I came across a deal where a guy is offering me a gaming PC for $400, but I'm unsure if it's worth it or if I might be getting scammed since I'm not really tech-savvy. The specs are: Ryzen 7 5700G, RX 6600 with 8GB of memory, and it auto turbos from 3.8 GHz to 4.6 GHz. There's also 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 3600 MHz, a Biostar B450MH motherboard, a new 500GB M.2 SSD with a heatsink, and a 1TB SATA hard drive. He mentioned the hard drive is kind of outdated, which made me worry. I'd like to play games like Elden Ring, Sekiro, Overwatch 2, and Valorant at medium settings with a decent frame rate. What kind of performance should I expect from this setup?
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It looks like a good build overall, especially at $400. The hard drive isn't really ideal for gaming, but the fast 500GB M.2 SSD will help you with load times. You can always replace the hard drive later if you want, but it sounds like you’ll be gaming smoothly at 1080p with those titles. In fact, I managed to play Elden Ring at 1440p with a similar setup and it went well on medium settings! Just make sure to connect your monitor to the graphics card for the best performance!
Honestly, $400 isn't a bad price for that setup. If you were to buy those parts separately, you’d end up spending more. The CPU and GPU alone are about $350 if purchased new. Just make sure the components are what they claim to be and you're not getting scammed with a bait-and-switch. As for gaming, you should see decent performance at 1080p, maybe even 1440p if you're lucky!
This sounds like a pretty solid deal to me! The price is reasonable, especially with the components listed. The RX 6600 by itself retails around $200, and that setup should definitely handle 1080p gaming well, though maybe not 144fps at ultra settings. If you can, consider upgrading the hard drive to a SATA SSD for better speed, but you've got enough storage with the M.2 SSD for gaming and programs. You should run the games you mentioned just fine!
Thanks for the tips! I’ll definitely make sure to connect it right and consider an SSD upgrade.