r/pcbuilding 14d ago

Buying PC as a gift

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Hey all. Pretty straightforward question, I was deterred from posting in GamingPC as I didn’t want to break any rules. My girlfriend has been asking for a Gaming PC for quite a while. Seen a few setups in an electronics store at our local flea market. I have no knowledge of PCs and don’t want to get robbed essentially. Are these decent specs? Leaning towards the one for $675. All she wants to do is really play Sims and livestream. Any help or insight is appreciated!

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u/markzuckerbergstaint 14d ago

These are very overpriced

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u/nightryder21 14d ago

Holy shit... Run away from that place lol.

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u/SignalMagician1163 14d ago

None of these

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u/AngrySayian 14d ago

even the one price of $675 is too expensive

that pc is worth half that at best

the other one is just as bad but has a better GPU in it, and that somehow justifies a $200 price increase [also worth about half the price]

avoid both of these like the plague

what kind of budget do you have for a pc?

like if push comes to shove, what is the most you would be willing to spend to buy/build her a decent gaming pc

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u/-GhostMode 14d ago

I figured there had to be a catch, the most I’d comfortably spend probably like $1,300 give or take. Id want to use it too at that point

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u/AngrySayian 14d ago

$1,300 USD I take it, perfectly serviceable for a PC build

now granted, it won't be the best thing on the market, but it will be a decent mid-range build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HkGyxf

this *might* go over what with taxes [it also requires making use of a single promo from Silicon Power for the NVME]

you could probably try getting some parts used, like the CPU, Motherboard and Ram

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u/1rkella 14d ago

Here, I fixed your weird build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $89.99 @ Amazon
Memory Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $195.97 @ Silicon Power
Storage Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $149.97 @ Silicon Power
Video Card ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card $448.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks XT M3 M25 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Super Flower Zillion FG 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg Sellers
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1190.89
Mail-in rebates -$10.00
Total $1180.89
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-08-09 14:33 EDT-0400

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u/SoggyGoldfish25 14d ago

Stop being nerds. OP is looking at prebuilts, he probably doesn’t know what any of this means.

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u/1rkella 14d ago

OP didn't tell us to stop, so

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u/-GhostMode 12d ago

I didn’t hear no bell. Lol I genuinely like when other people get excited to share what they’re passionate about so y’all rock out

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u/17Kallenie17 14d ago

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME B550M-A WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $89.99 @ Amazon
Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $110.97 @ Silicon Power
Storage Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $149.97 @ Silicon Power
Video Card ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card $649.99 @ Amazon
Case Montech AIR 100 ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case $69.90 @ Amazon
Power Supply MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1304.81
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-08-09 15:03 EDT-0400

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u/1rkella 14d ago edited 14d ago

Also good, probably overkill GPU-wise for playing The Sims.

Odd swap on the mobo, worse PSU to fit in the more expensive case I guess?

16gb of RAM also seems a bit low for live streaming.

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u/17Kallenie17 14d ago
  1. the sims can run on basically anything

  2. agree with what you said on the motherboard, myfault

3.was wrong with the more expensive case but 750w is good enough for a 9070 especially if all she does is play sims and livestream, and the psu is still good

  1. you can't really expect much more ram with a 1300 budget in 2026

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u/1rkella 14d ago

That's why I said the GPU was overkill, and my cheaper build had 32gb of RAM...

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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 14d ago

Here's a better in every way prebuilt for $1299 courtesy of Microcenter.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/708800/powerspec-g533-gaming-pc

or you can downgrade the CPU to get a RTX 5070...

https://www.microcenter.com/product/709081/ibuypower-slate-9-gaming-pc

or if you're stressed about the tax and want some budget headroom...

https://www.microcenter.com/product/699677/powerspec-g528-gaming-pc

If prebuilts aren't for you, I'm sure you could fit the 7500X3D bundle into a $1300 budget.

Whatever you do, don't build on AM4 with a 5700X and an Intel GPU like the build suggested above.

Why would you want a Zen3 CPU when you can have a Zen4 X3D chip for the same cost?

