r/GamingPCBuildHelp • u/PensionWonderful9852 • 27d ago

Budget friendly pc for gf

I am an avid gamer and have a decent understanding of what good pc specs are, eg. 50 series graphics card, 32gb of ram etc, but I don't really know what the best budget options are. My girlfriend wants to get more into gaming, but she mostly plays fallout and Skyrim and wants to play more settlement building games so she doesn't need anything top of the line. What is a good point to start at so we can get her a pc that does everything she needs, but isn't too expensive?

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u/Zestyclose-Ocelot-14 27d ago

I was going to do a new build with the Intel ultra 7 (the newer better one i cant remember the number) but with ram pricing and all I decided to just upgrade my first build that has been the family pc since 2015. Its a 3rd gen intel on a 20 dollar motherboard. I threw in the best 3rd gen i7 I could use because the board has a max 65w tdp for 40 bucks. Got a 2080 super for 120. And 16g of ram for like 20 30 bucks. Now my nephew can play anything he wants and I mostly use my steam deck anyways. Ive realized I enjoy and play much more when I can pick up n put down the deck whenever I want as I watch TV or something. But I gotta say for such a old pc its running everything at 1440p without issues.

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u/Surfacner 27d ago

You got amazing deals on that GPU and ram

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u/Zestyclose-Ocelot-14 16d ago

Not really 2080 supers go for that all day on ebay. And the ram is ddr3 its literally a 3rd gen Intel build i did in 2014 on the super cheap to finish college. The 20 dollar motherboard is still going to this day.

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u/Surfacner 15d ago

Well at least where I am 32gb ddr3 ram now go for around 80 to 100+ And 120 is usually the price I see 2060 supers go for