Current Events > I need some PC building real-shit advice.

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I'm so behind the curve on part series and stuff, so I really have no idea what to benchmark. All I did was go to a youtube vid on custom builds, picked the "Mid" range PC, plugged all the parts into pcpartpicker and came out with a build and a figure of around 1500 ($1900 USD).

Here's the build:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/PinkyAndOrBrain/saved/#view=JyyWrH

Now, real talk. I don't think I need all this shit. In fact I am rocking an ancient PC that just barely manages to play Arkham Knight (a 2015 game), and it pretty much handles almost everything I need it to. I am in this because my PC is ancient (like my CPU is maybe 11 years old now) and I want to play Baldurs Gate 3 and such.

Can I afford a 1500 PC? Yes. Does that mean I want to spend 1500 on a PC? No.

So where can I cut corners? Is the used market good for certain things? Like if I found a second hand GPU or a lower end one that would shave hundreds off. What else is worth cutting on?

$1900 is not mid range lol

I use this site for friends who have a budget but have no clue what they want:

https://www.logicalincrements.com/

Mew posted...

$1900 is not mid range lol

What is it then, because I've seen builds from like $500 to $4k

The UK market is weird too. Things are...expensive here

I use this site for friends who have a budget but have no clue what they want:

https://www.logicalincrements.com/

Jump the ram to 32

Otherwise depends on how future proof you want the system.