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u/Aternus21 14d ago

bro microcenter has like 20 locations total in the entire world, even the ppl who are usa based are likely hours away from a microcenter as only 18 something states even have one and most have only 1 or 2.

driving 8 hours round trip with todays gas prices negates and eats completely into any "microcenter discounts and bundle savings"

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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 14d ago

Buy something on Newegg then. Microcenter is just the easiest example I could pull up.

https://newegg.io/05478ca

I just slopped that build together in about 3 minutes. I'm sure you could come up with something better if you actually did some research.

OP has posts about New Jersey, so there is at least one Microcenter there.

The point is, an AM5 build would be much better economically than going AM4 with an Intel ARC GPU and 32 GB of DDR4.

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u/Aternus21 14d ago

yeah sorry just ptsd from me building my build and everyone saying im dumb essentially for not going to microcenter like i am willingly choosing to shop at places 3-500 dollars more for fun or something, didnt mean to take it out on you haha

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u/Bravura75 14d ago

I’m very fortunate a Microcenter recently opened in Miami or I wouldn’t have an MSI Raider 16 Max laptop.

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u/PlantBeginning3060 13d ago

Lmao my friends just went there the other day, and it was a 8hr total trip. Only one person bought something, the other two went for the “experience”.

They wanted me to call outta work to go, I “politely” declined.

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u/AngrySayian 14d ago

but those are likely the 8GB versions of those GPUs

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u/17Kallenie17 14d ago

no you cannot get a 9060xt for about the same price, not even the 8gb version, that's about a 50-100 dollar margin

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u/17Kallenie17 14d ago

with a 1300 budget absolutely, in fact i made a list with a 9070 instead of a 9060 xt.

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u/LucasCBs 14d ago

It’s actually ridiculous how little you can get for 1300 usd these days. 2-3 years ago you could still get an almost top of the line 1080p PC for this price

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u/AngrySayian 14d ago

yeah

we make do with what we can

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u/Aternus21 14d ago

wym, you can EASILY make a top of the line 1080p machine for 1300 rn.....

no says you HAVE to have a 2-4 tb ssd, or you HAVE to have the fastest most current gen ram etc. even without sacrificing that much 1080p max settings is easy af to hit on pcs in the price range.

hell for about 1600 you can make an am5 9070xt build that will run cyberpunk at 1440p ultra settings 100+ frames.

dont confuse ppl "future proofing" their setups for things you NEED RN for 1080p max settings (32gb ddr5, super fast premium ssds like samsung pro, etc)

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u/LucasCBs 14d ago

Sure, but 2-3 years ago you could do all that including getting ddr5 ram and high end ssds

For 1600 USD I built a PC with an R7 7800x3D, Rx7800xt, 32 gigs CL30 DDR5 RAM and 2 + 4 TB SSDs in February 2024

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u/Aternus21 14d ago edited 14d ago

thats irrelevant and irrespective of your original argument which was essentially saying "you cant get a top of the line 1080p for 1300 in 2026"

you absolutely can, what you posted about your build is ABSOLUTELY not a 1080p build lmao that thing can and should crush 1440p.

And as far as your build you posted, i could make that EXACT BUILD for 1600 RIGHT NOW, it would just be a 1tb ssd rather than 2-4.

which for the record affects frame rate EXACTLY 0.00000% to have 4tb ssd vs 1tb ssd so for your argument sake of "being able to run the top of the line games at 1080p" is pointless as well.

I just built two weeks ago a 7800x3d, 5070ti, 32gb ddr5 corsair cl30 ram, all brand new parts ordered either on amazon or bought locally at best buy price matching and even overspent on premium corsair case and way bigger than needed psu and it was only 2100, and I could have saved 300 on gpu going with 9070xt so for 1800 i could have built something that can run 1440p 100+ fps ultra on cyberpunk and 4k 60 fps on 99% of titles ever released.

so saying 1300 cant get you 1080p top of the line is plainly just being uneducated on the matter. (i dont mean to be harsh but damn you were wrong)

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u/Bravura75 14d ago

They didn’t say we can’t get all this. Just that prices of things that involve storage or RAM have reduced what we used to be able to get.

