I realize the irony of doing what essentially amounts to advertising on a socialist site, but I wanted to put this out there for comrades that are low on cash, but want a gaming pc. This is a pretty difficult deal to beat in terms of bang-per-buck. The only thing I it's lacking is a little bit of memory, but that can be upgraded at any time, and it'll probably play most modern games short of Crysis very well right out of the box.

Edit: This one is better, and $50 cheaper

  • Duo [any]
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    4 years ago

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rwcXkX

    Here's a build with equivalent specs for $515, $545 without the mail-in rebates. Reminder that building your own pc saves money and is also fun in itself. And it teaches you about the hardware so when it breaks you might know how to fix it yourself.

    • throwawaylemmy2 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Could you match https://hexbear.net/post/52126/comment/488664 <---The Broodian's other one? I can't find a GPU that is in stock with a similar spec.

      • Duo [any]
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        4 years ago

        https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J9FRK3

        I picked mostly the same parts. For the CPU it looks like the i3-10100 is ~10% faster than the Ryzen 2600 and is $30 cheaper, but Ryzen can get better overclocks (at least the 1000 series did) and is better for tasks that use >8 cores.

    • sappho [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Also can you RMA individual parts if you buy a prebuilt? Thinking about the time my graphics card went after a year and a half, and I got a new one shipped for free

  • TheBroodian [none/use name]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    In addition to @Duo 's comment, also see here for a $550 system that is superior to the one I originally posted: https://www.newegg.com/skytech-st-blaze-ii-2600-1650-8g3-500g/p/1VK-005B-000H6?Item=1VK-005B-000H6

      • TheBroodian [none/use name]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        There are other folks in the thread attempting the same, albeit I think it would be really difficult to beat this price-to-performance ratio. As for the GPU, it should play anything modern @1080p above or around 60 fps.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x3mHMICNvI

    • curmudgeonthefrog [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      This is the first gaming desktop that I've ever bought. Is there a keyboard, mouse, extra 8gb ram stick you reccomend to go along with it? Or any other items i might need?

      • TheBroodian [none/use name]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        It'll come with a keyboard and mouse in the box. They'll be pretty basic, but they might suit you just fine. I would wait to see what they're like before you replace them. Here's another 8GB memory stick you could add to the one it comes with: https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-8gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232419

        Edit: as for other stuff you might need, this will get you started. 512 GB's will probably turn out to be a bit small after some months down the road, depending on your habits.

      • Amorphous [any]
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        4 years ago

        It already happened, it just has plenty of its own issues.

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      My gaming computer has 8GB of RAM and does just fine with any game.

    • TheBroodian [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      An i3 at that clock speed with 4 cores + that GPU would be fine - however, see my other comment above, there's a system that is cheaper that comes with a Ryzen 5. Much more powerful.

  • disco [any]
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    4 years ago

    What the hell is a GTX 1650?

  • Mike_Penis [any]
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    4 years ago

    lol this costs as much as my new mobo and i9-9900k combined. rip my money

    • TheBroodian [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      It's a post for folks who don't have money to do that. Hence why I comment that the memory could be upgraded at a later time.

      • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I'm a dumb fuck who only read the title and the specs on the website.

  • WhereIsMyChocolate [she/her,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    As a more budget friendly alternative to low end brand new hardware, here's another recommendation: go a gen or two back. Doing a build with parts from discounted 2nd or 3rd gen ryzen, for example, can get you great oomph for the money. Same goes for 7000 / 9000 series intel instead of the most recent 10000. There's also always the venerable old option of buying a used business pc like a few year old dell optiplex for 100-200$ and plopping a 1050, 1030 or similar tier gpu for gaming abilities without having to upgrade power supply. That's the great thing about pc's, there's plenty of options