Noob first build

[SinisterPenguin]

Hi

I’m doing a budget gaming build for my daughters & I was hoping you guys can help me with a few questions....

So I’m thinking Ryzen 3, GTX 1050, 8GB, B350 motherboard, Corsair 450 psu. I can get a win 10 license on my MSDN subscription.

So... where do I spend a bit more? If at all?

1300x ryzen over 1200? or 1050ti over 1050 2GB? Or maybe a Radeon card? Or something else? Not bothered about an SSD I can always add one later.

Oh & does RAM still need to be in pairs? Or has the world moved on?

& are sound cards still a thing? Or is it all on the motherboard?

Sorry if these are really dumb questions!

I can’t really spend too much as there is every chance the kids will use it twice & lose interest & I only want to play Fallout 4 & XCOM2!

Thanks!!

 

[SinisterPenguin]

Thanks! Yeah the RAM is killing me!

Gonna try to see if the budget will stretch to a 1060 but I may have to go with a 2GB 1050 to keep within budget. Depends how much stuff I can find to flog on eBay to fund the build!

Thanks again!

 

[SinisterPenguin]

Yes! Anti Static bands, I totally forgot about those things - I actually have a nice one in the bottom of my laptop bag - Thank You for reminding me!

re: budget - trying to keep it £450 or under, the whole gaming thing was supposed to be a £250 XBox One to start with.....

I need to add a case & PSU to the build, so I'm looking at another £80 - £100. Thank you for the reference kit above - really helpful!

I'm hoping this should work nicely for upgrading modestly, I may try Overclocking or upgrading the CPU and/or upgrading the GPU later on once the wife wants to play some graphic intensive Stealth Horror game (& funds are released)

I was thinking about keeping to the 1050 but spending a bit more on faster RAM to keep my overclocking options open.....I've seen a few reports saying the Ti isn't really much of an upgrade over the 1050 2GB? though I'm sure opinions are divided!

Anyways, thanks again for the responses!