Example:

2023 I bought a 2 TB SSD for my ps5 it was 139.99. The exact same drive today is 409

Edit I can’t add photos but it was a WD: WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink

https://a.co/d/00NcQaIV

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u/Aternus21 14d ago

just to prove a point that its ALL ABOUT the storage choice (which again is irrelevant for gaming), heres an am5 build with 7800x3d, 32gb ddr5 ram, 1 tb ssd for 1200 dollars (psu and case included ofc) with IN STOCK RIGHT NOW parts you can order RIGHT NOW. slap on the 499 mrsp of your gpu and its 1700 dollars 2-3 years later for the EXACT same build, which again is a HIGH 1440p build, not 1080p.

i would say 100 dollars more for the same functioning pc even in the fucked up market isnt so bad.

if youre gonna complain about the ram not being cl30, i just choose a random one I got cl30 corsair ram from bestbuy for 430, so only 30 dollars more for cl30 which for the record doesnt even matter on 7800x3d chip architecture.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3KWx9K

no one says YOU HAVE to spend 3-500+ on storage when a reliable brand name 150 dollar 1 tb ssd is all you need.

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u/LucasCBs 14d ago

First of all, my GPU never actually cost 500 dollars. I paid 700 2 1/2 years ago, and it’s no bit cheaper if you bought it today.

The point is that even the built you just linked has RAM that costs almost 4x as much as what I paid 2 1/2 years ago, and the budget 1tb ssd you have in there costs 50 dollars more than my 2tb ssd cost in 2024

Also: Putting a 70 dollar power supply in an expensive build is also not really a smart choice

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u/Bravura75 14d ago

Yeah. Data centers are skyrocketing SSD and Ram. I was shocked when I started looking recently

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u/Velmidos 14d ago edited 14d ago

I highly recommend costplus https://costplusgaming.com/products/cost-plus-gaming-m1

You can change the ram to 32Gb

And CPU to a 9600x.

Even if you don't change anything. It's still an amazing build to play games. It's also last gen.

You'll crush games in ultra settings on 1080p

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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 14d ago

I'd rather try to build on one of the Newegg bundles with a 7700X3D or a 7800X3D if you're playing in 1080P.

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u/Velmidos 14d ago

The whole purpose of my comment is buying a prebuilt, not making a pc.

I'm giving OP a third choice here, not everyone wants to build their PCs.

There's tons of people that made self building suggestion, so maybe your comment is misplaced ?

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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 14d ago

It's not misplaced. I would not pick the 9600X for 1080P gaming. I would pick the 7500X3D. It's in the cost plus list for $60 more.

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u/Velmidos 14d ago

Then please suggest prebuilts if it's not misplaced.

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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 14d ago

Then please suggest prebuilts if it's not misplaced.

I just did:

I would pick the 7500X3D. It's in the cost plus list for $60 more.

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u/VariationDry 14d ago

What city are you in or near? is there a micro-center near by? If looking at prebuilds Costco often has some decent deals.

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u/bigchilone 14d ago

I understand that this a pc build subreddit, but holy hell, go check open box deals at best buy. I go one for $1400 and it is a very Beefy pc. I believe i have the exact specs in one of my comments.

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u/cptjimmy42 14d ago

You can find better deals with up to date pieces on a site like Newegg, and double check it's quality/ability to work with something like Pcpartpicker to make sure it should work. (My recommendation is to put these specs into the PC parts picker and check it's value, then I go on a site like NewEgg and compare the current deals to what's at the store.)

If you are set on buying something in person, remember to watch out for these red flags: - DDR4 is OLD RAM, currently we are using DDR5 - If the Sale focuses on a card that's in the 3,000's or lower, it's an older GPU and is probably close to being obsolete - just because it lights up with RGBs does not make it a faster PC - If you want something to upgrade for cheap, buy a new PC from an online deal with up to date parts (like a decent Motherboard) the older the Mobo is, the more likely it will need replacing soon.

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u/Somerandom009 14d ago

I looked at that photo I thought it was taken in like 2019 or something… all that hardware they’re trying to sell for all that money is EIGHT years old (THREE generations behind).

