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Today I built a super low budget AMD Ryzen PC for a friends wife. She won't be playing any games on this and it's replacing an ancient Windows XP machine so almost anything new would be an improvement.

Prices I paid are retail, in a store and converted to USD. I live in Canada and paid $425 Canadian for everything but I've converted the prices into USD based on exchange rate to make it easier for viewers from different countries. The prices we pay in Canada are sometimes a tad higher than just exchange rate (Duty, taxes, shipping etc may come in to play) esp on parts like PSU's we tend to pay even more for here. Again this was bought in Canada, at retail. Your local areas parts and pricing may vary!

Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3.1 with 500W PSU (MCW-L3B3-KANF50) - $55
ASUS PRIME B450M-A/CSM mATX AM4 Motherboard - $77
AMD Ryzen 3200G APU (Quad Core CPU with built in GPU) - $100
8GB ADATA DDR4 3,000MHz RAM - $31
WD Blue 500GB SATA SSD - $65

Total without OS $328 USD

They had a Windows 7 product key and I was able to install Windows 10 freshly onto the new SSD and activate it using the Windows 7 key! This usually works to this day despite the fact M$ officially "ended" the free upgrade program. I've done several Windows 10 installs in the last year or so using a Windows 7 product key to activate and it works most of the time (but not always!)

*One last important note on motherboards.

Not all B450 Motherboards will support 3000 series Ryzen processors out of the box. Most should with a BIOS update but you would need a 1000 or 2000 series (ie a Ryzen 1700 or 2600) to put on the motherboard first to do the BIOS update and than you could use a 3000 series (ie Ryzen 3600) but out of the box you will want to make sure the motherboard you buy supports the CPU. Most AM4 motherboards like the B450 series will have an orange sticker on the box stating "Ryzen 3000 series ready" as this Asus did.

Just because a CPU fits the socket of a Motherboard does not mean the motherboard supports the CPU. This is not just an AMD issue this goes for Intel as well. Perfect example would be the 7th, 8th and 9th Gen Core ix series. The Core i5 9600 for example is the same socket 1151 as an older Core i5 8600 and even older Core i7 7700K. They would all fit on a 200 series or 300 motherboard. So for an example a Core i5 9600 might not work on an H270 motherboard as they're the same socket as a newer Z390 motherboard and would fit. I would almost argue Intel can be a little more confusing with this but it's an issue on both sides. Always double check motherboard compatibility with your CPU!