Friend is looking to build his first pc.
$500 budget
Edits videos a lot so prefer a little more into memory etc.
Games he plays are Dota 2, SWTOR, Ark.
Doesn't need monitor, keyboard, mouse.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask. Just looking for a budget friendly pc he can throw together.

Very difficult with that budget and raised gpu prices. Ideally, he would shoot for a GTX 1070 but that's $400 alone.

This is fairly well rounded but he can only run ark on medium with a 1050 ti
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CFqsNN

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Jul 6 2017 11:54am

Only if he tries to max it out.. it'll be 60-80 fps at Low, 50 or so Medium
30 at high which is fine if ur a console player..

This post was edited by DCSS on Jul 6 2017 12:01pm

Oh. Def more improved from when I last played then. Nice.
I should hey back into it.
Aug 8 is release I think, need to wait until then.

I'm just using numbers I saw on a 960 4gb, 1050 ti could be slower or faster in ark but is probably the same.

Definitely maybe
My build prolly solid then

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hnJx
Brought it under $600 but I personally wouldn't go lower than what I listed in my first link.

A 120gb SSD might be a better buy in the short term. He can add the hard drive I listed later on if he needs more space. Really depends on his storage needs now and fiture $$ he can throw at it

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Jul 6 2017 12:15pm

Thanks for the suggestions! I am sure he won't be too torn up about not running some game son ultra high settings