I already have a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and a Corsair 650W power supply. I'm putting together a PC for my girlfriend with a maximum budget of about €600 for the remaining parts. My current list is a Ryzen 5 5600, G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB of RAM, an ASUS TUF Gaming B550M motherboard, a 1TB Crucial P3 Plus SSD, and a case costing around €100. Are there sensible ways to reduce the cost without losing much performance? The goal is to play GTA V, Apex Legends, It Takes Two, and similar games at 1080p on medium to high settings. I'm also open to buying some parts used.
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The Ryzen 5 5600 is a solid choice and should pair well with the GTX 1060. You could save money with a less expensive B550 or A520 board, provided it has the features you need. A cheaper case is also fine as long as it has decent airflow. The 1060 should handle these games at 1080p, though newer or more demanding titles may require medium settings rather than high.
You probably don’t need to spend €100 on the case. A basic airflow-focused microATX case can cost much less, and 16GB of DDR4 is enough for the games listed. The Crucial P3 Plus will work, but a cheaper 1TB NVMe drive would also be perfectly adequate for gaming since SSD speed has little effect on frame rates.
The GTX 1060 is still usable for GTA V, Apex, and It Takes Two at 1080p, but it will be the limiting component rather than the Ryzen 5 5600. Don’t overspend on the rest of the system expecting a major FPS increase until the graphics card is upgraded. A balanced, inexpensive AM4 build makes the most sense here.
Used parts are worth considering, especially the CPU and motherboard. There are usually plenty of compatible AM4 bundles available, and a used Ryzen 5 5600 with a motherboard could free up money for a better SSD or simply keep the build comfortably under budget. Just test the parts if possible and check that the board supports the processor.
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