HuggesNot sure if this is what you're looking for because you mentioned wanting to save your gpu and all, but I just bought this unbeatable prebuilt from walmart for ~$500 and they still have a ton left in stock from cyber monday.
i5-7400
gtx1060 3gb
8gb ram
7200rpm 1TB HDD (only real downside)
Win10 license
https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Power-580-023w-Gaming-Tower-Intel-Core-i5-7400-NVIDIA-GTX-1060-3GB-Graphics-8-GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10/803136621
Also wanted to note that doing the absolute cheapest build I could on PC part picker that hit all of those specs scares the shit out of me cause I'm coming up with $598.10 AFTER mail in rebates and not including OS. Really makes me wonder where the cut corners in this already flaky build...
CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB OCV1 Video Card ($199.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($17.72 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 400W ATX Power Supply ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($10.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $598.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-13 09:42 EST-0500
pls don't buy this build^
-edit-
realized that a single 8 GB stick would probably be cheaper than a 2x4 and updated it accordingly.