I'm planning a gaming and school PC in Bulgaria with a total budget of about €830, including a DeepCool AK400 CPU cooler. The build uses a Ryzen 5 7500F, a used RTX 3070 Ti, 16GB of used DDR5 RAM, a used 1TB M.2 SSD, a Cougar Atlas 750W Bronze power supply, a Gigabyte B650 Eagle motherboard, and a XIGMATEK Hero II Air case. The GPU, RAM, and SSD will be second-hand, so the listed prices are averages from local listings. Is this a good deal for the performance, especially for 1080p gaming and schoolwork? I'm choosing DDR5 because I'd like to keep the platform upgradeable in the future.
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The overall price is reasonable, and the system should be very good for 1080p gaming. The RTX 3070 Ti still performs well, although you should inspect a used card carefully and test its temperatures, noise, and stability before buying. The 750W power supply is sufficient for these parts if it is new and in good condition.
The original motherboard choice was incompatible. The Ryzen 5 7500F uses the AM5 socket and DDR5 memory, while the MSI B550-A PRO is an AM4 DDR4 motherboard. The Gigabyte B650 Eagle is the correct type of board for this CPU and RAM, so switching to it fixes the compatibility issue.
€830 is fair, but make sure the 16GB RAM is a matched 2x8GB DDR5 kit with a sensible speed, ideally around DDR5-6000. Also check the SSD’s health and remaining lifespan since it is used. If you can afford it later, upgrading to 32GB would be useful for newer games and multitasking.
That’s helpful. I’ll verify the SSD health and make sure the memory is a matched kit before purchasing, then plan a 32GB upgrade later.