Build a budget AMD Ryzen PC for under $450

The perfect silicon to build a budget around:

• Ryzen APU
• AMD SenseMI Technology
• Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
• Socket AM4
• Max Turbo Frequency 3.7 GHz
• 4MB L3 Cache
• 2MB L2 Cache
• Thermal Design Power 65W
• AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler Included

If you want more power, for an additional $70 you can pick up the 3.6GHz Ryzen 5 2400G.

Price: $99

A value-priced motherboard packed with great features.

• Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge) and Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge & Raven Ridge)
• Supports DDR4 3200+ (OC) (Ryzen CPU)/2400 (A-series APU)
• 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1
• Graphics Output: HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps
• 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
• 6 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 4 Rear)
• Realtek Gigabit LAN

Price: $50

Solid RAM that's on the supported list for the motherboard, which is a bonus.

• DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000)
• Timing 15-15-15-36
• CAS Latency 15
• Voltage 1.2V

Price: $55

Since the board supports M.2 SSD drives, why not take advantage of it. If you want additional storage, it's easy enough to add a hard disk drive to handle games and multimedia.

• High speed PCIe Gen3 x2 interface: Read/write speed up to 730/660 MB/s
• NVMe 1.2 certified
• Intelligent SLC caching and DRAM cache buffer
• Includes DIY XPG heatsink
• Compact M.2 2280 form factor

Price: $50

You can get cheaper PSUs, but you're compromising reliability, which is a tradeoff I'm not happy to do.

• 80 PLUS Bronze certified, with 85 percent efficiency or higher under typical loads
• Fan size / Bearing: 120mm sleeve bearing
• Heavy-duty protections, including OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Voltage Protection), OCP (Over Current Protection), OPP (Over Power Protection), and SCP (Short Circuit Protection)

Price: $45

I don't believe in overspending on a case for a PC, especially for budget builds.

• Micro ATX Mini tower gaming computer case
• Supports standard ATX PS2 power supply
• Supports up to 150mm CPU cooler and 320mm GPU
• Front I/O Port: USB 2.0 x 2 + USB 3.0 x 1 + Audio In/Out
• Dual Fan: 1 x 120 mm fan in front, 1 x 80 mm fan at rear
• Supports 3 external drive bays

Price: $50

Unless you're planning to run Linux, you'll need this.

Price: $99