Hey guys!

I am hoping to get some help with a build for my boyfriend. I built my new PC last Aug and he wanted my old PC. It was fine for some office work, but now he wants to play World of Warcraft with me and the old PC can't really handle it (hence why I upgraded).

I know I need to update the mobo, cpu, gpc and ram, I would also like to get him an SSD cause having the PC boot up in three seconds instead of 10 mins is amazing. I am hoping to stay at the $500 mark but going a bit over won't kill me.

We have a case, the power supply is at 1200w Gold and the fans just need a good cleaning.

I went through and picked out both a AMD build and an Intel build. Can someone just double check them to make sure I didn't miss something? For the Intel build, do I have to get a CPU fan separately or does it come with one like AMD does?

Intel:

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z2QDMv)

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Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qtqBD3/intel-core-i3-10100-36-ghz-quad-core-processor-bx8070110100) | $114.99 @ B&H

**Motherboard** | [MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZJ2bt6/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-edge-wifi-atx-lga1200-motherboard-mpg-z490-gaming-edge-wifi) | $199.99 @ B&H

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qGqbt6/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvgb) | $73.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6j448d/western-digital-blue-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0b) | $53.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB OC Low Profile Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Dw4NnQ/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-oc-low-profile-video-card-gv-n105toc-4gl) | $169.99 @ Newegg

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$612.95**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-01-13 11:18 EST-0500 |

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AMD:

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2m8rW3)

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Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8HqBD3/amd-ryzen-5-1600-12nm-32-ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbafbox) | $149.99 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/t2YLrH/asus-tuf-b450m-plus-gaming-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-plus-gaming) | $99.99 @ B&H

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZzK8/gskill-ripjaws-v-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16d-16gvkc) | $92.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6j448d/western-digital-blue-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0b) | $53.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB OC Low Profile Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Dw4NnQ/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-oc-low-profile-video-card-gv-n105toc-4gl) | $169.99 @ Newegg

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$566.95**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-01-13 11:18 EST-0500 |