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Depending on what games you'll play, a 5700G can do what you need. It's got an iGPU that kicks ass. It'll run most games great but don't expect it to run smoothly on RDR2 or something.
You can put it in an ASROCK Deskmini X300W for some built in power, mobo, and WiFi/BT. All you need is RAM and a SSD.
Thanks for the idea, I haven't really considered the APU stuff. I'll find some benchmarks
I had this kind of PC and upgraded from it.
I'd recommend a Ryzen anything > Intel. The Intel CPUs liked to overheat and go over power, and the performance simply wasn't there. Since it's 1080p, I'd highly recommend an AM4 build > an AM5 build. A 5800x3D would be perfect.
As for a GPU, anything like a GTX 1080 would be great. I had a GTX 1080 Mini. Undervolted with an i7-7700, I didn't go over 300W. All of that ran inside of an S4 Mini Classic, using a Dell 330W power brick.
I still have that PC if you're interested, but only if interested. It is finiky because of the undervolting, so there is that. It's been stable though with my setup, so if you follow it you're golden.
A 5800X3D seems overkill to pair with a 1080. I'd go with a 5600 or something instead.