundles (the mice are alright, but don't expect anything). Just either grab a non multi colored/single colored since they market the RgB iS ThE bEsT tHiNg To EvEr HaPpEn kind of slogan with their keyboards.
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Just as an idea, with a reasonable budget keyboard in the build, this is what $900 would get you;
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.73 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($58.53 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Redragon K552-R KUMARA Wired Gaming Keyboard ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $890.16

and if your friend can stretch his budget a little over $900, an extra $20 will get him a Gold rated, fully modular PSU;
pcpartpicker.com/product/PxdxFT/c...1-afaag-us
or nicer motherboard;
pcpartpicker.com/product/wb7v6h/a...eel-legend
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