I'm in the United States and have some basic PC-building knowledge, but I'm still pretty inexperienced. With a total budget of around $800, could I build a gaming PC capable of running games such as Six Days in Fallujah and Red Dead Redemption 2 at medium-to-high settings? I'm open to buying used parts if that's the most realistic way to reach the target.
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You can make an $800 build work for 1080p, but medium-to-high settings will depend heavily on the individual game and the parts you find. A current budget build with a roughly RTX 5050-class graphics card and a 512 GB NVMe drive could fit, while moving up to a 1 TB drive may push the total closer to $850. Red Dead Redemption 2 should be playable at 1080p, but you may need to adjust a few settings rather than expecting maximum quality.
Don’t overlook prebuilts at this price. With RAM and other component prices being unpredictable, a discounted gaming prebuilt may cost about the same as buying every part separately. Just check the exact power supply, motherboard, graphics card, and upgrade options before purchasing.
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