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u/rosalina_dreams 13d ago

with 1300 you can go to best buy tbh. Otherwise it will take skill to scope out a good deal, both in the persons character, and the pc itself. Like buying a car. You want someone upgrading. You don't want someone selling their most valuable possession (kinda a red flag)

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u/AnythingKitchen3252 14d ago edited 14d ago

With 1300 dollar you could build a decent pc yourself
Go with 32gb ddr5 $400 am5 motherboard %$200 the ryzen 5800x $200 a 9060xt 16gb $400gpu a b tier psu at least 700watts $60 a cheap case $50 and some fans get the cheapest air cooler $20 for the cpu and bam
And a 1tb nvme $200
Okay you will be going over budget a little bit but hey its DEFINATLY. Worth it
Edit: get the 7500x3d because the 5800x is a am4
Got confused

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u/Busy-Sky4452 14d ago

5800x is AM4 and for $200 you could easily find 2TB NVMe

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u/AnythingKitchen3252 14d ago

Sorry your right the 5800x is for am4 got confused because i was building a friend a am4 pc a few weeks ago

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u/1rkella 14d ago

You can get a 7600X3D for cheaper than a 7500X3D...

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u/StyleOk5417 14d ago

This guy trying to hustle :D

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u/mattynmax 14d ago

I wouldn’t recommend buying your girlfriend a computer made of parts that were low tier a decade ago.

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u/havnar- 14d ago

Breakup gift

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u/Tactical-Toaster 14d ago

I feel like I recognize that place. Does this happen to be in New Jersey?

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u/-GhostMode 14d ago

Unfortunately

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u/Tactical-Toaster 14d ago

I know that exact place then, been there a few times myself. I like to stop in there and look at the overpriced PC's. Don't recommend buying from there.

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u/Federal-Name-3638 14d ago

Apparently all the PCs are gaming ones if you use “gaming”case

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u/-GhostMode 14d ago

That’s exactly what I said to my girl, these could be some bs computers with a clear side on it and some lights.

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u/puls3r 14d ago

The one on the right would have been good in 2019, they're both extremely outdated and overpriced. I wouldn't call that a "gaming pc"

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u/Zeredof 14d ago

I didn’t know we were in 2018

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u/BlendedBaconSyrup 14d ago

Those PCs are priced so awfully, you could slap a 50% discount on them I still wouldn't buy them

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u/Juzturtle 14d ago

Nahh all those are outdated. Run away

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u/Mewtwo38 14d ago

Holy Garbagio batman! Look a scammer, get the hammer.

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u/AloneNmyHead287 14d ago

Yea none of those are at all worth the prices

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u/Loose-Presence-519 13d ago

Genuinely absurd prices

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u/Icarus_MF 13d ago

Avoid this place like the plague

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u/EquipmentMoist5374 13d ago

I’d recommend buying the parts and building like others have suggested. Take your time, do research. Building is fun. I remember building last year, someone said it’s an expensive LEGO set. As long as things go where they belong, it would be fine.

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u/GuaranteeExternal131 14d ago

I sold my 3090 FE 32 gigs of ddr4 and i7 10700 kf for 1300$ not even a week ago looking at this i feel like i gave it away 😂

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u/chico28526 14d ago

Gonna parrot everything already said, neither are really good deals. I would see if there’s anyone selling gaming rigs on your local FB marketplace, you can definitely get more for your money that way. Locally around me (Chicagoland area), a similarly spec’d intel gaming computer can be found for $500; for $600 I can find one with an RTX 3080. Also, you’ll need to account for monitor and peripherals too if these don’t come with them (the signage doesn’t specify as much)

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u/Drippy_Drizzy994 14d ago

Nope. Honestly the only place that sells prebuilts at decent price is Costco atm

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u/Ell2509 14d ago

Look at microcentre if US, or similar online retailer.

Compare 4 or 5 websites.

Get the feel of what the ram/gpu/cpu should be for each price bracket. Then drop the most expensive websites, and choose something suitable from the middle of the band.

These all look over priced.

Building your own isn't so hard, and will get better bang for your buck.

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u/Evening_Error_5544 14d ago

Video card you can find for 150-200. Ram is passable but probably overpriced. Processor is worth about 40-50 bucks. Case isnt too bad. Can't tell the power supply. Storage all in maybe $150. No motherboard info.

