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07-04-2020 , 12:23 PM

mishamdavan

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I'm in the market for building a pc and I was planning on having these specs: i7-2600 processor, 8GB memory, hard drive capacity 1TB + 480GB SSD, and a 4GB GTX 1650 graphics card. I know practically nothing about computers but from what I've read those seem decent to me, its for a gaming computer. Do they seem capable of running games like The Sims, Ark, Among Trees? Thanks for the help

First time posting and on mobile so sorry for any formatting issues

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07-04-2020 , 01:22 PM

ionutd

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so you're looking to get yourself a refurbished pc and slap a gpu in ?
if so, I strongly suggest you spend a little more and go for a mid tower rather than a SFF (small form factor). 1. beefier psus in mid towers and usually not proprietary so you can change it if it goes bust, 2. you're not restricted to low profile gpus, which tend to be more expensive and harder to find.

if you're trying to source the parts 1 by 1 and put it together, don't bother. it's not cheaper and hard to find working boards that support early gen Intel I series.

let me know and I'l gladly help, used to do this all day long with a couple of buddies

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07-05-2020 , 02:01 AM

gamboneee

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is there a reason for the old cpu? i5 9400 is the same price

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07-05-2020 , 05:20 AM

ionutd

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I assume he's looking for a pre-built refurb or mby already has some of the components from an older system

op, tell me if this is going to be like a second pc only to be used for gaming type of thing and what you budget is. assuming you're in US?

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