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

  • 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

    • 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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        edit-2
        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.

      • TheBroodian [none/use name]
        hexagon
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        edit-2
        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