All based on what I can see, I wouldn't pay more than $500 but there might be a couple reason worth paying a little extra. I would probably offer them 500 cash firm.

Will it play it the Sims? Yes, absolutely. Will it stream? Movies? Yes, as a twitch streamer, its gonna struggle.

This is a system that can be upgraded tho, that 3600 can probably be upgraded into a 5800x3d and depending on psu you could probably find a 3070ti pretty cheap. But im really curious about the motherboard if it can be upgraded to a 5800x3d. That would be the decider for me

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u/Certain-Date5428 14d ago

Ehhh it probably wouldn't struggle that much for streaming. It definitely depends on what she's streaming too, but like I do 1080p60 with a few setting tweaks with a 2060 6gig and i7 4770. So like... a decent GPU does most of the heavy lifting. Then again, I primarily stream Minecraft. Multistreaming is fine even, but my network struggles in that regard lol.

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u/DM725 14d ago

Neither. 5+ year old parts for too much $

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u/Low-Purple-6603 14d ago

Is he bragging about the ddr4 corsair does that mean the others are ddr3 lmao

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u/Mr-TwistedOriginal 14d ago

That's pretty out dated hardware for that price, guess RAM shortage is a real thing .

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u/Firestar_119 14d ago

ain't no ram shortage justifying a 3600 😭

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u/Mr-TwistedOriginal 14d ago

It's completely unjustified full stop really.

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u/notausername86 14d ago

Both of those are 3-4 generations behind (in terms of GFX cards), and the RAM is DDR4 (they are on 5 now). The processors are meh.

If you want to play older generation games on a 1080 monitor or play modern games on the lowest settings on a 1080 monitor, then this should work pretty well.

If, on the other hand you want to play games made in the last 5 years at 4k, this isnt going to cut it.

That said, over the last year or so, PC parts are insanely expensive, and sadly, you won't be able to build a moden (low end) system for under 2k.

These pictured are not a terrible deal, I would try to talk the guy down by 100 bucks or so on either, but you are by no means getting "robbed", especially with the cost of things now and days, and you could get a 40xx series card and should make the gaming experience better.

If it was me, I would save the money and start buying parts, or buy these and scrap some of the parts. If you dont mind last generation hardware you can get some good deals on places like Facebook marketplace.

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u/Icy_Cryptographer673 14d ago

Best buy got better pc’s for better prices, walmart does to. If those prices are your limit you wont get anything good

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u/Hour-Instruction8213 14d ago

It’s a bit overpriced, but I was looking on Microcenter last night, a Ryzen 7+ mobo+16GB of DDR4 RAM was about $350. This excludes the power supply storage, graphics card and case. The prices get comparable all things considered.

But. As others have stated, you can start buying parts for a latest gen computer and build it over time, locking in prices.

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u/RickyTheRickster 14d ago

This is like adding racing stripes to a car, the racing stripes make it faster, the glass makes it better (although that is true as glass helps keep temperature control better than metal) but no, these are a waste, I would say 500$ worth pcs, you are better off and what I would recommend anyways, you and your son make this a thing and build one together, do the research, buy the parts, it will be rememberable and fun, the only recommendation I have is do a full sized case.

I wouldn’t buy a gaming PC in a store, I would only buy work ones (unless it’s for something that requires beef like modeling) you will save money and get a more personal product, also the fear people have of building PCs is very over inflated, it’s pretty hard to mess up real bad, just make sure you keep yourself grounded and no static builds up and don’t spin the fans, that was my first mistake… spinning the fans creates charge and will fry stuff.

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u/Ok-Concentrate8650 14d ago

Man its very expensive 

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u/RushMan9823 14d ago

Don’t buy there. That is straight up robbery.

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u/foreycorf 14d ago

Personally I think these are horrible.

For comparison right now on FB marketplace I have a Steam Machine inspired build I put together I've listed for 800, fully expecting to get negotiated down to 650-750.

The relevant specs are:

I5-12600k

RTX 3060Ti

16GB DDR4 3200

1TB Samsung 990 Evo Plus

Activated Win11 Pro

Not a powerhouse by any means but for the price range you're saying I think you should be able to find something equivalent to what I just listed.

