Even 3500kn is "only" 550$ so you're a bit more budget constrained than what 600$ would get you in the US (taxes and all that).

https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=procesor-intel-pentium-g4560-3mb-cache-35ghz-s1151&code=85024ADM
or https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=procesor-intel-pentium-g4600-3mb-cache-360ghz-s1151-bx80677g4600&code=85036ADM if you want to get away with integrated graphics (maybe just for a while).
https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=maticna-ploca-asrock-b250m-pro4-lga-1151-90-mxb3c0-a0uayz&code=86274ADM
SSD only is going to be a bit expensive with 500GB so I'd go with SSD + HDD.
500GB HDDs are almost the same price or more expensive than 1TB so I'd recommend 1TB.
https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=hdd-1tb-toshiba-p300-high-performance-35-7200rpm-64mb-cache-sata3-hdwd110uzsva&code=88067ADM
or https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=hdd-1tb-seagate-barracuda-compute-4kn-35-7200rpm-64mb-cache-sata3-st1000dm010&code=88075ADM a bit faster.
SSD: https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=ssd-120gb-25-sata3-tlc-7mm-sk-hynix-sl308-retail-hfs120g32tnd-n1a2a&code=88155ADM
or 250GB and a bit faster https://www.adm.hr/product.asp?product=ssd-250gb-samsung-850-evo-sata3-mz-75e250b&code=09826ADM

Figure out what he wants in terms of storage and case and that should pretty much decide what GPU you can still afford (or skip the GPU for now as mentioned above).

Ok.
How much storage capacity does he need? 250GB or more?
Now where are you going to buy it? Because I'm pretty sure Croatia does not use Dollars.
So what currency and country is it? If it is Croatia then give me your budget in kn and either a shop or ideally a price comparision site I can use.

Overclocking yes/no?
Anything he could reuse?

No.
/thread

No.
Basically some things weren't quite clear, some were legal, some were not and the FCC tried its best to enforce the rules it set. So most ISPs weren't really willing to try and find out. E.g. Comcast tried to block torrents completely or at least throttle them to death and it was decided that that is in fact illegal. No fine because it wasn't clear, but they weren't allowed to block/throttle based on protocol anymore.

In 2015 ISPs were reclassified as "common carriers", since then basically the same rules apply to internet access as for telephones. Obviously blocking/throttling is definitely illegal now.

Now that is reversed and with the current commissioners 3-2 in favour of fucking everyone in the ass and letting everyone do whatever the fuck they want since no rules will be enforced it's pretty clear what will happen.
I mean the official line is "ISPs should instead voluntarily commit to the principles of net neutrality and violations of them should be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission instead of the FCC as unfair or deceptive business practices."
So it wouldn't be like before 2015. It would be like before 2015 except all the rules will be removed and those that aren't won't be enforced.
But with ISPs already removing the standard "we're commited to net neutrality" blabla from their websites you can guess that's not going to happen.

#2720
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8350K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.59 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GAMING X 2G Video Card ($120.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($222.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $971.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-23 18:59 EST-0500

RAM depending on what's actually in stock, case whatever you want, but you get the general idea.

#2721
It has been thoroughly outdated for years. Even if the colours weren't as bad (I mean there's other monitors with bad colours too, except with Lightboost/strobing in, it's unbeaten there) I don't know a single thing it does better than newer, cheaper monitors. Essentially all other models were updated and improved and some new models ended up being slightly cheaper while the VG248QE obviously didn't improve and didn't get significantly cheaper for quite a while. So in 2014-2015 the VG248QE cost around 300$, while newer/better monitors sold for 250-270$. I'm not sure how Asus still managed to sell it, but apparently they did. At this point it has finally gone down in price but it's still more expensive than budget monitors and worse than monitors at around the same (and slightly lower) price.

Is there any magic in laptop HDDs that makes nearby desktop HDDs perform like an SSD or what logic is this?

Which game and at what resolution and settings?

Don't.

The HD 4600 doesn't support DVI Dual Link so that's right out.
It doesn't support >300 MHz HDMI pixel clock so you can't even get 144 Hz, only 120 Hz.
DisplayPort could work in theory. Same problem as with 120/144 until a year or two ago: Intel doesn't have standardized resolutions for that so you'll have to set a custom one in the driver.
Good luck with that, it's usually broken.

The input lag more or less defeats the purpose of a 240 Hz monitor anyway, but obviously that didn't stop you from buying it.

Coke is conductive.
Clean it properly.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/keyboardmaintenanceguides#wiki_keyboard_spill_recovery_guides
Since you're getting "hj" the key should still be intact. Maybe some coke got inside then you'll probably have to replace that key.
Worst case you fried a diode as well.

If the updates are 99% cosmetics that can be bought (and in most cases basically have to be bought since random drops aren't going to happen) then it's not a love for the game that makes you add more content, it's a love for money.
By that logic any EA game with a DLC is a "labor of love".

Accept it, you're really slow.

The world is in need of an even cooler config.
I'll make my own config, with blackjack and hookers.
...
On second thought scratch that, I don't either of those would help.

So if it's not necessarily a tool assisted speedrun even if a tool is involved, does that mean tool assisted speedruns without using any tools are possible?
Doesn't make much sense, does it?

http://i.imgur.com/qMoJ0h8.jpg

#2714

May the odds be ever in your favour.

Generally, since you can afford it I'd say something like quadcore + 1060 6GB (or RX 580 for FreeSync), maybe 1070.
So basically i5-7600 or 1500X. 1500X would be a bit cheaper, slightly slower single threaded, a bit faster for >4 threads.
1060 6GB / 580 should be within budget, should be enough for everything except FC5 / Metro Exodus since we obviously don't know much fps they'd get in either. Basically 1070 would be enough for high / maxed out in everything, 1060 / 580 not quite enough in ACO, in Hellblade you can get away with less so no problem and Prey needs even less than that.
If you're willing to go a bit over budget (~100€) or maybe wait a bit until the 1070 Ti pushes the 1070 prices a bit lower.

As usual pcp sucks outside of the USA, but I don't really have the time today do it manually with a price comparision site today, so it's just a rough sketch.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€168.41 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€77.03 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€155.50 @ Electronicamente)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€97.94 @ PC Componentes)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€45.50 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card (€449.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€53.32 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€74.95 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €1121.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-15 21:51 CET+0100

#2715
Stock cooler comes with preapplied thermal paste.
Minimum 2 fans, one intake, one exhaust. I generally don't recommend any cases that come with less because it means you're getting ripped off. You can always add more later if you want lower temps/noise. Yes, lower noise too because more fans at lower speed will be quieter for the same volume of air per time.

Don't build on a carpet if you can avoid it (wooden table is ideal and your back and knees will thank you), touch something grounded beforehand so you don't shock anything to death.