I have around €850 to spend on a gaming PC and would like the build to be either all black or all white. It needs to be shippable to Sweden, include at least 16GB of DDR5 memory, and stay under €850 in total. I'm open to different component choices, so feel free to suggest creative builds or alternatives.
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With roughly €100 added to the budget, one possible build would use an XPG Valor Mesh case with a 650W Bronze power supply for about €105, a Minisforum BD775i SE or BD895i SE board-and-mobile-CPU kit for around €309, an Arctic P12 Pro fan for €9, and an Intel Arc A750 8GB graphics card for about €258. Add 16GB of DDR5-5600 laptop memory for approximately €90 and a 1TB Lexar NM790 SSD for about €177. That comes to roughly €948. The Arc A750 should handle 1080p gaming at high settings and 1440p at medium settings. Using a lightweight gaming-focused operating system could also leave more system memory available for games.
A brand-new build with those requirements is extremely difficult at €850, especially with current DDR5 and graphics card prices. Your best options are either increasing the budget a little or looking for used parts locally.
Would adding another €100 make a reasonable new build possible?
Yes, adding around €100 would give you considerably more flexibility, though used parts could still offer better value.
That seems like a solid solution for the extra money. It should offer better gaming performance than similarly priced compact consoles, assuming the listed parts are available at those prices.