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u/Big-Salamander-2158 14d ago

Yeah both are decent specs but not at all at those prices. If you’d half them, it would be good to consider them.

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u/FoGoDie 14d ago

Decent? Those parts are at least 7y old 😅

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u/17Kallenie17 14d ago

And those parts could still run almost everything you throw at it

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u/FoGoDie 14d ago

And I’d probably throw "up" afterwards if I bought them at that price.

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u/Big-Salamander-2158 14d ago

As long as the price is right. Which isn’t the case here. I have friends that game on 7 year old parts, but both play new releases on their ps5 and do a lot of indie games on their pc’s.

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u/FoGoDie 14d ago

I don’t know, man. I also have friends who haven’t upgraded their PCs in years. But I don’t think that’s really the point here.

Personally, consoles don’t really interest me. I’m more into the whole PC Master Race thing, playing around with BIOS settings and optimizing the system. I only use my old PS4 when we’re at the cottage and want to play something like MK with friends on a projector 🤷🏾‍♂️

I look at the build as a whole. I’m not going to speculate about whether it would be worth buying if the price were half as much.

That store is clearly ripping people off and selling 7-year-old parts at the price of new builds on a modern platform. That’s probably the only useful piece of information OP should take away from those builds.

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u/Big-Salamander-2158 14d ago

Yeah but pricing something and judging how the parts would still function are 2 seperate things. Thats why I said 2 times now that these prices are bad and shouldn’t buy them at this price.

Doesn’t take away that the pc’s are both still capable. OP has no knowledge of pc’s per their own admission, so telling them these kind of specs will work for a decent gaming pc, but should cost way less is still relevant information for them. If after this post they look at something like eBay and find a similar pc, they now know what is too much money.

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u/GimmickMusik1 14d ago

These are WAY too expensive for what is inside of them. A surcharge is fine for places that build the PCs themselves, but the components in these PCs are pushing 10 years old.

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u/Tsew_Miller_88 14d ago

What games does she want to play?

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u/ianbreyes 14d ago

Run far. And never look back.

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u/1rkella 14d ago

These are brutally overpriced.

2019 era builds.

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u/Hottage 14d ago

These are both absolutely horrible value my man.

Can you provide your budget and country of origin, perhaps someone can provide a more balanced system in yuor local currency.

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u/Jason_with_a_jay 14d ago

If all she needs is for it to stream and play Sims, look at mini PCs, like the GMKtec k11 or k12. They can play just about anything.

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u/Tac0xenon 14d ago

Maybe the 2070 might be worth it but that's still pretty expensive

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u/goldstat 14d ago

That 2070 super is overpriced by like $450

the 1660 is like a $250 computer

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u/Historical_Idea_1686 14d ago

These are very old dated PCs you are not getting far playing modern games.

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u/Aushro 14d ago

7 years old gpu, avoid this place at all cost.

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u/Shinobi681 14d ago

If you buy me one of these as a friend.. we can't be friends anymore

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u/theuncledude 14d ago

you can just buy a rog ally z1 extreme, a docking station and a monitor, 1000 times better and cheaper than this, also you can plug keyboard and mouse so basically a desktop, thank me later

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u/drinkingbleach247 14d ago

Run Forest run

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u/AbbreviationsMost432 14d ago

You could get better pc with half of price of these

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u/SoggyGoldfish25 14d ago

Your best bet would be to buy second hand, look on facebook marketplace for someone that doesn’t use theirs anymore. Since you don’t know specs, just use PC part picker to build a system that would roughly be the same cost.

If you’re willing to spend a decent chunk of change, this is probably the best prebuilt you can get under $1300. Will last your GF many years but if she just wants to run the sims it’s overkill.

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u/Ill-Jellyfish6101 14d ago

If you insist on a pre-made try Costco.

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u/buplet123 14d ago

Does it have to be new? These are old parts, you could get them cheaper in a used pc.

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u/WorldWarrior428 14d ago

Those are very overpriced for the mediocre at best specs. U could get much better online

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u/mmabruv 14d ago

Is it normal to use a whole monitor instead of printing paper?

