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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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.
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
Waiting for the day that minecraft gets rewritten on a better platform 💀
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.
Oh, yeah, that one is for sure good. I just wasn't sure of an i3-quad core in this year.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-128-Bit-Graphics-ZT-T16500F-10L/dp/B07QF1H9YR
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.
lol this costs as much as my new mobo and i9-9900k combined. rip my money
Solid, but go for a Ryzen and consider a bit more ram.
Also a used GPU might be a good idea.
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
