looking to build a mid range pc for under $500 usd (lemmy.world)

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I'm hoping to find the best bang for the buck components whether it's used or new. I'm located in the u.s. and will look for deals on eBay. I found a case on FB marketplace for $25 already and have a cheap power supply that claims it's 700w. I'm just not sure what GPU/CPU would be, I figure it should be a ddr4 system to keep costs down. I would be open to a pre built office pc and slapping a GPU into that as well. This would be for "lan" type game nights just to have something that can play pc games as an option.

Edit: I won an eBay auction for an MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus for $60.

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[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Not bad, I found a used mobo for $60 and I'm looking at ram right now on eBay. I'm hoping that I can get a higher spec GPU, just not sure what to go with. Sucks that storage is so high right now. I might have an ssd I can use though I'll have to check.

[-] UntimedDiffusion@piefed.zip 2 points 3 months ago

If you can find a good deal, the 1080ti the other guy mentioned would do you good. If not, the 1660ti (or 5600xt if you prefer AMD) go for not much more than the 580

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Looks like a 1080ti is $150 so I'll grab one

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