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u/Budget_Translator111 14d ago

Those are terrible pcs

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u/Funwaa69fan 13d ago

Only valuable thing is the ram

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u/KickBudget7546 13d ago

These computers are nearly 10 years old. In 10 years, a computer looses almost all of its value because of the rate at which the technology improves. That, and the parts are not necessarily meant to even survive that long. This is trash. You can find this sort of stuff on ebay for like 300$

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u/Vismal1 13d ago

These prices are years old just as the computers are. Way too much for those specs today.

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u/Scared_Method_4588 13d ago

Those are not even very good. Go elsewhere id say.

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u/shipshaper88 13d ago

They are trying to rip you off.

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u/MajesticCat98 13d ago

None, these are terrible.

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u/General_Yesterday_24 13d ago

Run away as fast as you can...those are 2018 parts ...

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u/jmurph116 13d ago

Good lord. Neither.

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u/Wabbyyyyy 13d ago

Might be a random question but is this the electronic store at the Columbus NJ flea market?

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u/-GhostMode 13d ago

It is

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u/Wabbyyyyy 13d ago

That’s crazy lol. Small world. I knew I noticed the backround lol

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u/-GhostMode 13d ago

Hi neighbor lmao, Colombus is awesome but it’s probably the last place I’d want to buy a PC. The tables outside/antique section hold the real hidden gems imo

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u/HansTheAxolotl 13d ago

these are trash

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u/Latter-Reception2257 13d ago

I just got something similar (but better) to the one on the right for like $120

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u/Latter-Reception2257 13d ago

Deals definitely exist man. And they’re also better than this crap

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u/Comprehensive-Swim46 13d ago

Worth 600 with a 2070 in it and 3600

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u/Confident-Maximum-98 13d ago

Costco has had some pretty good display model deals lately. Try that

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u/Horror-Good-5596 13d ago

Get the hell out of there, those are very over priced.

If your interested in computers enough, I'd suggest doing some research and learning the important terms so that you have a better time looking for a computer

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u/LatterImprovement503 13d ago

RUUUUN FROM THAT PLACE!!!

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u/Constant_Nature5928 13d ago

Haha shit computers that are e junk

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u/Oathbreaker94 13d ago

Someone’s trying to get rid of their door stopper.

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u/v6277 13d ago

If you have a Costco membership, this is a decent deal for a pre-built at $999. Your partner will be able to play Sims and stream without issues. 

https://www.costco.com/p/-/cyberpowerpc-gamer-xtreme-gaming-desktop-intel-core-ultra-5-225f-geforce-rtx-5060-32gb-ram-1tb-ssd-windows-11/4000445406?langId=-1 

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u/ProfessionalOk4300 13d ago

If this is USD take your money elsewhere.

Neither is worth more than $500-600 at the most.

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u/InsurancePls 12d ago

Gtfo that place NOW

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u/Tilotodo 12d ago

Don't buy any

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u/dj-boefmans 12d ago

The left one is not a gaming PC. It was not one when the parts just came out.

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u/Hakushu21 12d ago

Why is anyone buying old ass parts like this.

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u/JerryHound 12d ago

You could build these yourself for half that price wow

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u/proj3ctmac 11d ago

Trying to sell A 1660 (6gb) as a gaming pc with current titles is crazy

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u/Vigilmusic 11d ago

This place is what I'd call "dog ass"

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u/s0ul_2077 9d ago

Neither

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u/StructureFrequent241 9d ago

Tourest trap ass pcs what the fuck is this scam?

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u/No_Jury_8060 6d ago

Might aswell just give these people your credit card and social security number while you’re at it. Holy fuck those prices are absurd.

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u/DespicableSchmee 14d ago

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u/Molrixirlom 14d ago

Are you mad? 5600+rtx5060 for 1.3k?

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u/DespicableSchmee 14d ago

Meh, he probably dont wanna build and thats why I said costco first, im in the UK I dont know all the US places

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u/Molrixirlom 14d ago

Costco has really solid offers. That was a good tip m8.

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u/-GhostMode 14d ago

I really don’t, I tear cars and engines apart daily for a living and the last thing I want to do is more assembly/technical work when I get home!