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What are your recommendations for a budget gaming PC? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by suspended@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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My two young sons (ages 8 & 13) enjoy the PS5 that they got this past Christmas. However, there are several games that are not offered on PlayStation.

Most, if not all, of these games are exclusively Windows-based.

With that in mind, what gaming PC (build?) would you recommend? My budget is $800-$1000 but I'd appreciate the lower end if possible.

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[–] suspended@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I found this. What do you think? I could go higher in price if need be.

[–] Eat_Yo_Vegetables69@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh wow that even has a dedicated GPU, the RX 5500 should be enough to play some e-sports titles and some modern games on lower settings.

[–] Rayiull@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I can't see the price since I'm from another country, but could be better: a 4gb vram card is good enough (I've got the 1650 super and it's really good for 1080p gaming), and the definitely not good enough specs are the ram and the drive space.

8gb is enough for gaming, but could get into problems with newer or more demanding games like Halo infinite or PUBG.

256gb drive is good enough for the OS and a few programs and maybe some games since newer ones get to be over 50 gigs.

If the price is good enough and you can afford an extra ram stick and an extra drive, go for it.

If you already have compatible ram or an unused drive, you can even save some cash.